Obviously this is the most important and interesting question. In order to make sure that we do not go through what happened in Honduras again, both we and the host country are obligated not to reveal the location until all legislative and contractual elements are finalized.


MPOE, we have worked very are to cross all our Ts on this one. I was invited to speak at the conference because we are more than a fly-by-night claim. 

Hi, I am Edan Yago. I have been invited to speak at Bitcoin 2013 about a new autonomous region that is going to come into existence by the end of this year. It is the result of many years of dedicated work coming to fruition.
 
The region’s laws are specifically being designed to have low regulatory barriers and provide residents with the world’s highest degree of freedoms. Freedom, and the experimentation it allows, create prosperity – and our mandate is to create a zone for such prosperity. We have decided to introduce this zone at Bitcoin 2013 because we think it will be of particular interest to you: It will be the first political zone in the world to officially recognize cryptocurrencies.

I am traveling down to the conference today, so I may not be able to be responsive here. But I am interested to hear what questions you have so that I can try and answer them during the talk.

I am excited to finally be able to talk about this and am looking forward to seeing you all.

I am Edan Yago, CEO of Epiphyte. We are working with government to develop national cryptocurrency programs. I will be speaking about this at Bitcoin 2013.

The DHS is just one of many regulatory bodies that are likely to begin to take an interest in cryptocoins. It is probably not even the worst of them. Nothing is more highly regulated and nowhere is control more coveted than finance and money. We need to galvanize as a community to deal with this threat - because the threat is not to the technology but to the growth and the continuation of the community.

I have been hearing more about this alt-coin recently. What makes it stand out?

Given the recent news, with things like Bitfloor and the DHS going after Dwolla/Mt. GoX, do you think we are in for a regulatory clamp down?

How many of you have started a Bitcoin business, or would like to start one? To what extent are regulatory expenses and risk part of your thinking?

What about investments? How has it affected your desire to invest in Bitcoin businesses (eg. SatoshiDice)? Have you found it more difficult to raise money?