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lang: en
id: press
title: "Bitcoin Press Center - Bitcoin"

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  title: "Bitcoin Press Center - Bitcoin"
  pagetitle: "Bitcoin Press Center"
  summary: "Find potential interviewees and high quality press materials."
  volunteer: "Contact Potential Interviewees"
  volunteerdiscl: "Bitcoin has no official organization, individuals with authority, nor spokespeople. <a href=\"#\" onclick=\"disclaimerShow(event);\">Read more</a>"
  volunteerdiscltext: "The Bitcoin project is open-source and, likewise, no one can speak with authority for Bitcoin. The Bitcoin community contains individuals who hold a wide spectrum of business experience or involvement, political ideas, personal opinions, technical competency, and style. This list of potential interviewees has been curated by Bitcoin community members with the intent to include individuals possessing a wide spectrum of experience, ideas, and geography. The individuals listed have been involved in the Bitcoin community for a significant period making tangible contributions, have demonstrated competence and professionalism when discussing Bitcoin, are flexible and willing to assist members of the press in both objective and persuasive ways, and are generally respected by other members of the Bitcoin community. However, an individual's appearance here should not be misconstrued as a general endorsement, either by the Bitcoin community or any particular individuals with, regards to potential interviewees and any businesses they may operate, nor any political or personal ideas they may expound, including prognostications about Bitcoin or the price or any other topic."
  faq: "Facts, FAQs and Myths"
  faqmore: "To learn more about Bitcoin, please visit the complete <a href=\"/en/faq\">FAQ</a> or the <a href=\"https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/FAQ\">Bitcoin Wiki</a>."
  materialvideo: "Videos"
  materialvideoformat: "More formats and languages"
  materialvideoyoutube: "Video on Youtube"
  materialvideomore: "More videos"
  materialpicture: "Pictures"
  materialpicturemore: "more pictures"
  materialquote: "Quotes"
  materialquotemore: "More quotes"
  quotesatoshi: "<span>“With e-currency based on cryptographic proof, without the need to trust a third party middleman, money can be secure and transactions effortless.”</span><span>Satoshi Nakamoto, Bitcoin developer</span>"
  quotetonygallippi: "<span>“Bitcoin is Money Over Internet Protocol.”</span><span>Tony Gallippi, BitInstant CEO</span>"
  quotedankaminsky: "<span>“Entire classes of bugs are missing.”</span><span>Dan Kaminsky, Security Researcher</span>"
  quotechrisdixon: "<span>“There are 3 eras of currency: Commodity based, politically based, and now, math based.”</span><span>Chris Dixon, Technology Investor</span>"
  quotejeremyliew: "<span>“The potential for disruption is enormous.”</span><span>Jeremy Liew, Lightspeed Venture Partners</span>"
  quotewencescasares: "<span>“Right now Bitcoin feels like the Internet before the browser.”</span><span>Wences Casares, Technology Entrepreneur</span>"
  quotetylerwinklevoss: "<span>“We have elected to put our money and faith in a mathematical framework that is free of politics and human error.”</span><span>Tyler Winklevoss, Entrepreneur</span>"
  quotemaxkeiser: "<span>“It's the cheapest way to <br>move money around.”</span><span>Max Keiser, Journalist & TV Host</span>"
  presscoverage: "Press coverage"

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<h2>{{ page.dialogs.volunteer }}</h2>

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<div>
<img src="/img/press/volunteer/vitalik_buterin.jpg" alt="Vitalik Buterin">
<p>Vitalik Buterin</p>
<p>Bitcoin Magazine Head Writer</p>
<p>
  <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-20641465">2012-12-07 BBC News</a><br>
  <a href="http://tmp.virishi.net/OpenSkiesFeb2013-Bitcoin.pdf">2013-02-01 Open Skies</a><br>
  <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21964881">2013-04-28 BBC News</a>
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<p><a href="mailto:vitalik@bitcoinmagazine.com">vitalik@bitcoinmagazine.com</a></p>
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<div>
<img src="/img/press/volunteer/mike_caldwell.jpg" alt="Mike Caldwell">
<p>Mike Caldwell</p>
<p>Developer and Entrepreneur</p>
<p>
  <a href="http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20130412-bitcoin-and-the-illusion-of-money">2012-04-12 BBC News</a><br>
  <a href="http://www.businessweek.com/magazine/content/11_26/b4234041554873.htm">2011-06-16 BusinessWeek</a><br>
  <a href="http://www.wired.com/wiredenterprise/2013/03/bitcoin-ring/">2013-03-18 Wired</a>
</p>
<p><a href="mailto:mcaldwell@swipeclock.com">mcaldwell@swipeclock.com</a></p>
</div>

<div>
<img src="/img/press/volunteer/tony_gallippi.jpg" alt="Tony Gallippi">
<p>Tony Gallippi</p>
<p>CEO Bitpay</p>
<p>
  <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-gHiKJ5Lao">2012-03-18 Florida Tech Journal</a><br>
  <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hH4rH6wu25U">2012-12-16 Expanding the Bitcoin Business Community</a><br>
</p>
<p><a href="mailto:jan@bitpay.com">jan@bitpay.com</a></p>
</div>

<div>
<img src="/img/press/volunteer/jeff_garzik.jpg" alt="Jeff Garzik">
<p>Jeff Garzik</p>
<p>Developer</p>
<p>
  <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-21964881">2013-03-28 BBC</a><br>
  <a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324373204578374611351125202.html">2013-03-21 Wall Street Journal</a><br>
  <a href="http://money.cnn.com/2013/03/28/investing/bitcoin-cyprus/">2013-03-08 CNNMoney</a><br>
</p>
<p><a href="mailto:jgarzik@bitpay.com">jgarzik@bitpay.com</a></p>
</div>

<div>
<img src="/img/press/volunteer/mike_hearn.jpg" alt="Mike Hearn">
<p>Mike Hearn</p>
<p>Developer</p>
<p>
  <a href="http://www.economist.com/news/finance-and-economics/21576149-even-if-it-crashes-bitcoin-may-make-dent-financial-world-mining-digital">2013-04-13 The Economist</a><br>
  <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mD4L7xDNCmA">2012-09-27 Bitcoin Conference</a><br>
  <a href="http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=3-years-in-bitcoin-digital-money-gains-momentum&page=1">2012-10-08 Scientific American</a>
</p>
<p><a href="mailto:mike@plan99.net">mike@plan99.net</a></p>
</div>

<div>
<img src="/img/press/volunteer/trace_mayer.jpg" alt="Trace Mayer">
<p>Trace Mayer, J.D.</p>
<p>Entrepreneur and Blogger</p>
<p>
  <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfknveaWQ_4">2013-04-05 Fox Business</a><br>
  <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aaOsM3RUNG8">2013-03-26 BBC Newsnight</a><br>
  <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtN9YUvh_XM">2012-09-15 FMT: Bitcoin Security</a>
</p>
<p><a href="mailto:media@howtovanish.com">media@howtovanish.com</a></p>
</div>

<div>
<img src="/img/press/volunteer/felix_moreno_de_la_cova.jpg" alt="Felix Moreno de la Cova">
<p>Felix Moreno de la Cova</p>
<p>Trader and Portfolio Manager</p>
<p>
  <a href="http://www.lasexta.com/noticias/economia/bitcoin-estafa-moneda-futuro_2013040900240.html">2013-04-09 LaSexta (Es)</a><br>
  <a href="http://actualidad.rt.com/economia/view/90076-bitcoin-fracaso-euro">2013-03-27 Russia Times (Es)</a><br>
  <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfzHC7Pf2fk">2012-09-20 GoldMoney (Eng)</a>
</p>
<p><a href="mailto:flixmoreno@gmail.com">flixmoreno@gmail.com</a></p>
</div>

<div>
<img src="/img/press/volunteer/joerg_platzer.jpg" alt="Joerg Platzer">
<p>Joerg Platzer</p>
<p>Crypto economist</p>
<p>
  <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/apr/26/bitcoins-gain-currency-in-berlin">2013-04-26 The Guardian</a><br>
  <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyUmKqPVQ6s">2013-04-11 Russia Today</a><br>
  <a href="http://videos.arte.tv/de/videos/eine-internet-waehrung-aus-algorithmen--6988468.html">2012-11-11 arte.tv (Deutsch)</a>
</p>
<p><a href="mailto:jp@cecg.biz">jp@cecg.biz</a></p>
</div>

</div>

<div>

<p>Find more potential press contacts at the independent <a href="https://bitcoinpresscenter.org">bitcoinpresscenter.org</a>.</p>

<p>Communicate with the <a href="https://bitcoinfoundation.org/contact">Bitcoin Foundation</a> board members.</p>

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    <li><a href="http://www.ecb.europa.eu/pub/pdf/other/virtualcurrencyschemes201210en.pdf">Virtual Currency Schemes - European Central Bank</a></li>
    <li><a href="http://www.fincen.gov/statutes_regs/guidance/pdf/FIN-2013-G001.pdf">Application of FinCEN’s Regulations to Persons Administering, Exchanging, or Using Virtual Currencies</a></li>
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<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Um63OQz3bjo&amp;feature=player_embedded" target="_blank"><img src="/img/press/video/whatisbitcoin.jpg" alt="what is Bitcoin"></a><br>
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<a href="https://docs.google.com/uc?export=view&amp;id=0B4t9VJLm_PWhckxzRm5vS2ZtOWM" target="_blank"><img src="/img/press/picture/bitcoin_kiez.jpg" alt="Bitcoin Kiez sign"></a>
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  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drPkfGUZBqY&feature=player_embedded"><img src="/img/press/news/news_channel8.jpg" alt="Preview"></a>
  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drPkfGUZBqY&feature=player_embedded">News Channel 8, Andrea Castillo discusses Bitcoin</a>
  <a>2013-08-09</a>
  <p>Andrea Castillio from the Mercatus Center discusses and explains Bitcoin.</p>
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<div>
  <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnNnZLkHnG4"><img src="/img/press/news/news_ft.jpg" alt="Preview"></a>
  <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FnNnZLkHnG4">Financial Times, The rise of Bitcoin</a>
  <a>2013-07-05</a>
  <p>Bitcoin, a decentralized, virtual currency, is garnering increasing interest from investors and entrepreneurs. Maija Palmer reports from a Bitcoin conference on where the currency is heading and goes to buy her first (fraction) of a Bitcoin.</p>
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  <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_U18FG3ZAno"><img src="/img/press/news/news_forbes.jpg" alt="Preview"></a>
  <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_U18FG3ZAno">Forbes, Why bitcoiners believe in the digital currency</a>
  <a>2013-05-13</a>
  <p>After a week of living on the crypto-currency, Forbes reporter Kashmir Hill invites Bitcoin enthusiasts to a dinner meet-up to help her spend the rest of her digital wallet and share their views on the alternative currency.</p>
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  <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/apr/26/bitcoins-gain-currency-in-berlin"><img src="/img/press/news/news_guardian.jpg" alt="Preview"></a>
  <a href="http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/apr/26/bitcoins-gain-currency-in-berlin">The Guardian, Berlin streets where you can shop with Bitcoin</a>
  <a>2013-04-26</a>
  <p>The Guardian meets the Bitcoin Kiez, among the first point-of-sales shops and restaurants to accept Bitcoin.</p>
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  <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SLPy89gPE0"><img src="/img/press/news/news_bloomberg.jpg" alt="Preview"></a>
  <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6SLPy89gPE0">Bloomberg on the future of Bitcoin currency</a>
  <a>2013-04-11</a>
  <p>Convergex's Nicholas Colas and Holland & Company's Michael Holland discuss the future of Bitcoin on Bloomberg Television's.</p>
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  <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfknveaWQ_4"><img src="/img/press/news/news_fox_trace.jpg" alt="Preview"></a>
  <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfknveaWQ_4">FOX Business with Trace Mayer</a>
  <a>2013-04-05</a>
  <p>Is Bitcoin for real? Bitcoin investor Trace Mayer explains the virtual currency.</p>
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