At last Bitcoin has started hitting the headlines of non-cryptographic media sources and received the attention it deserves from people outside the online economy. The touching story of Hal Finney, sudden “successful” investigations into the personality of Satoshi Nakamoto, price fluctuations and regular conferences have been brought to the attention of an audience that had previously never been engaged in mining or trade.
 
The NYU School of Law has decided to continue its educational and promotional work to strengthen the link between Bitcoin and the community. It has been joined by NYU Law’s Classical Liberal Institute and Federalist Society to create a more wide-ranging event.