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Streamanity video service on Bitcoin SV [BSV] secures investment from Calvin Ayre

07/05/2019 by Susan von Seggern

Streamanity, the video platform built on Bitcoin SV [BSV], announces an investment from entrepreneur Calvin Ayre, founder of Ayre Group and CoinGeek. Ayre is a key backer of BSV, through his CoinGeek mining, media and investment operations, and expects this investment to further expand the BSV blockchain’s growth to the entertainment, media and content sectors.

Streamanity is a video streaming platform designed to help creators monetize their content directly from viewers. Whereas YouTube generates revenue from advertisers, Streamanity does not clutter the user experience with serving unwanted ads; Streamanity allows video creators to earn BSV directly from viewers who watch their videos. BSV’s massively-scaled blockchain enables micropayments with its fast, low fee transactions. Micropayment capability opens up new business models not possible in the traditional world of credit card payments which charge minimum transaction fees. For example, Streamanity gives content creators the option to charge viewers a single price to view an entire video, or a very small fee by time (for example, pay 1 cent for every 10 seconds of a video viewed). Users can also tip the video creator with micropayments for content they interact with or like.

Named for the “Satoshi Vision” of Bitcoin’s creator Satoshi Nakamoto, Bitcoin SV restores the original Bitcoin protocol, keeps it stable, and allows it to massively scale.
BSV has the scaling roadmap necessary for entertainment, media and content services to use the blockchain in innovative ways, as Streamanity is doing. BSV’s blockchain already has a default block cap of 128MB compared to Bitcoin Core [BTC]’s tiny 1MB block cap; with 128MB blocks, BSV can handle 800+ payment transactions per second and also record large data files such as videos, and proves that massive on-chain scaling works on Bitcoin. Furthermore, Bitcoin SV is preparing for gigabyte (1000 MB) and eventually terabyte (1 million MB) blocks to process billions of payment transactions per second and even larger data files, and become the global data ledger for all industries.

CoinGeek founder Calvin Ayre commented: “Content is king, and Streamanity is empowering video content creators to be new kings for the Bitcoin era. Streamanity understands why Bitcoin’s original design, stable protocol, and massively scaled blockchain, now back in the form of Bitcoin SV, can be used to change the online video economy. They add another sector to the diverse ecosystem of applications on BSV.”

Ayre’s investment is part of a broader collaboration between Streamanity and the Bitcoin SV ecosystem. nChain, the global leader in advisory, research, and development of blockchain technologies, will support Streamanity with access to components of its vast intellectual property portfolio. Along with Ayre’s CoinGeek operations, nChain is another key backer of Bitcoin SV.

Jimmy Nguyen, Founding President of the Bitcoin Association (which advances Bitcoin SV’s global business ecosystem) and Chair of nChain’s Strategic Advisory Board, remarked: “Bitcoin is more than just a digital currency; it’s blockchain capabilities will transform every industry. Streamanity demonstrates this, and we look forward to supporting its journey to transform the content marketplace. We invite more companies to study BSV’s micropayment capabilities and build on the only massively scalable blockchain – Bitcoin SV.”

ABOUT BITCOIN ASSOCIATION: Bitcoin Association is the leading global organization for Bitcoin business. It brings together merchants, exchanges, application developers, enterprises, miners and others in the Bitcoin ecosystem to advance the business of Bitcoin. Bitcoin Association supports Bitcoin SV (BSV) as the original Bitcoin, with a stable protocol and scaling roadmap to become the world’s new money and global public blockchain for enterprise.

The Clark Hulings Fund for Visual Artists Announces Its Third Annual Art-Business Conference in Santa Fe, September 16-18

07/05/2019 by Susan von Seggern

Santa Fe, New Mexico – The Clark Hulings Fund for Visual Artists 3rd Annual Santa Fe Art-Business Conference will be a three-day event taking place September 16, 17, and 18, 2019 at the Santa Fe Convention Center, 201 W. Marcy Street, Santa Fe, NM, 87501.

Programming for the first two days of the conference consists of high-level presentations and interactive sessions designed to educate and support artists in becoming self-sustaining entrepreneurs. Topics include setting a viable business objective and action plan, honing a brand story, sales channels, pricing, sales strategies and building a dynamic peer network.

Artists will be joined on the final day by art industry leaders and influencers, government and business owners, collectors and other stakeholders for a Thriving Art Exchange. The purpose of the exchange is to examine the industry’s current reality, dynamics, and trends, and foment discussion and ideas to shape a flourishing local arts economy that serves all of its members. This interactive process will involve spirited inquiry and debate, as we work toward shared goals, values, strategies, and action plans.

The Art-Business Conference is presented by The Clark Hulings Fund for Visual Artists in partnership with the Santa Fe Arts Commission.

The event manifests CHF’s assertion that “Art is a business and artists should run it.” With the art market undergoing rapid and significant change—not only with regard to technology but also HOW art is marketed, bought, and sold—artists need to reclaim their rightful position at the center of the industry. The Art-Business Conference will help them to take charge of their careers, captivate their audience, and maximize the extraordinary professional advantages they already possess to sell their art effectively. With the inclusion of an industry-wide exchange, CHF will provide a powerful opportunity for all sectors of the arts community to work together toward a stronger ecosystem.

The program will be led by Elizabeth Hulings, CHF director and co-founder; Carolyn Edlund, CHF sales director, and events manager; and Daniel DiGriz, CHF education director. New for the Santa Fe event will be Shem Cohen leading the Thriving Art Exchange event. Shem is the CEO of Change Events, whose expertise is strategic planning, people, organizational systems, and change. His strength is facilitating a collaborative journey of discovery and learning. He helps groups achieve shared meaning, make well-informed decisions and energize their system around possibility, vision, and hope.

“We are especially looking forward to delivering this program at the Santa Fe Convention Center and to be part of building a sustainable ecosystem of artist-entrepreneurs in our hometown. Visual art drives tourism, creates jobs, furthers economic development in local and national spheres, and keeps capital in the region. With a vibrant gallery scene attracting visitors from around the globe, and an unparalleled wealth of local artists—1 in 6 residents according to the IRS—we are excited to continue delivering tangible business skills and training here, and to partner with the Santa Fe Arts Commission, who have long set a national example of how support for the arts enriches a community, state, and region,” says Hulings.

The event fee is $795, but CHF is offering an early-bird price of $295 until July 16. Tickets and info are available here. In addition to conference admission, registrants will automatically gain access to CHF’s Business Accelerator Portal, a comprehensive online learning and community resource for working artists.

About The Clark Hulings Fund
Founded in 2013, The Clark Hulings Fund for Visual Artists (CHF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that equips professional visual artists to be self-sustaining entrepreneurs. Because they are self-employed, visual artists are necessarily entrepreneurs, but like all business owners, they need training and real-world experience to achieve financial prosperity. CHF equips working artists with critical entrepreneurial skills, business tools, technology, and networks of peers and experts. We make it possible for artists to thrive and ensure collaboration among artists, collectors, other members of the industry, and the wider world of which they are part. A healthy social ecosystem is one where all of its members can connect, and artists are the key to building these vibrant communities. Without artists, we’re all left culturally stranded. When artists flourish, we all flourish.

Rachel Mason Performs New Single for Circus of Books Documentary “Give You Everything,” at Outfest Platinum Alchemy Party

07/05/2019 by Susan von Seggern

Following Circus of Books, Opening Gala Premiere at OUTFEST

Photo Credit: Dan Busta

Los Angeles, California – Renowned visual artist/musician/filmmaker Rachel Mason (aka FutureClown) contributes a special additional performance to the OUTFEST Platinum Alchemy Party in honor of the Los Angeles Premiere of her forthcoming Netflix Documentary, Circus of Books. Mason takes the stage at exactly 8:30 pm, on Saturday, July 20 to perform the song she wrote for the closing credits of her acclaimed film. Mason’s exclusive performance comes two days after Circus of Books headlines the opening night gala for OUTFEST, the city’s longest-running LGBTQ film festival, which was started in 1982, the year Mason’s parents became the official owners of a landmark of queer culture in Los Angeles.

The Outfest Platinum Alchemy party takes place at Stellar Stag, 205 S. Western Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90004 from 8 pm to Midnight. The bill is filled with established and emerging
LGBTQI talent namely, Madame Gandhi, Jesse Saint John, Tolliver, Chanel & the Circus, Josh Peace (DJ set), and Bapari (DJ set). The event is curated by noted filmmaker and festival programmer Tiffany Naiman. Tickets for the event are $25 ($20 with Outfest ticket stub or Outpass), include open bar, and are available at https://festival.outfest.org/2019/special_events/platinum-party/. The party is sponsored by Stellar Stag, Angel City Brewery, and EFFEN Vodka.

Mason’s single will be available on Spotify and other services July 12 and will be followed by a full-length album, called Circus Life, which will be released when her film comes out on Netflix. The “Give You Everything,” single package will include the original song and mixes by a pioneer of house/disco/electro/hip hop Man Parrish, as well as electro-punk duo, L.A. Drones, and Ian Coletti who composed the score for Circus of Books.

Mason, who sometimes performs under the moniker of FutureClown, was introduced to Man Parish through Dark Entries Records’ Josh Cheon who hosted a panel discussion with him for a RedBull Music Academy event organized by Taylor Rowley, music supervisor for Circus of Books and a longtime DJ and curator in Los Angeles. Mason notes, “Man Parish’s original songs provide the film a direct link to the legacy of queer dance music which was central to the culture around the store at its heyday. He is a treasure because his music is amazing, but also because he outlived his contemporaries like the brilliant Patrick Cowley whose songs are also featured in the film, thanks to Dark Entries who works with his estate to preserve the great work of many such artists.”

About Rachel Mason:
Rachel Mason is best known in visual art and experimental music circles for performances which often contain fantastical narratives which interweave musical, theatrical and narrative elements into unexpected operatic journeys. Through her wide-ranging portfolio of mixed media work, she instigates fantasy and harsh realities through scripts, sculpture, rock operas, live performances and unique collaborations with artists, scientists, and dancers. She has recorded hundreds of songs and created a feature-length musical film which toured as a live performance, The Lives of Hamilton Fish in 2016. Mason has exhibited her visual art and performance work at museums, film and performance festivals internationally and at many of the country’s leading art spaces. Her work has received praise in VICE, Interview Magazine, The New York Times, Artforum, LA Weekly, The New Yorker, The Los Angeles Times, Art in America, and Flash Art. Her second feature film, Circus of Books premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival, is the headlining gala film at Outfest 2019 and will be released on Netflix in 2019, with Ryan Murphy as one of the executive producers.

LINKS
Insta: @FutureClown
https://soundcloud.com/futureclown
http://youtube.com/rachelmasonrocks
https://www.facebook.com/RachelMasonArt/
https://twitter.com/rachelmasonart
https://www.rachelmasonart.com/

Gerry Ahern Joins Gambling.com Group as Director of North American Content

07/05/2019 by Susan von Seggern

A 30-year veteran digital media executive, editor and sports writer, Ahern will oversee and expand the content production of Gambling.com Group Plc (the “Group” or “Gambling.com Group”) in North America.

Ahern comes to the Group after seven years with USA Today Sports Media Group, first as Vice President of Content and later as Editor-in-Chief of Golfweek magazine. In 2011, he oversaw the reorganization of the USA Today Sports team into a digital-first operation, growing audience and reach. At Golfweek, he amplified the magazine’s digital footprint, establishing new benchmarks for audience and social resonance. Ahern served as President of the Associated Press Sports Editors (APSE) in 2012. While he was Managing Editor/Colleges and Investigations at Yahoo! Sports (2005-2011) his team’s reporting earned numerous awards and helped the brand establish itself as the No. 1 U.S. Sports website, according to Comscore.

“In-depth coverage of gambling is the present and the future of sports and sports journalism,” says Ahern. “Gambling.com Group has established itself as the leader in news and coverage of the online gambling industry and how to legally wager on the games fans love. We will bring a passionate and comprehensive approach that informs, educates and entertains.”

“Gerry brings a wealth of experience and connections in building top-flight content operations in the digital space,” remarks Gambling.com Group Chief Executive Officer Charles Gillespie. “His leadership will allow us to refine and grow our strong team to handle players’ thirst for insight into all aspects of betting and gambling.”

Featuring websites such as Gambling.com, Bookies.com, TopUSBets.com as well as the Badder Beats podcast, Gambling.com Group employs a network of expert writers and freelancers to comprehensively cover sports betting and online gambling across the United States.

Gambling.com Group publishes comparison sites for online gambling services, providing a deep source of players for sports betting and online gambling operators. The Group publishes nearly 50 different web portals across 15 national markets in nine languages. It is a media company and a member of the Associated Press Sports Editors. The Group does not offer gambling services.

In May of 2018, the US Supreme Court repealed the Professional and Amateur Sports Protection Act, removing the federal ban on sports betting. Some 16 states have since legalized sports betting with several more in the process.

Winners of 1st Bitcoin SV Developers Hackathon Announced

07/05/2019 by Susan von Seggern

Toronto, Canada – Bitcoin Association, the leading global organization for Bitcoin business, announced the winners of the first ever Bitcoin SV (BSV) Hackathon. The final phase of competition, involving the top 3 finalists, was held last week in Toronto at the CoinGeek Conference. The expert panel of judges, along with a live vote from almost 400 audience members determined winning projects as follows:

1st place with a prize of 250 BSV – UptimeSV
2nd place with a prize of 100 BSV – TonicPow
3rd Place with a prize of 50 BSV- PolyGlot

[Given the significant recent increase in BSV price, as of June 4, the prize pool is now worth $90,000].

UptimeSV: Provides distributed performance and uptime monitoring for robust, DDoS-hardened enterprise systems that is, of course, powered by Bitcoin SV and enables anyone to earn BSV by installing an app and getting paid to participate in uptime tests for clients of the platform. UptimeSV was developed by an Australia-based team who go by the name of Demonstrandium led by Dean Little (captain) with Brent Bevear, and Jye Turner.

TonicPow: A peer to peer advertising platform enabling users to monetize their site and earn Bitcoin SV directly from advertisers who can also promote their product with ease or raise money with crowd funding “Tonics.” TonicPow was developed by a Canada-based team of Attila Aros (captain), Luke Rohenaz, and Austin Rappaport.

Polyglot: is designed to be Bitcoin SV’s most intuitive way to interact with a myriad of metanet protocols through python, thus smoothing to entry path for new developers to Bitcoin SV - it’s a match made in heaven. Polyglot was developed by a New Zealand-based developer is Hayden Joshua Donnelly, operating under username “AustEcon.”

These projects demonstrate the diverse array of enterprise applications that can be built on the BSV blockchain. The finalists were selected after a virtual competition held in early May, with 216 participants globally (competing as teams or individually). Their challenge was to develop a solution for BSV on-boarding issues, extending beyond on-boarding new users to the challenge of also on-boarding new developers to BSV.

But, naturally, the world keeps turning and the very word ‘developer’ means the momentum must never stop; so we would like to invite even more of you to CoinGeek Seoul, in the first week of October to find more solutions and create yet more business-friendly additions to the BSV blockchain. The only blockchain that can do it all and scales, now.

Since Bringing A Spiritual Dimension to Woodstock 50 Years Ago, Founder Sridhar Brings Bhakti Fest to a New Home for 2019

07/05/2019 by Susan von Seggern

29 Palms, California – 50 years ago this summer Woodstock promoters Michael Lang and Artie Kornfeld sought now Bhakti Fest producer Sridhar Silberfein’s advice on the soon to be legendary art and music festival they were producing upstate. Sridhar said to them, “Ya got some of the greatest musical acts in the world but what’s missing is the spiritual component.” With their to-do lists already bursting, they answered, “Ok you deal with that part.”

As can be seen in the documentary film about the event, Woodstock, on August 18, 1969, Sri asked singer/songwriter Richie Havens to introduce Swami Satchidananda. Still reeling from his legendary set, Richie gave him a “that would be a no” look. So, Sri escorted Swami Satchidananda and his entourage onto the Woodstock stage to deliver an invocation. More than half a million American youth were in attendance – the largest peaceful gathering in the West at the time. Swami Satchidananda introduced the power of mantra, inviting the crowd to recite “Hari Om” and “Ramaramarama.” A moment of silence followed. Not even a camera clicked.

While still on stage, Sri whispered to Swami Satchidananda, “Swamiji, wouldn’t it be great to bring this many people together to chant the names of God?” Swami Satchidananda smiled knowingly and said, “Yes, it would be great if you could do that.”

Finally, in 2009, 40 years after receiving his life’s mission, Sridhar founded Bhakti Fest, which has since become Southern California’s largest and most beloved yoga and spiritual music festival. Now after a decade in Joshua Tree, the festival is moving to a new home just up the road in 29 Palms, California.

Taking place September 25 – 30 at Roadrunner Dunes in 29 Palms, Bhakti Fest 2019 will feature amazing conscious music, yoga, spiritual and wellness workshops and more, attracting spiritual seekers far and wide. New features include a lake for swimming, aquatic, and paddleboard yoga, and vast vibrant space for art installations.

Headliners for the event include Deepak Chopra, Krishna Das, Mike Love, Dharma Mittra, Shiva Rea, Radhanath Swami, Jai Uttal, MC Yogi, Fannah Fi Allah, Saul David Raye, Donna De Lory, Sianna Sherman, Mas Vidal, Girish, Govind Das & Radha, Kia Miller, Dawn Cartwright, Ram Das (via video), and many, many more to be announced in the coming weeks!

The new location will feature three music stages, expanded yoga and workshop villages, a sound temple for sound baths, a healing sanctuary for bodywork, a mantra dome, Bhakti Kids Land with ongoing children’s programming, men’s and women’s sacred spaces, and a Kirtan school.

The City of 29 Palms has rolled out the red carpet for Bhakti Fest, and the producers are thrilled to host the festivals here. 29 Palms, known as the “29”, has become one of the hottest destinations for rock climbers, stargazers, nature lovers, Joshua Tree fanatics, and sunset seekers alike. It is the home of Joshua Tree National Park’s North Entrance, and the official Gateway to the Mojave Trails National Monument. Expect skies painted with color at dawn and dusk, night skies filled with an abundance of stars and the stunning Milky Way.

Expanded housing options include camping, RV Hook-up sites, on-site cabins, Glamping Yurts, Cozy Trailers, and many hotels and rental homes nearby in 29 Palms.

The Bhakti Fest Eco Artisan Village offers the best in vegetarian and vegan food, yoga clothing and gear, jewelry, art and unique collectibles. The organizers pride themselves on running a green event, offering free water and mindful recycling practices.

Early bird festival pricing is available for Bhakti Fest 2019, plus there are discounted tickets available for local residents, veterans, military, seniors, and students. Tickets are available at https://bhaktifest.com/bhakti-fest-tickets/.

Live now: Paymail eradicates ‘long address’ issue for Bitcoin (BSV)

06/05/2019 by Susan von Seggern

Toronto, Canada – June 3, 2019 – One of the most vocal complaints about Bitcoin from users and the old-fashioned financial institutions alike is the unwieldy address format – a long, random string of alphanumeric characters needed to send and receive Bitcoin. Money Button CEO Ryan X Charles, in *collaboration with other members of Bitcoin Association, has solved this issue for the BSV ecosystem with Paymail. The original Bitcoin (BSV) has already proven it can – right now – scale to transaction levels close to VISA and has shown real, everyday utility. BSV is now making everyday use even easier by dispensing with the need for cumbersome Bitcoin addresses; now sending Bitcoin is as easy as sending email:

Paymail is a new identity protocol for Bitcoin that removes Bitcoin addresses from the user experience
Paymail uses actual names that look exactly the same as email addresses
Paymail addresses are much easier to remember, write, type or tap into a phone than Bitcoin addresses
Paymail can be used by any exchange, service or application that sends or receives BSV

Plus: Paymail is not just for sending money:

Included in the launch of Paymail is an extension for sharing public keys for use in digital signatures and encryption
Paymail exists now: Money Button has fully implemented and launched Paymail and the implementation has been tested to be interoperable with the ElectrumSV and HandCash wallets. Centbee wallet also plans to implement it.
Paymail is compatible with existing identity systems, particularly Gmail and other popular email services, so that businesses and users have the option to transition seamlessly to use Bitcoin BSV without altering their existing identity system.

Simplicity converts, barriers divert
Bitcoin Association Founding President Jimmy Nguyen comments: “We congratulate Money Button and other Bitcoin Association members for their collaboration on this outstanding achievement in simplicity. Paymail is another example of how BSV is the Bitcoin ecosystem most focused on global adoption by users and businesses.”

*Paymail was designed and developed collaboratively by nChain, Money Button, Handcash, Centbee, and ElectrumSV for the benefit of the entire Bitcoin SV ecosystem. It emerged from a workshop of Bitcoin Association, the leading global organization for Bitcoin business, which supports BSV. Paymail is available under the Open BSV License and free to use for any application on Bitcoin (BSV). Paymail was announced at the CoinGeek Conference in Toronto, on May 29.

Bitcoin Association Joins Numerous Bitcoin SV Supporters at Expo-Bitcoin International in Bogota June 19-23

06/05/2019 by Susan von Seggern

Bogota, Colombia – May 16, 2019 – Held biennially in Bogota, Colombia, the Expo-Bitcoin International is one of the largest and most prestigious cryptocurrency events in South America. This year, the conference is highlighting numerous companies and organizations that support Bitcoin SV, including the Bitcoin Association, CoinGeek.com, nChain and more.

Noted speakers on the event include Bitcoin Association Founding President Jimmy Nguyen, nChain’s Chief Scientist Craig Wright and Director of Engineering Steve Shadders, Centbee co-founder Angus Brown and CEO Lorien Gamaroff Money Button CEO Ryan Charles, Bitcoin Advocate Connor Murray, Handcash CEO Alex Agut, and more.

Event producer and CEO at Colombia-based Bitcoin payment processor Bitek.co, Boris Javier Barrera notes, “we are so thrilled to have the leading lights of BSV joining our event. It’s beyond exciting to be able to spread the word of the return of the original Bitcoin vision.”

Bitcoin Association Founding President Jimmy Nguyen adds, “We are excited to bring the message of Bitcoin SV, which represents the original Bitcoin, to South America as it’s an increasingly important market for the global Bitcoin SV ecosystem. As the world’s new money, Bitcoin SV will bring greater financial freedom and inclusion to people in South America and beyond, and its massively-scaled blockchain will be the data ledger to power all major enterprise applications.”

At the event, the Bitcoin Arena will bring the most important thinkers and advocators of the original vision of Bitcoin, as well as regulatory authorities and industry pioneers from all over the globe. The Expo-Bitcoin is nurtured with a crowded marketplace with more than 200 vendors selling everything from a cup of coffee to a car, to a real estate project for Bitcoin SV.

Thousands Expected to Meditate Together June 22, 2019, at DisclosureFest and California State Parks’ Mass Meditation Initiative

06/05/2019 by Susan von Seggern

Yoga, Speakers, Workshops, Music, Vegan Food, and so much more!
Gates open 10 am – with a Live Stream Mass Meditation at 2 pm

Los Angeles, CA – DisclosureFest in association with California State Parks present the Mass Meditation Initiative, June 22, 2019, at the Los Angeles State Historic Park, 1235 North Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012. Organizers expect upwards of 20,000 people to meditate together at the event and globally through a live stream at https://disclosurefest.org/live/. Additionally, DisclosureFest will host an event from 10 am – 10 pm at the park with a variety of top music acts, internationally known speakers, workshop leaders, and yoga teachers.

DisclosureFest founder Adrian Vallera notes, “We are so thrilled to be back for the third year. We’ve doubled in size each year from 5,000 to 10,000 and this year we are taking up the entire 32-acre park and going until 10 pm with huge music acts, so we are expecting 20,000 people. Our intention is to unite like-minded, heart-centered people in an effort to heal and raise consciousness on the planet with our mass meditation. In addition, we are excited to provide plant-based food, education about health and wellness, uplifting music and art, and inspiration for the creative spark that lives within every individual so that we can consciously create a more harmonious and peaceful world for the following generations.”

The music line-up this year will be a highlight and features headliners: conscious music superstar Nahko, currently on tour with stops including Bonnaroo, Red Rocks, and Glastonbury, SoCal electronic music luminaries Desert Dwellers (Treavor Moontribe and Amani Friend), transformational medicine musician Porangui, and making their return to LA after 10 years, Freedom Tribe. The Ascension Stage will feature top conscious hip-hop, R&B, and electronic acts like Srikala, Kiyoshi, Lizzy Jeff, Nina Grae, Jamie Schwabl, Diva Danielle, MelissFX, and Courtney Kitt.

Additionally, Disclosurefest Foundation has partnered up with Bhakti Fest to host a selection of top Kirtan musicians such as Govind Das and Radha, Sharanam, Jamil Apostol, and Prema Mandali, bringing this increasingly popular yoga modality to DTLA.

A day-long reasonably priced yoga festival in the middle of Los Angeles? YES! Top yogis including Yogi Cameron and Yogini Jaima, Nandhiji, Andrew Sealy, Cheri Rae, Kali Alexander, SuzeQ, Karen Russell, Chutney Berry, and more will teach a variety of styles – hatha, kundalini, flow, acro, and tantric. Early arrival with yoga mats for morning yoga is encouraged!

Workshop topics and speakers abound at DisclosureFest including such notable leaders as Nassim Haremein, David “Avocado” Wolfe, Jimmy Church, Billy Carson, Michael Tellinger (via video), Laura Eisenhower, Clifford Mahooty, Mirabai Devi, Zat Baraka, and more.

Other attractions will include the Wisdome LA Activation Dome for Ecstatic Dance LA, sound healing and immersive visual experiences; the Starseed Children’s Area with yoga, workshops, music and other conscious activities for children (and their parents); an Art Walk and Artist Garden; the SereniTea House and tonic Bar; a drum circle; and so much more!

This event is 100% plant-based and vegan. We are offering a beautiful selection of living, organic, and high-vibration food vendors for attendees to experience the best that LA’s vegan food scene has to offer!

The event has three levels of very reasonable entry:

$10 donation Fast Pass that will skip the line and support the amazing work DisclosureFest Foundation is doing in our communities – tree plantings, children initiatives and youth programs, beach and river cleanups, homeless services, and much more.
$5 donation that goes to the California State Parks Restoration Program.
In the tradition of The Mass Meditation, we also have our Free ticket option (expect long entry lines)
Tickets are required and are available here.

In addition to the mass meditation event, DisclosureFest hosts monthly opportunities for conscious earth stewards to volunteer for beach and river cleanups, homeless initiatives, conscious children’s programs, tree plantings and much more. For info on their current, future, and past events, please go to https://disclosurefest.org/calendar/.

DisclosureFest promises to be a beautiful day of earth and soul healing in the heart of Los Angeles at the city’s newest state park. Info and tickets are available at https://disclosurefest.org/.

Bitcoin SV (BSV): scaling at record levels, with more to come

05/09/2019 by Susan von Seggern

London – April 18, 2019 – They said big blocks weren’t possible on Bitcoin but Bitcoin SV (BSV) has already proved that to be wrong. Many are scared of BSV’s tech because it is simply superior to that of other coins and so are trying to distract the mission with personality-based business decisions but BSV is now on track for proving the naysayers wrong with technical advancements: in July, it raises its block cap to 2GB (that’s 2000 megabytes!)

nChain’s Director of Engineering Steve Shadders, who also serves as Technical Director for the Bitcoin SV Node team, announced on April 17 that the BSV client software will raise its default block cap from its current 128MB to a commanding 2GB in July. This ambitious plan comes after the BSV chain recently mined (in late March) two 128MB blocks, hitting the current block cap. 2GB blocks will enable thousands of transactions per second and rival legacy payment systems; it would also support advanced enterprise applications on BSV. Scaling matters for a blockchain to serve global business, and BSV is the only blockchain project that massively scales, right now.

In addition to raising the block cap to 2GB, the roadmap plans for an almost complete return in February 2020 to the original Bitcoin protocol so the “Satoshi Vision” of Bitcoin’s creator can be fully realized without artificial limits. he full scaling roadmap for BSV, the coin and blockchain that does it all, can be read here: https://bitcoinsv.io/2019/04/17/the-roadmap-to-genesis-part-1/

Jimmy Nguyen, Founding President of Bitcoin Association (which advances the BSV ecosystem) commented: “We will not be derailed from our goal of creating a workable, fast, low transaction fee Bitcoin network that can scale beyond the likes of VISA and can also support enterprise applications as the single global blockchain. BSV is proving this can be done and we now have a road map to achieve what Satoshi Nakamoto envisioned all along.”

For those wanting to hear about the only blockchain that can massively scale, come to the CoinGeek Conference in Toronto, May 29th-30th 2019.

About Bitcoin Association:
The Bitcoin Association is the leading global organization for Bitcoin business. It brings together merchants, exchanges, application developers, enterprises, miners and others in the Bitcoin ecosystem to advance the business of Bitcoin. The Bitcoin Association supports Bitcoin SV (BSV) as the original Bitcoin, with a stable protocol and scaling roadmap to become the world’s new money and global public blockchain for enterprise.

About nChain:
nChain Limited is at the forefront of the imminent blockchain era in global finance. We are the global leader in advisory, research, and development of open blockchain technologies. Established in 2015, nChain has been researching and developing the ideas and concepts of our visionary Chief Scientist, Dr. Craig S. Wright, the inventor of Bitcoin and blockchain technology. Dr. Wright has been developing intellectual property related to blockchain technologies for over two decades, providing nChain with access to one of the largest portfolios of research and intellectual property relating to blockchain and cryptography. nChain is in a unique position to be able to use the intellectual property, technical knowledge, and expertise developed over years to help enterprise clients to take advantage of blockchain technology. Headquartered in London, nChain Limited has a workforce of 50 professionals with backgrounds in a range of academic and corporate disciplines. The company is in constant collaboration with legislators in multiple jurisdictions to ensure blockchain and Bitcoin technologies are compliant with existing and future regulatory frameworks.