Meet Three Up-and-Coming Chinese Bitcoin Startups With Global Ambitions
The video interviews in this article were recorded as part of CoinDesk's coverage of the Global Bitcoin Summit in Beijing, which took place 10th-11th May 2014. China's bitcoin exchanges and mining equipment manufacturers usually grab the headlines in that part of the world. However, there are several startups breaking new ground in different parts of the digital currency ecosystem, and their focus is often on international markets as as much as China. We spoke to three such companies at the recent Global Bitcoin Summit to find out about their ideas and how they plan to change the bitcoin....
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