Nick Spanos | |
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Born | Nick Spanos |
🏡 Residence | Manhattan, New York |
🎓 Alma mater | New York Institute of Technology |
💼 Occupation | Co-founder of Bitcoin Center NYC; Businessman |
Nick Spanos, born 1965, is an early American computer programmer, inventor, serial entrepreneur and activist. He is the founder of the Bitcoin Center,[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] co-founder of Zap.org,[8][9] and CEO of Blockchain Technologies Corporation.[10][11]
Spanos, along with Andrew Martin, was best known for starting the first physical Bitcoin exchange in 2013, Bitcoin Center New York City, next to the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). He sought to bring greater attention to Bitcoin and Blockchain technologies by opening the Center in a highly visible area.[12][13]
Early years[edit]
Nick Spanos was raised in a blue-collar immigrant family on Long Island. In 1978, at the age 13, Spanos built his first computer using a soldering iron. Spanos attended the New York Institute of Technology.
Career[edit]
Real estate[edit]
In the 1980s, Spanos launched his real estate career, working for Mandel Management in New York. Spanos left Mandel Management to found Bapple, an international real estate development company.[14][15][16][17]
Politics[edit]
Spanos has worked for several presidential campaigns dating back to the 1980s, including the Presidential primary campaign of Paul Tsongas. His company, Public Appeal, has provided political micro targeting, data and voter contact services to campaign across the country. Most recently, Spanos was Director of Data Operations for the Ron Paul Presidential Campaign. He is currently an outside advisor to Senator Rand Paul. Spanos has advocated for political changes that are more beneficial to Bitcoin and cryptocurrencues, voicing support to policies such as an open currency and market.[18][19][20] In December 2017, Spanos spoke in favor of Net Neutrality repeal, downplaying its impact on bitcoin and cryptocurrencies.[21]
Spanos is of Greek descent and is a member of the Greek Orthodox Church.[22] Spanos speaks fluent Greek.
Bitcoin Center[edit]
An early pioneer of Blockchain Technology, Spanos founded Blockchain Technologies Corporation in 2013.[23][24] Spanos also founded Mining Bot, a cryptocurrency mining platform, Cryptos.com,[25] a Blockchain news platform, Votewatcher, a patented Blockchain voting system.[26][27][28][29] and Zap.org, a decentralized IOT protocol to empower smart contracts.[30] Spanos has also attempted to expand the use of Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies to Native American tribes and communities.[31][32]
The Bitcoin Center in the New York City financial district was founded in 2013, by Nick Spanos, Austin Alexander and Andrew Martin with the purpose of educating people about bitcoin, blockchain and encouraging the trade of cryptocurrency.[33] It has goals to become the first regulated exchange in the world.The center currently promotes bitcoin through a host of events, such as Satoshi Square, music festivals, lectures, and movies.[34]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Bitcoin Centre NYC Launches Open Source ATM Software". International Business Times. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ↑ "Bitcoin expert Nick Spanos to visit Armenia". Public Radio of Armenia. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ↑ "Top 5 Practical Things You Can Do With Your Bitcoins". Coin Report. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ↑ "Why greater Bitcoin transparency is needed". Digital Journal.
- ↑ "No U.S. Investors Need Apply for Some Digital Coin Offerings". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ↑ "After the Bitcoin Gold Rush". The New Republic. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ↑ "Bitcoin Centre NYC Launches Open Source ATM Software". International Business Times. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ↑ "Bitcoin's value soars, but NYC businesses see usage drop". AmNewYork. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ↑ "Bitcoin: Could it help end Kurdistan's blockade?". Kurdistan24. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ↑ "Company Overview of Blockchain Apparatus, Ltd". Bloomberg. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ↑ "Bitcoin price to hit $100,000 in next 12 months - shock cryptocurrency warning". UK Express. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ↑ "New York unveils Bitcoin license rules". CNN Money. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ↑ "In digital age, money continues to evolve". CBS News. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ↑ "Bitcoin: New Yorker pays $18,000 rent using the cryptocurrency". Realty Today. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ↑ "Wall Street's New Cryptocurrency Headquarters: Inside the Bitcoin Center NYC". Reason. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ↑ "Nolita landlord, broker accept $18,000 via Bitcoin in rental deal". The Real Deal. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ↑ "Bitcoin Buying 101: Person-To-Person Exchanges Like Satoshi Square Make Purchasing Cryptocurrencies Easy". International Business Times Deal. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ↑ "Venezuela Is Jumping Into the Crypto Craze". Bloomberg. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ↑ "Is the U.S. Justice Department on the verge of dropping the hammer on bitcoin". Pfhub. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ↑ "Cryptocurrency 'Bitcoin' Is Piquing Interest Among Some Investors". CBS New York. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ↑ "How The Net Neutrality Vote May Block Bitcoin And Cryptocurrency Trading". International Business Times. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ↑ "VoteWatcher.com". Vote Watcher. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ↑ "Cryptocurrencies are Here to Stay: Dubai Has Spoken". Crowdfund Insider. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ↑ "The Art of Bitcoin's Millions, Via The Lower East Side". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ↑ "Is Bitcoin the Future of Money?". The Nation. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ↑ "How Blockchain Could Change the Way You Vote and Pay Taxes". OZY. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ↑ "Beyond Bitcoin: How Blockchain is Improving Business Operations". Business News Daily. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ↑ "At the Libertarian Convention, where blockchain evangelists dream of a perfect election". The Verge. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ↑ "Blockchain Technologies Corp. to Secure Election for Libertarian Party of Texas 2016". PrWeb. Retrieved 29 March 2018.
- ↑ "Own bitcoin? It can buy you a Lamborghini or just about anything". Russia Today. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ↑ "Oglala Sioux Hope Bitcoin Alternative, Mazacoin, Will Change Economic Woes". Newsweek. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ↑ "No Country for Cryptocurrency". Mashable. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ↑ "Why the NYC Bitcoin Center Matters". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ↑ "Bitcoin: What You Need to Know". Fox Business. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
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