Co-founder of Paralelní Polis: “it is necessary to increase the adoption of Bitcoin being honest” | Breaking News

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Paralelní Polis, the place of meeting of criptoanarquistas, will arrive very soon to Barcelona.Bednar spoke on the origin of their ideals and the Congress of Hackers Paralení Polis 2019.As criptoanarquista and passionate about cryptocurrencies, Juraj Bednar believes that the adoption is vital to the development of Bitcoin. The co-founder of Paralelní Polis, a famous place of gathering of libertarians, anarchists, dissidents, and enthusiasts of the cryptocurrencies, says that honesty is the key to increasing the use of Bitcoin.James Molins, a correspondent of Criptonoticias, interviewed Bednar in the Congress of Hackers Paralelní Polis of 2019. The event, focused this year on personal freedom, was host to personalities such as Peter Todd, Luis Cuende and Nick Middleton. Bednar pointed out that while this activity is being talked about criptoanarquía, economy decentralized cryptocurrencies and hacking, one of the most important issues for bitcoiners today is the adoption.”I think that adoption is so crucial”, emphasized the criptoanarquista, “if we want adoption of Bitcoin has to be useful in real life, we use it in many situations.” Bednar is one of those who believes that the economy based on cryptocurrencies there is going to be built using bitcoin as a receipt of value, but rather as a form of currency with which to purchase goods. Also, it considers that the community should be more honest about the benefits and risks of the cryptocurrencies to capture the attention of the public.

I think that a large part of the community Bitcoin is not doing well. Trying to sell a story that Bitcoin will make you rich, but then situations occur as the bear market in 2018. It is necessary to increase the adoption of Bitcoin to be honest, talking about the risks and benefits. A story about privacy and enabled them to govern themselves it seems to me that it is better that that of that Bitcoin will go to the moon.Juraj Bednar, co-founder Paralelní Polis.

Unrealistic promises can lead to disappointment and even anger, writes the criptoanarquista. He commented further that last year a client damage to atm enabled in the cafeteria, an act of vandalism that may have taken place after losing money in the bear market. Due to this, Bednar continues with its commitment for sincerity.

An ode to freedom

This year the Congress of Hackers Paralelní Polis decided to tackle a new concept, the obtaining of personal freedom by means of new technologies. Then explore past versions of the scope of decentralization and censorship, on the website of the event of this 2019, we can read: “Use cryptographic technology to retrieve the privacy, save freedom”.

Juraj Bednar believes that the cryptocurrencies they provide to their users various tools to avoid the tracking of your operations and safeguard the enabled them to govern themselves. In this sense, it provides that no state policy or business it can really be injurious to the right of the privacy of the users of Bitcoin. The use of purses specialized in security as Wasabi Wallet or cryptocurrencies as Monero can help in cases of political persecution. Placed solutions like Coinjoin or Lightning Network to improve the fungibility of Bitcoin.

The exchange houses do not want to know where it comes from your money or what is your address, as well as not interested in a bank, but demand it because it is a requirement of the law. What we can do is to use Wasabi Wallet or Coinjoin to mix these cryptocurrencies and avoid persecution. The point is to make it more difficult to monitor cryptocurrencies.Juraj Bednar, co-founder of Paralelní Polis.

The key lies in that many people use this type of systems, privacy, notes Bednar. According to his vision, while more people to improve their levels of privacy at the time of transfer bitcoins, the more difficult it will be for authorities centralized to know who is exchanging cryptocurrencies.Bednar concluded that much of the principles of Bitcoin are not for him, strictly speaking, a political stance, but rather a way of life. “To be global, flexible and think outside of the box has nothing to do with a political stance, but with things that you do in your life,” she said. Is of the opinion that many people in the ecosystem Bitcoin are doing well, and founded their beliefs on experiences.

A coffee between crypto-lovers

Paralelní Polis is today a reference in the world of cryptocurrencies. The success of your project lies not only in the idea of creating a coffee to bitcoiners or the numbers of conferences that have been organized, but also in the construction of a genuine community.Juraj Bednar began this project with a few friends and acquaintances five years ago. The entrepreneur says that some years ago belonged to the art group Ztohoven, which had been recognized in Slovakia by taking public spaces with proposals controversial. Bednar wanted to bring this rebellion art to the technology, then they started to talk about Bitcoin.Beyond the money, they wanted to teach people about these new technologies and to “do things right”, he says. Motivated by this goal, they decided to create the Bitcoin Coffee Paralelní Polis, a cafe that only accepts payments in bitcoins. Although they personally did not like the coffee, thought that it would be a good product to get lots of people together and teach them about Bitcoin.”Everyone likes the coffee. And if we can make the best coffee, and we sell only in Bitcoin, obligaríamos in part to the people to learn about the cryptocurrencies,” said Bednar, laughing. “At the beginning we were very naive and thought in teaching all about cryptocurrencies, but we learned that this is not for everyone”.Lost a great amount of guests to not offer other payment methods, as well as merchants who did not want to get involved with the cryptocurrencies. Also, have had to deal with the volatility of Bitcoin, which in many cases has generated losses in the business. Bednar believes that the experience has been worth it, because they have allowed to generate a niche for those who are really interested in the ecosystem. “It is a good filter, we don’t want to fill the place with people who are not interested”.

Built by the people

Today Paralelni Polis in a meeting place not only for the enthusiasts of the cryptocurrencies in Slovakia, but also for people from all parts of the world. Because of this, the creators have decided to convert the initiative into a project is decentralized in that anyone can contribute to.The entrepreneurs only have to follow 10 principles of Paralelni Polis, such as working with government, only accept payments with cryptocurrencies, maintain a facade of black and white. That is to say, the project continues to grow and your idea is maintained, but its development is not centralized.Bednar believes that this type of projects focus on the community, for which the treatment has to be customized and every entrepreneur should get involved with that community. It also considers that the charm of these places is that none is the same because they are sites created by people. In addition to Prague and Bratislava, Barcelona will also have its own Bitcoin Coffee Paralelnin Polis.

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