A controversial and self-confessed bitcoin evangelist is to preach on behalf of the renowned cryptocurrency’s future at IMD Lausanne next month.
The October event forms part of the Global Leaders Signature Series that in the past has seen influential figures such as Bill Clinton and Warren Buffett speak at the Swiss business school, IMD Lausanne.
In ‘Bitcoin: Boom or Bust?’ Roger Ver – a millionaire bitcoin investor, former US citizen, convict and anarchist will share his opinion on the future of what he holds to be ‘the most important invention in the history of the world since the internet.’
Bitcoin has grown in popularity, as well as notoriety, since its emergence in 2009.
On the one hand, more companies have taken to accepting bitcoin payment and ATMs for the cryptocurrency have even begun to appear in the past year in locations such as Manhattan, Geneva and Taipei. Roger Ver himself discovered bitcoin as recently as 2011 and is now the CEO of a technology firm that accepts this form of payment.
On the other hand, the cryptocurrency has frequently been associated with illegal activity and there are concerns over its market volatility - its value has fluctuated from US$0.30 to $1135 since its creation since 2009, according to IMD Lausanne.
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