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See You in Denver This Week
CoinDesk will be on location at ETHDenver this Thursday.
By John Biggs
Updated May 9, 2023, 3:05 a.m. Published Feb 11, 2020, 2:40 p.m.
CoinDesk will be on location at ETHDenver this Thursday. We'll be holding an informal reader meet-and-greet so we can get to know the Denver crypto ecosystem.
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Drop our local writer, Will Foxley, a line at [email protected] if you'll be attending and we'll set a time to chat. The meet-and-greet will start at 8 p.m. at Avanti Food and Drink on Feb 13. Introduce yourself and one of us will buy you a beer or beverage.
Please RSVP here so we have a headcount for the event. See you soon!
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