La Maison du Bitcoin ('The House of Bitcoin') was launched in Paris. Founded by entrepreneurs and bitcoin enthusiasts Thomas France and Eric Larchevêque, La Maison du Bitcoin is the first bitcoin center in Europe.
"La Maison du Bitcoin is mainly dedicated to entrepreneurs with a co-working space and an incubator for bitcoin-related projects. We want to make it the place to launch and work on bitcoin startups in Paris," said Larchevêque
"[Paris] was an obvious choice as we are based here. Many observers told us, with sometimes good reasons, that we should relocate our project elsewhere in Europe, but we are strong believers in the French ecosystem in the long term."
Located in the middle of the Sentier district of Paris at 35 Rue du Caire, the 220-square-meter space hosts its office and other Bitcoin-related companies in France, as well as various Bitcoin meetups, workshops, hackathons, specific accountancy and legal advisory.
La Maison du Bitcoin aims to further raise the profile of digital currencies in Europe, especially in France. As well as educating..
Anyone can come to La Maison du Bitcoin to simply learn more about cryptocurrencies and their underlying blockchain protocol, or to trade via a Bitcoin ATM that was set up in the Maison’s lobby.
"Things are changing quickly," he added. "The French Bitcoin community is getting bigger. It is true that there are right now only a few operating startups. This clearly demonstrates the need for a Maison du Bitcoin! France has a strong reputation for its IT and math engineers, there is no reason why the next big bitcoin company wouldn't be French."
La Maison du Bitcoin was established when the government was still very suspicious of cryptocurrencies.
