[2017-02-09] Bitcoin Helps to Put Slovenia Fintech Scene on the Map

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Slovenia’s Bitcoin scene is the second largest in Europe based on Google search queries. According to Google Trends, the central European nation ranks fourth in Google search queries for ‘bitcoin,’ behind Estonia and nestled between several African nations. Slovenia is home to one of Bitcoin’s largest exchanges, Bitstamp.

Some say the nation of two million, located at the crossroads of European cultural and trade routes, has become known in financial technology circles thanks to its emergence as a Bitcoin powerhouse.

Bitcoin is much better known in Slovenia compared to most other Countries,” says Peter Trcek, CEO of Bitnik, a Slovenian Bitcoin services provider. “Almost everybody has heard of it. While not all sentiments are positive, there has been fewer negative reactions, even amongst media and financial institutions, lately.”

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But what about this? 

Get ready to send in your Identification cards & Passports to some unknown people in Slovenia.

4.1 THE WEBSITE AND ITS PRODUCTS ARE NOT OFFERED FOR USE TO THE CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (“USA”) REGARDLESS OF THEIR LOCATION
 

They are asking for credentials from citizens from Slovenia specifically for this ICN thing.