The security around this particular speech was unrivaled in the history of Bitcoin and crypto conferences; it wasn't totally clear how or if we would be able to take laptops or good camera equipment inside, or if we would have the wireless connectivity to send headlines and file stories.
The carpet leading to the entrance was orange - the color of bitcoin - and the interior of the classical architecture was swathed in orange light, casting a glow on the 42-foot-tall (12.8-meter) meticulously reconstructed statue of the goddess Athena.
We had a 97-percent-confirmed sighting of Heather Morgan, who pleaded guilty in connection to the $3.5 billion Bitfinex hack, at the BIT GALA event.
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