Bitcoin Cash Meetups Go Virtual in Japan to Prevent Coronavirus Spread

Japan’s crypto community has found a way for those seeking to avoid crowded places to still participate in meetups across the country. 

According to sources available to Cointelegraph, Bitcoin Cash (BCH) meetup groups in Osaka and Tokyo will be allowing members to virtually chime in at regularly scheduled events.

Though Japan has less than 1000 reported cases of infection, companies and organizers in the birthplace of crypto are starting to offer more suggestive language in announcements to curb the spread of the disease. Namely, that people should work from home, reduce time on public transit, and not attend large gatherings. 

The Tokyo Bitcoin Cash Meetup group originally had two meetings scheduled for March which had to be cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, BCH meetup organizer Akane Yokoo notified group members — called “cashers” or “Bitcoiners” — on March 17 that the meetups would instead be held virtually:

“Our virtual meetups will start this…