From 6f969cb81a24bf233425d425843e2e0a22bba959 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Chris Beams <chris@beams.io>
Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2017 08:04:21 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Convert 'beta version launched' post to Markdown (#1)

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@@ -4,16 +4,27 @@ title: Beta version launched
 author: Manfred Karrer
 banner: null
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-<p>A big day for Bitsquare &#8211; we have launched our
-  <a href="https://github.com/bitsquare/bitsquare/releases/tag/v0.4.4">Beta version</a>!</p>
-<p>After 3 months of extensive testing on the Bitcoin mainnet, The Decentralized Bitcoin Exchange is now ripe for a wider audience.</p>
-<p>We would like to thank everybody who helped testing, providing liquidity, giving feedback or spreading the word. We extended our community channels with a new
-  <a href="https://forum.bitsquare.io/">Forum</a>, a <a href="https://bisq-slack.herokuapp.com/">Slack</a>
-  <a href="https://bitsquare.slack.com/">channel</a> and <a href="/community/">more</a>.</p>
-<p>After the today&#8217;s Beta presentation in
-  <a href="http://www.meetup.com/bitcoin-barcelona/events/230228028/">Fab Lab Barcelona</a>, I will do a
-  <a href="/press/#upcoming">tour through 15 European cities</a> to get in touch with the local community.</p>
-<p>Hope to see you on the network!</p>
-<hr>
-<p>UPDATE: here is the video from the launch event:</p>
+A big day for Bitsquare – we have launched our [Beta version][1]!
+
+After 3 months of extensive testing on the Bitcoin mainnet, The Decentralized Bitcoin Exchange is now ripe for a wider audience.
+
+We would like to thank everybody who helped testing, providing liquidity, giving feedback or spreading the word. We extended our community channels with a new [Forum][2], a [Slack][3] [channel][4] and [more][5].
+
+After the today's Beta presentation in [Fab Lab Barcelona][6], I will do a [tour through 15 European cities][7] to get in touch with the local community.
+
+Hope to see you on the network!
+
+* * *
+
+UPDATE: here is the video from the launch event:
+
 <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZPb75akTyro" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
+
+[1]: https://github.com/bitsquare/bitsquare/releases/tag/v0.4.4
+[2]: https://forum.bitsquare.io/
+[3]: https://bisq-slack.herokuapp.com/
+[4]: https://bisq.slack.com/
+[5]: /community/
+[6]: http://www.meetup.com/bitcoin-barcelona/events/230228028/
+[7]: /press/#upcoming
+