A Gateway to Blockchain’s Future

[PRESS RELEASE – Seoul, Korea, February 8th, 2024]

For the seventh yr, Korea Blockchain Week 2024 (KBW2024), based and hosted by FACTBLOCK and co-hosted by HASHED, is about to happen in Seoul, Korea from September 1-7, 2024. The flagship two-day convention, ‘KBW2024: IMPACT’, can be held on the Seoul Grand Walkerhill Resort on September 3-4, 2024, as a part of this week-long pageant. KBW: IMPACT is famend for showcasing the most recent developments in blockchain expertise and is about to characteristic a formidable lineup of business luminaries and thought leaders.

In earlier years IMPACT included influential figures as audio system corresponding to Ethereum founder, Vitalik Buterin, Sandy Peng from Scroll Tech, Sandeep Nailwal from Polygon Labs, Jang Hyun-kook of WeMade, Arthur Hayes of BitMEX, Dan Held of Belief Machines, Pascal Gauthier of Ledger, and Sergei Nazarov of Chainlink and extra. Every of those introduced a wealth of data and expertise, providing invaluable insights into the evolving world of blockchain expertise.

KBW: IMPACT will deal with pivotal blockchain themes like Infrastructure Growth, Tech Stack, and Cultural Engagement, providing deep dives into the business’s future. Count on dynamic discussions, keynotes, and hands-on Web3 experiences. Key classes will cowl the Web2 to Web3 transition, with an emphasis on finance and blockchain integration.

FACTBLOCK CEO Seon-ik Jeon emphasizes that the way forward for blockchain expertise stands at a crossroads of inevitable innovation: “This yr’s KBW: IMPACT can be an necessary second for discussing not solely the way forward for blockchain expertise but in addition how Korea can prepared the ground on this innovation by reflecting on the progress made so far, and is anticipated to make a major contribution to exploring Korea’s position and potential within the international market.” – Seon-ik Jeon, CEO of FACTBLOCK.

HASHED CEO and Managing Associate, Simon Kim, highlights KBW’s standing as a significant tech convention, bridging Asian and Western Web3 sectors: “By now it’s clear that this occasion is greater than only a convention; it’s a beacon for blockchain innovation. Right here, we bridge the hole between Asia’s Web3 scene and the worldwide tech group. It’s a chance to have fun our progress and envision a future the place blockchain expertise is seamlessly built-in into each side of our digital world.” – Simon Kim, CEO of Hashed.

By means of its core themes, KBW2024: IMPACT will discover numerous blockchain points, from digital asset adoption to institutional involvement. These embrace exploring the most recent developments in blockchain infrastructure growth, discussing technology-centric matters with researchers, inspecting cultural growth in human society by way of Web3 merchandise corresponding to NFTs and blockchain video games, offering Web3-specific enterprise insights corresponding to crypto-native Go-to-Market methods, sharing consumer-facing purposes corresponding to DeFi and socialFi tasks, and evaluating conventional finance’s integration and sentiment with blockchain.

KBW2024: IMPACT guarantees an enhanced convention expertise, boasting an expanded array of cubicles and a plethora of interactive capabilities. Attendees can immerse themselves in a complete journey by way of numerous Web3 merchandise, video games, and humanities showcased throughout the venue, making certain a really participating and dynamic expertise.

Since its 2018 inception, KBW has change into a worldwide blockchain and Web3 pageant, mixing business insights with cultural experiences. IMPACT, the flagship occasion of KBW, gives a platform for business leaders and newcomers to have interaction in insightful discussions and networking, fostering international blockchain and Web3 innovation. Final yr, KBW2023 drew in over 30,000 attendees throughout main occasions corresponding to IMPACT, The Gateway: Korea, and Micro Seoul: SeoulBound.

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About KBW

Korea Blockchain Week (KBW) is an annual international blockchain and web3 pageant held in Seoul, South Korea, since 2018. It has been a gathering floor for the highest international blockchain and web3 leaders and unifying numerous communities.

Yearly, KBW curates a number of prestigious most important occasions, together with the flagship convention ‘IMPACT.’ This supplies members and attendees unique alternatives to trade business insights and take pleasure in an immersive mix of music, artwork, and tradition, making KBW a singular and enriching expertise for all concerned.

About FACTBLOCK

FACTBLOCK is a Web3 ecosystem builder dedicated to enhancing the integrity of the blockchain business since 2018. Our mission revolves round lowering info disparity, fostering connections between international blockchain enterprises and the Korean market, and selling home firms on the worldwide platform.

In 2018, FACTBLOCK launched Korea Blockchain Week, an annual week-long pageant that serves as a unifying hub by bringing collectively numerous blockchain communities to facilitate the trade of data and foster significant interactions. Moreover, we lengthen our dedication by way of a complete suite of web3 options, together with consulting and advisory companies.

About HASHED

Based by a group of serial entrepreneurs and engineers in 2017, HASHED is the preeminent blockchain agency in Asia with a portfolio that spans the globe. We began HASHED as a result of we noticed a chance for blockchain to not solely reinvent the worldwide monetary system, however the very cloth of the web itself. This is without doubt one of the most consequential moments in human historical past — a chance to overlay the ability of digital networks onto human ones, and to usher in a future the place expertise empowers people, and never the opposite means round.

Contact

Neighborhood Lead
Wooster Han
wooster@hashed.com