Every week, dozens of meetups, conferences and workshops related to the crypto space are held across the globe. Some of them are good, some are average, and only a handful are truly worth time and money you’ll need to spend to attend them.
To save you from sifting through descriptions of numerous crypto events, we handpicked those which are most likely to be worth checking out.
CryptoCompare & MJAC London Blockchain Summit — London, United Kingdom — June 13, 2018
CryptoCompare, known as one of the main global sources for information on cryptocurrencies, teamed up with ADVFN and MJAC Disruptive Investment Conferences to bring a blockchain summit to London.
The organizers promise a very focused, one-day event featuring pioneers, innovators and thought leaders who will examine all aspects of the blockchain industry, including the future of blockchain and its applications, blockchain in banking, governance in blockchain and the latest crypto innovations.
Web site: https://mjac.io/
LATOKEN Blockchain Economic Forum — San Francisco, US — June 16–19
Just like BlockShow, BEF is a regular event that combines ICO promoting options with high quality networking opportunities.
The forum will host over 40 discussions on blockchain opportunities for strategic development of real sector companies, industry regulation, technology updates, as well as marketing and PR for blockchain and crypto startups.
The speaker list features a number of prominent names, such as Barney Frank, co-author of Dodd-Frank Act; Joe Oliver, Canadian ex-minister of Finance; Eric Ly, the founder of LinkedIn; Reese Jones, Associate Founder of Singularity University and Miko Matsumura, Founder of Evercoin Exchange.
Web site: https://bef.latoken.com/
2nd Blockchain for Finance Conference APAC — Singapore — June 20–21
Singapore has emerged as one of the world’s major centers of the crypto economy, and it predictably hosts a number of crypto events to choose from.
Our suggestion is the sophomore edition of the Blockchain for Finance conference, which aims to highlight the latest finance use cases for blockchain/digital ledger technology (DLT) projects from proof of concept to full-scale production.
The event will also focus on the regulation, legislation, and management of the crypto economy.
Web site: https://blockchainapac.fintecnet.com/
3rd Blockchain Conference DC — Washington D.C. US — July 26 -27
This fast-paced, two-day conference in the U.S. capital is bringing together top-notch professionals in finance, tech, government, venture capital and start-ups to discuss blockchain/DLT.
The idea is to go beyond financial services, so use cases for media, logistics, charity, government and more are expected to be high on the agenda.
The organizers also promise ample opportunities and presentations of selected blockchain companies.
Web site: https://www.blockchaindc.com/
TC Sessions: Blockchain 2018 — Zug, Switzerland — July 6
The main attraction of the first event by influential IT news outlet TechCrunch, dedicated entirely to blockchain and crypto, is Vitalik Buterin, the creator of Ethereum and a recognized blockchain visionary.
The 24-year-old wunderkind and creator of Ethereum, the world’s second most valuable cryptocurrency behind bitcoin, is an ardent proponent of decentralized systems and applications. He will talk about their benefits, such as resistance to censorship, introduction of new types of monetization and better data security.
The event’s other renowned guests are Mona El Isa, CEO and Co-Founder of Melonport, and Balaji S. Srinivasan, CTO of Coinbase.
Web site: https://techcrunch.com/events/tc-sessions-blockchain-2018/
