{"id":2441,"date":"2020-02-27T11:39:56","date_gmt":"2020-02-27T11:39:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coindataflow.com\/clue\/?p=2441"},"modified":"2020-03-02T14:50:44","modified_gmt":"2020-03-02T14:50:44","slug":"token2049-is-back-for-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coindataflow.com\/clue\/token2049-is-back-for-2020","title":{"rendered":"TOKEN2049 is Back for 2020, Examining What\u2019s Next for the Crypto Industry"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Hong Kong \u2014 February 7, 2020 \u2014 <\/strong>TOKEN204\u200b9\u200b<\/a>,<\/a> the premier crypto conference in Asia, will be returning to Hong Kong this year on 7-8 October 2020 at Shangri-La\u2019\u200b s Kerry Hotel<\/a>.\u200b As the flagship event of Asi\u200ba Crypto Week<\/a>,\u200b TOKEN2049 will bring together leading projects as well as key decision-makers and thought leaders throughout the blockchain space.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Christopher Strauch, Co-host of TOKEN2049 said, \u201cWith crypto running full steam ahead, we\u2019re continuing to see meaningful progress across space, be it in scalability for real-world usability to mainstream enterprise players joining the decentralized revolution. At this year\u2019s TOKEN2049, attendees can expect to see prominent industry practitioners shedding light and providing an all-encompassing perspective on the major developments we\u2019ve seen thus far across the blockchain ecosystem.\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year’s conference will explore a broad range of industry trends spanning privacy-oriented solutions, the ongoing rise of decentralized finance, as well as wider investment trends and the institutionalization of crypto. Featuring a host of presentations, panel discussions, and workshops, this year\u2019s conference is envisaged to shed light on notable technical milestones and regulatory progress, and how this is expected to impact the future of the sector at large. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIt\u2019s crucial that we continue to reflect on what we\u2019ve\nachieved as a collective industry thus far. Bitcoin has seen a great deal of\nprogress in the past few years and I am thrilled to see what this new decade will\nbring. With that in mind, I believe that TOKEN2049 is a crucial driver of\nprogress, adoption, and education for the Bitcoin community. With some of the\nindustry\u2019s brightest minds gathering to stand together at the forefront of the\nBitcoin revolution, I look forward to sharing and gaining insights about where\nthe future is headed,\u201d said Jimmy Song, Bitcoin Fellow at Blockchain Capital. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Selected as one of this year\u2019s speakers, Jimmy Song brings over 20 years of deep technical expertise, programming and development experience. Having worked as both a developer and programmer at numerous startups, Jimmy is known for being an open-source contributor to various Bitcoin projects, and has held roles at Paxos and Armory Technologies. At present, he splits his time between consulting, advising, lecturing, and writing books and articles on Bitcoin and blockchain technology. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alongside Jimmy, other speakers participating in this year\u2019s conference include Muneeb Ali, CEO of Blockstack, a decentralized computing platform that was the first to receive Regulation A approval from the Securities and Exchange Commission for its token sale; Justin Sun, Founder of TRON; Bill Barhydt, CEO and Founder of Abra; Mance Harmon, CEO of Hedera Hashgraph; Sam Bankman-Fried, CEO\u200bof FTX; Kyle Samani, Managing Partner\u200bof Multicoin Capital; Su Zhu, CIO and CEO\u200bof Three Arrows Capital; and Willy Woo, Partner at Adaptive Capital. More speakers are expected to be announced over the coming weeks.  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Coming off the back of the success of 2019\u2019s edition, this year\u2019s event is expected to see thousands of participants and industry leaders in attendance. As Asi\u200ba Crypto Week\u2019s<\/a> flagship event, blockchain enthusiasts and executives will have the opportunity to attend a whole host of industry-focused side events and networking opportunities throughout the week. In 2019, Asia Crypto Week hosted over 40 side events and community meet-ups organized by prominent projects such as Ethereum, Litecoin, Huobi, and many more, in order to support Hong Kong\u2019s burgeoning crypto ecosystem. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hong Kong \u2014 February 7, 2020 \u2014 TOKEN204\u200b9\u200b, the premier crypto conference in Asia, will be returning to Hong Kong this year on 7-8 October 2020 at Shangri-La\u2019\u200b s Kerry Hotel.\u200b As the flagship event of Asi\u200ba Crypto Week,\u200b TOKEN2049 will bring together leading projects as well as key decision-makers and thought leaders throughout the … Read moreTOKEN2049 is Back for 2020, Examining What\u2019s Next for the Crypto Industry<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2444,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"modified_by":"Alex","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coindataflow.com\/clue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2441"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coindataflow.com\/clue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coindataflow.com\/clue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coindataflow.com\/clue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coindataflow.com\/clue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2441"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/coindataflow.com\/clue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2441\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2456,"href":"https:\/\/coindataflow.com\/clue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2441\/revisions\/2456"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coindataflow.com\/clue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2444"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coindataflow.com\/clue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2441"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coindataflow.com\/clue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2441"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coindataflow.com\/clue\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2441"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}