GBX at World Blockchain Conference, World Blockchain Summit and the Inaugural GBX FORT Monthly Rockout Meetup Party in Singapore

4 min readJul 26, 2018

The week of 16th July was a busy week for the Gibraltar Blockchain Exchange (GBX). GBX was invited to participate in three panels and one ICO pitch jury over two conferences — the World Blockchain Conference and the World Blockchain Summit in Singapore. The two events coincided with the launch of the GBX FORT (Friends Of Rock Token) Monthly Rockout Meetups.

We kicked off the week with a panel discussion at the World Blockchain Conference. Andrew Pal, Chief Strategy Officer for the Gibraltar Stock Exchange Group, was invited to speak on the “Next in Blockchain Panel.” Andrew was joined by Gerald Tock from Kommunity Ventures, Yi Ge Cai from Tencent, Michele from BIGLOY and Tju Liang from the Ethereum Foundation.

*Andrew Pal (centre), speaking at the World Blockchain Conference*

During the panel, one particular quote from Andrew Pal stood out:

“Project owners need to have convictions in their ICOs, not a conviction.”

We couldn’t agree more. Many jurisdictions are still looking at how to regulate this new industry, but unregulated does not mean it’s ok to break the law.

The conference roadshows continued with the World Blockchain Summit in Singapore on 19th and 20th July.

GBX was invited to exhibit and participate in two-panel discussions, in partnership with Trescon. Andrew Pal spoke on the “Regulatory Landscape in Asia” panel on the first day and also on the “Institutionalisation of Crypto Markets by Liquidity Providers” on the second.

*Andrew Pal (far right), on the regulatory panel*

Amongst other themes, the discussion was focused on the gradual institutionalisation of crypto markets by liquidity providers from derivatives and FX trading backgrounds. For example, Goldman Sachs’ investment into Circle, and also the inevitability of regulation of crypto markets — a choice of two models: prescriptive versus descriptive regulation, such as the MAS guidelines.

*The GBX Asia Team (Chuan Ji Lim, David Wang, Thomas Chao, Ben Soh, Nigel Lam)*

Chuan Ji Lim, Business Development (APAC) at GBX, was also invited to be part of the ICO Grand Slam Competition.

Speaking on the sidelines, Chuan Ji expressed the view that the community involvement and market awareness of projects form an integral part of the success of any project. While traditional companies with established businesses could have more credibility than others, projects will still have to start somewhere. In this aspect, keeping an open mind and having support from the community is especially important. Many congratulations to Grapevine, the Champion of the ICO Grand Slam Competition!

*Chuan Ji (second from left), with Grapevine, Champions of the ICO Grand Slam*

The week concluded with a GBX party to celebrate the inaugural launch of the GBX FORT Monthly Rockout Meetup! Over 200 FORTs, including 7 Sponsor Firms from 3 continents, were in attendance. Many thanks to Blockchain Worx (SG), Lightbulb Capital (SG), Venture Capital Network (SG), True Global Ventures (SG), ICOMain.io (HK), Rockchain Capital (Gibraltar) and Crypto SA (Australia) and their clients for attending the event!