KBS 2018 -Seoul
Korea Blockchain Summit(KBS) 2018, organised by Global Blockchain Foundation (GBF) , was taken place at Grand Intercontinental Seoul on July 12–13, according to GBF official site.
KBS 2018 had various programs such as panel discussion, hackathon, presentation, and networking party, with a main topic on challenging issues in blockchain and crypto-economy.
The number of attendees had around 1000 with 30 speakers, including KCX Exchange CIO Jason H.Jang, SingularDTV Asia SingularDTV CMO Jack Cheng among others during the event.
Jang made a speech with its title on Utilization of Digital Asset in Everyday : a Hype or a Hope. Cryptocurrency would still make an effort to have a customer friendly usability further to secure a popularity, he said during his speech.
Headquartered in Taiwan, COBINHOOD is a cryptocurrency service platform for the blockchain era which operating a zero-trading-fee exchange and ICO service. The founder of COBINHOOD — Popo Chen delivered a presentation titled as The Next Generation Blockchain Technology. The solution for scalability and security would be a key for the next generation technology in the blockchain industry, he said, while explaining COBINHOOD’s partner Dexon’s technology.
A various types of tokens are trading on Cobinhood Exchange such as PlayCoin(PLY).
GBF is an international non-profit social enterprise to build a sustainable blockchain community through cooperation, with its initiatives including entrepreneurial and academic supports, along with organising blockchain events.
GBF’s upcoming events will include Russia Blockchain Summit (August 23–24), ASEAN Blockchain Summit 2018 (Sep 3–4, Malaysia), and World Blockchain Summit 2018(Oct 1–5, India).
When asked on the possibility of organzing larger blockchain event in Seoul again or near locations, GBF’s Co-Founder Praneet Kumar said that it could be a likely scenario, given the positive feedback on KBS 2018.
by Genta Nakanishi
https://koreablockchainsummit.com/
https://tokennews-hk.com/column/kbs-2018-seoul-in-july/
