FinTech on the Block () Conference and TokenExpo is a two-day event that assembles the leading Finance, FinTech and Blockchain players as well as private and institutional investors. We are proud to host Jeff Thomas (Vice President of Nasdaq’s Listing Services), Tim Draper (Founder of Draper Associates), Kaushalya Somasundaram (Head of Fintech Partnerships at HSBC), Chris Britt (Co-founder of Chime), Sam Cassatt (Chief Strategy Officer at ConsenSys), Guy Hirsch (USA Managing director of eToro) and others among our speakers. The event will take place on November 27-28 in San Francisco and will bond over 1500 delegates and 80 speakers that make up the foundation of the fintech and blockchain ecosystems.
The Forum will feature panel discussions, networking sessions, workshops and a VIP party. There also will be an EXPO with the latest fintech developments.
During the two-day event, venture capitalists, leading fintech startups and top-10 banks representatives will be discussing the evolution and future of money, adoption of blockchain in finance, cybersecurity, regulation in the Fintech and Blockchain industries and other emerging trends that are disrupting traditional banking and financial industry.
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The global industry was attended by leading companies in the industry, including: world cryptocurrency exchanges (Okex, Huobi, etc.), mining giants Bitmain, Bitfury and Btc.com, creators and top managers of key cryptocurrencies (bitcoin Gold, NEM, etc.), leading Asian funds, investing in blockchain startups.
In two days, the forum gathered more than 4,000 participants from different cities and countries. In one place, it was possible to collect cryptocurrency funds from around the world, private investors, representatives of top coins, crypto traders, owners of ICO projects, entrepreneurs, developers, miners and novice crypto enthusiasts. On the forum was announced a new equipment from leading developers, international companies entered into partnerships on the main stage on the forum and on the sidelines, and the participants were able to personally communicate with world industry leaders.
Industry leaders gave unique presentations at the forum: Roger Ver (bitcoin.com), Sergey Khitrov (Listing.Help, Icotop.io), Anatoly Kaplan (ForkLog), Vit Jedlička (President of Liberland), Tone Vays (Trader and Analyst), Jason Hu (World Blockchain Organization), Khalid Dianov (BigX) and other leading industry representatives.
The key moment of the forum was the thematic section “The State and Blockchain”, which was attended by the head of the working group on cryptocurrencies in the State Duma Elina Sidorenko, advisor to the chairman of the board of Vnesheconombank Vladimir Demin, adviser to the Governor of St. Petersburg Artem Sheykin, member of the expert council on digital economics and blockchain technologies of the State Duma of the Russian Federation Venera Shaidullina. The section was moderated by the main organizer of the forum – Sergey Khitrov.
Demin, calling for the popularization of technology, sais:
“Some project and it has the word blockchain, then this is necessarily the leading project of the company. Even if the blockchain is not needed there in any way. And we need this bubble of mistrust, we need to pierce at least once. As soon as people see that it works and brings some benefits, we will immediately see another attention to our industry. ”
One of the most memorable episodes of the forum is the presentation of ICO-projects by investors and crypto funds from different countries – from Italy to China. As part of the ICO Pitch, 15 innovative projects were made, of which three of the most promising were noted: the HYGH media advertising providers platform, the CoinStruction multi-functional cryptocurrency exchange system, and the Blueshare token.
The organizer of the forum is the leading global agency for listing projects on cryptocurrency exchanges – .
General sponsor of the forum was the international platform . Among the partners of the conference it is worth mentioning the Swiss stock exchange for digital assets – BigX. Diamond forum sponsors: market leader in listing projects on Listing.Help cryptocurrency exchanges, Bitlish cryptocurrency exchange, ICOTOP rating agency and SIMEX cryptocurrency exchange.
After the enchanting success of the forum in Russia, the organizers are planning to hold an event in the heart of Asia – Singapore, in the spring of 2019.
According to Forbes, augmented reality technology will reach its peak around the world within the next 5-10 years, and it will be as commonplace as using Wi-Fi or mobile communications are for us right now. With this in mind, investing in the leaders in the AR field is now considered extremely promising, and funds are being invested from the crypto-community, IT companies as well as companies from the real sector of the economy.
has proved that even in a falling market, investors are still interested in exciting projects. As the token sale draws to a close, the project has already collected more than 25,000,000 dollars! Of this, 2,000,000 dollars was invested in the project by Asian-Investments, an investment fund operating in the Asia-Pacific region; another 4,000,000 was contributed to ARROUND.io by retail investors, as part of the ongoing ICO project, with , one of the world’s largest gold traders, investing $19,000,000 into the project.
The term Augmented Reality (AR) was originally coined by researcher Tom Codel in1990. The name speaks for itself – these are technologies that enhance reality with virtual elements. That is, you pick up your smartphone or tablet, launch the camera and see not just what’s in front of you in the real world, but also additional elements. For example, King Kong, sitting on top of a skyscraper drinking a Coke, or a Pokémon hiding behind a car, or maybe a truck parked right on a square in the center of the city. Augmented reality is a unique technology that allows you to add virtual objects, sounds, and images to the real world. In addition, it’s also interactive – you can influence and play with the virtual objects, take photos with them to post on Instagram and much more.
This is the principle behind the ARROUND mobile app, an MVP that’s already available for download at the App Store and Google Play. The creators of ARROUND.io are applying the technology of augmented reality to advertising, as AR is the single most powerful tool for creating a “WOW effect.” ARROUND has already launched a campaign for the Scania brand under the slogan “Look ARround.” ARROUND.io, has “parked” virtual Scania trucks in central locations around the world: in Beijing, Prague, Moscow, Washington, Ottawa, Berlin and other cities. The company is also developing advertising campaigns with a number of other global business giants:
Unilever – the world leader in the market of food and household goods.
Carmex – the world’s number one lip balm.
Magnum – one of the most popular ice-cream brands in the world.
TRESemmé – the world leader in hair care products, founded in the USA in 1947.
Campari – the Italian producer of market-leading wines, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.
Today, AR is being heavily invested in by Apple, Google, HTC, and Facebook, as well as by private and institutional investors around the world. Everyone still has the opportunity to become an investor in – the project’s ICO will continue until November 15, 2018 on the arround.io website. The price of one token right now is $0.035, and 3,000,000,000 ARR tokens are available during the sale.
