The CEO of Ripple attend the Blockchain Connect Conference on January 26 in San Francisco, and he won’t be the only one to speak at the conference; big names like Tim Draper (founding partner of Draper Associates and DFJ), Charlie Lee (Creator of Litecoin), Hongfei Da (CEO of Onchai and founder of NEO) and Ted Lin ( co-founder of Binance Exchange).

The description on the official site of the conference says that “China and the US are the two powerhouses in the fast-moving blockchain space. It is critical to understand the Chinese perspective to understand where Blockchain is headed.

The Blockchain Connect Conference is the first US-China blockchain conference and will set the tone for the future of Blockchain.

The Blockchain Connect Conference will be held in San Francisco on Jan 26, 2018, bringing together over 1000 scientists, entrepreneurs, investors and developers from all over the world for a day of blockchain discussion.”

Blockchain Connect described itself as the “first U.S.-China blockchain conference,” and an event that would bring together “over 1,000 scientists, entrepreneurs, investors and developers from all over the world for a day of blockchain discussion.”