Don Tapscott, a Canadian best-selling author and founder of Blockchain Research Institute, will speak at a blockchain conference slated for Jan. 17 in Seoul, according to an industry source Wednesday.





Best-selling author Don Tapscott (Courtesy of Don Tapscott)

The event, titled “Blockchain Revolution: Convergence with Traditional Economy,” will take place at Seoul Dragon City in Yongsan, central Seoul.

Tapscott, co-author of “Blockchain Revolution,” last visited Korea in late October last year.



Swiss blockchain tech startup Jibrel Network will host the event. Yazan Barghuthi, co-founder of Jibrel Network, will make a keynote speech.



Other speakers include Da Hongfei, co-founder of Chinese blockchain group NEO, and Changpeng Zhao, chief executive of cryptocurrency exchange Binance.



Registrations for the 350 seats will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis until Jan. 10.



