2018 Korea Blockchain Week, BLOCKCHAIN PARTNERS SUMMIT 2018 at Walkerhill Hotel Seoul

Finally, the long-awaited ‘BLOCKCHAIN PARTNERS SUMMIT 2018’. The two-day event at the Walkerhill Hotel received an admission fee of $ 350 per person.

2018 Korea Blockchain Week, BLOCKCHAIN PARTNERS SUMMIT 2018 at Walkerhill Hotel Seoul

Hycon and Tron are introduced as main speakers. In addition, familiar teams are noticeable.

2018 Korea Blockchain Week, BLOCKCHAIN PARTNERS SUMMIT 2018 at Walkerhill Hotel Seoul

On the first day, we arrived early and took the seats in the front. It was a two-day event, so there was a lot of empty tables at the beginning, but it soon became full.

2018 Korea Blockchain Week, BLOCKCHAIN PARTNERS SUMMIT 2018 at Walkerhill Hotel Seoul

About 1,500 people attended this event that day. Considering the size of the event and the hotel’s venue rental fee, the entrance fee of $350 per person is not that expensive.

Simultaneous interpreters were provided in three languages, Korean, Chinese and English at each table, and the interpretation was very smooth. It was very helpful especially for me as I can’t speak Chinese.

[2018 Korea Blockchain Week, BLOCKCHAIN PARTNERS SUMMIT 2018 at Walkerhill Hotel Seoul

PUNDI CEO’s speech

The picture above is Paul Williams, Hycon’s Project Manager. He and I hold the same position in our respective companies so it was easy to talk with him. He seemed quite satisfied with his life in Korea.

2018 Korea Blockchain Week, BLOCKCHAIN PARTNERS SUMMIT 2018 at Walkerhill Hotel Seoul

The portable fan that IOST distributed as a promotional item was very practical. The summer weather in Korea has suddenly become hot this year, so the highest daytime temperature in Seoul has reached 40 degrees Celsius. This is probably hotter than Bangkok in Thailand. (I was later told that the weather is extremely hot all over the world.)

2018 Korea Blockchain Week, BLOCKCHAIN PARTNERS SUMMIT 2018 at Walkerhill Hotel Seoul

I personally liked Bitcoin.com’s promotional items. While many teams had promotional items to bring people to their booths, Bitcoin.com let people download their application and finish the deposit test. As a reward they gave the gifts above such as T-shirts, but they were out early.

2018 Korea Blockchain Week, BLOCKCHAIN PARTNERS SUMMIT 2018 at Walkerhill Hotel Seoul

Steve, CTO of Nexybit, is quite tired of Korea Blockchain Week and the two-day ‘BLOCKCHAIN PARTNERS SUMMIT 2018’ event.

I can understand him being tired… I’m tired too …

We were able to get a chance to meet passionate services and various people through this Korea Blockchain Week event. Though we had a grueling schedule and could sleep only three hours a day, Korea Blockchain Week 2018 was definitely worth it.

When have market players, including investors from all over the world, ever voluntarily gathered in Seoul, Korea to discuss about the future and business in Korea’s industrial history before?

A story of people who want to meet a better world,

People who want to make better services.

We have come to realize once again that the blockchain is just the beginning and that our services will also work for the future.

A thought came to me suddenly.

The beginning of this industry will be a great turning point in human history.

And the exchanges in the blockchain industry will be the gateway connecting the real world and the digital world.

Nexybit hopes for such a future and is ready for the next stage.

Nexybit, the Hybrid Decentralized Exchange.