Metverse Founder & CEO Eric Gu was invited to attend the first US-China Blockchain Connect Conference organized by SV Insight at the Palace of Fine Arts Theatre in San Francisco on Jan 26, 2018. The event gathered over 1000 scientists, entrepreneurs, investors and developers from around the world for a day of intense discussion revolving around blockchain technology, with attendees including Litecoin founder Charlie Lee, Ripple founder Brad Garlinghouse, Bitcoin angel investor and early Ethereum supporter Chandler Guo, as well as Chris Lee, CEO of OKex.

Themed “Blockchain Evolution in US and China”, this conference hosted fireside chats, keynote speeches and panel discussions around a diverse range of topics including the standardization of blockchain development, blockchain expansion, cross-chain cooperation, cryptography and other pressing industry issues. At the conference, Eric participated in a panel discussion about ICOs, IFOs, Communities and Regulations in China. He expressed that to truly realize the decentralization of cryptocurrencies, more banks and reputable tech companies had to enter the blockchain sector. Rather than viewing the evolution of blockchain technology solely from a monetary standpoint, Eric felt that cryptocurrencies would compete on their underlying technology in the future. At the same time, Eric strongly encouraged sharing and exchanging resources within the blockchain community and developing cross-chain cooperation to jointly establish healthy and sustainable blockchain ecosystems, a proposal aligned with the theme of the conference.

Metaverse is China’s leading public blockchain solution and aims to iteratively enhance its blockchain infrastructure as well as provide pragmatic blockchain applications based on the Metaverse blockchain, such as KYC and digital copyright services. Metaverse is currently focused on the development of Blockchain-as-a-Service and digital identities, paving the way for enterprises and individuals to request for customized blockchain services tailored for their specific needs. Metaverse’s BaaS framework mainly caters to business users, such as individuals or businesses with transaction or asset management needs. Metaverse has also established multiple strategic partnerships with notable partners including Baofeng Boko Cloud, the world’s first Blockchain Consensus Network provider, as well as GE Chain, which will increase Metaverse’s full nodes and greatly improve the stability and safety of distributed file networks.

China and the US are currently two major powerhouses in the fast-moving blockchain space. This round of the Blockchain Connect Conference served as a platform for conversation between parties from each country, and sets the tone for the future of blockchain development in 2018. We look forward to the developments from Metaverse in the coming year!

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