Organised by FactBlock and Hashed, the 2022 edition of Korea Blockchain Week will bring together the cream of the cryptocurrency industry from 7 to 14 August with conferences, discussions, competitions and hackathons. Travelling to South Korea? Discover the program of the biggest event in Asia dedicated to blockchain
August 8-9: KBW2022 IMPACT
For 7 days, the capital of South Korea will vibrate to the rhythm of blockchain and cryptocurrencies. Held for the 5th time, Korea Blockchain Week is the largest blockchain event in Asia and is expecting several thousand attendees.
The main event of this week, KBW2022 IMPACT, is co-organised by FactBlock and Hashed. It will take place on 8-9 August and will bring together industry pioneers to discuss blockchain technology as a whole: decentralised finance, non-fungible tokens, metaverse, Web3 and more.
On August 8 and 9, KBW2022 IMPACT will host more than 80 renowned personalities who will speak at conferences:
- Vitalik Buterin (co-creator of Ethereum);
- Changpeng Zhao (CEO of Binance);
- Illia Polosukhin (co-founder of NEAR Protocol);
- Sandeep Nailwal (co-founder of Polygon);
- Alex Svanevik (CEO of Nansen);
- Kevin Sekniqi (COO of Avalanche);
- Eric Anziani (COO of Crypto.com) ;
- Sergej Kunz (co-founder of 1inch Network) ;
- Kiyoung Ju (CEO of CrypoQuant);
- Julien Bouteloup (Founder of Stake DAO) ;
- and many others you can find here.
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To have an overview, here is the aftermovie of the 2019 edition:
Other events expected at KBW2022
In the heart of Seoul, Korea Blockchain Week will also provide important networking opportunities through a number of side events taking place throughout the week of August 7-14. Here is a non-exhaustive selection of some of the events that will take place during KBW:
On 7 August, KBW2022 kicks off with the FactBlock VIP Party, an exclusive networking event where invited attendees will have the unique opportunity to connect with speakers, sponsors and leaders in the blockchain industry.
From August 9 to 11, the Korea Blockchain Week teams will host another event (hacker house) where Decipher (blockchain research group) and other industry professionals will offer in-person advice.
On 11 and 12 August, the Avalanche blockchain community will be in the spotlight with Avalanche Hacks, a series of events for Web3 developers and users.
From 12-14 August, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) will be highlighted at the famous Dongdaemun Design Plaza, with an art gallery dedicated to digital artworks.
