Korea Blockchain Week 2022 Kicks Off in Seoul

Seoul, South Korea--(Newsfile Corp. - August 7, 2022) - Asia's largest blockchain event, Korea Blockchain Week (KBW 2022)^[1], will kick off in Seoul, South Korea. The event runs for one week and features the highly anticipated main event, KBW2022: IMPACT, which invites the brightest minds of the blockchain industry to discuss topics such as Web 3.0, DEFI, metaverse, and gaming.

Korea Blockchain Week 2022

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With the presence of major title sponsors, including BRV, a global growth investment platform, Klaytn, a blockchain subsidiary of one of Korea's BigTech, Wemade, a global game developer, and Solana, an emerging leader in the smart contracts market, Korea Blockchain Week 2022 has become an event of mass participation which include a diverse range of companies from BigTechs to Gaming companies.

The title sponsors will interact with the audience as keynote speakers or through fireside chats at the main event, KBW2022: IMPACT, held on August 8-9^th at Grand InterContinental Seoul Parnas.

Wemade is an aggressive player in expanding its ecosystem with 'Global no.1' blockchain platform-Wemix as the backdrop. Henry Chang, the CEO, will give a keynote presentation on August 9^th titled "The Ultimate Utilities of Cryptocurrency: Game and the Metaverse."

Klaytn has its mind set on a new milestone this year, "The Metaverse for All." Sam Seo, Representative Director of Klaytn Foundation, will provide a keynote speech on August 8th. In addition, Solana, a fierce competitor of Ethereum that recently unveiled a Web 3.0-based Android mobile saga, will open a fireside chat on the same day.

More than 100 key stakeholders in the blockchain industry from home and abroad will attend this year's event.

Korea Blockchain Week is in its 5^th year and is hosted by FactBlock, a blockchain community builder, and co-hosted by Hashed, a blockchain venture capital. ROK Capital, a blockchain hedge fund, will participate as a partner. In addition, Klaytn, Solana, and Wemade will serve as title sponsors for the event.

In addition to the main event, KBW2022: IMPACT, various side events are lined up for the week, including Solana Hacker House, a pitching competition for blockchain startups hosted by Solana from August 3^rd to 7^th, FactBlock VIP Night on August 7^th, Seoul Festa 2022: K-pop Festival on August 10^th, Web 3.0 Dinner on August 11^th, and Impact NFT Gallery, an NFT exhibition running from August 12th to 14th.

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