Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin will be one of the keynote speakers at the seventh edition of Korea Blockchain Week 2024, an annual week-long conference celebrating the innovation of one of the world's most disruptive and powerful technologies, Blockchain.
Vitalik Buterin will be present virtually at the conference, which will be held from September 1 to 7 in the city of Seoul, South Korea.
The organizers of Korea Blockchain Week 2024 recently confirmed who will be the conference's keynote speakers, who will delight attendees throughout a week full of innovation, experiences and enriching knowledge.
According to the event's official website, Buterin will be present at the conference virtually. The organizers highlight that the participation of the co-founder of Ethereum in the conference will be enriching, as he is one of the most influential actors in the crypto industry.
Who is Vitalik Buterin?
Buterin “first discovered blockchain and cryptocurrency technologies through Bitcoin in 2011, and immediately became excited about the technology and its potential,” he said. lee on the website. “He co-founded Bitcoin Magazine in September 2011, and after two and a half years analyzing what existing blockchain technology and applications had to offer, he wrote the Ethereum white paper in November 2013.”
Since then, Vitalik Buterin has been leading the Ethereum research and development team and is currently working on future versions of the blockchain protocol.
Buterin frequently uses his social media or blog page to share his ideas, thoughts, and knowledge with the crypto community. Recently, he wrote on X a list of the most notable applications of blockchain technology in the real world. Also, she published some tips on security in cryptocurrency custody and presented a proposal to increase Ethereum's gas limit to improve the scalability of the network. Buterin has also proposed other important changes to the Ethereum roadmap.
Brad Garlinghouse, Sergei Nazarov and many more at Korea Blockchain Week 2024
In addition to Vitalik Buterin, other prominent players in the global cryptocurrency industry have been confirmed as speakers for Korea Blockchain Week 2024. These include Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple; Sergey Nazarov, co-founder of Chainlink; Mo Shaikh, co-founder and CEO of Aptos Labs and who recently joined the Digital Assets Subcommittee of the United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission.
At the conference, they will also be present yacht Siu, co-founder of Animoca Brands; Ed Felten, co-founder of Offchain Labs; Sebastien Borget, co-founder and CEO of The Sandbox; Alexander Larsen, co-founder of Sky Mavis and Greg Solano, CEO of Yuga Labs.
Other innovative projects in the crypto industry will also be represented at the annual Korean conference, such as EigenLayer, Botanix Labs, Mysten Labs, Agora, MakerDAO, Pudy Penguins, Bonk, and much more.
Korea Blockchain Week 2024 is a conference organized by FactBlock and Hashed, which is focused on showcasing the latest advancements in blockchain technology and driving Web3 innovation. As part of the program of this conference, the organizers prepare everything from dynamic debates and keynotes to practical experiences that encourage attendees to delve deeper into the innovation of cryptocurrencies and the blockchain industry.
