According to U.Today, Brad Garlinghouse, the CEO of Ripple, a U.S. fintech decacorn, is set to speak at the Korea Blockchain Week 2024 in September. The announcement was made on the event's main account. Garlinghouse's speech will be part of the IMPACT program, where he will discuss the future of finance with blockchain and crypto technology. The event will take place on September 3-4, 2024, at Seoul's Walkerhill Hotels and Resort complex. Local digital economy heavyweights Hashed and Factblock are supporting the event.
Emi Yoshikawa, Ripple's Strategic Initiatives Vice President, emphasized the significance of the event for Ripple's regional strategy. She expressed excitement about Ripple's presence in Korea for the event. Two weeks prior, it was announced that the XRP Ledger blockchain had onboarded a South Korean validator.
In other news, discussions about the potential approval of an XRP ETF in the United States have been reignited. Local infrastructure vendor Infinite Block began supporting the integrity of XRPL transaction validation in May. Standard Chartered, a major banking institution, suggested that an XRP spot ETF could be approved as early as 2025. However, the exact timelines remain uncertain as many altcoins are considered potential securities by the U.S. SEC, which could jeopardize their ETF prospects.
