Japan Blockchain International Summit WebX will be held from July 25 to July 27, 2023. This year is the first one. It is one of the largest Web3 conferences in Asia planned and managed by Japanese encryption media CoinPost. Crypto industry startups, companies, investors, government officials and media from Japan and abroad will gather in Tokyo to discuss topics related to the Web 3 space. BlockBeats will follow the conference throughout and report the latest information.

Important information

Japanese Prime Minister: Web3 is part of new capitalism

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida delivered a video speech at the "WebX-The Next Stage of Digital" Tokyo International Forum hosted by Coinpost. He said that "Web3 is part of the new capitalism." Web3 has the potential to change the traditional framework of the Internet and trigger social change, and the government is working hard to improve the environment for promoting Web3. Prime Minister Kishida strongly hopes that major Japanese companies can announce to the world at this conference a large-scale project to create a valuable economic zone in the metaverse space. He also hopes that the Web3 industry can regain attention and vitality, and more new types of technologies will be born. project.

CZ: Binance will start providing full services on the new Japanese platform in August

On July 25, CZ, founder of the cryptocurrency trading platform Binance, said that Binance will start providing full services on its new platform in Japan in August.

WebX, the International Blockchain Summit in Japan, opens, taking stock of Japanese Web3 crypto institutions

What we can see is that Japan’s move to embrace cryptocurrency and Web3 is clearly a strategic move to inject new vitality into the economy, and if Japan wants to drive new economic growth with the emergence of Web3, it must overcome many obstacles. Whether in crypto-friendly cities such as Tokyo or Kyoto, some truly groundbreaking Web3 companies need to be born, which can both demonstrate the potential of blockchain technology and serve as role models to inspire other Japanese entrepreneurs.

On-site event

WebX Japan International Blockchain Summit

Ripple’s CTO David Schwartz talked about tokenizing real-world assets. He said, “We can create value from relationships.”

Conference Agenda

The following shows part of the conference agenda. Click the link to view the full agenda.