Written by angelilu, Foresight News
Bitcoin2024 came to a successful conclusion in Nashville, USA. This Web3 event attracted the attention of the global Web3 industry due to Trump's attendance, and also made everyone pay more attention to what other Web3 events are worth looking forward to in August.
Interestingly, in Eastern culture, "888" is pronounced the same as "Fa Fa Fa", and 8 has always represented an auspicious number. Many crypto events in August are also concentrated in Asia. In contrast, the Western world has temporarily entered a rest period after the intensive activities in July. Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Taiwan, Shenzhen, and Japan will all welcome a series of heavyweight blockchain events this month. Foresight News hereby presents the "Guide to Attending Events" to explore this Asian Web3 summer together!
FORESIGHT 2024
Date: August 11 to August 12, 2024
Location: Hong Kong, China
Highlights: The most anticipated crypto event in August, "FORESIGHT 2024", will be held in Hong Kong from August 11 to 12. This summit is co-organized by Foresight Ventures, Foresight News and The Block. It is the first time that the most influential Chinese and English media platforms in the blockchain field have been united as organizers. It aims to achieve in-depth dialogue in the global Web3 community and is scheduled to be held in Hong Kong, an international financial center, highlighting the core concept of this summit "connecting the East and the West and bridging regional differences."
As a window to Web3 in Asia and a hub for blockchain exchanges between the East and the West, Hong Kong’s strategic position is self-evident. In this bull market full of opportunities, the two-day FORESIGHT 2024 summit will delve into hot topics such as the two major ETFs passed this year, the Hong Kong crypto market, AI and Web3, Bitcoin and L2, and ZK technology.
The summit brings together a number of "big names" in the Web3 field, including: OSL Chairman and CEO Patrick Pan, Blur and Blast co-founder Pacman, Avail founder Anurag Arjun, TON Foundation Chairman Steve Yun, Aptos co-founder and CEO Mo Shaikh, Movement Labs co-founder Rushi Manche, ether.fi co-founder and chief growth officer Rok Kopp, etc. have confirmed their attendance, providing a platform for information exchange and collision of ideas for participants.
India Blockchain Tour 2024
Time: August 2024
Location: India
Highlights: India Blockchain Tour is a series of Indian blockchain events hosted by Octaloop, an Indian blockchain consulting and marketing company. This year is the third time the event is held. The event was held in 6 cities in India this year, with the theme of "If you don't go to the event, the event will go to you". The remaining 3 events in August are: Mumbai on August 3, Bangalore on August 10, and Chennai on August 24. Guests included Aishwary Gupta of Polygon Labs, Om Malviya of Tezos India, and leaders of local blockchain projects in India.
Recently, the Indian crypto trading platform WazirX was attacked by a cyber attack in July, resulting in the theft of crypto assets worth more than $230 million, so security-related issues will attract the attention of participants. In terms of policy, the Indian government also plans to release a discussion document on cryptocurrency policy by September. India's current policy related to crypto taxation is controversial, requiring the deduction of 1% of the tax deducted at source (TDS) for crypto transactions. The main demand of the Indian crypto industry is to reduce the tax from 1% to 0.01%, and the Indian Finance Minister recently kept the crypto tax rules unchanged in his budget speech. Therefore, crypto taxation is expected to be one of the hot topics in Indian blockchain activities.
Malaysian Blockchain Week 2024
Time: July 31 to August 1, 2024
Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Highlights: Malaysia Blockchain Week 2024 will be held from July 31 to August 1. The event is hosted by Lydian Labs and focuses on education, regulatory advocacy and the display of innovative projects. One of the important topics is the Malaysian government's regulatory support for the blockchain industry, reflecting the local industry's attention to policy guidance. Guests attending include Etherscan CEO Matthew Tan, Coingecko co-founder Bobby Ong, Jupiter co-founder Siong, etc., which will provide a window for international participants to understand the Malaysian market.
Asia Blockchain Summit 2024
Time: August 6 to August 8, 2024
Location: Taiwan
Highlights: Asia Blockchain Summit 2024 (ABS2024) will be held at the Taipei Nangang Expo Center from August 6 to 8. This annual event was founded by Andrew Fai and Blocktempo Media Group in Taipei in 2018. One of the highlights of the summit is the panel discussion on the role of government in regulating the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry. Guests announced for this year's event include Ethereum founder Vitalik Buterin, and it is also the only event in August that Vitalik Buterin will attend. Other guests include Hester M. Peirce, Commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Steve Yun, Chairman of the TON Foundation, Lily Liu of the Solana Foundation, and Paul Grewal, Chief Legal Officer of Coinbase.
It is worth noting that Taiwan has recently taken frequent actions in cryptocurrency regulation. In July 2024, the Legislative Yuan of Taiwan amended and passed some provisions of the Anti-Money Laundering Act in the third reading, bringing cryptocurrency exchanges (currency traders) into the scope of regulation, indicating that Taiwan is actively promoting the compliance process of the cryptocurrency industry. Against this background, ABS2024 is not only a platform for technical and commercial exchanges, but also an important window for observing and discussing the trend of cryptocurrency regulation in Asia, especially in Taiwan.
Canada Crypto Week 2024
Time: August 11 to August 17, 2024
Location: Toronto, Canada
Highlights: Canada Crypto Week 2024 will be held in Toronto, Canada from August 11 to 17. This is a week-long comprehensive event focusing on the latest developments and applications of Web3 and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, including the main event Blockchain Futurist Conference and surrounding events such as book signings, seminars, ETHToronto and ETHWomen hackathons. One of the highlights of this event is its ticketing system. All event tickets are issued through the Web3 ticketing platform BlockLive and recorded on the Ethereum Layer2 network Metis.
ETHShenzhen 2024
Time: August 16 to August 18, 2024
Location: Shenzhen, China
Highlights: The ETHShenzhen 2024 Summit and Hackathon will be held in Shenzhen from August 16th to 18th. The event is jointly organized by OpenBuild, Panta Rhei, and Shenzhen University Chain Association. The hackathon prize pool exceeds US$50,000, covering four major tracks: Innovative Dapps, Open-Source Tools/Infrastructure, xFi, and General. It is expected that more than 200 developers will participate and submit more than 30 projects.
Web3 Summit
Date: August 19 to August 21
Location: Berlin, Germany
Highlights: Web3 Summit will be held in Berlin from August 19 to 21. It is a summit and hackathon event hosted by the Web3 Foundation. The overall discussion will focus on the cutting-edge development and application of Web3 technology, including blockchain language models, Web3 SDK, decentralized artificial intelligence stack, privacy expansion, etc. The guest lineup includes Gavin Wood, founder of Polkadot, Alex Gluchowski, founder of Matter Labs, Alex Pruden, executive director of Aleo Foundation, Kevin Owocki, founder of Gitcoin, etc.
WebX 2024
Date: August 28 to August 29, 2024
Location: Tokyo, Japan
Highlights: WebX 2024 will be held in Tokyo from August 28 to 29, hosted by CoinPost. The theme of this conference is "cross-industry", aiming to explore the application of Web3 technology in various industries. Traditional Japanese companies have begun to actively deploy in the Web3 field. Recently, Sony Group has acquired Amber Japan and officially entered the field of encrypted trading platforms. In addition, the Japanese government has implemented a Web3-friendly policy. The meeting invited Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to attend. Other industry guests also included Binance CEO Richard Teng, Backpack co-founder Armani Ferrante, and Solana Foundation Executive Director Daniel Albert.
Looking back at last year's WebX event, it attracted 16,000 participants from more than 40 countries, with the highest proportion of participants from Asian countries such as South Korea, China, and Singapore. From the overall market situation, Japan ranks 18th in the global cryptocurrency acceptance ranking. Data shows that the number of daily active users of Japanese users on centralized exchanges is about 350,000, indicating that the Japanese cryptocurrency market has a certain scale and activity.
