Taiwan to Emerge as an Asia Web3 Hub at ABS 2024 in August
ABS2024 expects to attract Over 15,000 attendees to Taipei to feature dialogues on AI, blockchain, and governance.
Asia Blockchain Summit (ABS2024), powered by BlockTempo, will focus on blockchain, AI, and the future of governance from August 6-8 in Taipei.
What’s the Significance: Over 15,000 attendees from more than 65 countries are expected. [Read more: Ethereum Co-Founder, Coins.ph to Headline Asia Blockchain Summit 2024]
The event will host various conferences and summits, including Web3 Game Con, The Open Summit, and Plurality Summit.
- Discussions will cover decentralized society, digital democracy, and the future of distributed power.
Notable speakers
- Vitalik Buterin, the founder of Ethereum
- Jen Bilango, Country Manager, Coins.ph
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt, ‘500 Days of Summer’ and ‘Inception’ actor
- Audrey Tang, Taiwan’s first Digital Minister
- Glen Weyl, first author of Plurality.net and founder of Plurality Institute
- Hester Pierce, Commissioner U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
- Steve Yun, TON Foundation President
- Lily Liu, Solana Foundation President
- Song Hongbing, author of Currency Wars
- Abighya Anand, the world-renowned Vedic Astrologer
- Scott Moore, co-founder of Gitcoin
- Ray Chan, Founder of Memeland and 9GAG
- David Yu, co-founder and CEO of VeVe
- Samson Mow, CEO of JAN3
- Dr. Tomicah Tillemann, CEO of Project Liberty
- Doris Yi Hsin Wang, Chairman of Taiwan Accounting Research and Development Foundation (ARDF)
Key Quote:
“Through public-private cooperation, we have made significant strides in regulation while nurturing top-tier technical talent and the crypto industry… This represents our ability to maintain a leading international role, not only as a global center for semiconductors and AI but also in advancing decentralization in the web3 era. Taiwan is the heart of Asia’s blockchain industry.”
Ju Chun Ko, Legislator of Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan
What to watch during the event: The unveiling of the Blockchain Roadmap by Far Eastern International Bank.
This article is published on BitPinas: Taiwan to Emerge as an Asia Web3 Hub at ABS2024 in August
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