Mindanao Traders Expo 2024 Highlights Crypto, Web3
The Expo blends traditional finance with the emerging blockchain technology.
The 2-day Mindanao Traders Expo (MTeX) 2024 in Davao City showcased both traditional finance, like stock trading, foreign exchange, investments, and more, as well as the emerging sectors of cryptocurrency and web3.
Whatโs the significance: The event highlights the growing interest and integration of cryptocurrency and web3 in mainstream financial discussions, even beyond Metro Manila, emphasizing the importance of these emerging technologies in future financial landscapes.
Driving the news:
- The event was held last July 25-26, 2024 at the University of Southeastern Philippines (USeP) Social Hall, Davao City, Davao Del Sur.
Crypto representatives talked on the stage discussing different topics:
- BitPinas Editor-in-Chief Michael Mislos presented the #CryptoPH 2024 Report.
- Coins.ph Senior Campaigns Manager Floi Wycoc discussed “Price Volatility in the Crypto Space.”
- NFT Davaoโs Ferdie James Nervida talked about NFT valuation.
- Davao DeFi Community Founder Ruben Lacumba Jr. showcased the community to the audience and the benefits of decentralized finance.
- CoinEx Charity Philippine Lead Dell Omasas introduced the CoinEx Ecosystem to the attendees.
- RERDAO Founder and CEO Rod Albores, who is also the co-founder of NFT Davao, also took the stage.
- In Day 2, The Whizkid Trader Joseph Lejarde and The Resistance Trader James Genove, both frequent BitPinas Webcast guests, also gave their talks.
MTeX featured various booths from several financial institutions and web3 communities:
- Web3 entities include:
- Coins.ph
- NFT Davao
- RerDAO
- DavaoDefi
- Other booths include:
- CXM Directย
- Fortune Time Global
- First Metro Securities
- UnionBank
- AIA Philippines Corporate Solutions
- SAMULCO
- Lyr Lending Corporation
The expo provided a platform for networking, learning, and collaboration among traditional financial institutions and emerging web3 communities as well as the students at the university.
- Also: The presence of both traditional and digital finance sectors indicates a significant shift towards more inclusive financial ecosystems being adopted in the Davao region.
Day 1 post-event, some of the attendees and speakers of the expo went straight to BitPinas Davao Community Meetup.
Worth reading: After the expo, the city also hosted the first leg of the Philippine Blockchain Week (PBWx) series with ChainReact on July 30, 2024, at the Arcadia Event Center.
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