Istanbul Blockchain Week opened its doorways on Nov. 14 to deliver the crypto and blockchain ecosystem collectively in İstanbul, Turkey. Cointelegraph attended the occasion with a Cointelegraph Turkey sales space and an İstanbul-based editor to expertise the affect of the FTX collapse firsthand — the end result was surprising.
As a global hub housing greater than 15 million folks, İstanbul was shaken by a bombing assault in Taksim, town middle, on Nov. 13 night. But, the next day, Istanbul Blockchain Week (IBW) opened its doorways to greater than 2,000 worldwide attendees and over 100 audio system after consulting with native safety authorities.
On high of a year-long bear market and the FTX collapse, IBW 2022 attendees additionally needed to cope with the emotional stress of what occurred final night time. Each occasions have been ever-present matters on the principle stage and within the occasion corridor.
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Erhan Korhaliller, the organizer of the occasion and the founding father of EAK Digital, talked about each matters throughout his opening speech. Excluding the individuals who barely managed to land in İstanbul hours earlier than their stage time, the vast majority of audio system began by giving condolences to the victims of the terrorist assault.
Nevertheless, Istanbul Blockchain Week 2022 managed to discover a steadiness to maintain a respectful tone to the concerns of İstanbulites whereas sustaining the leisure side of the present. Nothing stood out as too flashy, however the environment was all the time vibrant and colourful. The following 4 days noticed key names from the crypto trade taking the stage one after one other in entrance of a totally targeted and attentive viewers.
IBW 2022 used the occasion space of the Hilton Bomonti lodge relatively cleverly to offer break zones throughout crowded networking actions. Visitors have been offered with espresso, tea and water to refreshen throughout heated conversations.
The principle stage, which was too huge for a 2,000-person occasion, was divided into three components: Illuminated solely with the sunshine of kiosks that current cool-looking nonfungible tokens (NFTs), the NFT Gallery was neighboring the stage. The opposite facet of the gallery was reserved for IstanHack, the place the builders from neighboring nations competed to construct a Web3 mission.
Taking a stroll via the NFT gallery… pic.twitter.com/kCrrP4DP41
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The occasion agenda left no nook of the expanded cryptoverse unchecked: Market makers, exchanges, decentralized finance (DeFi) suppliers, blockchain gaming and metaverse huge weapons crammed the occasion space and the principle stage to offer a complete image of what’s happening within the crypto world.
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One factor that stood out throughout the entire present was the positivity and the “preserve constructing” philosophy. It wouldn’t take a journalist to know that the ecosystem really believes within the bear market constructing.
Through the occasion, Cointelegraph noticed formidable tasks with younger and gifted groups becoming a member of the competitors proper after the most important collapse in crypto historical past, international exchanges utilizing the native side of the occasion to announce their growth into the Turkish market, and trade veterans sharing knowledge and technique to endure the negativity of the mainstream media.
Superb view on the high flooring. Bomonti, Istanbul.
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— Erhan (@ErhanKahraman) November 14, 2022
The Cointelegraph floor staff shot a number of video interviews with audio system on the Cointelegraph Turkey sales space, most of which have been revealed on CT Turkey’s YouTube channel. Between a panel moderation and plenty of booth-surfing, Cointelegraph editor Erhan Kahraman additionally managed to take a seat down with famend cryptographer and Elixxir CEO David Chaum in addition to blockchain safety skilled HashEx’s CEO Dmitry Mishunin. Each interviews shall be revealed in Cointelegraph.
The primary announcement of IBW 2022 dates again to early 2022, so it’s protected to imagine that its particulars and agenda wanted to be marginally up to date as a result of latest meltdown. Nevertheless, the principle message was unmistakable: Crypto is right here to remain, and the crypto revolution is larger than FTX.
