BlockShow is teaming up with BlockDown for a crypto festival in Hong Kong

BlockShow, the largest international conference dedicated to the blockchain and cryptocurrency industry, is returning after four years, teaming up with BlockDown Festival – powered by PR Agency – to bring the festival-like Web3 event to Hong Kong in 2024.

Originally launched in 2016, BlockShow is supported by blockchain industry publication Cointelegraph and works closely with EAK to produce the Asian edition of BlockShow X BlockDown, which will be held at the Hong Kong government-sponsored cyberspace. Known for hosting prominent Web3 companies such as Animoka Brands, Cyberport is Hong Kong's Silicon Valley and will be the premier venue for the flagship BlockShow X Blockdown Asia event.

The main conference will take place from May 8 to 9, 2024, and will be accompanied by side events on several additional days. It was natural to choose Hong Kong, the region's growth as a global technology and Web3 hub in recent years has made it the perfect location. Cyberport will be transformed into a Web3 city, with multiple floors, exhibition spaces, galleries, meeting zones, cafes, restaurants, workshop rooms, open-air spaces and more.

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BlockShow X BlockDown Festival aims to transform Hong Kong into a Web3 city for five to seven days, featuring multiple conference stages, an art gallery, a gaming zone, a music stage, a zone dedicated to startups and venture capitalists, and more. Among its main topics, the festival will explore SocialFi, GameFi, Web3, Art, Music, Culture, Decentralized Finance (DeFi) and Real World Assets.

Additional days of the BlockShow X Blockdown Asia event will focus on topics such as Bitcoin Ordinals, niche fields in DeFi, games and more. Organizers plan to hold ice-breaking events at some of the best restaurants around Hong Kong, as well as sports-oriented networking events focused on futsal, tennis, basketball and other activities.

The BlockShow X BlockDown event aims to bring in 5,000 attendees, with early bird tickets ranging from $290 to $1,190 depending on the ticket type. The next price increase will see tickets go from $490 to $1,390.

The Web3 industry is poised for discovery in 2024, with Asia set to lead the coming bull run as developers and crypto users grow, according to Blockshow founder Adi Crizzy.

“I look forward to the opportunity to create a gateway for global players by enabling them to ride the wave in Asia. Hong Kong is a great place for this. Exciting times ahead!”

“Partnering with BlockShow and Cointelegraph was a natural fit for Blockdown Festival and EAK Digital,” said Erhan Korhaliler, Founder and CEO of EAK Digital and Blockdown Festival. He added:

“As the market heats up significantly, both BlockDown Festival and BlockShow are committed to creating a world-class event that is fun and exciting to attend and focused on audience experience and impact.”

A real web 3 holiday

BlockDown has pioneered the Virtual Web3 conference scene since its launch in April 2020, playing an important role in bringing the crypto community together during the outbreak. BlockDown has attracted some of the biggest names in the industry, including former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao, Shapeshift CEO Eric Voorhees, Chainlink Labs founder Sergey Nazarov, Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson, and popular singer and songwriter Akon.

During the outbreak, BlockDown organized a total of six online events, including the Spanish-language BlockDown Latam and BlockDown DeData special editions focused on decentralized data and identity, featuring a fireside conversation between American hacker Edward Snowden and Gavin. Wood, founder and CEO of Party Technologies.

The first in-person Blockdown Web3 Festival took place in 2022 in Šibenik, Croatia, highlighting the intersection between Web3 and culture. The festival is back for a second physical event in the summer of 2023 with BlockDown Portugal, which will feature a metallic fashion show, the Web3 music stage and major global brands such as French football club Paris Saint-Germain and McLaren. Formula One Racing Team. The event was soon followed by the second edition of Istanbul Blockchain Week in August 2023.

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BlockShow has held several previous conferences, launching BlockShow Europe in Munich in April 2017 when Bitcoin (BTC) was trading at around $1200.

BlockShow has organized three in-person events in Singapore in 2017, 2018 and 2019. In 2018, he hosted the Blockshow Americas Conference in Las Vegas. Like many other global events, Blockshow temporarily suspended in-person conferences during the pandemic, but continues to host several online events in 2020.

“Right now our focus is on our Asian edition and we want this event to be the premier industry event in Asia,” said Krazy, adding that Blockshow definitely plans to expand to other regions and may host another event in 2024.

One of the longest-running industry events, Blockshow has historically featured notable personalities not only from the cryptocurrency industry, but also from the traditional financial world as well as other fields such as information and technology.

BlockShow's featured speakers include Vitalik Buterin, founder of Ethereum, Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, founders of Gemini, and Yat Siu, founder of Animoka Brands. The conference proceedings featured Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales, veteran American venture capitalist Tim Draper and Fundstrat's head of research Thomas Lee, among others.

The upcoming BlockShow X BlockDown conference will be a place to share exclusive announcements and launch events, as well as insightful content. In addition to attracting many speakers and partners, BlockShow and BlockDown have previously collaborated with a diverse group of publications, including media giants such as Reuters and Bloomberg, as well as blockchain industry outlets such as Decrypt, BeenCrypto, The Block and others.

“Our events have a big impact. We're more focused on community and fun experiences, so they're different in terms of experience. So, I see a gap and a lack of events like we do. That's why we're back,” Krazy said.

Get your tickets here, and join us in Hong Kong in May!