The crypto industry gathered in Singapore last month for the 2024 edition of Token2049, with 20,000 attendees at the main conference and more than 800 side events.
Billed as the world's largest Web3 and crypto conference, this year's edition of Token2049 saw speakers from across the industry participate in panel discussions and fireside discussions, including Ethereum Co-founder Vitalik Buterin, Solana Co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko and notorious hacker Edward Snowden.
Highlights of the event included the launch of Solana's new cryptocurrency and BitGo's USDS stablecoin by Formula 1 drivers Max Verstappen and Sergio Perez from Oracle Red Bull Racing and Lando Norris from McLaren Racing.
“The energy and collaboration we've seen has exceeded expectations,” Token2049 founder Alex Fiskum said in a press release shared with Decrypt. He added: “The positive feedback has been overwhelming, and I'm really grateful to our dedicated team for everything.
In his speech, Vitalik Buterin, the founder of Ethereum, argued that “we must satisfy the needs of mainstream adoption, and we must maintain open source and decentralized values at the same time.”
They argue that it is possible to create multi-sig wallets that require only one signer for small transactions, or use zero-knowledge (ZK) wrappers linked to existing services to use smart multisig wallets as a middle ground between decentralization and convenience. email.
“Of course today you can make an Ethereum account from which you can only send transactions if you generate proof that you control a certain email address,” Buterin said, “You can take Web2 Trust anchors. Pull them into the Web3 world.”
Edward Snowden took the aim of arresting the founder of Telegram, Pavel Durov, in France. Design your application or make it so that the state does not have a head where the gun is pointing.
Rapper Iggy Azalea introduced meme coins in her mother's guise, explaining that meme coins can be “a big brand or person that someone identifies with.”
Memes are “so much more” than funny pictures attached to meme coins, she added. “A meme is a part of culture—it can be a language, it can be a game of hopscotch, it can be a catchy song.
She argued, “If you're thinking about starting a meme coin project, you need to understand what a meme is, what memetics is, and how you can tokenize that.”
After the event, after 2049, attendees celebrated at the official after-party hosted at the Marina Bay Sands Skypark Observation Deck. With an elevated view of the Formula 1 night session, guests were treated to DJs WhoMadeWho and Da Capo headlined by Polygon Productions' immersive 360° sound system.
Looking ahead to the next Token2049 Dubai event to be held at the 5-star Madinat Jumeirah Resort from April 30 to May 1, 2025, Fiskum said, “We are excited to build on this momentum and deliver even more immersive experiences. An engaging experience for the crypto community.
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