NY Consensus Conference Day 1: Blockchain Week has begun with great enthusiasm for both technology enthusiasts and businesspeople around the world. Expectations have been met, and even exceeded in some cases.
One of the main events of this week that seeks to raise awareness about the blockchain world and the benefits it represents for the community is the NY Consensus Conference. An event organized by Coindesk that has earned a reputation as the most significant festival dedicated to blockchain technologies around the world.
According to CNBC figures, the event registered over 4,000 people, which would represent at least $8 million in total for the organizers.
The growth of the event has been as significant as the growth of the crypto market. In 2015, 400 people were registered, in 2016 the number tripled to 1,400, the following year the figure almost doubled to 2,700 and this year, with an estimated 4,000 people Coindesk broke the record again.
Many expect this event to generate a bullish trend in crypto prices. Last year and some months after NY Consensus 2017, the Bitcoin rally that would lead it to peak above 20K in some exchanges began.
On the first day of the event, there were many lectures, some of them in parallel, but the most outstanding ones were the panels in which the “hottest” topics were discussed. The panelists and experts answered many questions and made important announcements that lend to a positive perspective for the general future of cryptos.
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Rep. David Schweikert was one of the figures who approached the subject with the most enthusiasm. For him, one of the important things is to separate Bitcoin from the blockchain discussion.
