Positivity Soars in a Bear Market: Blockchain Economy Istanbul 2022
Blockchain Economy Istanbul Summit 2022 highlighted one thing: the positivity of the crypto ecosystem remains unfazed by turbulent market upheavals.
Event Summary
Held at the Hilton Bomonti, a swanky hotel next to a renovated and revamped beer factory in Istanbul, the fourth edition of the Blockchain Economy Summit 2022 (BE2022) proved to be a significant step up from its predecessors in before the pandemic.
The previous summit, BE2020, was held at the WOW Convention Center two years ago. As well as being located in a harder-to-reach part of Istanbul, the summit coincided with the COVID-19 outbreak, which further impacted overall attendance. Since the sole purpose of this venue was to hold large-scale events, the crypto community two years prior simply wasn't big enough to fill the space. As a direct result of the aforementioned factors, BE2020 felt like a two-day trip to a ghost town.
Pre-show photos: Outstanding music and performance at @BEconomy_HQ.
Also, nice shirt @ErhanKahraman; We wonder where you got it from. (Cough, https://t.co/OmCXzstsi5)#BEinstanbul2022 pic.twitter.com/hZABaJhfso
— Cointelegraph (@Cointelegraph) July 27, 2022Attendees of Blockchain Economy Istanbul 2022 described the summit as dense, lively and full of energy, contrasting sharply with BE2020 in almost every aspect. It was also the first international crypto and blockchain event held in the region since Turkey revoked travel ban restrictions. As a result, members of the crypto community – from western and eastern countries – were able to join in the celebration.
The list of events had a good balance between local businesses and global crypto players. While bigwigs like Binance, Huobi or FTX were noticeably absent from the event, the logos of big companies like KuCoin, Gate.io, Bitget, Bitmex and Uphold filled the main hall.
Blockchain Economy Istanbul Summit 2022 highlighted one thing: the positivity of the crypto ecosystem remains unfazed by turbulent market upheavals.
Event Summary
Held at the Hilton Bomonti, a swanky hotel next to a renovated and revamped beer factory in Istanbul, the fourth edition of the Blockchain Economy Summit 2022 (BE2022) proved to be a significant step up from its predecessors in before the pandemic.
The previous summit, BE2020, was held at the WOW Convention Center two years ago. As well as being located in a harder-to-reach part of Istanbul, the summit coincided with the COVID-19 outbreak, which further impacted overall attendance. Since the sole purpose of this venue was to hold large-scale events, the crypto community two years prior simply wasn't big enough to fill the space. As a direct result of the aforementioned factors, BE2020 felt like a two-day trip to a ghost town.
Pre-show photos: Outstanding music and performance at @BEconomy_HQ.
Also, nice shirt @ErhanKahraman; We wonder where you got it from. (Cough, https://t.co/OmCXzstsi5)#BEinstanbul2022 pic.twitter.com/hZABaJhfso
— Cointelegraph (@Cointelegraph) July 27, 2022Attendees of Blockchain Economy Istanbul 2022 described the summit as dense, lively and full of energy, contrasting sharply with BE2020 in almost every aspect. It was also the first international crypto and blockchain event held in the region since Turkey revoked travel ban restrictions. As a result, members of the crypto community – from western and eastern countries – were able to join in the celebration.
The list of events had a good balance between local businesses and global crypto players. While bigwigs like Binance, Huobi or FTX were noticeably absent from the event, the logos of big companies like KuCoin, Gate.io, Bitget, Bitmex and Uphold filled the main hall.
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