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AroundB is hosting The Conference.NFT in Kyiv!

In summer 2021, AroundB took part in a competition from PMHUB where the winner received a grant to hold a unique event in the PMHUB area. You can guess how we felt when we entered our first competition and won it.  AroundB is now thrilled to host the largest ever NFT event in the heart of Ukraine!

PMHUB is one of the most modern and technical platforms for offline events in Ukraine. It hosts events for business and IT, the gaming and entertainment industries. It is also perfect for conferences, hackathons, business breakfasts, panel discussions, webinars and even entertaining IT stand-ups.

AroundB is excited that the offline event The Conference.NFT will unite all enthusiasts, artists, and just ordinary people, who are aware of these new technologies. 

The online event The Conference.NFT, which took place in June 2021, brought together over 1500 participants from around the world. Some of the speakers you could see there were: Sasha Ivanov (Waves), Shreyansh Singh (Polygon), Zach Burks (Mintable), Miko Matsumura (Gumi Cryptos), Yan Ketelers (Arkane Network), Miguel Romero (Nifty Gateway), Guy Maevsky, Mattias Tyrberg (Meme.com), MD Rakib Ahamed (NFTmall), etc.

On November 27, 2021, The Conference.NFT Kyiv will feature artists, pop stars, developers, and NFT marketplaces to talk about what these NFTs are, why it is one of the hottest topics today, and how this non-fungible token can change the world we live in. No experience or previous knowledge is required, but don’t forget a strong desire to learn something new.

The conference program includes reports from numerous industry leaders, heated panel discussions, workshops, and much, much more. Everyone should be pleasantly impressed by the virtual gallery, fantastic NFT performances, and lots of unique and unexpected surprises.

We, as organizers, strive to create an affordable event, attract young artists and explain in simple terms how digital art can open new borders and be transformed into something more than the familiar traditional art. This is where you can feel the breath of innovation, modernity, and understand that everything is real.

Because of this amazing opportunity, we are making ticket prices incredibly low. Our goal is to give everyone an opportunity to join the world of NFTs and become an active participant. Special deals are offered to students of art universities – every student will get a -50% discount to attend the event. We think this is a great chance to answer the question everyone is asking: “What the hell is an NFT?” and “What can I do with it?”. Let’s meet and talk about it. 

Date: 27.11.2021  

Place: PMHUB, Kyiv, Ukraine

Register and buy a ticket here >>>

Wanna be a speaker or sponsor our event? Drop us a line – [email protected].

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Afterwords to The Conference.NFT: A real phenomenon in today’s digital world that are here to stay

The Conference.NFT took you on a deep online dive into the world of NFTs on June 17 where everyone could enjoy hours of unique presentations, hot panel discussions, and encouraging debates. Because of the global pandemic, we had to hold the conference online. But as we are already into the digital remote mode, what can be more safe and comfortable, huh?

Firstly, we would like to thank our incredible speakers for making this event so fantastic. Representatives of the most progressive and industry-leading companies on the market: The Sandbox, Consensys, Waves, Netflix, Niftygateway, and other well-known companies shared their outstanding presentations, joined inspired discussion panels, and answered your curious questions.

Moreover, The Conference.NFT wouldn’t have been even imaginable without sponsors: remarkable support provided by NFTmall and Oraichain made sure that the conference succeeded even in such trying times. Our team is so thankful to them for making everything happen.

You can check the full video of The Conference.NFT here.

The Conference.NFT’s agenda was quite busy. Just imagine: more than four hours of unique presentations and debating points were covered:

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Discussion panel: What are NFTs? Is it a bubble or here to stay?
Moderator: Steve Mc Garry, co-founder of GrowYourBase
Participants: Shreyansh Singh (Polygon), Michael Sofaer (Pylons), Tejas Chopra (Netflix), Sasha Ivanov (Waves).
Presentations:
“NFTs beyond the hype, the good and bad cases” – Yan Ketelers, Arkane Network.
NFTs are something the whole world is interested in. This panel provided the audience with speakers’ thoughts about the current state of NFTs and their long-term possibilities, NFTs’ role in such fields as art and gaming, what NFTs will bring us in future, and why the NFT term is more frequently searched than “DeFi”. Help and guidance through good and bad cases are included.

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Discussion panel: NFTs Now. Artists, marketplace and investor talk about the current ecosystem.
Moderator: Peg Samuel, Anrkeyx
Participants: Olive Allen (Visual Artist, NFT Artist), Krista Kim (Techism Artist), Zach Burks (Mintable), Miko Matsumura (Gumi Cryptos), Stefania Barbaglio (Cassiopea Services).
Presentations:
“NFT originality proof with AI and NFT Tokenization Launchpad for Artists” – Chung Dao Ph.D (Oraichain)
“Driving value to the NFT marketplaces through curation, archiving and artist support.” – Maria Fernandez, Golem Network
What happens when some NFT artists, marketplace developers, and investors are brought together? They start a heated discussion about the current landscape of the NFT market, how to create and sell your first NFT, and the rules of doing so. The NFT market is exploding with dozens of monetizing opportunities. How do you keep your art authentic and what should you learn from the art world to succeed? Our participants discussed these issues and gave some tips.

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Discussion panel: Leading marketplaces. Competitors or ecosystem?
Moderator: Joel Dietz, Artwallet
Participants: Erick SnowFro (ArtBlocks), Miguel Romero (Nifty Gateway), Sebastien Borget (The Sandbox), Conlan Rios (Async Art), Mattison Asher (ConsenSys).
Presentations:
“What is the value of a meme? The Journey from NFTs to memecoins” – Mattias Tyrberg (Meme.com)
“What is NFTmall, its benefits and the way it envisions bringing NFT into the masses.” – MD Rakib Ahamed (NFTmall)
“Burning NFT. How we at NFT Fantasy League want to tackle the liquidity and value of NFTs.” – Dmitriy Boshenyatov (CyberTime Finance)
2021 is the year of NFT marketplaces which are becoming a cornerstone of the crypto ecosystem. Our speakers discussed the liquidity, sustainability, and value of NFTs to figure out the most important points due to the dynamic growth of NFT marketplaces.

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Discussion panel: Legal implications of NFTs
Moderator: Guy Maevsky
Participants: Daud Zulfacar (License.Rocks), Gordon Einstein (CryptoLaw Partners), Andrew Bull (Bull Blockchain Law).
Presentations:
“NFT legal trends” – Guy Maevsky
Legal implication of NFTs is a trending topic today. What are the risks? How to stay safe? What are you exactly buying when buying an NFT? And what does basic legal stuff include? Our speakers have discussed everything about the legal state of NFTs as a part of the crypto ecosystem.

This was an extremely useful event with tons of important insights from the speakers. More than 1,000 people watched the conference online. Additionally, the full recording is available on our YouTube channel.
We highly appreciate all the speakers, sponsors, media partners, moderators, and viewers for joining The Conference.NFT no matter what. We’ve all proved that NFTs are a real phenomenon in today’s digital world that are here to stay.

Thank you for all your support and attention!

Stay tuned for more events from AroundB.

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Coming this June: the world’s first dedicated NFT conference

WHY NFTs?
Demand for NFTs is continuing to surge and the market is showing no signs of slowing down. For the year to date, the combined market cap of major NFT projects has increased by 1,785%. Some call NFTs a bubble that’s over-hyped, but the data tells a different story. NFTs have already shaken up the crypto industry and now they’re taking the world by storm. ConsenSys, Crypto.com, the New York Times, celebrities and NBA players have all joined the NFT party. Isn’t it time you joined too? 

SAVE THE DATE
We’re pleased to announce our next online event: The Conference.NFT. Set to take place on June 17, the all-day event will bring the NFT world to you in bite-size chunks. 

The event is organized by Aroundb, the creators of The Conference.Exchanges

You’ll get a chance to:

✅ Learn precisely what NFTs are

✅ Get to know how to become an NFT buyer or seller

✅ Get insights from the industry’s top professionals

✅ Enjoy quality networking.

Wanna join? Register here on our website >>>

PAST EVENTS
Check out our partners and speakers from the past online conference dedicated to DeFi back in March 2021:
Maker Foundation, B Protocol, Kyber Network, Aave, Crypto.com, 1Inch, dYdX, Kraken, MStable, Bitcoin.com, Matic, Bitstamp, Nash, Indacoin.

Among our partners and speakers from past live events are:

ABCC Exchange, OKEX, EXMO, Binance, Huobi, Shapeshift, Bitfury, Stratx, Indacoin, Amsterdam Stock Exchange, Crypto.com, Hacken, Changelly.

SPEAKERS
The lineup of speakers for The Conference.NFT will be announced soon and will include founders of leading blockchain and NFT companies, NFT artists, famous collectors, metaverse founders and developers, crypto lawyers, and legal entrepreneurs.

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Would you like to sponsor our event & showcase your project or become one of the speakers? Drop us a line at [email protected]

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Our previous events: how we did it!

The third instance of The Conference.Exchanges that took place on March, 5 were quite a bit different from our previous events in Singapore and Amsterdam. Due to a global pandemic, we had to hold the conference online. However, the quality of discussions and productiveness was not diminished.

First of all, we have to thank our amazing speakers for that. Representatives of the largest and most influential companies on the market: 1inch, Maker Foundation, Bitstamp, Kraken, CEX.IO, HACKEN, Bitcoin.com, Binance, and other companies presented outstanding reports and joined productive discussion panels.

Also, all of this wouldn’t be possible without sponsors: support provided by Bitstamp, Nash, Crypto.com Acria.Network and Itez ensured that The Conference.Exchanges took place regardless of the pandemic. Our team is immensely grateful for that.

You can check the full video from the conference here >>>

And The Conference.Exchanges’ agenda was extremely busy:

Section I: “Crypto world in 2021 Plans & expectations”
Presentations:

“Accepting fiat for crypto business in a new way” – Xenia Soborova, Itez
“Bridging the gap between fiat and crypto” – Kellogg Fairbank, Nash
“Introduction to Crypto.com exchange” – Diana Pires, Crypto.com
Discussion Panel “Crypto world in 2021”

Moderator: Co-founder of M. Stable James Simpson

Participants: Maximilian Marenbach (Kraken), Chris Aruliah (Bitstamp), Kellogg Fairbank

(Nash), Quentin Issele (Okex), Teana Baker-Taylor (Crypto.com).

This panel provided the audience with a unique opportunity to learn about the future of the cryptomarket as seen by the industry leaders. Such discussions are extremely important for the industry as a whole – after all, the future of crypto is heavily influenced by decisions, made by companies that joined The Conference.Exchanges.

Section II: “DeFi market 2021”
Presentations:

“DeFi is a new Fintech” – Vadim Koleoshkin, Zerion
“Bridging Blockchain and the Real World” – Dominik Ernst, Acria Network
Discussion Panel “DeFi market 2021”

Moderator: Guilherme Jovanovic, CBDO Indacoin

Participants: Eitan Katchka (B.Protocol), Deniz Omer (Kyber Network),

Gustav Arentoft (Maker Foundation), Arjun Kalsy (Matic)

2020 was, without any doubt, the year of DeFi. The decentralized finance industry literally exploded and gained even more attention than the blockchain industry as a whole. But what will happen with DeFi in 2020? Representatives of the major DeFi companies tried to find an answer to this question.

Section III: DEX vs CEX
Presentations:

“Peer-to-Peer (P2P) activity analysis in centralized and decentralized exchanges” – Kyrylo Chykhradze, Crystal Blockchain.
“DEX Aggregation” – Anton Bukov, 1Inch.
Discussion Panel “Dex vs Cex”

Moderator: Tim Frost, YIELD App.

Participants: Alex Lebed (xSigma), Danish Chaudhry (Bitcoin.com Exchange), David Gogel

(DyDx), Sergej Kunz (1Inch).

Decentralized exchanges have come a long way in a year and offer much stronger competition to their centralized counterparts. Our speakers discussed the shift in volumes and users’ numbers and also tried to find solutions for the most pressing issues of current DEXes.

Section IV: Arbitrage & trading strategies
Presentations:

“bloXroute, a low-latency network for DeFi” – Eleni Steinman, bloXroute Labs
Discussion Panel “Arbitrage & trading strategies”

Moderator: Esfandiar B. Lagevardi

Participants: Eugene Loza (EXCAVO), Michael Van De Poppe, Eleni Steinman (bloXroute Labs)

The proliferation of the DeFi market and the rapid development of decentralized exchanges changed the crypto trading environment and created new challenges and opportunities for arbitrage trading. Our participants discussed these changes and tried to predict the consequences for the crypto trading community.

Section V: Security frauds
Presentations:

“Security aspects of institutional level DeFi investments” – Konstantin Anissimov, CEX.IO
“Cybersecurity ranking of TOP 100 cryptocurrency exchanges” – Dmitriy Budorin, Hacken
Discussion Panel “Security Frauds”

Moderator: Dmitriy Budorin, Hacken

Participants: Maria Stankevich (EXMO), Yvan Nasr (Omniscia.io), Konstantin Anissimov (CEX.IO)

New cryptorally caused a predictable increase in fraud attempts involving digital assets. Our participants discussed the most recent and the most imaginative cases of fraud in order to figure out solutions and answers to new challenges.

Section VI: Regulation & legal issues
Presentations:

“How DeFi is solving the stakeholder problem in finance” – Ajit Tripathy, AAVE
“The Law of DAOs” – Gordon Einstein, Cryptolaw Partners
The proliferation of DeFi made the issue with crypto regulations even more crucial to sort out.

Overall, it was an extremely productive and useful event. More than 2000 people watched the conference online. In addition, the full recording is available for free on our Youtube channel.

We want to thank again our sponsors, speakers, moderators, and viewers for joining The Conference.Exchanges against all odds. You’ve proved that even the global pandemic can’t slow down the crypto industry development.

Aroundb team hopes that this year we will be able to return to our usual format of cool real-life crypto events. We are looking forward to an opportunity to meet all of you in person!