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Polka DeFiance is an online conference that sorts signal from noise in the rapidly developing DeFi universe. If you want the dead latest on what’s actually going on in the Polkadot ecosystem and why it matters, then this is a can’t-miss event. Register to attend today — you’ll catch a wave including industry thought leaders, dApp developers, and the larger blockchain community.

The end of 2020 took the crypto market by storm with an exponential increase in the value of cryptocurrencies.

Major corporations and financial institutions, including MicroStrategy, BNY Mellon, MasterCard, and PayPal, got strongly involved with cryptocurrencies. Furthermore, BlackRock and an investment division at Morgan Stanley are exploring investing in Bitcoin. 

Switzerland is one of the oldest and friendliest jurisdictions in the world when it comes to the regulation of blockchain and cryptocurrencies. It is the only jurisdiction in the world where it is possible to incorporate a company, pay taxes, and hire consultants using crypto. 

Switzerland has established itself and evolved as a leading, innovative, and sustainable location for FinTech and DLT companies, with a strong network of service providers, such as Brokers, Crypto Banks, and Crypto Asset Managers. 

Under the current circumstances, How has the flood of institutional investments been experienced in Crypto Valley? And what are the prospects for the near future?

 

Crypto Valley Top 50 Protocols Debate on Scalability and Interoperability

Nobody can argue that decentralized finance is blockchain’s “killer use case.” The total value locked in DeFi grew more than 3,000% over the course of last year leading up to January 2021. 

The DeFi ecosystem has shown impressive growth. However, the more applications enter the space, the more evident the need for further scalability and interoperability becomes. 

The current downsides of DeFi - slow confirmation times and exorbitant fees – are a high priority to tackle.

We gather some of the leading Crypto Valley Top 50 protocols - Ethereum, NEAR, Polkadot, and Cosmos - to discuss “Scalability and Interoperability” in blockchains.

What is the status of the industry? What developments can we expect?

How can the DeFi world as we know it be re-shaped in the near future?

Date: April 6th, 2021

Time: 11am CET

Format: Online Event

Program: 

Welcome by CV VC & CV Labs - Olaf Hannemann, Co-Founder at CV VC

Welcome by Member of the Swiss Parliament, Council of States - Matthias Michel

Crypto Valley Top 50 Report Ecosystem - Ralf Kubli Director at CV VC

DeFi latest developments by Santiment – Maksim Balashevich 

Panel discussion and Q&A:

Dankrad Feist - Researcher at Ethereum Foundation

Joe Petrowski, Technical Integrations Lead at Web3 Foundation

Peter DePaulo – Head of Developer Relations at NEAR protocol

Zaki Manian - Director of Tendermint Labs

Moderator:  Anton Golub - Co-founder & CEO at flov technologies

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The CV VC Top 50 is a periodical Report on market valuation developments from Crypto Valley, which includes Switzerland and Liechtenstein. The report highlights the diverse blockchain and cryptocurrency ecosystem which consists of startups, corporations, and government entities. The CV VC Top 50 Report and CVMaps.ch are the authoritative curators of information on blockchain companies active in Crypto Valley. 

https://cvvc.com/top50

Inspired by the international Covid-19 crisis, BlockDown Conference was established in the spring of 2020, with the goal of bringing the blockchain and crypto communities together from all corners of the globe, during a challenging time for all. 

From a virtual 3D experience during BlockDown #1, through to live streaming in 3 different languages for the second iteration, and a Halloween spectacular for BlockDown 3.0 – each BlockDown event brings gusto and inspiration to an already forward-thinking space.

Our annual blockchain developer event will set the stage for the major reveal of Lisk's Interoperability solution. Developers can expect to learn how to develop a blockchain application with Lisk SDK, attend in-depth talks on interoperability, and get inspired by community members who have built blockchain applications on Lisk.