The second day of the BlockShow Europe 2018 conference kicked off with a keynote speech by Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales. Wales said that cryptocurrency and blockchain are “in a bubble” Tuesday, May 29. Speaking as part of a presentation on the objective future of crypto assets versus their representation in the press, the veteran internet entrepreneur delivered frank words about the nascent industry. “I think this is a space where we’re in serious need of real journalism,” he began. “...Right now, we are in a bubble, the cryptoworld is absolutely, definitely in a bubble. I don’t think there’s many people …

Blockshow Europe 2018 has announced the winners for its blockchain industry leaders poll, which was conducted using a blockchain-based voting app called Polys. BlockShow’s 2018 poll gave supporters worldwide the opportunity vote for those women and companies they felt to be making the biggest impact on the European blockchain sphere. Over 2000 votes were cast for a shortlist that featured 15 nominees for each category. The winner from the shortlist of influential women in the EU blockchain space was announced as Dr Quy Vo-Reinhard, Chief Data Officer and co-founder of the HIT Foundation. The Health Information Traceability (HIT) Foundation is …

BlockShow Europe 2018 kicked off this morning in Berlin, bringing together over 3,000 attendees and 150 projects from the blockchain space for a major conference that will run over the next two days, May 28-29. The conference is being streamed live: you can follow the Main Stage and the Second Stage here. BlockShow is hosting over 80 internationally recognized speakers, who will offer their insights into the transformative potential of blockchain in areas such as IoT, AI, Cybersecurity, and many others. Central bank and EU government representatives are also in attendance to share their experiences of implementing the technology in …

I first dove heavily into blockchain in 2014 when I joined Cointelegraph. To set the stage, this was right around the time of shadow projects, bitcoin casinos, and the infamous Mt. Gox crash. Almost everyone with a media badge was negative about the budding industry, and those who weren’t were typically working anonymously. At that time, there were probably fewer than 1,000 people in the core community, and those were the people I was interested in. They were building projects, and truly believed in the concept behind crypto and blockchain technology. It was around this time that I first thought …

BlockShow Europe 2018 is fast approaching - time has come for some big news from the organizing team. Today, roughly a week before the event, we want to shed some light on what is waiting for more than 3000 attendees in Berlin on May 28-29. Fresh arrivals & celebrities on board First and foremost, the value of any conference is the quality of its speaker pool. For BlockShow Europe 2018, the organizers have brought together over 100 blockchain experts and practitioners. Among the speakers BlockShow has in its lineup there is Jimmy Wales - the mastermind behind Wikipedia, one of …

The Internet can feel like a big, scary place but as you explore the online universe, you can rest assured that the dubious pleasure of accidentally stepping in dog shit remains strictly the preserve of the non-virtual world. However, as you run into yet another ICO, it can sometimes feel as if a fresh turd has been squashed beneath your tread. That “ICO 1.0” can cause quite the stink if you happen to stumble upon it, with toxic fumes rising from its decaying body of amorphous vagaries and lack of investor interest. That’s not to say that shit is without …

A little bit over a week is left to wait until the largest Blockchain-related event Blockshow Europe 2017 will commence in Munich. Cointelegraph Events aspires to educate and connect people in the Blockchain industry to advance technology which is already changing the world. Blockshow Europe 2017 is certainly to become the largest international platform for showcasing established Blockchain solutions. Cointelegraph Events team is looking forward to greeting more than 500 guests and 24 exhibitors at Alte Kongresshalle in Munich. Partnership with Deloitte Germany Cointelegraph Events is extremely honored to get support from Deloitte Germany. Deloitte needs no introduction. It is …

As we approach the highly anticipated BlockShow Europe 2017, Cointelegraph has met with Charlie Shrem, one of the twenty big-name speakers of the event, to discuss the hottest Blockchain news. However, one eyewitness is better than two hear-so's, as they say, and therefore we’d recommend to grab your conference tickets already now before they get pricey and/or sold out. But for now, let’s do a recap of the Blockchain-related stories that have surprised us the most in the last few weeks. A very confusing story of one “Blockchain-inspired” consortium After $59 mln research R3 Consortium, which was originally designed to …

Cointelegraph is thrilled to announce that the first part of our awesome Blockchain Oscar starts today. During the upcoming three days our expert board of judges will be scrutinizing project proposals submitted by our participants. Six shortlisted teams will be honored to proceed to the second and the final battle that will commence at the BlockShow Europe 2017 in Munich on April 6. There and then our finalists will pitch their ideas trying to win the love of our jury members and more than 500 BlockShow guests. What is at stake? Here comes the most exciting part. The prize fund …

Every innovation is indistinguishable from magic. Blockchain is a clear proof of that, just take a look at what it has already proved to do. Certainly, there is the whole lot of yet undiscovered applications but we at Cointelegraph are curious enough to keep scratching the surface unveiling the potential of technology in revolutionizing various industries. That is why Cointelegraph and Humaniq are excited to announce The Blockchain Oscar Startup Competition 2017 sponsored by Humaniq, a unique project which represents an innovative model of banking for people not connected to the global financial system. The first round of the competition …

Less and less time remains until April 6th - the day when Alte Kongresshalle, Munich, will open its doors for one of the most promising industry events of this year, BlockShow Europe 2017. It was November when we wrote about this conference for the first time. Now, we are sharing the latest progress from its organizers. Rainmaking Innovation: partnership and beyond One of the most important BlockShow updates was a new partner joining the conference - Rainmaking Innovation, a global Innovation Consulting & Startup Acceleration platform. Most notably, the partnership has gone even further in that particular case - Elizabeth …