Despite a prolonged crypto winter, Seattle recently hosted one of its most vibrant blockchain events to date: TF Blockchain 3. The conference was a resounding success, selling out completely and attracting a prestigious lineup of speakers and technology executives from across the United States to the city's top-floor venue at the River's Edge.
The energy at Seattle’s latest blockchain summit was palpable, a testament to the industry's resilience. Even as the sector navigated a challenging bear market, the event reached full capacity, with standing room only, and convened an impressive mix of Seattle’s foremost blockchain entrepreneurs, tech leaders, and crypto project founders from coast to coast.
A major highlight featured Anthony Pompliano recording his "Off the Chain" podcast live with Viktor Radchenko, CEO of Trust Wallet—a crypto wallet acquired by Binance in July of 2018. Radchenko shared his remarkable journey from a self-taught programmer to a key figure in the cybersecurity space, which ultimately paved the way for his career in the crypto industry.
Another engaging session brought together Coinme and Coinstar CEOs, Neil Bergquist and Jim Gaherity, to discuss the practical pathway for Bitcoin’s mass adoption.
Gaherity stated:
“We have rolled out to over 2,000 locations today… Our potential here, over the next year or two, is about 78,000 locations that we can distribute to in the US and then we’ll look at expanding internationally.”
Bergquist added, emphasizing that Bitcoin will soon be accessible to a majority of the US population:
“Coinstar has a kiosk positioned within 5 miles of 95 percent of Americans.”
Further, a thought-provoking presentation was delivered by ProgPoW creator and StarkWare Technologies CTO Kristy-Leigh Minehan on the powerful convergence of artificial intelligence and blockchain technology. These sessions represent just a fraction of the insightful dialogues that took place at the summit.
Jonathan G. Blanco, the founder of TF Blockchain, shared his thoughts on the event's success:
“I’m grateful to our dedicated community of TF Blockchain attendees, speakers, and partners who are striving to learn and grow their networks around blockchain regardless of crypto market conditions. Thanks to our community, TF3 has proven to be our best conference yet.”
The event concluded with a networking happy hour and competitive card games for attendees. For those interested in making connections, TF Blockchain made it nearly impossible not to network. And, unlike other conferences which may leave attendees wanting more, those who attended TF Blockchain thought it was top-tier:
I have attended, chaired and spoken at many conferences, and I sold a networking events company in the UK. This is one of my favorites for quality of attendees, venue, strategy and vibe. Go to the next one. Become a sponsor. Crypto needs more of this https://t.co/X4t6MB6hOU ♥️
— Paul ?? (@Paul__Walsh) October 29, 2019
Building on the event's success, TF Blockchain announced that they are launching local chapters to advance their mission of “connecting blockchain innovators with technology and business executives.” The chapters will host an “evening event series” of meetups, offering micro-doses of the high-value content and facilitated networking that define their main conferences. Chapters are forming in Portland (OR), Vancouver (BC), Austin (TX), and Seattle (WA).
Blanco remarked:
“We look forward to growing blockchain communities across the US and are actively searching for chapter directors who align with our mission.”
While the date for TF Blockchain 4 hasn't been set yet, those looking to make meaningful connections while learning more about the technology should secure their tickets now before prices begin to rise.
