Topic: Crypto Conferences getting Postponed. - page 2. (Read 326 times)

You're right which i dont even see for these conferences to be relevant but rather they are just promoting their own useless projects or shitcoins most of the time- not all generally but
this had been the activity by most conferences that do happen, only a few which do talks about crypto and btc well and the rest are just promoting for their own benefit.
Postponement is just a normal action to be done rather than forcing for conference to happen in the middle of this epidemic and as said, everything can be possibly be done via online.

Safety first, as long as these conferences can be adjusted for the safety of the organizers, guest speakers, and participants. It's good that they have moved it for the sake of everyone's safety.
This shows that this virus should be taken seriously but they could also change the location if it's possible just to continue the conference.

It is true that non-crypto events are also getting postponed. I watched on CNN about how the Chinese super leagues and even the commonwealth games are being postponed. This virus endemic is now a global issue. Everyone is preventing and making sure the risk of getting the virus is minimal and contained. It is no more news that many scientists that are working on getting vaccines for the people that are being infected have been projecting that it is likely there will be drug available in the next 6 months which to me seem to be too long. Lost of manpower due to the endemic have also great impact on the economy of China and the world at large.

Do these crypto conferences even have any value for the ecosystem? I assume most of the speakers just promote their shitcoins or talk about "blockchain technology", instead of discussing really important issues like decentralization and privacy. I think only Bitcoin-oriented conferences are truly important, but a conference is just one way to reach people, and it can also be done via blog posts, podcasts, interviews, etc. So, there's no huge negative impact here.

Some measures needs to be taken so as to prevent a wider spread of this deadly virus across the globe. All that matters right now is for the global healthcare sector work on finding a cure to this disease due to the current situation of health, events and the likes that are necessary for the betterment of economy and the country as a whole. Although events like this can be scheduled in another location apart from Asia but the Asia market currently is booming the blockchain sector.

Quitting my boss, "safety first". It is a complicated situation for the entire world regarding this disease, this COVID 19 so all safety measures must be taken to prevent a disaster.

Delaying an event for THREE days won't help protecting the event participants from the coronavirus.
According to the medics,the coronavirus will keep spreading until April.Perhaps Vietnam hasn't that many infected people,compared with China.Anyway,I don't think that those Crypto conferences matter that much about what's happening in the global crypto community.If the coronavirus spreads across Japan and South Korea it might create real problems for the crypto world,but this is very unlikely to happen.

The decision is for their sake and we can't really do anything about it. We cannot stop the virus from spreading so we have to obey what the government and professionals would suggest to keep ourselves safe from the virus. It's really threatening not only for our health but also for the economy. China being one of the largest and powerful country, and with the number of their population it's more scary how the virus can spread faster. Crypo events can wait while they are still looking for the cure.

As for countries helping each other, I think it's already given. Then, we should set aside the tension and help others. Because it's not only China who will suffer from this virus. But, to all countries who infected form virus. It is now spreading across different country, even in America so they can't be too sure that they will be safe from the virus. Conflicts would do no good because they need each other help when it comes to medicine and looking for cure.

It's better to postponed such events than to power through with it and have the attendees added in the statistics of infected with the said virus. Up to now, the cure is slower than the rate of infection the virus has, though that doesn't mean that there isn't any hope to be found anywhere. It's also good to see that countries are banding together to find a legitimate cure to the virus. At the least, after an intense threat of a third world war, we see the countries unite and help fend off the virus.

The virus has spread very widely and quickly. It is very infectious. The number of patients are already hitting around 65,000, not counting the unreported and undocumented cases. Found among people in at least 24 countries, COVID-19 outbreak is indeed a global health risk. WHO has already declared a public health emergency around the world due to this outbreak which started in China.

With this, the impact is felt not only in terms of flight cancellations and conference postponements but also in terms of tourism, education, and, of course, economy. And the world will be affected. China, after all, is the largest manufacturing country in the world. China's very vital role in world economy is not only in terms of manufacturing but also in terms of raw products. China not only has a giant exporting market, it also imports a lot. A fifth of the world's GDP is made in China. And with all the cancellations, lock-downs, and relatively long quarantines, the economy is significantly affected.

But if you consider how globally threatening the possible effects by taking the risk of not putting up all these stringent measures, it is much better this way. It is very understandable to limit gatherings, especially large ones with international attendance. Human physical interaction should be reduced to the minimum.

This is not off topic, because nCOV really affect us greatly. And about the conferences that was needed to

Corona Virus has been a hot issue for weeks. Aside from all the topics here relating the price to ncov, this also results in postponing some crypto-related events in Asia. Governments are trying to prevent spreading the virus inside and outside their country. Travel ban and postponing of some events were some of their actions about this issue.

Due to this virus, Binance Blockchain Week in Vietnam was postponed that was scheduled from February 29 to March 04, 2020.

Hongkong blockchain week in March 2020 also got delayed with a new date that will be announced soon.

Annually Major crypto conference TOKEN2049 in March was also moved on October 2020. "Over the past weeks, we have been monitoring the global developments around the Coronavirus closely. Whilst Hong Kong is managing the situation well and has taken strict precautions to contain any potential impact, uncertainty prevails.” noted on a blog post of TOKEN2049.

Not only crypto conferences were being affected by the said issue, but even Asian trade fairs and conventions are also postponed. China's oldest trade fair, The Canton Fair, has postponed the event that was scheduled to be held on April 15, 2020. Other events in China are The East China Import and Export Commodity Fair, SEMICON, the International Building and Construction Trade Fair, and the annual China Development Forum.

Singapore also postponed its Food & Hotel Asia’s trade show and Travel Fair NATAS Travel. While in Europe, the annual Mobile World Congress have witnessed many companies pulling out, including LG Electronics and Ericsson.

Source:
https://bitpinas.com/news/asia-crypto-conferences-getting-delayed-postponed-due-coronavirus-threat/

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This shows how Coronavirus can affect not only in China but us globally. As a precaution and for the sake of everyone, bigger events with bigger audiences and guests mostly coming from different countries have to delayed their events.

This issue isn't just about health because even the economy can be affected by this. Companies were also being affected especially those who are based in China, stock markets are down due to the said virus. Most events stated are in China and some other countries near China. Even in my country, non-related crypto events also got postponed because it is said to avoid going to crowded places to keep yourself safe.

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PS: I'm gonna delete this if it was off-topic