Key facts:
The scalability in Ethereum and other networks occupied part of the presentations of the day.
Financials, stablecoins and central bank currencies rounded out the agenda.
The Blockchain Summit Latam 2022 closed this afternoon, Friday, July 8, in Panama City. The day’s presentations and workshops covered topics such as Ethereum, decentralized finance (DeFi), scalability across various networks, and web3.
The day, a little less hot than the previous ones, began with a main course. In the first talk of the day, Juan David Reyes, Colombian developer member of the Ethereum Foundation, spoke about this network.
Among several introductory matters about its operation, he also explained how it will be developed the merger to Ethereum 2.0 and how scalability is pursued in the network. That is, to be equally or more useful as the number of users grows.
Afterwards, the agenda continued its course through topics as diverse as alternative networks, gaming, decentralized autonomous organizations (DAO), decentralized and centralized finance (CeFi), derivatives of cryptocurrencies. Likewise, stablecoins and central bank digital currencies (CBDC) also had their space on the closing day of the conferencewhich CriptoNoticias covered in its entirety in person from Panama.
Outside, in the hall on the first floor of the modern Convention Center in the Panamanian capital, the scene of the two previous days was repeated between coffees, sweets and sandwiches. The most varied conversations took place, always with bitcoin and cryptocurrencies as the main focus.
The banking presence, the seasoning of the closure of the Blockchain Summit Latam
In the corner closest to the end of the stands, one stood out because of the long line of people that gathered in it. It was the one from a Panamanian bank that was opening “bitcoin friendly accounts” for attendees.
Undoubtedly, a rarity in an event of these characteristics, which many attendees did not hesitate to point out, almost with resignation. Despite this, the enthusiasts left happy and with a bank account in Panama and a special debit card from the Blockchain Summit Latam in their bag.
The appointment of bitcoin in Panama, a success
With all of the above and what was reported by this newspaper throughout these days, an event was closed that seems to have aroused the attention of a country that is not so bitcoiner, at least until last Wednesday. This was reported by the locals who attended, extremely enthusiastic about the call and the ideas they found there.
From the organizational side, everything went flawlessly and went as planned.. In a dollarized country with very little knowledge about bitcoin and cryptocurrencies in general, the first step in the public eye has been firm.