Key facts:
Topics such as financial freedom and bitcoin as a solution to problems such as inflation were discussed.
There were practical workshops and presentations given by company managers and ecosystem leaders.
“Who are considered beginners in bitcoin and cryptocurrencies?”. Almost half of those who filled the auditorium of the Panama City Convention Center raised their hands at the question. The speaker was Cristóbal Pereira, director of Blockchain Summit Latam and one of the first speakers on the first day of the sixth edition of the event.
Highlighting that calculation “by eye”, Pereira opened the curtain on a day that put a special focus on those who seek to make their first steps in the ecosystem. Both he and the speakers who followed him commented on the benefits of bitcoin and cryptocurrencies to achieve greater financial freedom, protect against inflation and use these resources safely and conveniently.
Some expressions provoked the immediate reaction of the public. For example, the attendees cheered phrases like that of the Panamanian bitcoiner Enrique Ho-Fernández, who said that “Bitcoin is inevitable, either you buy it out of conviction or you buy it out of necessity”; or that of Erich García Cruz, CEO of QvaPay, who assured that “with Bitcoin, today we have access to a technology that allows us to grow.”
outside the auditorium, more than thirty stands from different companies in the sector shared information with those interested who came to ask “what is it about” or “how can you help me” with your service. Posts abounded from various exchanges, wallets, mining solutions, blockchains, and asset tokenization, among other projects.
Like yesterday on the Business Day of the Blockchain Summit Latam 2022, More than anything, they talked about how each company seeks to contribute its own to solve people’s problems. through the use of blockchains. There was a lot of networking and ongoing conversations on the most diverse topics. They all agreed that the event opens up opportunities and they are willing to make the most of it and enjoy it.
Finally, there were also two special rooms open for those who paid today’s ticket. On the one hand, one in which exchange representatives taught various cryptocurrency trading techniques. A few meters away down the same corridor, artists from various Latin American countries showed their colorful creations in non-fungible token (NFT) format.
Money, bitcoin and proper use of cryptocurrencies, the topics on the first day of the Blockchain Summit Latam 2022
Before Cristóbal Pereira’s talk, Aldo Antinori, founder and CEO of Pro Mundi Bitcoin, an organization that carries out educational projects on Panamanian soil, “opened the curtain.” Also there was an official ribbon cutting by way of inauguration in which authorities of the Government of Panama participated together with organizers of the event.
Subsequently, speakers such as Alejandro Beltrán, country manager of the Buda exchange in Colombia, occupied the main stage of the event; Erich García Cruz, CEO of QvaPay; Janice Becerra, President of the Chamber of Digital Commerce and Blockchain of Panama; Manuel Beaudroit, CEO of the Argentine exchange Belo; and Moritz Wietersheim, CEO of Specter Wallet.
They also participated with their presentations different referents of the world of cryptocurrencies, such as Javier Bastardo (Satoshi in Venezuela), Juan Rodríguez (Bitcoin Dad), Napoleón Osorio (My First Bitcoin) and Lorena Ortíz (Bitcoin Embassy Bar). They touched on topics such as the health of bitcoin, cryptocurrencies and the crypto winter and the regulatory context around Bitcoin in Panama, as CriptoNoticias reported during its all-day coverage.
There are still two more days of the Blockchain Summit Latam 2022, which brings together hundreds of people from the world of cryptocurrencies in the capital of Panama. On Thursday, July 7, there will be talks on business, regulation, and NFT, while the exhibits on Friday, July 8, will be based on technology, decentralized finance (DeFi), and web3.