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7 Awards - Blockchain insight and consensus INTRODUCTIO
The continuous blockchain fever has bred a large number of highly creative entrepreneurs and projects. They are becoming the future power and frontier walkers, pathfinders and disruptors of the times. To this end, 8BTC, along with TokenInsight, creates the Blockchain Insight 2019, in an effort to discover high-quality projects and prove their value with precise data, as well as instill spiritual strength to the blockchain industry. To make the list open and transparent, 8BTC and TokenInsight will also jointly publish The Whitepaper of Blockchain Insight 2019.
01 Most Valuable DAPP Platforms
02 Most Valuable Exchanges
03 Most Valuable Wallets
04 Most Valuable Mining Pools
05 Most Promising Teams
06 Discerning Investors
07 Best - performed blockchain apps
Whitepaper WHITEPAPER
The event will launch the world debut of Whitepaper of Blockchain Insight 2019, and open source the data of the 7 awards. The whitepaper takes on multiple dimensions with a strict data-filtering model, explains the meaning behind the data in detail, and proves the value with data, in this sense, to build consensus on the value standard of the blockchain industry.
Coming soonBook – 10-Year History of Blockchain NEW BOOK
It’s bitcoin’s tenth year anniversary, a decade full of ups and downs. In this year, 8BTC have initiated and planned to gather 12 industry leaders from blockchain sector to write on the "10-Year History of Blockchain", tracing the 10-year development of blockchain from various perspectives and presenting a holistic view of China's blockchain industry.
Coming soon
Keynote Speakers KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
(No Particular Order)
Wang Yongli
Former vice president of Bank of China, President of Strait Blockchain Research Institute
1989-2014, served in the Bank of China and led to tackle with the subprime mortgage crisis and global financial crisis. He was the first director of Swift from mainland China, senior vice president of LeTV and CEO of LeTV finance. He is the author of Panoramic Perspective of the Financial Crisis, New Mindsets on Finance New Directions for Banking, Cross Crisis: China's Choice in the World Upheaval.
Wu Jihan
Cofounder of Bitmain
He came across bitcoin in 2011 and founded 8BTC with Changjia. He was the first person to translate Satoshi’s thesis on bitcoin into Chinese which became widely spread in China, and he is thus known as an early bitcoin preacher. In 2013, he founded Bitmain and served as the company’s CEO. Bitmain has now become the world’s leading bitcoin miner manufacturer. In Aug 2017, he pushed the hard fork of bitcoin and a firm supporter of the forked coin BCH.
Changjia
Founder of 8BTC and Bytom, Famous science fiction writer
He is a three-time winner of the Galaxy Award (Oscar of sci-fi in China), and committed to blockchain technology promotion and theoretical research with the proposal of “Impossible Triangle in Blockchain”. In 2011, he founded 8BTC, and co-wrote Bitcoin: A Real Yet Virtual Financial World (2014), Blockchain: From Digital Currency to Credit Society.
Duan Xinxing
Founder and CEO of Bytom
He is a financial and tech researcher, former senior engineer of Lucent Bell Laboratories and scholarship recipient of Gates Foundation. Apart from project developing, he also co-wrote the book Blockchain: Reshape the Economy and the World (published by China CITIC in 2016), Notes for Blockchain Technology Development.
Hu Tao
CEO of TokenInsight
Master of Science in finance from University of Rochester; Master of Science from Tsinghua University; Bachelor of Economics from Peking University. He joined WestSummit Capital after graduation, and participated in the company’s investment in Twitch, Altobeam, Viovision. In 2017, he was nominated in Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia in consumer technology of 2017. In 2018, he founded TokenInsight, a global token data and rating firm.
Gao Hang
Founder and chairman of DataQin Tech
Executive director of China Blockchain Application Research Center and head of Zhejiang branch center, member of National Committee Of Experts On The Internet Financial Security Technology, former CTO of Yibite, founder CEO of Mingin.com, CEO of Zjmax.com. He’s been committed to blockchain and digital currency since 2013, and has become a senior expert on blockchain technology, fintech, and tax informatization. He is the author of Blockchain and New Economy: Digital Currency 2.0 Era, Blockchain and Artificial Intelligence: New Era of Digital Economy.
Yu Xuemai
Founder and chairman of DataQin Tech
Bachelor of science (1st Class with honour) in electronic finance from the University of Liverpool, Master of science in financial risk management (Distinction).
Yao Yongjie
Founding partner of Grand Shore (Xiong’An) Fund
Also served as chairman of Tunlan investment and SHIS LTD. As the new leader of Zhejiang merchants in 2015, he has over 10 years’ experience in private equity investment and management. He’s been eyeing the capital market at home and abroad with a global perspective.
Sun Lilin
Founder of PlatON, CEO of JUZIX
Served as executive vice president of the third-party payment company of China UnionPay, senior director of market development department of China UnionPay and senior researcher of strategic development department. He founded JUZIX and serves as CEO, and is engaged in PlatON project to build the next-gen computing architecture.
Bai Shuo
Former chief engineer of Shanghai Stock Exchange
Served as director of software research office of computer institute of Chinese Academy of Sciences and chief engineer of Shanghai Stock Exchange. He is currently the director of the Technology Committee for the ChinaLedger Alliance and the consultant of Wanxiang laboratory.
Li Lin
Founder and Chairman of Huobi Group
He graduated from Tsinghua University in 2007 and joined Oracle. In 2013, he founded Huobi, one of the world’s most popular crypto exchanges.
Meng Yan
Initiator of token economy, Vice president of CSDN
He served as vice president of CSDN (Chinese Software Developer Network), one of the biggest networks of software developers in China. He’s been deeply studying blockchain and cryptography engineering since 2015; In 2017, he, together with Yuandao, proposed the concept of “Token Economy”.
Liu Changyong
Blockchain preacher
Doctor of economics from Peking University, partner of ChainVC, associate professor at Chongqing Technology and Business University. He has been preaching bitcoin knowledge and on the study of bitcoin-related economics since 2013. He’s a senior scholar in blockchain sector and an early promoter of BCH.
Ju Jianhua
Founder and CEO of BHEX
Served as vice president of NYSE-listed companies and has rich experience in financial transactions, Internet security, crypto assets and blockchain. He has been active in the technical community and has served as co-chair of ArchSummit for two terms. In 2018, he founded Blue Helix to create a new blockchain system for asset custody, clearing and trading.
Luo Jinhai
Founder and CEO of Quantum School
An early blockchain entrepreneur in the country, founder of 2140 Crypto Community, Coinxu and ColaPay. He wrote the readable blockchain book Everybody Knows Blockchain.
He Bin
Founder of imToken
Served as a product manager in an internet company after graduation, during which, he taught himself programming and design. In 2015, he uses blockchain technology to develop data repository; in 2016, he founded the most popular crypto wallet in China - imToken.
Han Feng
Cofounder of Elastos Foundation
PhD student of quantum physics from Tsinghua University. He once served as the project leader of "evaluation and selection of innovative talents based on network (big data)", a key project of the tenth five-year plan of Tsinghua University, and the partner of Oracle Education Foundation in China.
Li Wei
CEO of Hyperchain
He graduated from Zhejiang University with a doctorate in engineering. He once served in notable tech companies like Microsoft Research Asia, State Street Tech., Hengtian Software Co., LTD., Schooner (Silicon Valley), SanDisk, etc, with focus mainly on blockchain and big data technology.
Jiang Chun
Partner of Puhua Capital
Doctor of computer science and application from Zhejiang University, former chief engineer of Zhejiang Daily, CEO of Media Dreamworks, deputy director of Angel Investment Committee of Zhejiang Venture Capital Association. He’s a three-time "top ten angel investors of Zhejiang province", and also the investor of 8BTC and other excellent blockchain projects.
Li Jun
Founder of ONT
Master of communication engineering, Bachelor of computer science, MBA, PMP. With 16 years’ experience in IT and Fintech, he’s a senior expert on blockchain architecture and solutions. Before that, he was mainly engaged in technical architecture and planning in top international IT companies and large financial exchanges in China.
Zhang Feng
deputy editor-in-chief of NetEase Media
Former president of Zhejiang Youth Times, vice-chairman of Zhejiang Association for Science and Technology, and later vice-minister of Research and Publicity Department of China Association for Science and Technology; serves as deputy editor-in-chief of Netease Media and general manager of Netease Media Local Business Department since January 2016.
Che Keda
Founder and CEO of OWNERSHIP
Guest lecturer on blockchain subjects at Harbin Institute of Technology, former researcher at Blockchain Laboratory of Harvard University, and former commercial designer and engineer of IDEO. Served as technical consultant in blockchain field for Alibaba, Hainan Airlines, Baidu Finance, etc, and delivered speeches on blockchain application at many conferences (such as GMIC) within and outside the country.
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Agenda & Schedule AGENDA & SCHEDULE
Jan 4, 2019 Banquet hall (F1) at Marriott Hotel, Qiangjiang New CBD (No.399, Juyuan Road, Jianggan District, Hangzhou, China)
- 13:30-13:35
Opening
- 13:35-13:40
Welcome speech
Wang Lei, CEO of 8BTC
- 13:40-13:45
Host speech
Hu Tao, CEO of TokenInsight
- 13:45-14:15
Keynote speech: Core Value Problems about Blockchain
Speaker: Wang Yongli, Former vice president of Bank of China
- 14:15-14:25
Launch Blockchain Insight 2019
- 14:25-14:45
Launch the list of the most promising blockchain projects
- 14:45-14:55
Launch the list of the most promising blockchain teams
- 14:55-15:25
Panel discussion: The Most Expected Blockchain Innovation in 2019
Host: Hu Tao, CEO of TokenInsight
Guests: nominated teams
- 15:25-15:35
Launch the list of best-performed blockchain apps
- 15:35-15:45
Launch the list of discerning investors
- 15:45-16:15
Panel discussion: Reshape Value – The Next Boom of Blockchain
Host: Qu Zhaoxiang, COO of 8BTC
Guests: Chang Jia,8BTC founder
Sun Lilin, PlatON founder
Wang Ben, DataQin CTO
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- 16:15-16:25
Strategic Partner's speech (simplechain conference)
- 16:25-16:35
Book launch ceremony of 10-Year History of Blockchain
- 16:35-17:05
Panel discussion of the book authors: Where will you be in the next 10 years?
Host: Tang Xialing, editor in chief of 8BTC
Guests: He Bin,imToken founder
Liu Changyong, founder of KnowCryptoCollege
Luo Jinhai, founder of quantum school
Han Feng MIT Blockchain Laboratory sponsor
Zhang Feng, deputy editor-in-chief of NetEase Media
- 18:00—20:00
High-end Dinner (specially invited with admission by ticket only)
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