Geneva Will Host the Second Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Switzerland

October 9, 2018, the Second Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference is taking place in Switzerland, the harbor of European financial technologies.

The event welcomes blockchain project developers, investors, analysts, financiers, specialists in marketing and legal support of business and dedicated to blockchain and cryptocurrency. The first Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Switzerland gathered more than 300 participants.

Background, topics and experts

Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference is a series of events held in different countries of the world by Smile-Expo. In 2018 there were over 20 events including the conferences in the Philippines, Australia, India, Thailand, and upcoming events in France, Switzerland, and Malta.
The event in Geneva is a conference and at the same time demo zone where companies will present their products.
Smile-Expo team, an international event company, included in the program the reports of international experts as well as bright representatives of the Swiss blockchain community. In February the speakers of Blockchain & Bitcoin Conference Switzerland were CERN representatives and the investor listed in Forbes 30 under 30.

Pioneer of Financial technology

Switzerland is a country with highly developed banking industry interested in fintech innovations. The country has its own Crypto Valley, the city of Zug where a functional blockchain ecosystem has been developed and many famous projects are based: Ethereum Foundation, Monetas, Lykke. There are also several business accelerators and HSLU-I university. You can also pay with bitcoins for goods and services or exchange it to fiat in one of three Bitcoin ATMs. At the end of July the first election with the use of eID and blockchain technology is taking place down here.

In 2018 Procivis start up successfully tested and implemented eID into several e-Government services. Now users can file tax declarations, register residence, and use passport services with their smartphones. Blockchain platforms for over-the-counter securities trading launched major financial institutions. According to PwC report over 75% of businesses are going to transfer to blockchain solutions within the next 3 years.

Smile-Expo blockchain conference in Switzerland just like the one in Malta is a great opportunity to meet blockchain and cryptocurrency experts and exchange experience with companies that have already developed and implemented real-life blockchain-based solutions.