Crypto Conferences getting Postponed.

[plvbob0070]

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/


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.


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

[ramenking12]

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

[Darker45]

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.

[dothebeats]

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.

[plvbob0070]

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 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.

[davis196]

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

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.

[Averim]

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/


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.


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

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.

[Moshaid]

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.

[hatshepsut93]

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.

[thesmallgod]

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.

[tabas]

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.

[carlfebz2]

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.

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.

[Gozie51]

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.

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.

Imo I do believe that they are relevant as there is sense in every nonsense as they say. If we are saying that such crypto gathering is only promoting shit coins by owners, at the same time the awareness of the crypto world and existence is increasing as more people will get to hear about it in the media and YouTube plus photographs. This is enough advertisement in my view on this.

[justdimin]

I could totally see the Asian ones getting postponed because in the end governments do not want their citizens to go there without any problem and come back since if they just allow them to visit and come back in the end they may actually get some corona virus person back. So, there needs to be some sort of screening for virus and if there is any then there needs to be a quarantine as well etc etc which could be done if it is individual stuff but if you allow hundreds of people to go there and come back it will be a problem.

However, the better option would be to move them somewhere else instead of postponing them. If you do not do the conference today, you will do it tomorrow, so in the end the risk will always be there, without changing the location it will be postponed forever.

[Captain Corporate]

 What I would be even more afraid of is the fact that we are postponing but we don't know when the end of it is. It is not a solution to postpone or even change the venue to another nation. China is there, wuhan is there, the trouble is still there, we are not going to suddenly have 5+ billion dead, this is not that and I know and we had even worse stuff before (remember SARS?) but at the end of the day we still haven't solved the virus issue and it could still spread out at any moment. Maybe the conference got postponed this time but as long as the sickness is out there lurking, some people will eventually go there and come back, we have to make sure we have a solution instead of a defense against the problems existence.

[fiulpro]

This is absolutely fair , The spread of the Novel Corona Virus is a serious issue and many people are getting affected by it , we have no medication , no vaccination and at the same time we are even trying the traditional methods , that's how bad of a situation there is .
If the government is shifting the conferences it is for a good cause and trust me it's not just the cryptocurrencies conferences but every conference out there which can use a problem , people can even have an online conference and join if that was really really important.

[Botnake]

It's understandable, if the organizer sees that the conference might not succeed then there is no reason that they'll push this.
People are avoiding going to the public places due to the NCOV, and we know in seminars there are a lot of people who meets in a place for a common interest but it's not happening if the threat is so big, AFAIK, there's no cure for NCOV yet and we know that life is valuable.

[palle11]

It is safer to cancel conference if it is not healthy to be held in designated venue if it is confirmed to be at risk or fear of it. Corona virus is really a fast killing demon and everything thing needs to be done to check its spread.

[Kemarit]

Yeah, I do agree, its better to postponed this crypto related conferences in Asia because of the epidemic. I think organizers and attendees alike would agree to such move as everyone around that region should be cautious. Those conferences can be scheduled at a later date when everything has settled down.

So I would say that it was a huge impact on crypto, we even see news that Bitmain has delayed it's delivery of their mining product. On the other hand, you will see lots of crypto big shots like CZ and Justin Sun offering their help. So it has a bad and good effect, IMHO.

[Mometaskers]

Better safe than sorry. Vietnam has just recently quarantined a commune near Hanoi. It'll get worse especially now that we know that the incubation can be as long as 24 days.

If this gets worse at least cryptotraders can still make money while staying at home so it's not all bad. Many info about crypto can be found online anyway. Would be interesting if they decide to just do a stream event. Crypto users tend to be tech savvy.