<p>FactBlock, the organizer of South Korea’s largest blockchain event Korea Blockchain Week (KBW) 2023, has <a href="https://www.techm.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno&#61;114107" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">unveiled</a> its vision to bring KBW online, aiming to resolve information asymmetry and cater to a larger audience.</p><h2 id="header-0">Expanding access</h2><p>The company’s CEO, Jeon Seon-ik, shared future plans to extend KBW’s reach to the digital realm during the event’s main conference, Impact, at the Shilla Hotel in Seoul on Tuesday. “Next year, we plan to implement online passes to enable people overseas who cannot attend the event in person to do so online,” he said.</p><h2 id="header-1">Growing popularity</h2><p>KBW has experienced continuous growth since its inception in 2018. Last year’s Impact conference attracted over 8,700 attendees, and this year’s event is expected to host more than 10,000. The number of speakers at Impact increased from around 140 last year to over 200 this year, while side events have also doubled.</p><p>“As KBW grows every year, we are preparing for the event with a greater sense of mission,” Jeon said.</p><p>This year’s KBW has also come back bigger than ever with events like <a href="https://medium.com/&#64;coinness.gl/nft-artists-coming-to-seoul-in-september-for-the-gateway-korea-9b472e1690ed" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow">The Gateway: Korea</a> — an annual Web3 event held to celebrate the NFT community and digital artists — and the SEOULBOUND EDM festival, integrating a diverse range of realms like tech, art, and music.</p><h2 id="header-2">The driving force behind KBW</h2><p>Notably, Jeon also emphasized the importance of the blockchain community. He underscored that KBW’s planning and growth have been achieved with the help of the community and expressed a commitment to continue working closely with it. “We will always strive to make KBW an event with the community, by the community, and for the community,” he said.</p><p>Jeon also mentioned FactBlock’s plans to provide communities with information on blockchains and virtual assets through its upcoming online platform Fablo, where these communities can learn, interact, and grow together.</p>

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