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Europe’s most influential blockchain & crypto event returns to Barcelona
11.11.2022
After 7 highly successful events, European Blockchain Convention 2023 is ready to be held again on 15-17 February at the 5-star hotel Hyatt Regency Barcelona. The event will welcome more than 3.000 attendees at what will be the largest edition since the event was launched in 2018. Bringing together...
‘Fear of the unknown’ holds back tradfi investors from crypto — Bloomberg analyst
21.9.2022
Bloomberg crypto analyst Jamie Coutts believes it's a “missed opportunity” that traditional asset managers choose not the educate themselves on crypto
Sports sponsorship is helping legitimize crypto in Australia — Coinjar exec
19.9.2022
Luke Ryan of CoinJar says sporting partnerships “helps shift the image of crypto away from the idea that it’s only there as speculative mania.”
3 barriers preventing Web3 mass adoption — Trust Wallet CEO
19.9.2022
Trust Wallet CEO says the current bear market could provide an opportunity for the Web3 industry to address consumer concerns before the next bull market
Anime Expo Drops Attendee Vax Proof, Negative Covid Test Requirements
9.6.2022
Today, Anime Expo, the “largest celebration of Japanese pop culture in North America” announced an update to its covid health and safety protocols that disappointed many voice actors, cosplayers, and artists alike.Read more
BSV Global Blockchain Convention Educates on How to Build Better World with Blockchain
25.5.2022
The BSV Global Blockchain Convention in Dubai has begun. Commencing on May 24 and ending on the 26th, the three-day event at the Grand Hyatt Dubai aims to educate individuals and businesses about building a better world with blockchain. The answer to the “how” can be summed up in two words:...
PAX East Enforcer Dies From Covid 'After Being Exposed During The Convention'
3.5.2022
A PAX East Enforcer died from coronavirus after working at the convention last Saturday. Dawn “Deestar” Wood was well-regarded by other Enforcers who donated to the GoFundMe for her funeral (which met its goal in a single day). The organizer for the fundraiser emphasizes that Wood had “the most...
Let's Revisit A 1995 Anime Convention
14.4.2022
Anime and/or cosplay cons are now so commonplace you can find them in cities big and small across America, but in 1995 people’s options for sharing their interests (and buying associated merch) were a lot more limited.Read more
Our Favorite Cosplay From Katsucon 2022
8.3.2022
Like so much else over the past couple of years, the pandemic hit the cosplay scene hard, shutting down the conventions that are in so many ways the lifeblood of the community. But after getting things back on track last December with Dragon Con, I’m super pumped to now be presenting our first...
One Of The USA's First Omicron Cases Attended Big Anime Convention
2.12.2021
As governments and health authorities around the world battle to contain the spread of the new Omicron strain of Covid-19, it has been reported that one of the first cases detected in the United States, a man who had travelled to New York from Minnesota, was in the city to attend an anime...
Leading African Conservancy to Raise Funds for Rhinos via Auction of Horn NFTs
3.11.2021
Black Rock Rhino, a leading rhino conservancy in South Africa, is set to raise funds for the endangered species via the auction of rhino horn non-fungible tokens (NFTs). Auction Proceeds to Pay for Sanctuary’s Expenses In what has been billed a first, the rhino conservancy — which...
Genshin Impact Embraces Fan Creators, Rather Than Suing Them
21.9.2021
Genshin Impact developer miHoYo has a uniquely generous policy toward fan artists, and its explicit endorsement on Genshin Impact merch has created an incredibly vibrant art community.Read more
Shop.com Announces Cryptocurrency Acceptance to ‘Kick off the Next Chapter’ of Business
2.9.2021
This past weekend at the Market America Worldwide Shop.com 2021 International Convention (MAIC2021), the president of the e-commerce firm, Steve Ashley, announced Shop.com sites from around the world will be accepting cryptocurrencies via Bitpay. This means that bitcoin, ethereum, bitcoin cash,...
Australian Convention Under Fire After Vendor Sells Fascist Merchandise
22.6.2021
Fans are threatening to boycott the Supanova pop-culture convention, where a vendor openly displayed fascist flags and merchandise at Supanova’s most recent Sydney show. Read more
Embedded Technology Convention World Series Launches!
3.6.2021
Disclaimer: The text below is a press release that was not written by Cryptonews.com.
Multi award winning exhibition organiser PRYSM Group are delighted to launch the Embedded Technology Convention World Series taking place in Singapore and Las Vegas next year!
The Embedded Technology Convention...
For April 1, Cosplayers Around The World Had A Convention...In Their Pajamas
7.4.2021
There haven’t been any cosplay conventions in over a year, which sucks! But when life gives you lemons, you can make lemonade by having a convention from the comfort of your own home. In your PJs, no less.Read more
WTF, Comic-Con?
28.3.2021
Hey, remember when Comic-Con International: San Diego was going to have a virtual convention once more this summer but try to hold a small, in-person con in November for...some reason? The organization has decided Thanksgiving weekend is the perfect time. In the immortal words of Pugsley Addams:...
Comic-Con 2021 Has Been Cancelled
2.3.2021
There was no in-person Comic-Con in 2020, and there won’t be one in 2021 either after the show’s organisers announced a decision to “postpone” it until 2022.Read more
Blockchain voting hailed a success at Michigan Democrat convention
3.9.2020
This was one of the first virtual conventions in the US to utilize blockchain voting
Defcon Speaker Discusses Liberating $300K Worth of Bitcoin From an Encrypted File
12.8.2020
This year due to the coronavirus outbreak the world-famous hackers’ convention Defcon held it’s 28th annual event with virtual presentations in “safe mode.” One of the presentations was from an executive from Pyrofex, Michael Stay, who discussed how he broke into...