The EthCC convention in Brussels attracts to an in depth this week and it’s secure to say that, due to weddings, robberies, and an exaggerated ‘attempt on Vitalik’s life,’ away from the levels not less than, it’s been one of many extra memorable crypto occasions in latest instances.
The five-day occasion began final Sunday and featured talks and panels from the Ethereum cryptocurrency group, together with huge names like Ethereum creator Vitalik Buterin.
Nevertheless, by Monday, troubling stories had been coming in of tourists being robbed and attacked. One person claimed on X (previously Twitter), that somebody stole his passport and joked that they’re now an ‘official Brussels community member.’
One other particular person claimed they had been robbed and injured whereas one other stated they needed to punch a robber to scare them off. Three Arrows Capital co-founder Su Zhu wrote an nearly 600-word response to the robberies, telling conferencegoers to keep away from bringing cash and commentating on the state of crime.
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On-chain wedding ceremony
The convention additionally hosted a rooftop wedding ceremony that noticed two crypto fanatics, one in all whom was dressed as a bear, tie the knot.
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Certainly, a marriage cake on the occasion was coated in icing that learn, “Dump on retails, but never dump each other.” David Hoffman from Bankless stated, “You need to spend at least four hours a day on Twitter to understand what’s happening here.”
Empty conferences
One other convention, hosted by Aptos Labs, which ran parallel to EthCC, failed to tug within the crowds.
Somebody claiming to be on this obvious 10-person viewers was congratulated on X for respecting social distancing. One other attendee responded, “How you think I avoided getting mugged?” including, “Even the CEO didn’t show up. Bullish.”
One soggy Vitalik Buterin
Buterin himself had a turbulent time at EthCC, arriving to offer a chat soaking moist after having to run by the rain to make the looks. Fortuitously, this crypto convention wasn’t flooded.
Elsewhere, a part of a stage collapsed onto his shoulder main one person to joke, “Belgian Police are investigating an attempt on Vitalik’s life yesterday that took place at an EthCC side event.”
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General it’s been a busy week inside and outside of EthCC. Extra formal conversations that happened concerned a16z’s commentary on web3 social media, Coinbase’s plans to decentralize its layer-2 blockchain, and Reddit’s concepts for digital collectibles.
2024 marks the seventh EthCC convention because the occasion began in 2018. For any thrillseekers on the market, subsequent 12 months’s occasion will happen within the French metropolis of Cannes.
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