In the heart of Davos, CRYPTO2030 held its inaugural event on January 15-19, 2024. CRYPTO2030 offers a fresh perspective to crypto conferences by bringing together leaders and innovators from Web3. The event fostered conversations not just about what blockchain is today, but what it could be in the future.
CRYPTO2030 delivered an immersive event offering informative panels and also roundtable discussions, with ample opportunities for networking and meaningful interaction.
Topics covered in panels and discussions included CBDCs; tokenisation; compliance and regulation; financial inclusion; sustainability; decentralised exchanges, and many others. Attendees also enjoyed nightly dinners with vibrant themes showcasing cuisines from across the globe, creating an international and welcoming atmosphere for networking and building connections.
A major highlight of CRYPTO2030 was our Davos Disruptors panel – a pitch competition hosted in partnership with the Crypto Valley Association. From a pool of 85 startups, 17 carefully selected finalists received the opportunity to pitch in front of renowned industry-specific judges and win prizes.
Davos Disruptors chose one top project from each of the five pitch categories: DeFi Trendsetters; NFT Pioneers; Blockchain Privacy Patrons; Guardians of Trust; and Token Titans.
Here are the 1st prize winners:
DeFi Trendsetters: Folks Finance
Folks Finance is a non-custodial DeFi protocol providing financial tools for digital assets.
NFT Pioneers: Niftyz
Niftyz is a Tokenization as a Service Platform that empowers creators, businesses, and institutions to unlock the full potential of Web3.0.
Blockchain Privacy Patrons: Elysium Lab
Elysium Lab is the Next-Gen Digital Assets Wallet, increasing security ownership with a simple experience.
Guardians of Trust: DA Insured
DA Insured aims to make the digital asset ecosystem trustworthy by providing quality insurance for digital asset custodians and their clients.
Token Titans: Obligate
Obligate is a private credit platform leveraging blockchain technologies to help companies issue bonds and structure products on the blockchain with T+0 settlements and reducing costs by up to 80% compared to traditional alternatives.
Congratulations to the winners! We’re looking forward to their continued innovative contributions to the Web3 industry.
Winners, from left to right: Folks Finance, Niftyz, Elysium Lab, DA Insured, Obligate
We would like to thank our title sponsor DWF Labs, along with our crypto title sponsor AirDAO, in helping to make CRYPTO2030 a major success. We would also like to thank Partisia Blockchain, SMART-Compliance, Crypto Valley, and Cointelegraph for partnering with us in our inaugural event./p>
The journey of blockchain is an evolving story, and the team at CRYPTO2030 aims for our event to be a pivotal part of that story. Here's to 2025 — we hope to see you in Davos and look forward to more opportunities to shape the future of Web3!