The second edition of the Middle East Blockchain Forum was held yesterday on February 5th at Grosvenor House, Dubai Marina. The event is organized in in strategic partnership with Kinguin, a leading online gaming marketplace.
The two forum offers attendees unique networking opportunities whereby they can connect and mingle with industry leaders and innovators.
Kim Rom, an esports and gaming veteran with 20+ years of experience and chief gaming officer for Kinguin will be present at the event, and he’ll have his own session titled ‘A Decentralized Marketplace for Digital Games, Items, and Services.’ Kim will be highlighting the trading capabilities for game and in-game items by building and integrating a trading platform using the latest technologies.
Kinguin’s strategic partnership with the Blockchain Middle East Forum comes ahead of its Initial Coin Offering (ICO), in the form of Krowns – its own cryptocurrency to create an efficient virtual economy for gamers all over the world. Kinguin switched to blockchain technology aiming to decentralize its future operations in August 2017. Six months later, on February 15, 2018, the company is taking the next step forward towards this end by launching an Initial Coin Offering (ICO) of its own cryptocurrency – the Krowns – in an attempt to accelerate the development of the Kinguin Marketplace and fuel the global economy of the gaming industry.
Viktor Wanli, CEO, and founder of Kinguin commented on the gaming industry saying: “Our industry is currently witnessing a great wave of change and Dubai is known for being synonymous with not only innovation but a strong spirit of entrepreneurship as well. With the government’s drive to become completely blockchain-based in the near future, the emirate is on course to emerge as the epicenter of blockchain-driven innovation.”
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