Even the crypto-ecosystem is not spared by the corona crisis and so more and more events are being cancelled and postponed to far away places. The most recent example is the Blockchain Summit in Tokyo, the largest crypto-event in Japan.
In view of current developments, more and more countries are enforcing assembly bans. Cultural facilities, educational institutions, sports fields, swimming pools and now also large parts of the retail trade are affected by the measures and have to cease operations. Crypto events, such as the recent Blockchain Summit in Tokyo, are also being cancelled or postponed until further notice.
Events suspended across the board
The measures against the corona virus are also hitting the event industry with full force. Tourism is collapsing because of the imposed entry and exit bans and events are being cancelled in many places. Now the Blockchain Summit in Tokyo has also been officially postponed by the organizers to protect the "summit participants, speakers and sponsors". An alternative date for the summit meeting is scheduled for September 28. With 2,000 participants, the Blockchain Summit is considered the largest crypto-scene meeting in Japan and was previously scheduled to take place on April 22.
In addition to the Blockchain Summit, a number of crypto events have already had to be cancelled across countries. The start of the Blockchain Week Summit 2020, which will take place in Paris, was already rescheduled from March 31 to December 9. The organizers of Bitcoin 2020 in San Francisco and the organizers of the DC Blockchain Summit 2020 in Washington are still looking for alternative dates. Both events were previously scheduled for the end of March. And also the Asia Ctrypto Week in Hong Kong has already been postponed to October 5-11, as well as the ANON Summit 2020 in Vienna, which is now dated October 21-22.
A momentous meeting
The fact that the organisers' concerns are not unfounded is demonstrated by the recent example of the Ethereum Community Conference (EthCC). At the meeting, which took place from 3 to 5 March in Paris, several participants were consequently infected with the coronavirus. Seven people have now tested positive for COVID-19, including the co-founder of TorusLabs, Zhen Yu Yong, and the developer of the ERC-777 token standard, Jacques Dafflon.
The current situation is increasingly paralyzing public life. Wherever possible, businesses are shifting work to the home office. Educational institutions will also have to put their teaching content online. There are similar considerations, however, in the crypto camp. According to Bitcoin.com, participants in the Bitcoin Cash Meetups in Osaka and Tokyo will in future be able to choose whether to attend the meetings physically or virtually. Other events will most likely follow this example in the foreseeable future.
