Chainlink’s SmartCon, held last year in Barcelona, Spain, will take place in Hong Kong on October 30 and 31, the blockchain infrastructure company announced on Friday.
San Francisco-based Chainlink, founded in 2014, is one of the world’s biggest operators of blockchain oracles, which is software that helps firms develop applications on distributed ledgers to connect smart contracts to data from external systems.
“Our commitment to establishing Hong Kong as Asia’s premier Web3 hub was very well-received by the participants [of last year’s SmartCon] with overwhelming response,” said Undersecretary for Financial Services and the Treasury Joseph Chan Ho-lim. “We are thrilled that Chainlink recognises this potential and has chosen to bring SmartCon 2024 to our vibrant city.”
Hong Kong to host major crypto event in 2025 as city woos virtual asset firms
Hong Kong to host major crypto event in 2025 as city woos virtual asset firms
InvestHK, a government agency responsible for attracting foreign direct investment, and the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB), were both involved in bringing SmartCon to the city. It comes after the organisations successfully courted CoinDesk to bring over its Consensus conference.
The Chainlink deal is now “another feather in the cap” for Hong Kong as a financial and technology centre, said Kenneth Wong, general manager of meetings, incentives, conventions and exhibitions at HKTB. He added that the tourism board is “stoked by the success” of helping make Hong Kong the first Asian city to host SmartCon.
SmartCon 2024 will be one of the three main events of Blocktober, a series of crypto events organised by Hong Kong-based industry association Web3 Harbour taking place from October 13 to November 1.
About 2,000 people attended SmartCon’s last two annual events, Chainlink said, adding that it expects to see similar numbers in Hong Kong.
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