The countdown is on for the highly anticipated 14th Blockchain Forum, set to take place in the heart of Moscow on April 23-24, 2025.

As the CIS market continues to solidify its global role in the cryptocurrency industry, this year’s forum is expected to attract over 15,000 participants, featuring some of the most influential names in Web3, cryptocurrency, and mining from more than 130 countries.

The last event in Dubai generated significant buzz ahead of the bull run, bringing together industry leaders from Tether, TRON, Ledger, Trust Wallet, Tezos, Binance, TON, OKX, Ripple, Bitmain, Bybit, Animoca Brands, Circle, BingX, ICP, Kraken, Sandbox, Polygon, Litecoin, Sui, BNB Chain, Cardano, DYDX, VeChain, Osmosis, Chiliz, Algorand, Ether Fi, Manta, Mantle, and Delysium.

As always, attendees can look forward to exclusive insights from market leaders, behind-the-scenes discussions, and countless networking opportunities. Founders and top executives from major companies will unveil strategies for capitalizing on current seasonal trends.

Simultaneous translation of all presentations of worldwide stars into English will be provided free of charge.

In addition, industry giants and opinion leaders will converge at the forum, vying for prestigious accolades at the Blockchain Life Awards, which will celebrate its 12th edition this year. This presents a unique opportunity to encounter CEOs of major exchanges and founders of renowned projects just on their way to the main stage, making exclusive connections more accessible than ever. Don’t miss your chance for invaluable networking opportunities!

The presale is in full swing — secure your tickets now, as prices are expected to increase dramatically as the forum date approaches. We’ll see you there.

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Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson has explained how the top tech companies Meta, Google, Apple, Microsoft, and Amazon could replace Layer-1 networks. According to him, these companies could easily establish their blockchain infrastructure once they achieve regulatory clarity.

Cardano Founder Reveals How Tech Companies Can Replace L1s

While speaking on an X space, Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson explained that tech companies like Meta, Google, Apple, Microsoft, and Amazon could become competitors to top Layer-1 projects once the stablecoin bill passes. Hoskinson suggested that these tech companies could move to establish their blockchain infrastructure once there is regulatory clarity in the country.

He gave an example of these companies issuing their stablecoins or partnering with a company like Circle to achieve this. Hoskinson also highlighted Apple’s ‘Apple Pay’ and Google’s ‘Google Pay’ to show how these companies are in a good position to compete with these layer-1 networks.

The Cardano founder also noted that these companies are in a good position to overtake these networks since they already have billions of users and control the operating systems that run on phones. As such, he believes this would be the next wave of competition the crypto space will face.

Hoskinson added that he envisages these companies could go as far as creating their Layer-1 networks. He gave an instance of how Meta already tried to venture into the crypto space in the past but failed due to a lack of clear regulations. As such, there is the possibility that they could make such a move again once Congress passes pending crypto bills.

These Companies Won’t Pass Up The Opportunity

The Cardano founder noted that, based on his sources, the US Congress could pass the stablecoin bill in the next 100 days. He believes that companies like Meta, Google, Apple, Microsoft, and Apple will not pass up the opportunity to expand their operations into the crypto market when the bill passes.

He remarked that there is no way that layer-1 networks could compete with these companies since they have a larger network of users and the necessary licenses to expand their business into the crypto space. Hoskinson also highlighted the fact that these companies could easily block users’ access to these networks in a bid to win them over.

The Cardano founder said believes this is very possible since these companies, with their infrastructure, are already a gateway to accessing these Layer-1 networks. As part of the unfair practices that these companies could adopt, Hoskinson also raised the possibility of them deciding to stop running nodes for these networks, which could alter the operations of these Layer-1s.

Hoskinson also highlighted how these tech companies have the edge over L1s with their confidential computing. On the other hand, these blockchains operate within second-generation trust-execution environments which are less reliable.

Hoskinson’s bold statements come just days after he hinted at a potential partnership with Microsoft. This has sparked a bullish outlook for the ADA price, with projections that the crypto could rally to its current all-time high (ATH) of $3.10.

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