Crypto Invest Summit 2019 Fall Recap

The Los Angeles Blockchain community was out again for LA’s biggest blockchain conference, Crypto Invest Summit! Blockchain Beach was fortunate enough to participate in some of the pre-festivities, including the HODL Masters Golf Tournament, the first ever Crypto Golf Tournament:

We’re honored to have participated in the first ever #CryptoGolfTournament #HODLMasters @angeliqueOTL @blockchainplug @LABlockchainW pic.twitter.com/WSooYTl1dX

— Blockchain Beach (@blockchainbeach) October 14, 2019

The next day, CIS kicked off with famed investor Tim Draper:

It begins!!! @TimDraper up with @PeterMcCormack right after Blockchain for a Smarter LA by @TedRossLA! pic.twitter.com/f8SHY1w1af

— Alon Goren (@AlonGoren) October 15, 2019

and the team from eToro:

Great to kick off @cryptoinvestsmt with @GuyHirsch @eToro @eToroUS and @PeterMcCormack pic.twitter.com/Yjlfyvnu4z

— Blockchain Beach (@blockchainbeach) October 15, 2019

In between panels, we checked out some beautiful Bitcoin art:

Loving the #Bitcoin Art at @cryptoinvestsmt @BVBTC @NanuBerks @LABlockchainW pic.twitter.com/1duBiSV3XY

— Blockchain Beach (@blockchainbeach) October 15, 2019

and then rejoined the panels to hear about the dangers of “Reddit:”

At the “Funding for Blockchain Startups” panel, @KinseyCronin thinks that some regulation is necessary because people have been making major investment decisions after reading “Reddit Threads.” That does not happen in private company markets. @cryptoinvestsmt @PrimeTrustCo pic.twitter.com/7coM4R4LN7

— Blockchain Beach (@blockchainbeach) October 15, 2019

Mrinal Manohar, CEO Casper Labs, then gave us the missing piece to Mass Adoption:

Mrinal Manohar of @meetCasperLabs thinks the industry is making good progress, but we’re not yet at the point of author Arthur C. Clarke’s third law that: “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.” @cryptoinvestsmt pic.twitter.com/LgoFEXuMay

— Blockchain Beach (@blockchainbeach) October 15, 2019

which was followed by a panel about investing in Los Angeles #LongLA:

Los Angeles VCs Are the Greatest with @mcarney @UpfrontVC, @John_Nahm Strong Ventures, @dwaxd @tenone10, Ryan Azlein Stradling, and @AlonGoren @GorenHolm @cryptoinvestsmt pic.twitter.com/fdp1DIM9VW

— Blockchain Beach (@blockchainbeach) October 15, 2019

Marketing in the Blockchain industry can be hard, these experts know best:

Marketing and Promoting Blockchain Companies with @amandagutterman @Consensys @EtherealSummit, John @paukulis @giftzcard, @cliffsarkin @meetCasperLabs, Justin Wu @hackapreneur, Stephen Gorgey @DigitalRoadmaps, and @traviscannell @OrchidProtocol @cryptoinvestsmt pic.twitter.com/PpoEN76e0m

— Blockchain Beach (@blockchainbeach) October 15, 2019

The keys are:

“Marketing blockchain companies takes a lot more humility and transparency (than it did in 2017).” – @cliffsarkin @meetCasperLabs @cryptoinvestsmt pic.twitter.com/kC7IIGQJ37

— Blockchain Beach (@blockchainbeach) October 15, 2019

Finally, we saw some of Santa Monica’s finest, Crystal Rose and Sam Kazemian:

Santa Monica in the house at Ownership and Monetization of Data & Content on Decentralized Networks with @crystalrose @SenseChat and @samkazemian @Everipedia #OwnYourData @cryptoinvestsmt pic.twitter.com/QFHrhq87bp

— Blockchain Beach (@blockchainbeach) October 15, 2019

And of course, #OwnYourData:

Find Your Sovereignty <-> Own Your Data @crystalrose @SenseChat @cryptoinvestsmt pic.twitter.com/Ww4mppeBkc

— Blockchain Beach (@blockchainbeach) October 15, 2019

See you next year!