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Ripple CEO to Speak About Korea Blockchain Week: Details — TradingView News
As Ripple, the US fintech decacorn, is increasing its strategic bet on expansion into various regions of Asia, local communities are waiting for the company’s key leader to speak at a major conference this September. Meanwhile, good news on ETH spot ETFs has sparked discussion about XRP ETF ambitions in the US
Ripple CEO announced as Korea Blockchain Week 2024 speaker
Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Crypto OG and Ripple Inc., will speak at Korea Blockchain Week 2024 in September. This official announcement was shared on X on the main event account.
We’re excited to announce Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of @Ripple, as a speaker at IMPACT during #KBW2024!
Join us to hear insights from @bgarlinghouse on the future of finance with blockchain and crypto technology🤝
Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from one of the industry leaders… pic.twitter.com/OKVq0oQy6a— #KBW2024 (@kbwofficial) May 25, 2024
According to what was declared by the organizers, Garlinghouse’s speech will be included in the IMPACT program and will concern the future of finance with blockchain and crypto technology.
The event will take place September 3-4, 2024 at the Walkerhill Hotels and Resort complex in Seoul. Local digital economy heavyweights Hashed and Factblock support the event.
Ripple’s Vice President of Strategic Initiatives, Emi Yoshikawa, highlights the importance of the upcoming event for Ripple’s regional strategy:
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse is coming to Korea for Korea Blockchain Week! We are so excited to be in Korea this summer!!
As previously explained by U.Today, two weeks ago it was announced that the XRP Ledger blockchain has integrated a South Korean validator.
XRP ETF coming in 2024-2025?
Local infrastructure provider Infinite Block began supporting XRPL transaction validation integrity in May.
The announcements came amid yet another round of discussion surrounding the potential approval of the XRP ETF in the United States. As reported yesterday, major bank Standard Chartered said the XRP spot ETF could be approved as early as 2025.
Solana SOLUSDanother major altcoin, could also receive its own ETF by 2025.
However, the exact timing is still questionable as many altcoins are treated by the US SEC as potential securities, which endangers their ETF prospects.