ELEV8 Conference Recap: Return to Los Angeles

ELEV8, formerly CryptoBlockCon, returned today to Downtown LA’s Hudson Loft. With a focus on blockchain, cryptocurrency, and healthcare, there was something for everyone!

We heard from Heather Leigh Flannery, Health Circle Global Lead at ConsenSys, on what Ethereum is doing in Healthcare and Life Sciences:

Now: Keynote on Healthcare, Life Sciences, and @ethereum by Heather Leigh Flannery, @consensys @hlflannery #elev8 #elev8con pic.twitter.com/zDlWvq3EcR

— Blockchain Beach (@blockchainbeach) April 4, 2019

She presented the full landscape of Public and Enterprise Ethereum:

A full visualization of public and enterprise @ethereum from @hlflannery @ConsenSys @ELEV8con #elev8 #elev8con #Ethereum pic.twitter.com/8bXZvWQeU8

— Blockchain Beach (@blockchainbeach) April 4, 2019

Kaleido is a Blockchain as a Service Platform, built by ConsenSys, Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services. Here are the current tools:

And a zoom in on Kaleido, @ethereum Blockchain as a Service platform from @hlflannery @ConsenSys @ELEV8con #elev8 #Ethereum pic.twitter.com/rfKqJlLlIh

— Blockchain Beach (@blockchainbeach) April 4, 2019

Finally, don’t let anyone tell you that there are no Blockchain use cases in Healthcare:

Wondering about #Blockchain uses in #healthcare? Here are 12 to start from @hlflannery @ConsenSys @ELEV8con #elev8 pic.twitter.com/ZxERSv1IU3

— Blockchain Beach (@blockchainbeach) April 4, 2019

Later, we saw Tokenization and the Global Economy:

Tokenization and the Global Economy with @YanStavisski @latokens, @cmoille Yellaw Avocats, Michael Noel @BlockchainConsu, and Nithin Eapen @neapen #elev8 @ELEV8con pic.twitter.com/Emr2qFKrTb

— Blockchain Beach (@blockchainbeach) April 4, 2019

On one end of the spectrum was Nithin Eapen, CEO of investment firm Chance River, who does not see Security Token Offerings as the next big thing:

“I don’t believe in STOs. Bitcoin (and Crypto) are working. If STOs become the next big thing, I’ll invest, but it’s been two years since I was told they would be big.” – @neapen, Chance River #ELEV8 @ELEV8con pic.twitter.com/KPMjVyfqWV

— Blockchain Beach (@blockchainbeach) April 4, 2019

Celine Moille weighed in with a European perspective on companies that want to issue Security Tokens:

“I’m a European lawyer and my clients want to be compliant. Everything is fine when doing business in Malta, but it’s difficult when they want to do business in the US.” – @cmoille Yellaw Avocats #ELEV8 @ELEV8con pic.twitter.com/1u33XIgYPR

— Blockchain Beach (@blockchainbeach) April 4, 2019

And finally a sentiment that we can all agree on:

“We need the Crypto enthusiasts to make the regulations” – @YanStavisski @latokens #ELEV8 @ELEV8con pic.twitter.com/RYENNzc3mH

— Blockchain Beach (@blockchainbeach) April 4, 2019

Blockchain Beach’s own Evan Greenberg moderated a fireside chat with Augur and Ausum Venture’s Jeremy Gardner. The biggest prediction from Jeremy was his expected massive impact of Facebook’s crypto offering, saying that it could make Mark Zuckerberg the “emperor of the universe:”

Talking about Facebook entering crypto- “How willing is Zuck to poke the hornet’s nest… the entire world economy would have to crash in order for ZuckBucks to” @Disruptepreneur @AusumVentures on stage with @evangreenberg @blockchainbeach @ELEV8con #elev8 #LosAngeles pic.twitter.com/SdSpoYT5Xj

— Shannon Grinnell ~ Speaking Of Crypto Podcast ? (@speakingcrypto) April 5, 2019

The day ended with a panel on Building a Blockchain Ecosystem: Key Strategies for 2019:

Building a Blockchain Ecosystem: Key Strategies for 2019 with Kedar Iyer @Everipedia, Tom Plunkett @Oracle, Paul Kim @BCII_Ind, Kyle Herron @jointhefrontier, Morgan Steckler @iTrustCapital00, and Mariana Danilovic @TransformPR #ELEV8 @ELEV8con pic.twitter.com/GReZMVQ6mj

— Blockchain Beach (@blockchainbeach) April 5, 2019

It may have been Crypto Winter for retail, but not for Enterprise Blockchain:

“The Enterprise has not had a Crypto winter. However, the Enterprise is much smaller… Two ways to integrate: 1) bring Blockchain as a stand alone project to solve a problem and 2) integrate a Blockchain into an existing infrastructure..” – Tom Plunkett @Oracle #ELEV8 @ELEV8con pic.twitter.com/embchGRWIQ

— Blockchain Beach (@blockchainbeach) April 5, 2019

Kedar Iyer from Everipedia is more interested in growing ecosystems than in new projects, commenting on the recent efforts of his company and using Binance as another example:

“We aren’t seeing value in new tokens, but we’ve seen existing tokens add utility to their offerings to create ecosystems and build value.” – Kedar Iyer @Everipedia #ELEV8 @ELEV8con pic.twitter.com/lU4awTOI8L

— Blockchain Beach (@blockchainbeach) April 5, 2019

Morgan Steckler, CEO iTrust Capital, wants you to know the power of IRA investment accounts:

“Our goal is to teach financial wellness. Investments trades you make in your IRA are tax free (or deferred).” – Morgan Steckler @iTrustCapital00 #ELEV8 @ELEV8con pic.twitter.com/7RCnDNogXe

— Blockchain Beach (@blockchainbeach) April 5, 2019

And we love his socks!

We love the Bitcoin socks from @iTrustCapital00 CEO Morgan Steckler #ELEV8 #cryptofashion @ELEV8con pic.twitter.com/GzxuTaS4ch

— Blockchain Beach (@blockchainbeach) April 5, 2019

We’ll see you next year!