East Asia continues to be the world’s largest cryptocurrency market—but it isn’t just Bitcoin that’s driving the industry.

Stablecoin usage in the region is actually what is “off the charts,” according to a report published today by blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis.

The report, “East Asia: Pro Traders and Stablecoins Drive World’s Biggest Cryptocurrency Market,” claimed that 33% of all value transacted on-chain (meaning the value of transactions occurring on the blockchain) comes from stablecoins. And Tether is the biggest player: in June, it beat Bitcoin to be the most-received cryptocurrency by East Asia-based addresses.


https://decrypt.co/39393/tether-drives-east-asia-china-massive-crypto-market

Based on the over 17,000 submissions to our round 1 convention speaker application, we drafted the initial Convention sections and topics. Preview them below. This is also a request for speakers on specific topics for the convention.

Qualified speaker applicants from round 1 will be invited to fill in the form in a followup email this week that requires video submissions. Video submissions will be a short demo showcasing the speakers’ style of presentation and main talking points. Video submissions will receive greater consideration to present at the convention.

Here are the initial proposed agenda sections and topics. Certain topics may be added, revised, or removed in the final convention agenda. As a reminder from the previous convention announcement, Pi’s first convention will be an online one-day event.

Convention Agenda Sections:
Decentralization and Node
Utility, Platform, and Applications
Mining and Mobile application
Ecosystem Development
Community and Governance

Want to apply? Visit the Pi homescreen to get more details on specific talks and application process.