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What better place to check all the latest crypto-tech compared to the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. In fact, as it turned out, finding Cripto at CES was not as easy as before.
Technology unveiled at CES 2019
The Sunday before the show hosts a media event called CES Unveiled, with the Best of Innovation awards.
After three hours pretending to be interested in a whole series of new technological adventures, I was beginning to lose hope. The closest thing I came across in regards to blockchain was a point-of-sale device, which the exhibitor said: "it could develop to include cryptocurrency payments in the future".
Just as the event was ending, I stumbled upon the Archos booth, where they were showing off a new hardware portfolio, the Safe-T touch. I arranged to meet them again during the actual show, with the possibility that they might be able to find a review model.
On leaving the hall I was kidnapped by a young man with a sign saying CoinAgenda. Apparently there was a crypto-postparty a short bus ride away. A quick survey among the guests suggested that no one really knew what the party had to do with cryptography. But there was an open bar, so nobody seemed overly concerned.
Traces of the conference
Monday was spent exploring Las Vegas, but I made a fortune on this Bitcoin ATM in a love boutique.
Then Tuesday saw a full day of discussions on the type of panel hosted in the "Digital Money" conference. Access to these conference tracks required the purchase of an additional pass in addition to registration for the main event. Although I had not found much to report on the Unveiled show, there was a rich vein of cryptocurrency and blockchain, which played an important role in the events.
A wide range of panelists and guests included Brock Pierce, Tim Draper, Michael Terpin from the Transform group and the Prince of the Netherlands. Sessions covered topics such as security, blockchain in the entertainment industry, regulation and decentralization.
The latest in the program was "The Second Annual Token Slugfest", in which six companies offered four-minute pitches for their ICOs. This ended with a type of clap-o-meter that judges the heights and the coronation of a possible winner.
Having spent the day immersed in the warm, fuzzy glow of all the cryptic things, my mood was rejuvenated. I had planned to hit the show floor the next day to continue my research. In reality the (many) show plans. I did not realize how big this thing about CES was.
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