Introducing The Mainnet

I'm thrilled to share that Messari is rolling out our inaugural virtual event Mainnet by Messari!

You can buy your ticket TODAY here!

The gist: we believe that in the face of unprecedented challenges to our democratic institutions, a free and open future hinges on the rapid adoption of emerging crypto technologies. That progress shouldn't be hindered by slowdowns in travel, or cuts to event budgets. Instead, well-produced virtual events can reduce costs of collaboration, improve inclusivity, and still preserve some of the best elements of live networking (meeting serendipity, catching up with old friends, and rapid fire BD opportunities).

Our flagship summit, Mainnet by Messari will be a global virtual event June 1-3rd that convenes the top crypto pioneers working to advance the development of our decentralized future. We already have 100+ committed speakers, and several verbally committed sponsors (despite merely throwing up a splash page), so we are excited by the initial enthusiasm and potential.

As the former producer of Consensus (I hosted the industry's first two massive global, multi-day summits in 2016 and 2017), I have wanted to get back into the events game for a while. Our team has some clever ideas for how we might replicate the live networking experiences that make physical events so important in this globally decentralized crypto community.

We had initially planned to host our inaugural virtual conference during NYC Blockchain Week in May, but decided to push that back by a month in order to support CoinDesk's Consensus, and ConsenSys's Ethereal Summit as they were forced to shift to purely virtual events given the state of emergency in New York.

It's critical to support each other's efforts during a stressful time in the crypto (and broader) economy, and we hope this move will help reduce the economic damage those producers have faced in cancelling their live events. At the same time, we're putting our money where our mouth is as good ecosystem players, and will donate 50% of our profits from this event to third-parties most negatively impacted by the economic challenges stemming from the coronavirus.

Now more than ever, the global crypto industry needs to band together and take advantage of the opportunity to lead and continue to drive solutions forward that promote a more equitable, efficient future.

I'll have much more to share about the mainnet and Mainnet Events next week.

Until then, stay safe!

-TBI

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