Chainlink makes a case for blockchain-driven finance at its first Hong Kong event

As Chainlink touts its technology that has brought blockchain transfers to the Swift network, geopolitical scrutiny is growing in the space

Chainlink’s booth seen on the first day of its SmartCon event at Kerry Hotel in Hung Hom on Wednesday. Photo: Matt Haldane
At SmartCon 2024, one of the major Web3 conferences the Hong Kong government courted to the city this year, companies made their pitch for integrating blockchain into the global financial plumbing amid rising geopolitical risks.

Event organiser Chainlink, a blockchain infrastructure firm, said 2,000 people attended the two-day conference that kicked off at Kerry Hotel in Hung Hom on Wednesday. SmartCon is larger this year than in the past, according to the company.

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