Downtown Quincy is hosting Boston Blockchain Week starting Wednesday
QUINCY – Downtown Kilroy Square will host CEOs, reporters, hackers and other technology experts starting Wednesday when Quincy-based QUBIC Labs draws industry leaders to Boston Blockchain Week.
More than 500 people are expected to come to town for three days of events hosted by the startup incubator, which was founded in 2020 by Quincy City Councilman Ian Cain.
He and Mayor Thomas Koch will welcome guests at noon Wednesday, followed by several days of panels that will feature speakers ranging from local business founders and executives to public officials and reporters. The event will culminate in a two-day “Hack Boston” at Harvard University in Cambridge on Saturday and Sunday.
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Boston-based Pillar VC, which hosted the series of events in the past, did not renew its commitment to host blockchain week this year. Instead, Cain stuck to the idea and planned a week that will involve live music, networking and pop-up events at local businesses in addition to the planned panels, including a Women in Blockchain event at 16C.
Cain has long said his goal with QUBIC Labs is to draw high-tech industries that thrive in other cities to Quincy.
“There’s no reason why Quincy, with its access to the Red Line and its thriving business community, can’t be a destination for startups,” he said in 2020.
QUBIC was selected as the first grant recipient under the state’s Technology & Innovation Ecosystem Awards program and received nearly $2 million to contribute to the growth of blockchain technology.
Blockchain refers to the technology behind cryptocurrency and other online transactions. The blockchain allows secure peer-to-peer transactions using a decentralized network of computers, along with a record of anonymous users.
For more information or to register for Boston Blockchain Week, visit bostonblockchainweek.com.
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