Regardless of the difficulties confronted by crypto neighborhood members who flew to the United Arab Emirates due to the Token2049 occasion, the variety of attendees who persevered shocked neighborhood leaders who got here to the occasion.
On April 18, the attendees have been met with blocked roads and challenges that would make many individuals simply flip round and fly away from the nation.
Leaders within the area who have been scheduled to have interviews with Cointelegraph have been caught in several airports and needed to flip again due to the scenario.
Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino needed to wait an additional two hours within the sky as a result of the airplane was unable to land because of the storm. “I used to be fairly fortunate as a result of I solely spent two extra hours within the sky,” stated Ardoino.
Nevertheless, after witnessing the quantity of people that nonetheless made it to the occasion, Ardoino expressed gratitude due to the kind of folks crypto neighborhood members have been. He stated:
“It’s a superb signal that this business is made by people who find themselves keen all the time to collect, to debate and hold pushing the business ahead. I’m grateful to see many individuals round.”
Ava Labs founder Emin Gün Sirer additionally shared the challenges their staff went by as they went to the occasion.
“It was very tough to come back right here. We have been touchdown in the midst of the largest storm ever. We spent 5 hours on what ought to’ve been a 20-minute touchdown,” he stated.
Regardless of this, Sirer believes that coming was the precise selection and that it was price it. He stated:
“We ended up going by a whole lot of water. My baggage and garments have been moist, but it surely was so price it as a result of the vitality I see within the room proper now’s superb.”
Among the many attendees, nearly everybody confronted their very own difficulties. Nonetheless, in the midst of the primary day, the Token2049 staff stopped accepting new registrations as all tickets have been bought out.
Crypto neighborhood members indulged within the varied actions out there on the occasion. This included varied content-packed talks, mission cubicles, and networking.
Finally, the crypto neighborhood confirmed resilience amid a historic storm that made attending the occasion tough.
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