Block Tides, a company empowering blockchain technology, will hold its fifth anniversary for a cause come Saturday, October 23, 4-8 pm at the Okada Manila. This year's event, made possible with Vention App, aims to gather leaders of the emerging blockchain community as it focuses on how such industry will help the country’s economy and promote high-quality learning for its supporters. On top of that is the initiative to directly help out people struggling amidst the pandemic.
The award-winning firm leads in serving as a role model by helping out those facing the challenges of an ongoing pandemic. Major event sponsors include Gala Games, PlaceWar, LBank, Ace eWallet, and GokuMarket.
Kabataang May Gawa, a non-profit organization providing food for affected families, is a key stakeholder, ably assisted by industry partners GokuMarket, LBank, Vention App, Dreams Quest, MerHorse, BitDogex, Alkimi Exchange, BullBear Hope, SparkPoint and PlaceWar.
These companies all adopt a seedling initiative to plant 100 trees in support of The Haribon Foundation for the conservation of natural resources.
Block Tides management noted that it cannot just sit and celebrate past achievements; it needs to look forward. The pandemic turned out to be an opportunity for the company to come out of the crisis via mass adoption of blockchain technology.
The said event's agenda will also highlight discussions on the role of crypto adoption in banking and finance, regulations for blockchain and crypto, decentralized finance, mass adoption for blockchain and cryptocurrencies, women and youth empowerment, NFTs, among others.
Spearheaded by CEO Myrtle Anne Ramos, Block Tides has hosted around 30 roadshows about blockchain and cryptocurrency, in and around South East Asia.
In line with the purpose of the event, the empowered lady executive who also sits as key figure in other companies like PlaceWar and GokuMarket addresses the ongoing scenario brought about by the new decade's lockdowns and contagion. She related, "This crisis is a unique moment of risk and opportunity. We need to strengthen our base and raise our voices together to steer economic recovery."
Ramos has helped hundreds of companies from the ground up and transforms their businesses by disrupting, adjusting, or scale-utilizing the latest technological tools and products. She has likewise extended help as part of her company's CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) by donating to and helping people in need like the victims of typhoon Ulysses, recent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions, and the ongoing global health crisis. She is credited with raising more than $200,000 from donations and giving away $60,000 through her Block Tides Live Series.
She added, "We are a team of well-experienced marketers and PR (public relations) professionals heavily involved in blockchain technology. Our team is a golden bridge towards expanding a project globally in no time with our strategic partnership between Asia Token Fund and Block PR Asia."
Nominated at Crypto Awards (by Blockchain Fest Cyprus) and at Stevie International Awards, Block Tides is connected with blockchain and mainstream media, and has partnered with companies involved in top-notch, globally acknowledged blockchain tech, fintech, and crypto events.