Blockchain and cryptocurrency enthusiasts accept found new ways to come together amongst the global coronavirus lockdown. A crypto briefing called BlockDown 2022 is scheduled to take place in the virtual realm this month, with big name personalities from the blockchain customs set to announced as digital 3D avatars.

Notable attendees on the docket include Binance founder and CEO Changpeng Zhao, Stellar co-founder Jed McCaleb, and NEO founder Da Hongfei. Also appearing will exist Roger Ver, executive chairman of Bitcoin.com, and Erik Voorhees, CEO and founder of Shapeshift.

Musician-turned-crypto-innovator Akon will headline the issue. The American-Senegalese nautical chart-topper recently released the whitepaper for his upcoming cryptocurrency projection Akoin. Information technology will be built on height of the Stellar (XLM) blockchain.

The conference is set to concluding the entire day, and will include live fireside chats hosted in a virtual 3D space. Live AMAs and Q&As will have place, and attendees will be gratis to network with other people in virtual space. They'll even take the opportunity to pitch business ideas to Akon directly.

BlockDown 2022 is the cosmos of EAK Digital, a specialist PR agency with a heavy focus on blockchain and cryptocurrency. EAK Digital CEO Erhan Korhaliller said:

"We have worked tirelessly to tap into our network to organize the best speakers in the industry, also as endless calls with different virtual event software companies to find the perfect combination for an event on this scale."

Korhaliller said some companies were hesitant to embrace the concept of hosting in a digital space, merely he is "looking forward to showcasing them the ultimate 3D blockchain conference experience and irresolute their perception of virtual events."

BlockDown 2022 follows a newly emergent trend in the cryptocurrency infinite seeing effect organizers defy the global coronavirus lockdown by hosting conferences in a virtual space. Between March 31st and April quaternary, the virtual blockchain realm of Decentraland (LAND) played host to a week of games, events and speeches centered around blockchain technology.