On September 1st, Soren Fog – a member of the CVA board and founder of blockchain startup iProtus – travelled to Tatarstan to speak at the “Blockchain: the New Oil of Russia” conference.

Mr Fog’s speech concentrated on the experience of working with the local Crypto Valley community, organising the local meetups through the Crypto Valley Forum and helping set up the Crypto Valley Association.

He also committed himself to pursuing cooperation between Swiss and Russian organisations to pilot blockchain projects in a number of areas.

Read the press release here.