“Web3 Senryu Contest” winning works announced: Held at X Space | CoinDesk JAPAN

The winning entries for CoinDesk JAPAN’s year-end and New Year special project “Web3 Senryu Contest” will be announced at X Space on January 29th from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm.

Eight special judges participated on the day, and in the first half, they announced the sponsor award, grand prize, and excellence award. Afterwards, we will discuss the prospects for Web3 in 2024. Pay attention to the screening results as well as the prospects of the eight people who are active at the forefront of the industry!

■Date and time
January 29th 18:00-19:00

■delivery
X space
URL:https://twitter.com/i/spaces/1OdKrjmkwywKX

■Special judge
Mr. Yuzo Kano | Representative Director and CEO of bitFlyer Holdings, Inc.

After working at Goldman Sachs Securities, etc., co-founded bitFlyer, Inc. in 2014. In addition to making recommendations regarding domestic legal reforms and formulating self-regulatory rules, he has also served as CEO of bitFlyer USA, Inc., a crypto asset exchange company, and chairman of bitFlyer EUROPE SA. Contributing to the development of the crypto asset exchange industry with his global perspective. Currently, in addition to serving as the representative director of each company in the bitFlyer group, he is also actively working towards the development of the web3 industry, including serving as the representative director of the Japan Blockchain Association.

Sota Watanabe | Astar Network Founder, Startale Labs CEO

Founder of Astar Network, a public blockchain from Japan. CEO of Startale Labs. Next Web Capital, Hakuhodo key3 founder. He serves as a board member of the Japan Blockchain Association and an advisor to Marui Group, GMO Web3, Dentsu web3 Club, etc. In 2022, he was selected as one of the 30 people under 30 in Asia in the technology category by Forbes magazine, and as one of Newsweek’s 100 most respected Japanese people in the world in 2023.

Mr. Takeshi Nagase | Partner Attorney, Anderson Mori & Tomotsune Foreign Law Joint Venture / NY State Attorney

After being seconded to the Corporate Disclosure Division of the Financial Services Agency’s General Affairs and Planning Bureau, he was seconded to the Legal Department of a major domestic securities company for two years. While seconded to the Financial Services Agency, he was mainly involved in revising laws and guidelines related to disclosure regulations and formulating the Stewardship Code. While seconded to a securities company, he provided advice on various finance, Fintech, and corporate matters. Utilizing his experience of being seconded to the Financial Services Agency and securities companies, he provides advice tailored to financial practices while taking into account the thinking of regulatory authorities. Currently, we mainly handle Fintech projects such as crypto asset exchange business/digital securities, GameFi/blockchain games, Metaverse, NFT, stable coins (electronic payment methods), and electronic money payments, as well as financial institutions and startups in Japan and overseas. provide advice on. He is a legal advisor to the NFT Subcommittee and Use Case Subcommittee of the Japan Crypto Asset Business Association. Awarded Chambers Fintech 2024.

Mai Fujimoto | Co-founder of INTMAX and Co-founder of Japan Blockchain Week

Since receiving his first Bitcoin in 2011, he has been working to popularize Bitcoin and Blockchain. After being involved in domestic and international projects as an advisor and angel investor, he is currently based in Switzerland and co-founded INTMAX, an Ethereum L2 platform. Non Fungible Tokyo has been held every year since 2017. He is also the organizer of Japan Blockchain Week.

Mr. Gaku Saito | Representative Director and Co-CEO of pafin Co., Ltd.

After working at Goldman Sachs for about 12 years in charge of proprietary investments and hedge fund management, he founded pafin Inc. with three former colleagues. pafin operates the virtual currency profit and loss calculation service “Cryptact” and the Web3 household account book “defitact.” A Fintech startup made up of professionals in both the cutting-edge blockchain technology, including virtual currency, and finance, economics, and investment. Since 2021, he has served as the chairman of the Japan Cryptocurrency Business Association’s tax system review committee, and is also working on tax reform, which is a major issue for the industry.

Mr. Kazuya Aihara | Representative Director and President of Fintertech Co., Ltd.

Joined Daiwa Institute of Research as a new graduate. After working in securities system development, he joined the research and development department and was engaged in research and development of smartphone applications, cloud computing, AI, etc. After serving as the head of the blockchain research team across the Daiwa Securities Group, he joined Fintertech Co., Ltd. as a founding member in 2018. He assumed his current position in April 2023 after serving as a business development manager for “digital asset-backed loans.”

Mr. Takahiro Saito | Head of Open Innovation Team, Planning Division, Corporate Planning Department, Daiwa Securities Group Headquarters Co., Ltd.

Joined Daiwa Securities SMBC as a new graduate. He is engaged in new product development in the investment banking department. He has been with Daiwa Securities Group Headquarters Corporate Planning Department for 20 years. Since 2021, he has been in charge of the Daiwa Securities Group’s cross-sectional project “ST Business Review Special Project.” Current position since 2022.

Yuki Kamimoto | N.Avenue/CoinDesk Japan Representative Director and CEO

Joined Yahoo Japan Corporation (currently LINE Yahoo) in 2013. After working in media and advertising business development mainly at Yahoo! News, he was in charge of launching a new business with an Israeli tech venture. In 2018, he established N.Avenue, a media company that disseminates Web3 information, and became president and representative director. He runs the official Japanese version of CoinDesk, the world’s largest digital asset news media, and btokyo, which hosts conferences and community activities in this area. In addition, since 2023, he has served as a director of the Blockchain Promotion Association (BCCC).

｜Text/Editing: CoinDesk JAPAN Editorial Department