Santa Cruz vs Tarija: what two Binance-sponsored conferences taught me about LatAm
Most event money in Bolivia goes to Santa Cruz, the business center. From what I see, there are dozens of conferences and dozens of sponsors there, and many of the events look alike.
We ran one there too. Bolivia Blockchain Conference 2025: 3,000 people in the room + 1,000 online, with Binance as Gold sponsor. Real scale.
Then Tarija, a regional city where serious tech events rarely happen. Tarija Tech Week 2026: ~2,000 participants, 118 speakers from 11 countries, Binance again as Gold sponsor.
My takeaway: in a hub, a sponsor is one logo among many. In a region with no competing conferences, it's the event the city talks about. Users don't live only in capitals; adoption grows city by city, in rooms where people can ask questions face to face.
Thanks @Richard Teng @heyi and the Binance team for backing builders outside the usual hubs.
We built buildaconf.com so any organizer can launch a strong conference in any city.
#Binance #LatAm #Bolivia #CryptoAdoption #Web3
Most event money in Bolivia goes to Santa Cruz, the business center. From what I see, there are dozens of conferences and dozens of sponsors there, and many of the events look alike.
We ran one there too. Bolivia Blockchain Conference 2025: 3,000 people in the room + 1,000 online, with Binance as Gold sponsor. Real scale.
Then Tarija, a regional city where serious tech events rarely happen. Tarija Tech Week 2026: ~2,000 participants, 118 speakers from 11 countries, Binance again as Gold sponsor.
My takeaway: in a hub, a sponsor is one logo among many. In a region with no competing conferences, it's the event the city talks about. Users don't live only in capitals; adoption grows city by city, in rooms where people can ask questions face to face.
Thanks @Richard Teng @heyi and the Binance team for backing builders outside the usual hubs.
We built buildaconf.com so any organizer can launch a strong conference in any city.
#Binance #LatAm #Bolivia #CryptoAdoption #Web3
