The beliefs of Japan's largest media company and the highlights of Asia's largest conference, now being held for the second time
What prompted you to enter the Web 3.0 field?
Takahito Kagami (hereinafter, Kagami): I used to work in the financial industry, and I learned about Bitcoin around 2016. After that, I entered this field because I was interested in mining and the fact that Japan was the most active in Bitcoin trading at the time.
Another big factor was that I felt the existing methods were troublesome when conducting financial transactions in the global market.
For example, when I was studying abroad, there were many times when I felt stressed about international remittances. At the time and even now, cryptocurrencies have a high volatility, and it cannot be said that they are suitable for settlement in the financial field. Still, it is true that it is easier to trade in terms of value transfer than before, and I think I was able to experience the convenient aspects because I was overseas.
Makoto Aoki (hereinafter, Aoki): It all started when the company I joined as an intern in 2018 just happened to launch a new crypto business. At that time, Binance's VC division, Binance Labs, was making an initial investment, and the project of the company I joined just happened to be selected.
The company itself was a startup, but it was a fairly large company. Since it was expanding its business in the Web 3.0 field globally, I felt that it was interesting to experience a borderless worldview that had never been seen in previous businesses, and that's what made me decide to focus on this field. From there, I was connected and joined CoinPost.
After joining CoinPost, I was given a position where I could utilize my strengths in business development and sales. There had been many overseas crypto projects interested in the Japanese market, but they never came to Japan due to the environment and language barriers. I still continue to participate in conferences and catch up on projects with a focus on how to overcome this situation.