Newport Beach, CA, April 01, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- (via Blockchain Wire ON:chain19, the initial annual thought-leadership conference, to be held on Thursday, May 23, 2019, today announced it has secured new speakers including President of Pantera Capital, William Healy; Founder of Figure Technologies , Mike Cagney; CEO of Celsius Network , Alex Mashinsky; Chief Legal Officer of Coinbase , Brian Brooks; and Managing Director of Consensys , Rahilla Zafar. 

With a powerful line-up of top figures in the crypto and finance space, the intimate conference and networking event located at the beautiful Balboa Bay Resort in   Newport Beach, CA, will be covering a range of topics touching on the impact of blockchain on the financial markets, institutional transactions, portfolio construction, and consumer behavior.

“ON:chain19 is shaping up to be one of the most compelling new events in finance and blockchain this year,” observed Timothy Spangler, the leading FinTech regulatory expert who is co-chairing the conference. “The caliber of our speakers is a hearty confirmation that the issues and opportunities we will be discussing at ON:chain this year are incredibly important.”

At ON:chain19, attendees will learn about the diverse and surprising ways in which blockchain is disrupting our financial system and transforming the way in which people invest, save, transact, and plan for their future.

Other confirmed speakers currently include:

Hester Peirce, SEC Commissioner

George Gilder, author of Wealth and Poverty and Life after Google

Phillip Liu, Bitmain

Lee Schneider, Block.one

Noreen Clancy, RAND Corporation

Scott Purcell, Prime Trust

Michael Terpin, Transform Group

Vineer Bhansali, LongTail Alpha

Travis Kling, Ikigai Asset Management

Olga Mack, Quantstamp

Marc Goroff, XEEDA

Robin Sosnow, Esq. PLLC

Matt Gertler, Reserve.org

Thomas Meredith, BitMinutes

Marc Boiron, Fisher Broyles

Mark Moss, Market Disruptors

Darren Marble, Issuance

Enzo Villani, Transform Strategies

Kelley Weaver, MelrosePR

Gene Massey, MediaShares

Jonathan Reichental, former CIO of City of Palo Alto

Topics will include: “Why is Blockchain so Transformative?,” “Financial Inclusion and the World’s 2.5 Billion Unbanked,” “Addressing Regulatory Concerns,” “Millennials and Crypto,” “Real Estate Disruptors” and “Women in Blockchain.”

In order to support the broadest conversations on these exciting topics, a limited number of exceptional, high caliber university students and individuals 23 years old and younger will be invited to attend ON:chain19 in Newport Beach and contribute to the robust discussions. 

Importantly, a portion of the ON:chain19 proceeds will benefit Girls Who Code, Help for Children, and Challenged Athletes Foundation.

For more information, to become a sponsor or speaker, or to register now, please visit

www.onchain19.io (Use 20% Discount Code: “OnChain20” or email us at info@onchain19.io .

For Media inquiries, please contact Sarah Cohen at Melrose PR; sarah(at)melrosepr(dot)com or call (310) 260-7901.