{"id":60948,"date":"2018-04-26T14:40:00","date_gmt":"2018-04-26T18:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-emerge-americas-2018-closes-out-with-a-surprise-blockchain-announcement-from-armando-christian-perez-aka-pitbull\/"},"modified":"2018-04-26T14:42:02","modified_gmt":"2018-04-26T18:42:02","slug":"emerge-americas-2018-cierra-con-un-anuncio-sorprendente-de-cadena-de-bloques-de-armando-christian-perez-mas-conocido-como-pitbull","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/emerge-americas-2018-cierra-con-un-anuncio-sorprendente-de-cadena-de-bloques-de-armando-christian-perez-mas-conocido-como-pitbull\/","title":{"rendered":"eMerge Americas 2018 Closes Out With A Surprise Blockchain Announcement From Armando Christian Perez, AKA Pitbull"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">MIAMI<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">April 26, 2018<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0eMerge Americas, the premier technology event connecting <span class=\"xn-location\">Latin America<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">North America<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">Europe<\/span>, has come to a close for 2018. World-class speakers had the eMerge Expo floor buzzing far and wide, from Dr. <span class=\"xn-person\">Dennis Hong<\/span> and his robots to <span class=\"xn-person\">Vicente Fox<\/span>, as they tapped into the hottest conversations in our society today\u2014blockchain, AI, and cybersecurity. Grammy-winning artist, entrepreneur and investor, <span class=\"xn-person\">Armando Christian Perez<\/span>, aka Pitbull, even dropped a surprise blockchain announcement to close the event.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s been a whirlwind fifth edition of eMerge Americas, with over 15,000 attendees and more than 400 participating companies,&#8221; said <span class=\"xn-person\">Xavier Gonzalez<\/span>, CEO of eMerge Americas. &#8220;We look forward to welcoming everyone back to <span class=\"xn-location\">Miami<\/span> in 2019.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><b>A SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT FROM PITBULL<br \/><\/b>Pitbull, eMerge Americas, and Zeppelin have teamed up for a 1-month coding competition that kicked off on Tuesday. The competition is designed for teams who can use the Ethereum platform to disrupt the current state of the music industry, bringing blockchain and music together. Full details at <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.smackathon.co\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">www.smackathon.co<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>AND NOW FOR THE WINNERS\u2026<br \/><\/b>The winner of the Startup Showcase, sponsored by Visa in partnership with Venture Hive, was Xendoo. The winner of the startup showcase fan favorite award, was TidBit. \u00a0VendyFlo took home the prize from the eMerge Americas Hackathon, a partnership with Wyncode sponsored by Cloudinary, KAIROS, and Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd., and VendyFlo was also crowned the winner in the Visa Developer Challenge.<\/p>\n<p>eMerge Americas returns to <span class=\"xn-location\">Miami<\/span> next year <span class=\"xn-chron\">April 29-30<\/span>. For the latest news, connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn (@eMergeAmericas) and Instagram (@emergeamericas).<\/p>\n<p><b>About eMerge Americas<br \/><\/b>eMerge Americas serves as the preeminent innovative thought exchange transforming <span class=\"xn-location\">Miami<\/span> into the technological hub of the Americas. By connecting global industry leaders and investors with America&#8217;s top business executives, technology decisionmakers, and entrepreneurs, partnerships are forged that spur visionary innovation and technological advancements for the betterment of business and society. The eMerge Americas founding partners include: Medina Capital, A Rod Corporation, Greenberg Traurig, Knight Foundation, <span class=\"xn-location\">Miami-Dade County<\/span>, and the Miami Herald. For more information about eMerge Americas, please visit: emergeamericas.com.<\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  eMerge Americas<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">MIAMI<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">April 26, 2018<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212;\u00a0eMerge Americas, the premier technology event connecting <span class=\"xn-location\">Latin America<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-location\">North America<\/span> and <span class=\"xn-location\">Europe<\/span>, has come to a close for 2018. 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