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Event Type
in person
77
Participants
KRW1,800,000,000
Prize Pool
6
Est. Projects
Organizers
Alex Johnson
alex@example.org
Jamie Rivera
jamie@example.org
Sam Chen
sam@example.org
Quality Score
Quality Score
72/100
High confidence
Organiser16/20
Event Maturity14/20
Sponsors18/25
Participants12/20
We invite you to KOBAC, where the Web2 and Web3 companies, projects, VCs, builders, and academic societies leading the Korean blockchain industry in 2026 come together!
🔵Timeline :
12:30 – 13:00
Check-in Catering: cookies, beverages, finger food
13:00 – 13:30 Speaker Session
Prof. Joonghee Lee Attorney Jeong-Sik Seo Dr. Nyeon-Gi Shin
13:30 – 15:30 Sponsor Sessions
13:30 – 13:45 Intervest 13:45 – 14:00 Lambda256, Nodit 14:00 – 14:15 Soon 14:15 - 14:30 Nesa
14:30 – 14:45 Zeta Chain 14:45 – 15:00 Unit Tx 15:00 – 15:15 Perle 15:15 – 15:30 D’Cent
Networking Main sponsor booths open Stamp collection (stamp card or stamp rally)
First Lucky Draw & Dinner Distribution of raffle numbers and meal service
Academic Conference Session Academic pitching and judging Lucky draw and merchandise distribution
🔵 Event Overview
•Date & Time: Saturday, January 31, 2026 | 12:30 PM – 8:00 PM
​•Venue: SK Future Hall, Korea University
​•Organizer: Blockchain Valley
​KOBAC 2026
KOBAC (Korea Blockchain Academy Conference) is an annual demo day event organized by Blockchain Valley. This event serves as a venue for all domestic blockchain academic societies to share and exchange the results of their hard work over the past year. It is open to anyone interested in Blockchain and Web3.In addition to demo pitches by domestic builders, members of major domestic and international blockchain projects and foundations will be invited to share insights on the Blockchain/Web3 market.
Organizer: Blockchain Valley
​Blockchain Valley is a blockchain academic society based at Korea University. Since launching its first cohort in March 2022, it currently consists of 54 members operating across four teams: Development, Research, Security, and Validator. The society is actively engaged in product creation, research paper publication, zero-day research, core research, and validator operations. They also participate in industry-academic cooperative projects, ideathons, and hackathons.