Talk Nº 01
Forking the system: why virtual states will need real places
Online communities are becoming nations of choice. Their next step is physical: places they fund, shape and live in. What this means for cities, governments and capital.
Speakers’ desk · Talks · Panels · Workshops
On stage
We take the idea of this paper to the rooms where the future is argued about: the online world, pointed at real places. Here is where we have spoken, what we speak about, and how to invite us.
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Past appearances
28 Oct 2025
Blockchain Life 2025 · DubaiForking the system. States of mind
Blockchain has peacefully forked the financial system; next it can fork governance. Virtual states will rise, and physical places will compete for talent by being safe, open and inspiring.
Vadim Krutov
Nov 2023
Genesis XBTBuilding an ecosystem for the web 3.0 digital asset economy
How a decade of building blockchain infrastructure — mining, compliance, cooling, AI chips — lays the foundations of a new economy.
Vadim Krutov
25 Oct 2023
Blockchain Life 2023 · DubaiWeb 3.0: shaping a digital society
Ethical progress trails technical progress. Decentralised technology can rebuild trust, and turn hate, fear and separation into collaboration and equal opportunity.
Bitfury
What we talk about
Six talks we are ready to give this season. Each one can be a keynote, a panel position or a workshop.
Talk Nº 02
The metaverse was built in the wrong place
Big tech spent tens of billions moving us into virtual worlds. The real opportunity runs the other way: using the internet to change physical places.
Read the article →Talk Nº 03
Beauty is infrastructure
Roads move goods; beautiful, meaningful places move people. The economics of culture, renovation and talent — and why forgotten buildings are the best starting point.
Talk Nº 04
Tokenizing culture
Real-world assets on public blockchains passed $20 billion. Can the same rails let thousands of people co-fund the restoration of a building they love — and what are the risks?
Read the article →Talk Nº 05
The creative economy needs an address
The creative economy exports trillions, yet most of its value lives online. How to point creative attention at real places — with data, policy and cases.
Read the article →Talk Nº 06
A game that rebuilds the world
Inside Love Creators World: seven stages from a forgotten place to a transformed one — creators, public vote, a global show and capital that follows attention.
Speakers
Co-founder, project lead
Daria Kurochkina
Serial entrepreneur, inventor and psychologist of large-scale systems. Created the Love Creators World model: creativity + gamification + media show + capital, pointed at real places.
Co-founder, strategy & investment
Vadim Krutov
Group COO of Bitfury. 20 years across EY, PwC and Bitfury, two IPOs, startup incubation and global institutional partnerships.
Formats
- Keynote
- 20–30 min, one idea, slides optional
- Panel
- Network states, creative economy, RWA, cities
- Fireside chat
- With a host or a city / heritage leader
- Workshop
- Put a real place into the game, live with the audience
Organisers: a one-page speaker kit, photos and bios are ready on request.
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