Limassol, Cyprus – Mark your calendars for WIKIEXPO CYPRUS 2026, taking place on November 6, 2026 at the prestigious Parklane, a Luxury Collection Resort & Spa. As one of Europe’s most influential gatherings for the foreign exchange and fintech services industry, the event is set to welcome over 5,000 professionals, 50+ distinguished speakers, and 50+ exhibitors from more than 30 countries.
This year’s expo places a strategic focus on the core pillars that drive today’s financial markets, with dedicated tracks on:
Foreign Exchange & Liquidity Solutions – Institutional FX, prime brokerage, liquidity aggregation, and risk management
Next Generation Payments – Cross border remittance, digital wallets, instant settlement, and merchant services
Platform Building & Brokerage Technology – Trading platforms (MT4/5. cTrader, proprietary), whitelabel solutions, CRM, and infrastructure providers
Fintech Service Providers – B2B technology vendors, data analytics, AI driven trading tools, and compliance automation
Crypto & DeFi – On chain liquidity, tokenized assets, smart contract based settlement, and the convergence of crypto with traditional FX
AI in Finance – AI powered trading algorithms, predictive analytics, fraud detection, and regulatory technology (RegTech)
Set in the heart of Cyprus – a global hub for forex brokers, payment processors, and regulatory technology firms – this expo offers an unrivalled platform for service providers, brokers, IBs, liquidity providers, payment gateways, and platform vendors to connect, showcase innovations, and forge cross-border partnerships. Backed by CySEC’s stringent oversight and EU-wide passporting privileges, this jurisdiction empowers firms to scale operations across the European Economic Area, all while staying ahead of the crypto and AI waves reshaping the industry.
Attendees will gain actionable insights through keynote addresses, panel debates, fireside chats, and dedicated networking sessions, all designed to address the real world challenges and opportunities facing the FX, fintech, and digital asset ecosystem.
“Cyprus has long been recognized as a gateway between Europe, Asia, and Africa, with a robust regulatory environment and a thriving community of financial technology providers,” said Loki So, COO of WikiEXPO. “Our Cyprus edition is uniquely tailored to the FX, liquidity, payments, and platform building sectors – but we also recognize that crypto and AI are no longer optional. We aim to bring together the entire value chain of service providers – from traditional brokers to cutting edge DeFi protocols and AI driven analytics firms – under one roof to drive responsible innovation and sustainable growth in this dynamic region.”
Secure a prime booth or exclusive sponsorship package – ideal for liquidity providers, trading platform vendors, payment solution companies, regulatory tech firms, Web3 infrastructure projects, and AI fintech startups.
WikiEXPO is a global hub for financial innovation, uniting visionaries and leaders in fintech, forex, and crypto industries. With a worldwide community of over two million followers, our iconic summits are held in global capitals including Dubai, Hong Kong, Cyprus, Bangkok, Singapore, Sydney, South Africa, and beyond. From cutting edge startups to industry giants, we connect the brightest minds. After six years of rapid development, WikiEXPO has become one of the world’s largest and most influential event platforms in the forex, fintech, and digital asset space.
Past Speakers at WikiEXPO (selected):
Dominic Williams – Founder & Chief Scientist, DFINITY Foundation
Evan Auyang Chi chun – Group President, Animoca Brands
Justin Sun – Founder, TRON; Member, HTX Global Advisory Board
Reeve Collins – Co Founder, Tether
Cynthia Wu – Founding Partner and CCO, BIT
Livio Weng – CEO & Executive Director, Bitfire
Kevin Lee – CCO, Gate
Mario Nawfal – CEO, IBC Group
Yiannos Ashiotis – Board Chairman – Revolut Digital Assets Europe
John Riggins – Partner, BTC Inc
Loretta Joseph – Policy Consultant, The Commonwealth; Chairman, ADFSAC
Vít Jedlička, President, Free Republic of Liberland
Bugra Celik – Director, Digital Assets | Global Private Banking & Wealth, HSBC
Hassan Ahmed – Country Director, Coinbase Singapore
We look forward to welcoming you to Limassol this November – where the FX, fintech, and crypto communities converge to shape the future of finance!
Join Blockchain Life in Dubai on December 1–2, 2026
On December 1–2, 2026, Blockchain Life 2026 returns to Dubai for one of the world’s largest gatherings focused on Web3, cryptocurrency, mining, and AI.
The event will bring together 15,000+ attendees from 130+ countries, 200+ world-class speakers, 200+ booths at expo, 3 dedicated stages, and the debut of AI Future – a brand-new track exploring the next generation of AI.
Why attend Blockchain Life?
🔹 A full week of high-impact networking with the industry’s biggest names: 2 days of the Blockchain Life Forum, hundreds of side events, exclusive business & private meetups, and the Formula 1 Grand Prix Finale.
🔹 200+ industry-leading speakers, including crypto whales, founders and C-level executives from top exchanges and leading Web3 projects, prominent investors, Tier 1 funds, AI innovators, and legendary traders.
🔹 200+ leading companies at one of the largest industry’s expo – from major crypto exchanges and mining firms to Web3 pioneers, AI developers, and cutting-edge startups.
🔹 The Debut of AI Future, a dedicated Forum exploring the future of AI, emerging trends, breakthrough robotics, and the convergence of AI, blockchain, and business.
🔹 The legendary Blockchain Life Afterparty at one of the world’s premier nightclubs, featuring a globally recognized headlining artist.
🔹 Startup Pitch & Blockchain Life Awards, where promising startups gain exposure and the industry’s leading companies are recognized for their achievements.
Web3 Warsaw 2026, the largest blockchain and technology conference in Eastern Europe, will take place on September 9 to 10, 2026 in Warsaw, Poland, anchoring Blockchain Week Warsaw. The event is organized by Web3 Global, with Crypto Turtles serving as Title Sponsor. Billed as the most inclusive blockchain conference, the event continues to cement its place as a leading meeting point for the global Web3 community, connecting the innovators, leaders, and ideas shaping the digital future.
This year’s edition is scaling significantly, with organizers expecting more than 5,000 attendees, over 300 speakers, and 100 plus exhibitors spanning Tech, NFT, Gaming, and AI. The conference unites startups, enterprises, researchers, and experts to exchange knowledge, showcase solutions, build partnerships, and drive sustainable innovation across global markets and emerging digital ecosystems.
A multi track, two day program
Content will run across four themed stages, with sessions delivered in both English and Polish to welcome the local Polish community alongside attendees from across Europe and the wider global ecosystem. Beyond the main programming, Web3 Warsaw 2026 offers a packed experience:
Hackathon developers build, compete, and innovate while tackling real world Web3 challenges
Awards Night celebrating exceptional startups, visionary founders, and the industry’s best service providers
50+ Side Events curated gatherings running throughout Warsaw Blockchain Week, giving attendees the chance to network and explore the city
A speaker lineup of industry leaders
The conference brings together a diverse roster of voices from across the Web3 space. Confirmed speakers include Leslie Motta (UN Speaker, Crypto at the Border), Matthias Mende (Founder and CEO, Bonuz), Mark B. Richardson (Project Lead, Bancor Protocol), Sander Görtjes (Co Founder and CEO, HELLO Labs), Diego Borgo (Executive Advisor to Web3 Founders), and Ernesto Contreras (Founder and CEO, Unalivio), among many others, with the full main stage lineup continuing to be finalized.
Who should attend
The event is designed for entrepreneurs, industry leaders, startups, marketers, developers, venture capitalists, and professionals seeking insights into technology, innovation, and growth, all converging to shape the future of Web3 together.
Ticket options
A range of ticket tiers is available to suit different audiences, from the General ticket through Business, VIP, and the premium Whale ticket, with access to the exhibition zone, panels and stages, side events, the official after party, VIP networking zones, and more depending on tier.
As an exclusive offer, attendees can use the code MEDIA50 for 50 percent off tickets.
About Web3 Warsaw
Web3 Warsaw is the largest blockchain conference in Eastern Europe and part of an international Web3 event series organized by Web3 Global, uniting the global blockchain community across major editions. The conference is built to be the most inclusive blockchain event of its kind, inspiring creativity, fostering meaningful connections, and driving innovation across the digital economy.
For more information, the full speaker lineup, and tickets, visit https://web3warsaw.com.
GameFi Alliance is all set to co-host the upcoming Web3 Gaming Summit, designed as a high-energy, action-oriented event. This summit establishes a definitive space where state-of-the-art game design directly integrates with decentralized infrastructure. Moving past theoretical concepts, the event unites the builders, players, and platforms actively executing the next generation of interactive entertainment.
With the on-chain gaming ecosystem rapidly mutating, this summit serves as an engineering and strategic nexus. Attendees will gain direct access to studio showcases, rigorous panel tracks, and unfiltered, real conversations with the visionaries deploying the core technical and economic blueprints of Web3 gaming. The event represents a critical evolution, addressing everything from player-centric immersive gameplay to the underlying scalability of dedicated gaming networks.
This event eliminates the noise and focuses on execution. By uniting the various aspects of decentralized gaming, from the infrastructure team to core player communities. At this event, the GameFi Alliance will aim to establish standards for games that are fun to play, technically resilient, and sustainable in their monetization.
A central pillar of this year’s summit is the emphasis on sustainable ecosystem growth. GameFi Alliance is championing the transformation of digital asset economies. Shifting the industry paradigm away from hyper-inflationary models, the summit will anchor critical dialogues around robust tokenomic design, sustainable player rewards, secure digital ownership, and frictionless marketplace integration. These sessions are specifically built to empower founders and studios to cultivate long-term retention alongside healthy capital flows.
A Comprehensive Ecosystem Stack
The summit’s structure directly mirrors the diverse layers required to build a thriving gaming ecosystem. The curated programming and matchmaking initiatives are tailored for key industry verticals:
Creators & Visionaries: Game studios, indie developers, and Web3 gaming founders aiming to deploy immersive titles with stable financial foundations.
Infrastructure & Chains: Gaming-specific Layer 1 and Layer 2 chains alongside blockchain infrastructure teams scaling transaction throughput.
Marketplaces & Liquidity: NFT gaming projects, decentralized launchpads, and secondary marketplaces are expanding asset utility.
Competitive Play & Community: Esports organizations, competitive tournament platforms, traditional gamers, and student groups are rapidly adopting grassroots adoption.
By bringing these distinct verticals under one roof, the event ensures that technical limitations, financial structures, and community desires are not solved in isolation but addressed as a unified stack. Registration, speaker applications, and sponsorship portals are now officially open for qualified ecosystem stakeholders.
The GameFi Alliance is a premier global consortium dedicated to advancing sustainable, high-growth economic models within the Web3 gaming sector. By connecting pioneering game studios, web3 developers, and institutional investors, the Alliance fosters deep collaboration, establishes robust tokenomic standards, and accelerates the transition toward a mature digital asset economy. Through targeted advocacy, funding pipelines, and technical resources, GameFi Alliance helps builders create long-term player value and viable business models at scale.
This event is supported by Capital Bay News, which ensures global visibility. If you’re a builder who’s interested in making the next big thing in the world of decentralized gaming, or you’re an investor scouting for potential investment opportunities, then The Web3 Gaming Summit, powered by The GameFi Alliance, is a place where you should be. Don’t be a passive onlooker, be a participant in ushering in the future of gaming and digital entertainment.
The countdown to AIBC World 2026 has begun, alongside anticipation building ahead of one of Europe’s most significant gatherings dedicated to frontier technology this November. Rome will become the meeting point for leaders across AI, blockchain, fintech, gaming and digital innovation as AIBC World brings together the companies, investors and decision-makers shaping the next stage of the digital economy.
Under the theme of connecting frontier technology with real-world applications and digital scalability, AIBC World 2026 will unite AIBC, SiGMA, FX.World and AGS for a major cross-industry gathering focused on collaboration, innovation and business opportunities.
The event is set to welcome 1,000 exhibitors, 300 speakers and 30,000 delegates, creating a global platform where technology leaders, entrepreneurs and investors can connect, exchange ideas and explore new opportunities across emerging sectors.
AIBC Hall: a dedicated hub for blockchain and AI innovation
One of the major highlights of AIBC World 2026 is the introduction of the new AIBC Hall at Fiera Roma.
Located in Hall 7, the dedicated space will bring together blockchain and AI service provider (PSP) companies in a single, concentrated environment. Recognised as one of Europe’s largest dedicated blockchain expo spaces, the AIBC Hall will provide attendees with direct access to the infrastructure providers, exchanges, custody solutions driving the evolution of the digital economy.
Beyond the exhibition floor, the AIBC Hall will also feature a dedicated AIBC Stage, hosting expert-led panels and discussions covering the latest developments, challenges and opportunities across blockchain, AI and emerging technologies.
By combining exhibition, thought leadership, and industry connections in one space, AIBC Hall will create a dedicated environment for companies, innovators, and decision-makers to exchange ideas, build partnerships, and explore the technologies of digital industries.
A global platform for innovation, business and collaboration
Hosted at Fiera Roma, one of Europe’s largest exhibition venues, AIBC World 2026 will provide the scale and facilities required to welcome thousands of international attendees.
Across the exhibition floor and conference stages, visitors can expect perspectives on the latest developments across blockchain, artificial intelligence, digital assets and emerging technologies. The event will bring together established industry players, innovative startups, and technology pioneers to discuss the trends shaping the global digital landscape.
Confirmed exhibitors include leading names such as Blockchain.com, Transak, Gate, CertiK, BitGo, Fireblocks, Bybit, BIT.COM, Chainalysis, TradingView and Alchemy Pay.
The conference programme will feature influential founders, investors, policymakers and technology executives, including Tim Draper, Founder of Draper Associates; Reeve Collins, Chairman and Co-Founder of STBL & WeFi; Felix Fan, CEO of Trust Wallet; Arthur Breitman, Co-Founder of Tezos; and Brando Benifei, Member of the European Parliament.
Spotlighting emerging technology startups
AIBC World 2026 will continue to support the next generation of innovators through the AIBC Startup Pitch competition.
Open to startups working across crypto, blockchain, Web3 and artificial intelligence, the competition provides selected founders with the opportunity to present their solutions to investors, accelerators and industry leaders. Six finalists will advance to the live on-stage competition, showcasing high-potential projects from across the global emerging technology ecosystem.
Networking opportunities beyond the exhibition floor
Beyond the exhibition and conference programme, AIBC World 2026 will offer exclusive opportunities for attendees to connect with global technology leaders, investors and innovators.
From the iGathering Networking Cocktail at Lanterna di Fuksas and the SiGMA Nexus Elite Golf Tour to the AIBC & FX Awards, the event will bring together the community through a series of premium experiences. Held in the historic setting of Rome, the AIBC & FX Awards will celebrate the leading performers across AI, crypto, blockchain, fintech and emerging technology, with winners announced during an exclusive ceremony featuring recognition, connection and a charitable art auction.
Join AIBC World 2026 in Rome
As AI, blockchain and digital finance continue to reshape industries worldwide, AIBC World 2026 arrives at a defining time for the technology ecosystem.
With a dedicated exhibition hall, a strong international speaker lineup, leading exhibitors and a programme designed around innovation and collaboration, the event is set to become a key meeting point for those building, investing in and shaping the future of frontier technology.
As Rome prepares to welcome the global technology community this November, now is the time to secure your place at AIBC World 2026 and join the conversations driving the industry forward.
Singapore, August 15, 2026 — Chainstack, a Web3 infrastructure platform serving 100K+ developers across 70+ blockchain networks, announced today that its MCP server has been accepted into GitHub’s official Model Context Protocol registry. The listing gives Visual Studio Code users a one-click way to install Chainstack’s blockchain infrastructure directly into their coding environment, alongside the AI assistants it already supports.
Now listed in GitHub’s official MCP registry
Chainstack’s MCP server has been accepted into GitHub’s official MCP registry — the catalog Visual Studio Code surfaces in its Extensions view, with one-click install. VS Code users can now find and install Chainstack directly rather than configuring a server URL manually. GitHub reviews servers before adding them to the registry, making the listing a signal of platform maturity. Every other supported assistant continues to connect directly via mcp.chainstack.com/mcp.
What Chainstack MCP does
MCP (Model Context Protocol) is the open standard, introduced by Anthropic in November 2024, that lets AI applications connect to external tools and data sources. Chainstack’s MCP server works out of the box with Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Windsurf, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot, Antigravity, Claude.ai, and ChatGPT.
What that looks like in practice:
Cost comparison: “I’m on Alchemy spending $2k/month on these methods — assess my setup, plan the move to Chainstack, and tell me how much I’d save.” The agent inventories the endpoints, plans the migration, and returns a real dollar figure.
Node deployment: “Spin up a Solana mainnet node with archive access.” Returns a working endpoint in seconds, with credentials, pricing, and documentation surfaced in the same conversation.
Testnet funding: “Get me testnet funds for Base Sepolia.” Works the same way across Sepolia, Hoodi, Amoy, BNB testnet, Solana devnet, and more.
Getting started takes one line: type “get mcp.chainstack.com” into any AI agent, and it fetches the onboarding page, understands what the server offers, and walks through setup on its own.
Availability
The Chainstack MCP server is live and available today at mcp.chainstack.com/mcp. Full setup guides for every supported AI assistant are published in the Chainstack MCP documentation. Five tools — documentation search, platform status, pricing, and contacting the Chainstack team — work without an account. Node lifecycle features require a free API key from any Chainstack plan, including the Developer tier at 3M request units per month.
The platform’s dedicated AI Agents page covers the broader agent-native product surface, including agent-compatible RPC endpoints and pricing designed for autonomous programmatic use.
About Chainstack
Chainstack is a Web3 infrastructure platform serving 100K+ developers across 70+ blockchain networks, holding SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 certifications. Chainstack provides low-latency RPC access, dedicated node deployments, self-hosted node infrastructure, and AI-native tooling for teams building trading, DeFi, fintech, and RWA applications worldwide.
Executive forum and strategic regional partnerships bring together leaders in AI, digital finance and blockchain to accelerate cross-border innovation
As artificial intelligence reshapes industries and digital assets move into the financial mainstream, Singapore is well positioned to lead the next chapter of digital innovation. Against this backdrop, Singapore Innovation Centre and Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry and inaugurated the Agentic Decentralized Finance Forum at SMEICC 2026, bringing together leaders from government, finance, academia and technology to explore how AI, blockchain and digital finance are transforming business, capital markets and the wider digital economy.
Held on 6 August 2026 at the Suntec Singapore Convention & Exhibition Centre, the half-day forum will provide a platform for discussions on Agentic AI, decentralised finance (DeFi), tokenised real-world assets, trusted digital infrastructure and the regulatory frameworks needed to support responsible innovation across Asia. The event will also serve as the official media session for the upcoming Singapore Blockchain Week scheduled for November 2026.
SMEICC 2026 features Guest of Honour – Mr. Chee Hong Tat, Minister for National Development. Under this year’s theme, “Beyond Partnerships: Where Growth Comes Next,” SMEICC is expected to welcome more than 5,000 business leaders from across the region, while the Agentic Decentralized Finance Forum will host approximately 250 invited participants representing the digital finance ecosystem.
More than another industry conference, the Agentic Decentralized Finance Forum reflects Singapore Blockchain Week’s growing role as a regional platform where leaders from blockchain, artificial intelligence, fintech and digital assets come together to exchange ideas, foster partnerships and shape the future of innovation. As technologies continue to converge, the forum aims to encourage practical collaboration that extends well beyond the conference itself.
The programme will feature distinguished speakers from organisations including the Anchorage Digital, Alpha Ladder Group, BitGo, Chainalysis, Canton Foundation, FOMO Pay, MetaComp, National University of Singapore, Singapore FinTech Association, StraitsX, R25, Xapo Bank, Zenith and other regional ecosystem partners. Discussions will examine how autonomous AI agents are reshaping financial decision-making, the rise of tokenised assets, cross-border digital finance, decentralised identity, post-quantum security and the governance frameworks needed to support trusted innovation.
[Photo] “Hybrid Agentic Embedded Finance” keynote presentation by Dr. Bo Bai – Chairman of Alpha Ladder Group.
[Photo] “The Rise of Digital Asset, Real-World Assets & Tokenized Economy” panel discussion featuring Ms. Belle Leung – Head of Asia, Xapo Bank ; Mr. Aaron Thian – Director of Institution Sales, Anchorage Digital ; Mr. Sean Chung – Vice President, Global Business Development, R25 ; Mr. Thomas Chou – Head of APAC, Canton Foundation ; Ms. Angela Ang – Managing Director, BitGo.
Associate Professor Edward Tay, Chairman & Director of the Innovation & Entrepreneurship Office at the National University of Singapore School of Computing, Council Member of the Singapore Accreditation Council and Chair of the Expert Panel of Singapore Blockchain Week believes Singapore’s leadership in AI governance and accreditation provides a strong foundation for the next phase of digital finance. He noted that close collaboration between academia, industry and regulators, together with Singapore’s internationally recognised research excellence, positions the country to lead the responsible adoption of Agentic AI and digital assets while reinforcing its standing as a trusted global financial centre.
[Photo] “Singapore and Asia’s Digital Economy Opportunity” Speech by Professor Edward Tay – National University of Singapore.
“Singapore’s strength has always been its ability to connect people, capital and ideas across borders. As AI and blockchain become increasingly interconnected, the opportunity is not simply to adopt new technologies, but to build trusted partnerships that accelerate responsible innovation. The Agentic Finance Forum brings together leaders across policy, finance and technology to shape meaningful collaboration and the future of autonomous financial systems.”
— Heslin Kim, Chair of the Organising Committee of Singapore Blockchain Week and Co-Founder & Chief Business Officer of Zenith
[Photo] “The Convergence of AI x DeFi – Building the Next Digital Economy ” panel discussion featuring Ms Holly Fang – President, Singapore Fintech Association ; Mr. Liu Tian Wei – Co-Founder, StraitX ; Mr. Diederik Van Wersch – Regional Director for Asean, Chainalysis ; Mr. Zack Yang – Co-Founder, FOMO Pay ; Ms. Tin Pei Ling – Co-President, Metacomp.
“Singapore’s rise as a trusted digital finance hub has been built on close partnership between regulators, financial institutions and innovators. That public-private collaboration will only matter more as Agentic AI and blockchain converge with digital finance. The Singapore FinTech Association looks forward to working with our fellow stakeholders to ensure this next wave of innovation is harnessed responsibly. The Agentic Finance Forum gives us exactly that platform, a place for bold ideas and honest conversations that will keep Singapore at the forefront of financial innovation.”
— Holly Fang, President of the Singapore FinTech Association
“The next digital economy won’t be built around human users alone, it will increasingly include AI agents participating in commerce. To unlock that future, we need trusted financial infrastructure that allows AI to transact securely, compliantly and at scale. With its strong digital and regulatory foundations, Singapore is well positioned to lead this transition.”
—Tianwei Liu, CEO and Co-Founder of StraitsX
“MetaComp is honoured to be part of the Agentic Decentralized Finance Forum, curated by Singapore Blockchain Week at SMEICC 2026.”
— Tin Pei Ling, Co-President, MetaComp
Payments are the foundation of a resilient digital economy, and Singapore’s position as a trusted, well-regulated hub gives it a real advantage in shaping how that infrastructure develops across the region. We’re seeing growing institutional confidence in that regulatory clarity, and forums like this are where that confidence turns into practical, cross-border collaboration. Singapore Blockchain Week, MetaComp and many other partners are each doing their part to solidify Singapore’s position as the region’s leading digital finance hub, as we lead up to the ASEAN summit in 2027.
[Photo] Memorandum of Understanding ceremony featuring (from left) Dr. Kamal Anand – Founder, Bingold Inc ; Mr. Zhang Hai Sheng – COO, Singapore Innovation Centre ; Dr. Jia YiFan – CEO, AIDX ; Ms. Phoenix Chen – Co-Founder, China-Singapore AI Association ; Dr Charlie In – Founder, Raffles Capital ; Mr. Qiu JingYing – Director-General of Singapore Representative Office, HICOOL Global Entrepreneur Summit by Beijing Overseas Talents Association ; Richard Hobbs – Founder, VIA Labs with Animoca Brands ; Ms. Wendy Yew – Secretariat, Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce And Industry.
Turning dialogue into collaboration, the Agentic Decentralized Finance Forum will also mark an important milestone for Singapore Blockchain Week through the signing of a five-party Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with organizations spanning agentic commerce, international entrepreneurship and artificial intelligence.
The collaboration brings together Singapore Blockchain Week with , Raffles Capital, VIA Labs with Animoca Brands,AIDX Tech, China-Singapore AI Association (CSAIA) and HICOOLGlobal Entrepreneur Summit – China’s leading international innovation and entrepreneurship platforms by Beijing Overseas Talents Association (BOTA). Together, the partners aim to strengthen cross-border collaboration, expand innovation networks and create new opportunities for businesses, entrepreneurs and technology communities across Singapore and Asia.
The partnership will support several strategic initiatives, including the deployment of an AI-powered Agentic Commerce Ticketing Platform developed by VIA Labs in-collaboration with Animoca Brands for Singapore Blockchain Week, deeper engagement with Raffles Capital’s AI x DeFi Convergence Pitch Competition and HICOOL’s international ecosystem, and stronger collaboration with the China-Singapore AI Association to connect AI, DeFi researchers, enterprises and innovators across Singapore and China.
Collectively, the five organisations share a common vision of accelerating responsible technology adoption while fostering greater cooperation between industry, academia and innovation ecosystems. This reflects Singapore Blockchain Week’s broader ambition to serve as a regional platform where ideas, partnerships and emerging technologies converge to shape Asia’s next digital economy.
As the boundaries between AI, blockchain and financial services continue to evolve, the conversations taking place at the Agentic Finance Forum are intended to extend well beyond the conference hall anchored by host and moderator from AIXcellerator and CNBC. Through new partnerships, shared expertise and cross-border collaboration, Singapore Blockchain Week aims to help build an ecosystem where innovation is not only discussed but realised.
Photo : (Left) Singapore Blockchain Week Call For Collaboration Presentation by Ambassador Ms. Sann Carrière – Founder of Orobo and Executive Committee – Director of Manufacturing & Digital Passport, Asia Blockchain Association. (Right) Token of Appreciation to Ms. Joanna Ossinger – Managing Editor, CNBC ; Dr. Marcus Tan – Founder of AI:Xcelertor.
About Singapore Fintech Association
Singapore FinTech Association is a cross-industry, non-profit initiative that serves as a platform to facilitate collaboration among market participants and stakeholders across the FinTech ecosystem with one of its subcommittees focuses on Web3. Supported by a distinguished group of industry and government leaders including :
Patron: Mr. Alvin Tan, Minister of State for Trade and Industry and National Development
Strategic Advisory : – Ms. Ong Chen Hui, Assistant Chief Executive, Infocomm Media Development Authority – Mr. Soh Leng Wan, Assistant Managing Director, Enterprise Singapore – Mr. Neil Parekh, Deputy Chairman, Global Finance & Technology Network – Mr. Sanjoy Sen, Managing Director and Group Head, DBS
Their collective leadership supports the asociation’s efforts to foster innovation, collaboration and the development of Singapore’s FinTech ecosystem, both locally and internationally.
StraitsX is the issuer of XSGD and XUSD, Singapore Dollar- and US Dollar-denominated stablecoins that are backed 1:1 by their respective fiat reserves. Licensed as a Major Payment Institution by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, its infrastructure supports stablecoin issuance, payments, settlement, treasury management and connectivity across blockchain networks and traditional payment rails.
With more than US$30 billion in stablecoin transactions and over 3.6 million transactions processed, StraitsX is backed by prominent financial and strategic investors including NTT DOCOMO, Standard Chartered, SC Ventures and InterVest, and secured a further US$10 million strategic investment from UQPAY in 2025 to accelerate its stablecoin and cross-border payments infrastructure across Asia.
MetaComp is a Singapore-based digital finance platform bridging traditional finance and digital assets through regulated, secure and technology-enabled infrastructure. As a Major Payment Institution licensed by the Monetary Authority of Singapore, MetaComp provides Digital Payment Token and cross-border payment services, alongside solutions spanning trading, custody, payments, stablecoins and digital asset management.
Backed by Alibaba, MetaComp has raised US$35 million in Pre-A funding in 2026, and is expanding its StableX Network while developing AI-enabled infrastructure for the emerging financial economy.
Singapore Blockchain Week (SBW) is a government- and association-supported platform connecting Agentic Commerce, Decentralized Finance, Digital Infrastructure, Emerging Technologies, Institutional Tokenisation and Real World Assets accelerating innovation and cross-border collaboration across the region.
Positioned as the world’s first cross-border Blockchain flagship event, the programme spans across Republic of Singapore and Johor–Singapore Special Economic Zone in Southern Malaysia. Bringing together policymakers, regulators, entrepreneurs, investors, enterprises and innovators from around the world to foster meaningful dialogue, strategic partnerships and cross-sector collaboration to accelerate responsible innovation and strengthen it’s position as a global hub for the digital economy.
Taking place 13–17 November 2026, SBW will feature conferences, industry forums, networking events and ecosystem initiatives, connecting the people, ideas and technologies shaping the future of finance, technology and digital innovation across Asia.
Singapore Blockchain Week is a community driven flagship event supported by association and government. Join us and play a part in amplifying and shaping the conversations that matter.
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Two leading Web3 event powerhouses combine curation and execution firepower to build the industry’s most builder-first gathering during Asia Crypto Week, 5-6 October 2026, Gardens by the Bay, Singapore
SINGAPORE, CoinFerenceX, the Web3 conference series known for curating high-signal gatherings of founders, investors, and builders, today announced it has combined forces with The Best Event, the events production group behind 80+ live experiences across 10+ global cities, to launch CoinFerenceX The Best Event Singapore, the next tier of the world’s first Decentralised Summit. The event will take place 5-6 October 2026 at Gardens by the Bay, positioning it as a leading alternative during Singapore’s Token2049 and Asia Crypto Week.
The partnership pairs CoinFerenceX’s content curation and community depth with The Best Event’s large-scale production and sponsor-activation track record, creating what the two companies describe as “the event nobody else can build.”
What sets the conference apart is its decentralized summit model: a 2 day event shaped by the industry rather than dictated by an organizer. Where traditional conferences sell booths and speaking slots, CoinFerenceX and The Best Event will invite the founders, funds and ecosystem leaders who show up to help shape the agenda itself, deciding which conversations matter and which builders take the stage. While the organizers handle the production and logistics, the direction of the summit is set by the Web3 players with real skin in the game. It’s a gathering built by the people driving the ecosystem forward, for the people driving it forward.
The Best Event brings a track record of 80+ delivered events, a presence in more than 10 global cities, over 50 million annual organic impressions, and north of 1 billion in social reach. The group’s attendance has grown from 35,000 in 2025 to a projected 70,000 in 2026. Its sponsor case studies point to concrete ROI, including one partner that turned a $50,000 investment into $1 million raised, another that saw a $50,000 spend convert into $1 million in ROI, and a third that converted two leads into a $400,000 deal.
At CoinFerenceX, partners help shape the agenda itself rather than simply buying booth space and a speaking slot. CoinFerenceX’s community includes 7,500+ curated attendees from more than 70 countries, over 500 ecosystem and media partners, and more than 300 VCs and investment funds. Roughly 60% of its attendees are C-level executives or founders, and independent feedback shows 94% of past partners say they would return, with 89% rating CoinFerenceX among the top 25% of Web3 events globally.
The combined summit is designed around four experience tracks:
The Leaders Summit: an invite-only, C-level gathering where governance decisions and strategic partnerships take shape.
Protocol Deep Dives: technical workshops where protocols demonstrate what they are actually shipping.
The Founders’ Den: a venue for early-stage builders to pitch directly to 200+ VCs and investors.
The Innovation Showcase: live product demos from established players and emerging protocols alike.
Early figures for the Singapore edition point to more than 4,000 curated attendees, 500+ VCs and investors, 400+ ecosystem and media partners, 85+ C-level speakers, and more than 8,000 total event registrations. As with prior CoinFerenceX editions, roughly 60% of attendees are expected to be C-level executives or founders.
Organizers say the agenda will be co-created by founders and ecosystem leaders with skin in the game, focused on sessions that deliver actionable insight or substantive content over celebrity keynotes.
“We’re incredibly excited for this edition, it’s bigger, sharper and more ambitious than anything we’ve done before. With the whole industry in Singapore that week, we’ve curated a stage and an audience that turns that energy into real conversations and real deals. This is CoinFerenceX The Best Event at its strongest.”
Tobias Bauer, Co-Founder of The Best Event, added, “This partnership is the best of both worlds: CoinFerenceX’s curated speaker line-ups meet The Best Event’s scale of 50,000 attendees a year, the largest Web3 event series globally. Together we’re bringing one of the biggest two-day conferences to Singapore, our home market, with frontier thought leadership and production quality unlike anything else in the space.”
CoinFerenceX is a global decentralized Web3 summit connecting founders, investors, blockchain companies, developers, and industry leaders to accelerate innovation and collaboration in the digital economy. Through its ecosystem-driven approach, CoinFerenceX creates a platform for meaningful networking, knowledge exchange, startup opportunities, and strategic partnerships shaping the future of Web3. The summit brings together the brightest minds across blockchain, AI, DeFi, gaming, and emerging technologies to explore industry trends, showcase groundbreaking solutions, and build the next generation of decentralized ecosystems.
About The Best Event
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Coinfest Asia, The World’s Crypto Festival organized by Indonesia Crypto Network (ICN), will return to Melasti Beach, Bali, Indonesia, on 20–21 August 2026, bringing together institutions, builders, traders, founders, investors, developers, and global Web3 communities in one of Asia’s most dynamic crypto gatherings.
This year, Coinfest Asia will feature dedicated programs for different parts of the crypto ecosystem, helping attendees access relevant insights, networking opportunities, product showcases, and business connections across Asia’s fast-growing crypto and Web3 markets.
What Attendees Can Do at Coinfest Asia
The 2026 edition departs from traditional conference formats by organizing content into three intent-based tracks. This structure is intended to align attendees with specific functional areas of the industry:
Institutional Track Focused on digital asset adoption, stablecoin integration, and tokenization, the Institutional Track features a range of programs for regulators, financial institutions, enterprises, and industry leaders. These include Asia Go-To-Market Sessions, keynote sessions, panel discussions, and a series of Closed-Door Stablecoins & Tokenization Roundtable within Institutional Summit Powered by ICEX Group—comprising ICEX (Indonesia Crypto Exchange), Crypto Asset Clearing International (CACI), and International Crypto Custodian (ICC).
Builders Track Geared toward developers and startups across AI, blockchain, and digital infrastructure. Programs include Gemini AI Masterclass, “What the Hack!” Web3 Developer Course, AI Vibe Code Competition, Asia Go-To-Market Sessions, and sessions focused on product development and ecosystem growth.
Traders Track Created for active traders and market participants looking to understand market narratives, sharpen trading strategies, and connect with trading communities. Programs include the Alpha Arena Grand Final, a global trading competition by MEXC Ventures, Alpha Hunting Masterclass, Yapper Masterclass, Bitcoin Crash Course, Live Degen Experience, trading-focused panels, and keynote sessions.
Through these tracks, Coinfest Asia aims to make the festival easier to navigate while keeping the experience open and connected across the wider crypto industry.
Opening Access to Asia’s Web3 Markets
A core objective of the 2026 event is providing localized insight into Asian markets. The event introduces “Asia Go-To-Market Sessions,” which provide briefings on regulatory environments, user behaviors, and growth channels in specific jurisdictions.
These sessions are organized in collaboration with regional ecosystem partners:
Japan GTM Session with WebX 2026
Malaysia GTM Session with MYBW 2026
Indonesia GTM Session with Indonesia Crypto Network
India GTM Session with India Blockchain Week 2026
Through these sessions, attendees can better understand local user behavior, regulatory direction, community dynamics, partnership opportunities, and distribution strategies across Asia.
“Asia is not one single market. Each country has its own users, regulations, culture, and growth channels,” said Joditha Winatajaya, Head of Event at Coinfest Asia. “Through Asia Go-To-Market Sessions, we want to connect the audiences with the right local ecosystems, all in one place.”
A Foundation Built on Industry Leadership
Coinfest Asia 2026 will feature speakers from across blockchain infrastructure, exchanges, wallets, stablecoins, payments, data, AI, institutional finance, venture capital, to Web3 communities.
Confirmed speakers include Charles Hoskinson (Founder, Input Output Group), Felix Fan (CEO, Trust Wallet), Alexander Svanevik (CEO, Nansen), Nick See Tong (APAC & Singapore Lead, Base), Iñaki Moreno (Strategic Partnerships Lead, Web3 & AI, Google), William Sutanto (CEO, INDODAX), Ploy Boonyavee (Thailand/Indochina Country Manager, Tether), Gabriel Rey (CEO, TRIV Group), Calvin Kizana (CEO, Tokocrypto), Angela Ang (APAC Managing Director and Singapore President, BitGo), Tianwei Liu (CEO, StraitsX), Thomas Chou (Head of APAC, Canton Foundation), Akshat Vaidya (Co-Founder, Maelstrom) and more.
The event is also supported by leading companies across the crypto, fintech, digital asset, and infrastructure sectors, including ICEX (Indonesia Crypto Exchange), Crypto Asset Clearing International (CACI), International Crypto Custodian (ICC), Indodax, MEXC Ventures, Triv, Tokocrypto, Binance, Duitku, ClickHouse, CockroachDB, BYDFi, Zoomex, FundedXyz, WalletConnect, GOIDR, GudangKripto, with more partners to be announced.
Since its launch, Coinfest Asia has grown into one of the world’s leading crypto gatherings, bringing together global companies, local ecosystems, builders, traders, institutions, and communities in Bali.
The 2026 edition builds on that momentum by combining industry programming with a festival environment designed for more fluid interaction. Beyond the main stages, Coinfest Asia will feature expo areas, curated business matching, networking activations, product showcases, community gatherings, and side events across the festival experience.
Coinfest Asia is the world’s largest crypto festival, organized byCoinvestasi, a subsidiary ofIndonesia Crypto Network (ICN). Held annually in Bali, Indonesia, the event brings together institutions, builders, and traders to connect, collaborate, and drive the future of digital assets in Asia and beyond.
