2026 Agenda
This year we’re exploring the timelines of crypto, and reviewing what brought us here. Get ready for 2 days of inspiration and discussion from the industries leading minds in the space.
3:00 pm - 3:15 pm (15 min)
1st floor
Beyond L1: Meta Earth’s Modular Network with Native DID
MEXC Stage
October 1, 2025
October 1, 2025
3:00 pm - 3:25 pm (25 min)
1st floor
Cutting Cloud Costs, Securing the Future: AI and Blockchain in Action
The Forum
October 1, 2025
October 1, 2025
3:10 pm - 3:30 pm (20 min)
1st floor
Tether - Let There Be Light
OKX Main Stage
Paolo Ardoino
CEO
Tether
October 1, 2025
October 1, 2025
3:15 pm - 3:30 pm (15 min)
1st floor
Decentralizing Connectivity from Space
TON Stage
Tae Oh
Founder
Spacecoin
Sung Choi
CIO
Credit Labs
Moderator
October 1, 2025
October 1, 2025
3:15 pm - 3:30 pm (15 min)
1st floor
Swing Into Trust with Adam Scott and KuCoin
MEXC Stage
BC Wong
CEO
KuCoin
Adam Scott
Professional Golfer and Global Brand Ambassador
KuCoin
Alicia Kao
Managing Director
KuCoin
Moderator
October 1, 2025
October 1, 2025
3:30 pm - 3:45 pm (15 min)
1st floor
Digital Asset Security, Reinvented
TON Stage
Mehmet Hüseyin Kafadar
Director
Paribu Custody
October 1, 2025
October 1, 2025
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm (30 min)
1st floor
Goldman Sachs with Zoltan Pozsar: Macro & Crypto (Chatham House Rules)
OKX Main Stage
Zoltan Pozsar
Founder and CEO
Ex Uno Plures
Timothy Moe
Partner, Co-Head of Asia Macro Research
Goldman Sachs
Moderator
October 1, 2025
October 1, 2025
3:30 pm - 4:00 pm (30 min)
1st floor
From Crackdowns to Clarity: Shifting Global Crypto Regulation
MEXC Stage
Jason Gottlieb
Partner
Morrison Cohen
wassielawyer
Founder / Cat Herder with Law Degree
GVRN.AI / Jupiter
Camila Russo
Founder
The Defiant
Moderator
October 1, 2025
October 1, 2025
3:30 pm - 3:55 pm (25 min)
1st floor
Onboarding the Next Billion Users to Crypto
The Forum
October 1, 2025
October 1, 2025
3:40 pm - 4:00 pm (20 min)
1st floor
Crypto's Wall Street Revolution: How Capital Markets are Evolving
BingX Labs Stage
Anthony Albanese
COO
a16z crypto
Mazen ElJundi
Global Business Head of Crypto
Revolut
Moderator
October 1, 2025
October 1, 2025
3:45 pm - 4:00 pm (15 min)
1st floor
Digital Identity 3.0: Trust, Privacy, and Control in a Connected World
TON Stage
Terence Kwok
Founder
Humanity Protocol
October 1, 2025
October 1, 2025
4:00 pm - 4:15 pm (15 min)
2nd floor
AID - AI Powered DEFI Infrastructure
TON Stage
Sahin Ali Bayar
Strategic BDM
AID
October 1, 2025
October 1, 2025
4:00 pm - 4:40 pm (40 min)
1st floor
TradFi Eating DeFi, or DeFi Eating TradFi?
BingX Labs Stage
Kaledora Kiernan-Linn
CEO
Ostium
TN
CEO
Pendle
Thomas Uhm
CCO
Jito Foundation
David Lu
Co-Founder
Drift
Moderator
October 1, 2025
October 1, 2025
4:00 pm - 4:05 pm (5 min)
2nd floor
Welcome to the NEXUS First Round
MEXC Stage
Akshat Vaidya
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Maelstrom
Moderator
Tom Schmidt
General Partner
Dragonfly
Moderator
Nihal Maunder
Partner
Pantera Capital
Moderator
October 1, 2025
October 1, 2025
4:00 pm - 4:20 pm (20 min)
2nd floor
Apes Together Strong
OKX Main Stage
Alexander Good
CEO
Post Fiat
October 1, 2025
October 1, 2025
4:00 pm - 4:25 pm (25 min)
2nd floor
The Future of Wealth - "BIGOD" Bridging Tradition and Innovation
The Forum
October 1, 2025
October 1, 2025
4:05 pm - 4:10 pm (5 min)
2nd floor
NEXUS Startup Competition Pitch #1: AEON
MEXC Stage
Leo Li
CTO
AEON
October 1, 2025
October 1, 2025
4:10 pm - 4:15 pm (5 min)
2nd floor
NEXUS Startup Competition Pitch #2: Glider
MEXC Stage
Brian Huang
Co-Founder
Glider
October 1, 2025
October 1, 2025
4:15 pm - 4:30 pm (15 min)
2nd floor
Midnight: Moving Blockchain from Promise to Mass Participation
TON Stage
October 1, 2025
October 1, 2025
4:15 pm - 4:20 pm (5 min)
2nd floor
NEXUS Startup Competition Pitch #3: Karrier One
MEXC Stage
Andrew El’lithy
Co-Founder and COO
Karrier One
October 1, 2025
October 1, 2025
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