Key Takeaways
- • Blockworks will hold its first Digital Asset Summit (DAS) Asia on October 7 in Singapore, co-located with TOKEN2049 at the Marina Bay Sands Convention Center, according to a Business Wire release.
- • The single-day institutional conference will feature speakers including Jeff Yan of Hyperliquid Labs, Justin Sun of TRON, and executives from Coinbase Institutional, BitGo, Kraken, Binance, Fidelity Investments, BlackRock and Robinhood.
- • Presenting sponsors are Fidelity, Grayscale and 50T Funds, with BNB Chain, Broadridge and Forward Industries as Diamond Sponsors.
- • Blockworks says past DAS events represented more than $3 trillion in assets under management, a figure the organizers cite without independent verification.
- • Core agenda topics include onchain asset management, stablecoins and fintech, institutional integration, the investment case for digital assets, and U.S. digital asset regulation.
Summary
Blockworks is bringing its Digital Asset Summit to Asia for the first time, with DAS Asia scheduled for October 7 in Singapore. The event runs alongside TOKEN2049 and is hosted at the Marina Bay Sands Convention Center, according to a Business Wire press release datelined Singapore.
The summit is aimed at senior executives across the financial ecosystem, including asset managers, institutional allocators, hedge funds, banks, payment providers and fintech firms. The program combines keynote presentations, debates and private conversations across a Main Stage and an Investor Track.
The speaker list includes Jeff Yan, founder and CEO of Hyperliquid Labs; Justin Sun, founder of TRON; Liz Martin, co-CEO of Coinbase Institutional; Mike Belshe, co-founder and CEO of BitGo; Arjun Sethi, co-CEO of Kraken; Richard Teng, co-CEO of Binance; Cynthia Lo Bessette, head of digital asset management at Fidelity Investments; Nikhil Sharma, director of digital assets at BlackRock; and Johann Kerbrat, SVP and GM of crypto at Robinhood.
Michael Ippolito, co-founder of Blockworks, said global capital markets are at a pivotal moment, with tokenization, stablecoins and onchain infrastructure changing how capital moves across jurisdictions and markets. Planned topics include how trading venues and brokerages are evolving with tokenization and DeFi, the growth of digital assets within global capital markets and enterprise finance, and regulatory frameworks shaping institutional adoption, including landmark U.S. legislation.
Blockworks cites more than $3 trillion in assets under management represented at previous DAS events. The company also noted upcoming editions in London on November 10–11 at the Hilton Park Lane and in New York on March 30–April 1 at North Javits.
The summit is aimed at senior executives across the financial ecosystem, including asset managers, institutional allocators, hedge funds, banks, payment providers and fintech firms. The program combines keynote presentations, debates and private conversations across a Main Stage and an Investor Track.
The speaker list includes Jeff Yan, founder and CEO of Hyperliquid Labs; Justin Sun, founder of TRON; Liz Martin, co-CEO of Coinbase Institutional; Mike Belshe, co-founder and CEO of BitGo; Arjun Sethi, co-CEO of Kraken; Richard Teng, co-CEO of Binance; Cynthia Lo Bessette, head of digital asset management at Fidelity Investments; Nikhil Sharma, director of digital assets at BlackRock; and Johann Kerbrat, SVP and GM of crypto at Robinhood.
Michael Ippolito, co-founder of Blockworks, said global capital markets are at a pivotal moment, with tokenization, stablecoins and onchain infrastructure changing how capital moves across jurisdictions and markets. Planned topics include how trading venues and brokerages are evolving with tokenization and DeFi, the growth of digital assets within global capital markets and enterprise finance, and regulatory frameworks shaping institutional adoption, including landmark U.S. legislation.
Blockworks cites more than $3 trillion in assets under management represented at previous DAS events. The company also noted upcoming editions in London on November 10–11 at the Hilton Park Lane and in New York on March 30–April 1 at North Javits.
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