TOKEN2049, Singapore: It was fascinating to catch-up with Jeff Feng is the cofounder of Sei Labs. He is one of the most ambitious forces redefining the future of blockchain infrastructure. Before venturing into Web3, Feng built his career in high finance, first as an investment banker at Goldman Sachs and later as a venture investor at Coatue Management, one of New…
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EmTechMIT, Cambridge, MA: When Matthew Prince, Co-Founder and CEO of Cloudflare, took the EmTechMIT stage in Cambridge, he delivered what felt less like a keynote and more like a wake-up call for the digital economy. His talk, titled Protecting the Open Web Economy, was a sharp analysis of how artificial intelligence is quietly rewriting the internet’s most fundamental business model,…
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TOKEN2049, Singapore: I had the incredible opportunity to sit down with Sebastien Borget cofounder of The Sandbox, a pioneering Web3 gaming and metaverse platform transforming how users create, own, and monetize virtual experiences. With over 6.3 million user accounts connected to crypto wallets, The Sandbox blends user-generated content, NFTs, and play-to-earn mechanics to offer an immersive decentralized ecosystem built on Ethereum…
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TOKEN2049 – Singapore: I had a very interesting conversation with Irina Chuchkina, Chief Growth Officer of Wallet in Telegram, who leads one of the most innovative projects in crypto integration within mainstream apps today. Wallet in Telegram is a built-in cryptocurrency wallet seamlessly embedded into the Telegram messaging app, empowering users to send, receive, and manage digital assets without leaving…
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TOKEN2049, Singapore: Recently I sat down with Mitchell Amador, the visionary CEO and cofounder of Immunefi, who continues to shape the future of blockchain security through his unwavering drive to make the Web3 ecosystem more resilient and transparent. Under his leadership, Immunefi has become the gold standard for smart contract protection, transforming how protocols defend themselves against vulnerabilities and how…
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Here is my take having participated and witnessed all that was Token2049 Singapore 2025. My take, it’s a vivid confirmation that crypto is no longer a frontier of speculation but a foundational pillar of the next decade’s financial infrastructure, known as DeFi. 

The spotlight on Real World Assets (RWAs) tokenization highlighted how traditional assets are being seamlessly bridged into…
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I had the distinct privilege to collaborate on an article for HBR (Harvard Business Review) with author Atta Tarki about the future of hiring and what you can do now. Here is a blurb about it and then a link to it follows.

Professional services firms such as blue-chip law firms and management consultancies have long relied on a simple…
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Today we’re diving into one of the most practical use cases for crypto, actually spending it. For years people have joked, “Sure, you can buy Bitcoin, but can you buy a coffee with it?” Well, Bitrefill has been answering that question with a resounding yes since 2014. Operating in over 180 countries and partnering with countless major brands, the company has…
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If you’ve ever wondered how technology is reshaping the world of Human Resources, beyond outdated forms and awkward onboarding videos, we’re here to help. I’m thrilled to be joined by Oksana, a leading voice from Flex HR, an organization at the forefront of modern workforce transformation.

We’ll start by exploring how digital tools and AI are fundamentally changing, well,…
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With the GENIUS Act now passed into law, and everyone from Deutsche Bank, Apple, and Airbnb already paying attention, it’s clear that stablecoins are fast becoming core infrastructure for next-gen financial markets. We will get into why stablecoins matter and what it may mean for banks, companies and you.

Will Beeson, former head of tokenized asset infrastructure at Standard…
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In the coming years, we will witness the emergence of cyber criminals armed with autonomous AI agents capable of conducting sophisticated, scalable attacks that will fundamentally overwhelm our current defensive capabilities, transforming isolated hackers into coordinated digital armies operating at machine speed.

I have been tracking cybersecurity trends as a white hat hacker for the last 20 years. This next…
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At the AI+ Science Summit held at the Waldorf Astoria in Washington, D.C., a dynamic session entitled “Bridging the Gap from Lab to Market” convened leading voices from philanthropy, venture capital, and strategic science funding. Moderated by Nyah Stewart of SCSP, the panel, Vinny Beranek of Engine Ventures, Michelle Fang of Lux Capital, and Walter Sweet of Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors,…
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At the AI+ Science Summit in Washington, D.C., the panel “Science is National Security” brought together thought leaders from government, industry, and the innovation economy to address a quietly radical thesis: scientific leadership has become the essential pillar of twenty first century power, as crucial to a nation’s security as the traditional tools of statecraft.

A Lab, a Patent, a…
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