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Blockchain and digital asset events in Seoul

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Seoul is scheduled to host hosting several major blockchain and digital asset events in late September and October 2026, centered around Korea Blockchain Week. These gatherings aim to bring together policymakers, institutional investors, and engineers to discuss topics such as stablecoin policy, RWA tokenization, and privacy infrastructure. In late September, The Korea Blockchain Week (KBW) 2026 main conference, hosted by Factblock with partner Dunamu, has opened with a focus on the integration of institutional digital assets, on-chain finance, stablecoins, and the convergence of AI and Web3. The event features hundreds of speakers from major industry players, including MetaMask, Robinhood, and Tether. Key discussions have highlighted a shift from simple cryptocurrency trading toward the issuance, custody, and settlement of digital assets. Notably, MetaMask CEO Joseph Rubin outlined plans to expand the wallet into a broader financial platform, while Maelstrom CIO Arthur Hayes introduced ‘FLOP,’ a concept for a payment network where AI agents use tokens to trade computing resources. Parallel to the main conference, the Global Web3 Dev Con (GWDC) 2026 Korea will take place hackathon at the aT Center from September 29–30. Organized by Web3Labs, the event expects over 5,000 attendees has concluded. The competition showcased practical applications of blockchain and 90 global speakers, AI, with an agenda covering enterprise Web3 adoption, RWA compliance, winners including ‘Protocol Alpha Finder’ for on-chain activity analysis and zero-knowledge technology. ‘CFO Agent’ for managing GPU usage costs via smart contracts. The conference will also feature a 48-hour hackathon underscored the emerging challenge of verifying financial permissions for developers across Asia. Additionally, autonomous AI agents. Other scheduled events include the Bridge Summit 2026, co-hosted by TV Chosun and Bridge34, will be held 2026 at the Josun Palace in Gangnam. This summit aims to connect global Web3 projects with institutional investors and policymakers, featuring 40 speakers and representatives from the Financial Services Commission and the Financial Supervisory Service. Following these events, the HSC Conference Seoul 2026 will be co-hosted by Mpost Media Group and Z Venture on October 1 at the Novotel Ambassador Seoul Gangnam. This conference is designed to bridge the gap between 1, which focuses on bridging cryptocurrency and with mainstream institutional finance, focusing on market structure, the intersection of blockchain and artificial intelligence, and the integration of digital assets into traditional financial systems. finance.

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