EastPoint:Seoul 2025 Brings Together Industry Giants in Capital Markets, Crypto, and National Assembly Members
EastPoint:Seoul 2025 serves as the forum for senior leadership from a wide spectrum of financial institutions, government, and the digital asset ecosystem to discuss strategic developments across stablecoins, tokenized securities (STO), and the integration of blockchain technology into Korea's financial markets. The summit comes at a pivotal time as Korea moves forward with its Digital Asset Basic Act, and exploring institutional frameworks for KRW-backed stablecoins, spot crypto ETFs, and tokenized securities.
In a rare bipartisan appearance, lawmakers from across Korea's political spectrum will join, with confirmed participants including Min Byung-deok (Democratic Party), Kim Jae-seop (People Power Party), and Lee Jun-seok (Reform Party) partaking in regulatory roundtables and a joint policy panel on the future of Korea's digital asset framework.
Participation from leading financial institutions further cements the event as the forum where legacy finance and emerging infrastructure meet. Participants include Korea's major financial groups, KB Kookmin Bank, Shinhan Bank, Hana Bank, Woori Bank, top securities firms NH Investment & Securities, Shinhan Investment & Securities, Hana Securities, and Meritz Securities, as well Institutional investors such as Hanwha Asset Management, NH Venture Investment, Kakao Ventures, and Lotte Ventures.
Some of the biggest institutions within Web3 are attending, Binance, alongside Korea's five licensed exchanges — Upbit, Bithumb, Coinone, Korbit, and GOPAX. Additionally Temasek, Singapore's sovereign wealth fund, and SMBC Nikko Securities from Japan will join. Major technology companies such as Google Cloud, LG CNS, LINE NEXT, and NCSoft will also participate, showcasing the summit's relevance across infrastructure, policy, and commercial adoption.
The first wave of speakers announced includes:
Arthur Hayes, Co-founder, Maelstrom
Ashok Venkateswaran, VP & APAC Head of Digital Assets & Blockchain, Mastercard
Bryan Pellegrino, CEO, LayerZero
Yat Siu, Co-founder & Executive Chairman, Animoca Brands]
Alan Du, Partner, PayPal Ventures
Sidney Powell, CEO, Maple Finance
Anthony Apollo, Executive Director, Wyoming Stable Token Commission
Guy Young, Founder & CEO, Ethena Labs
'EastPoint:Seoul is designed to foster meaningful collaboration between policy, financial institutions, and technology leaders at a time when these domains must converge to build the future of digital finance,' said Simon Kim, CEO of Hashed. 'We aim to create a platform where digital assets transition from speculative markets to regulated, institutional-grade financial infrastructure.'
The program features keynote presentations, panel discussions, closed-door roundtables, and B2B matchmaking. Participants will also engage in at least one private roundtable. Content tracks will explore Korea's regulatory roadmap, the role of KRW-backed stablecoins in local commerce, innovations in market infrastructure for digital assets, and enabling programmable payments within traditional financial systems.
Sanha Kim, CEO of Bloomingbit, stated that 'the summit was built to go beyond surface-level discussions and create an environment where industry growth strategies and regulatory frameworks are shaped through direct dialogue.'
Sponsors for EastPoint:Seoul 2025 include Sui Foundation, LayerZero, Aptos, Avalanche, Anchorage Digital, and BitMEX Research. Leading outlets TechCrunch and CoinDesk will attend, and Bitman is the community partner.
Hashed, established in 2017, is a web3 venture capital that focuses on investment and research in global startups and decentralized protocols. Hashed team operates offices in Seoul, San Francisco, Singapore, Bangalore, and Abu Dhabi. Hashed has been the earliest supporter of many pioneering blockchain teams globally. Hashed supports its portfolio companies as a 'second team,' helping web3 founders build global mass adoption.
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