Korea Blockchain Week
Korea Blockchain Week 2026 · Seoul

The BridgeSummit

AI · STO · Stablecoin Edition
Monday, September 28, 2026  ·  Josun Palace, Seoul

Institutions and retail in one room — for the first time.

Co-Hosted by
Bridge34 × TV CHOSUN
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A one-day summit that opens the week.

The Bridge Summit is a single-day forum held on the Monday that opens Korea Blockchain Week — the week the entire industry is in Seoul. One main stage for keynotes, panels and round tables; one open floor where institutions, projects and Korean retail investors spend the day in the same building.

It is not a side event and it is not a closed briefing. It is the room where the institutional side of this market and the people who actually trade it are put in front of each other — on the first morning, before anyone else has spoken.

Sep 28
Monday · gates 09:30
opening 10:00
Main Stage
Keynotes · panels ·
round tables
Open Floor
Institutions · retail ·
industry, all day
By Invitation
Media · institutions ·
$1B+ Web3

This year the week is all institutional.
Ours is the one retail walks into.

Every other event this week

Funds, banks, listed companies, regulators. Suits on stage, a photograph for the press release, a closed guest list. Retail reads about it the next morning — if at all.

vs

The Bridge Summit

The same institutional stage — with the retail market actually in the room. The suits, the panels and the press photographs every other event gives you. The difference is who stands in front of them: Korean retail investors, in person — on the floor, in the sessions, all day.

I.

Institutional legitimacy

A stage shared with Korea's mainstream media, corporates and institutions — credibility by association, not a press release.

II.

Retail, in person

Korea's most engaged retail community works the open floor all day. Face-to-face conversation, not an impression count.

III.

Both, in one room

Institution-only events have no retail; retail-only events carry no institutional weight. This is the rare room that holds both, on the same day.

10.77M
Tradable crypto users in Korea —
roughly one in four adults
2026
First year institutional money
can legally enter the market
9TH
Year of Korea Blockchain Week —
Asia's flagship blockchain week
Mon
Our summit opens the week,
before anyone else speaks

Last year, Bridge34 held 13+ events across Korea Blockchain Week.

The largest of them was hack.summit (“Seoul”) — the flagship developer summit of Silicon Valley crypto fund Hack VC, which Bridge34 produced at Josun Palace. It is the summit that opened KBW 2025, and it ran in the same ballroom this one will.

5,000+
Visitors through the summit
100+
Global speakers on stage
46
Founders who took our stage
Main session · full house
Main session · full house
Founders on stage
Founders on stage
The grand hall
The grand hall
Welcome-bag queue
Welcome-bag queue
Registration
Registration
Sponsor wall
Sponsor wall
Panel · main screen
Panel · main screen
Main session · full house
Main session · full house
Founders on stage
Founders on stage
The grand hall
The grand hall
Welcome-bag queue
Welcome-bag queue
Registration
Registration
Sponsor wall
Sponsor wall
Panel · main screen
Panel · main screen
Lobby
Lobby
Front rows
Front rows
Standees
Standees
VIP entrance
VIP entrance
The audience
The audience
Networking floor
Networking floor
Panel discussion
Panel discussion
Lobby
Lobby
Front rows
Front rows
Standees
Standees
VIP entrance
VIP entrance
The audience
The audience
Networking floor
Networking floor
Panel discussion
Panel discussion

Eight years of putting global Web3 in front of Korea.

8YRS+
In the blockchain industry
150+
Global clients
80+
Strategic partners
30+
Offline events produced

Plus 2,000+ content pieces produced and distributed, 10M+ campaign views, 20,000+ digital event participants — and a standing line to the KOLs and communities that move Korean sentiment.

30+ offline events. 10,000+ people have joined us so far.

Hacksummit-Seoul
Hacksummit-Seoul3,000+ attendees
MEGA ARCADE - SEOUL
MEGA ARCADE - SEOUL200+ attendees
Agentic by Eigen | Seoul Edition
Agentic by Eigen | Seoul Edition80+ attendees
Block Street Seoul : Unified RWA Night
Block Street Seoul : Unified RWA Night80+ attendees
The Nightfall Lounge
The Nightfall Lounge150+ attendees
RWA Night / IOST&Ondo
RWA Night / IOST&Ondo150+ attendees
Sidekick- League Of Legend
Sidekick- League Of Legend200+ attendees
MadLads Fockit
MadLads Fockit150+ attendees
OpenEden-Tokenizing Global Finance
OpenEden-Tokenizing Global Finance150+ attendees
Keep the Mo'mentum
Keep the Mo'mentum150+ attendees
The After Glow
The After Glow150+ attendees
Campus3
Campus3200+ attendees
OASYS Private Event
OASYS Private Event40+ attendees
Treehouse Seoul
Treehouse Seoul30+ attendees
Sidekick Night Live
Sidekick Night Live150+ attendees
Korea Initiative Networking Ground
Korea Initiative Networking Ground20+ attendees
Old School is Back
Old School is Back150+ attendees
Port3 Seoul
Port3 Seoul40+ attendees
Seoul Traders Night
Seoul Traders Night150+ attendees
AfterParty Momentum
AfterParty Momentum100+ attendees
New Futures
New Futures150+ attendees
The Outset
The Outset150+ attendees
[RSVP] Aligned - Private Dinner
[RSVP] Aligned - Private Dinner20+ attendees
aMorph Party
aMorph Party150+ attendees
Hacksummit-Seoul
Hacksummit-Seoul3,000+ attendees
MEGA ARCADE - SEOUL
MEGA ARCADE - SEOUL200+ attendees
Agentic by Eigen | Seoul Edition
Agentic by Eigen | Seoul Edition80+ attendees
Block Street Seoul : Unified RWA Night
Block Street Seoul : Unified RWA Night80+ attendees
The Nightfall Lounge
The Nightfall Lounge150+ attendees
RWA Night / IOST&Ondo
RWA Night / IOST&Ondo150+ attendees
Sidekick- League Of Legend
Sidekick- League Of Legend200+ attendees
MadLads Fockit
MadLads Fockit150+ attendees
OpenEden-Tokenizing Global Finance
OpenEden-Tokenizing Global Finance150+ attendees
Keep the Mo'mentum
Keep the Mo'mentum150+ attendees
The After Glow
The After Glow150+ attendees
Campus3
Campus3200+ attendees
OASYS Private Event
OASYS Private Event40+ attendees
Treehouse Seoul
Treehouse Seoul30+ attendees
Sidekick Night Live
Sidekick Night Live150+ attendees
Korea Initiative Networking Ground
Korea Initiative Networking Ground20+ attendees
Old School is Back
Old School is Back150+ attendees
Port3 Seoul
Port3 Seoul40+ attendees
Seoul Traders Night
Seoul Traders Night150+ attendees
AfterParty Momentum
AfterParty Momentum100+ attendees
New Futures
New Futures150+ attendees
The Outset
The Outset150+ attendees
[RSVP] Aligned - Private Dinner
[RSVP] Aligned - Private Dinner20+ attendees
aMorph Party
aMorph Party150+ attendees

A selection of them — each public on bridge34.com/portfolio with its own published attendance. Partners include Hack VC · MegaETH · EigenCloud · OKX Web3 · IOST · Ondo · Momentum · WOO · Orderly · Oasys · Morph.

Two hosts, one summit.

A Web3 events firm that has spent eight years bringing global projects into Korea, and a national broadcaster with a hundred years of institutional weight behind it.

Host I
Bridge34

Bridging global Web3 to Korea

A Web3 marketing and events firm based in Seoul — GTM strategy, marketing, on- and offline events and analytics under one roof. Named after the 34 bridges that connect Seoul.

150+
Global clients
80+
Strategic partners
10,000+
Attendees gathered
Host II
TV CHOSUN

A 100-year media institution as co-host

TV Chosun is the broadcast arm of Chosun Media Group — one of Korea's largest and oldest media conglomerates, rooted in Chosun Ilbo, the nation's #1 newspaper since 1920.

1920
Chosun Ilbo founded
~10M
Daily readers
35.7%
Peak TV rating
CHOSUN ILBO
#1 daily since 1920 · ~10M readers
TV CHOSUN
National broadcaster · 'Mr. Trot' 35.7%
CHOSUNBIZ
Business & economy · investors, corporates
CHOSUN.COM
Top news destination · web, mobile, social

The teams that took our stage.

Founders, funds and protocols who spoke, exhibited or partnered with us across Korea Blockchain Week 2025 — and the names we expect to see back in the building on September 28.

Ethereum Foundation
Google Cloud
Polygon
EigenLayer
Berachain
Virtuals Protocol
Starknet
Wintermute
Sui
Hack VC
Sentient
Sahara AI
0G
DoubleZero
AltLayer
Aligned
Initia
RedStone
Maple Finance
Stable
Espresso
Miden
SOON
Solayer
Variational
Ethereum Foundation
Google Cloud
Polygon
EigenLayer
Berachain
Virtuals Protocol
Starknet
Wintermute
Sui
Hack VC
Sentient
Sahara AI
0G
DoubleZero
AltLayer
Aligned
Initia
RedStone
Maple Finance
Stable
Espresso
Miden
SOON
Solayer
Variational
Pharos
GAIB
Sarwa Finance
Starglow
True Markets
Quex
Skate
Fraction AI
Zeeve
TensorBlock
Xitadel
Presto
Caladan
RedSlippers
No Limit Holdings
Y&Archer
Backpack
aPriori
WOO X
Orderly
IOST
Ondo
Oasys
Momentum
buidlpad
Campus3
Pharos
GAIB
Sarwa Finance
Starglow
True Markets
Quex
Skate
Fraction AI
Zeeve
TensorBlock
Xitadel
Presto
Caladan
RedSlippers
No Limit Holdings
Y&Archer
Backpack
aPriori
WOO X
Orderly
IOST
Ondo
Oasys
Momentum
buidlpad
Campus3

46 founders on stage, 100+ speakers in total.

SmokeyTheBera
SmokeyTheBeraCo-Founder of Berachain
Sandeep Nailwal
Sandeep NailwalCo-Founder of Polygon & Sentient
Vishal K. Gupta
Vishal K. GuptaFounder of True Markets
Joanna Zeng
Joanna ZengFounder of SOON
Jansen Teng
Jansen TengCo-Founder of Virtuals Protocol
Sean Ren
Sean RenCo-Founder of Sahara AI
Sreeram Kannan
Sreeram KannanFounder of Eigenlayer
Michael Heinrich
Michael HeinrichCo-Founder of 0g
Austin Federa
Austin FederaCo-Founder of DoubleZero
YQ
YQFounder of AltLayer
Damian Chen
Damian ChenHead of Growth at Starknet Foundation
RJ
RJCo-Founder of Aligned
Lucas Schuermann
Lucas SchuermannCEO & Founder of Variational
Joshua S.
Joshua S.Head of Product at Solayer
Lim Yeojin
Lim YeojinK-pop Artist, Former Member of Lusemble & LOONA
Ryan De Souza
Ryan De SouzaAPAC Partnerships
Garret Wong
Garret WongCFO
Wishlonger
WishlongerCo-founder & CEO
Sharvin
SharvinCEO & Co-founder of Sarwa Finance
Azeem Khan
Azeem KhanCo-Founder of Miden
Daniel Lee
Daniel LeeFounder & CEO of Starglow
JC
JCHead of Growth
Ben Fisch
Ben FischCEO & Co-Founder
Mo Jalil
Mo JalilAPAC Enterprise Lead, Ethereum Foundation
Dmitry
DmitryFounder & CEO, Quex
Siddharth Lalwani
Siddharth LalwaniCoFounder and CEO, Skate
Shashank Yadav
Shashank YadavCEO and Co-founder, FractionAI
Ghan Vashishtha
Ghan VashishthaCo-founder & CTO at Zeeve Inc.
Avenue
AvenueKorea Lead
Charles Kim
Charles KimExecutive Director of Y&Archer
Yoann Turpin
Yoann TurpinCo-Founder of Wintermute
Dean W.
Dean W.Co-founder, TensorBlock
Anatoly
AnatolyFounding Partner at No Limit Holdings
Diego Kingston
Diego KingstonCo-Founder and Head of Research, Aligned
Brian Mehler
Brian MehlerCFO
Sangjin LEE
Sangjin LEEHead Director at RedSlippers
Marcin Kazmierczak
Marcin KazmierczakCo-founder, RedStone Oracles
Matthew Tabbiner
Matthew TabbinerCEO of Stable
Bella Park
Bella ParkEcosystem Manager
Ryot
RyotCo-Founder of Xitadel
Joe Hwang
Joe HwangRegional Lead, SMB Web3 & AI at Google Cloud
Elena Kang
Elena KangBusiness Strategy Director, Presto
Boris Dyakov
Boris DyakovEcosystem Lead, Aligned Layer
Sid Powell
Sid PowellFounder of Maple Finance
Kony
KonyCEO of GAIB
Zon
ZonCo-Founder of Initia
SmokeyTheBera
SmokeyTheBeraCo-Founder of Berachain
Sandeep Nailwal
Sandeep NailwalCo-Founder of Polygon & Sentient
Vishal K. Gupta
Vishal K. GuptaFounder of True Markets
Joanna Zeng
Joanna ZengFounder of SOON
Jansen Teng
Jansen TengCo-Founder of Virtuals Protocol
Sean Ren
Sean RenCo-Founder of Sahara AI
Sreeram Kannan
Sreeram KannanFounder of Eigenlayer
Michael Heinrich
Michael HeinrichCo-Founder of 0g
Austin Federa
Austin FederaCo-Founder of DoubleZero
YQ
YQFounder of AltLayer
Damian Chen
Damian ChenHead of Growth at Starknet Foundation
RJ
RJCo-Founder of Aligned
Lucas Schuermann
Lucas SchuermannCEO & Founder of Variational
Joshua S.
Joshua S.Head of Product at Solayer
Lim Yeojin
Lim YeojinK-pop Artist, Former Member of Lusemble & LOONA
Ryan De Souza
Ryan De SouzaAPAC Partnerships
Garret Wong
Garret WongCFO
Wishlonger
WishlongerCo-founder & CEO
Sharvin
SharvinCEO & Co-founder of Sarwa Finance
Azeem Khan
Azeem KhanCo-Founder of Miden
Daniel Lee
Daniel LeeFounder & CEO of Starglow
JC
JCHead of Growth
Ben Fisch
Ben FischCEO & Co-Founder
Mo Jalil
Mo JalilAPAC Enterprise Lead, Ethereum Foundation
Dmitry
DmitryFounder & CEO, Quex
Siddharth Lalwani
Siddharth LalwaniCoFounder and CEO, Skate
Shashank Yadav
Shashank YadavCEO and Co-founder, FractionAI
Ghan Vashishtha
Ghan VashishthaCo-founder & CTO at Zeeve Inc.
Avenue
AvenueKorea Lead
Charles Kim
Charles KimExecutive Director of Y&Archer
Yoann Turpin
Yoann TurpinCo-Founder of Wintermute
Dean W.
Dean W.Co-founder, TensorBlock
Anatoly
AnatolyFounding Partner at No Limit Holdings
Diego Kingston
Diego KingstonCo-Founder and Head of Research, Aligned
Brian Mehler
Brian MehlerCFO
Sangjin LEE
Sangjin LEEHead Director at RedSlippers
Marcin Kazmierczak
Marcin KazmierczakCo-founder, RedStone Oracles
Matthew Tabbiner
Matthew TabbinerCEO of Stable
Bella Park
Bella ParkEcosystem Manager
Ryot
RyotCo-Founder of Xitadel
Joe Hwang
Joe HwangRegional Lead, SMB Web3 & AI at Google Cloud
Elena Kang
Elena KangBusiness Strategy Director, Presto
Boris Dyakov
Boris DyakovEcosystem Lead, Aligned Layer
Sid Powell
Sid PowellFounder of Maple Finance
Kony
KonyCEO of GAIB
Zon
ZonCo-Founder of Initia

Josun Palace, Seoul

Korea's first Luxury Collection hotel and heir to a century of the Josun Hotel legacy — the Gangnam address where Korea's corporations and institutions already convene. The same venue as hack.summit 2025.

Grand Ballroom
Grand BallroomMain stage · keynotes & panels
Private Chamber
Private ChamberRound tables · closed sessions
The house
The HouseOpen floor · booths & networking
Sep 28
Monday · gates 09:30
opening 10:00
652㎡
The Great Hall —
official ballroom capacity
Gangnam
Seoul · where institutions
already convene
KBW Week
Monday, the opening day
of Korea Blockchain Week
Institutions and retail, in one room.
Monday · September 28, 2026 · Josun Palace, Seoul
Co-Hosted by
Bridge34 × TV CHOSUN