TOKEN2049, the world’s largest crypto event, announced its first batch of headline speakers and prominent title sponsors ahead of its eagerly anticipated return to Singapore. TOKEN2049 will take place from 18-19 September 2024 at Marina Bay Sands, ahead of the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix 2024 race weekend.
Set to welcome 20,000 attendees from over 150 countries, TOKEN2049 will return to Singapore once more, converging industry leaders and global cultural icons alike in Asia’s leading economic hub to share what’s ahead for the zeitgeist. Following its record-breaking success in 2023, this year’s TOKEN2049 features a densely packed week of over 500 side events taking place from 16-22 September throughout the city-state. With 90 percent of exhibition space already sold out amid unprecedented demand, TOKEN2049 ticket prices will increase today, 28 June at 11:59 PM (GMT+8).
This year’s TOKEN2049 Singapore will immerse participants in a festival experience unlike any other. A plethora of activities will merge next-generation Web3 technologies with endless entertainment across four floors of the conference venue. The show floors will be densely packed with interactive VR zones and immersive AI art experiences, an indoor rock climbing monolith, competition-grade padel, cage football and mixed martial arts – just a selection from a range of other activities to be discovered during the event dates. TOKEN2049 will be more than an event, promising an environment where entertainment and learning coexist. The city of Singapore will be marked by the TOKEN2049 community, as thousands of participants are transported around Singapore in TOKEN2049-branded buses and Singapore’s iconic pedalled trishaws, ensuring participants can navigate the festival week with ease and style.
DeCC
Also a new event, Decentralised Confidential Computing (DeCC) day is being held on 16th September during Token2049 – to register click here.
DeCC is a new Web3 technology which marries key blockchain features of transparency with traditional confidential computing. DeCC has already been adopted by 30 plus blockchain networks and that figure is growing exponentially.
In recent years, Web3 projects working in the area of data protection and confidential execution of smart contracts have often been labeled as “privacy coins” or “privacy chains” and thus bundled together with earlier generations of solutions focused solely on transactional privacy, like Monero or Zcash. This has caused confusion and misunderstanding of the capabilities of the technology.
DeCC projects provide the ability to create smart contracts with encrypted data onchain, far more powerful than simply sending a token privately.
Lisa Loud, executive director of Secret Network Foundation, has been spearheading the movement. The projects involved in the movement so far include (in alphabetical order):
Acurast, Aleo, Aleph Zero, Automata, Aztec, COTI, Fairblock, Fhenix, iExec, Inco, Integritee, Intmax, Marlin, Mind Network, Novapolis, Oasis, Partisia Blockchain Foundation, Phala, Secret Network, Sunscreen, Swisstronik, TEN, Ternoa and Zama. Additional projects are welcome to contact this organization and add their voices and resources to the effort.
Making its debut is TOKEN2049’s new startup competition, which will unveil the next generation of Web3 projects as they emerge from stealth. Hundreds of aspiring applicants will be rigorously evaluated, with only the top 10 most innovative projects selected to pitch on the global stage, showcasing their innovations for the first time.
In gearing up for the event’s largest and most immersive iteration to date, Alex Fiskum, Co-Founder of TOKEN2049 said:
The first round of over 200 confirmed speakers includes Richard Teng, CEO of Binance; Anatoly Yakovenko, Founder of Solana; Balaji Srinivasan, Founder, Investor and Author of The Network State; whistleblower Edward Snowden; Arthur Hayes, CIO of Maelstrom; Emad Mostaque, Founder of Schelling AI, with more industry leaders to be unveiled in the months following.
TOKEN2049 Singapore’s title sponsors include OKX, a leading crypto exchange and Web3 technology company; BingX, a leading crypto exchange and official partner of Chelsea FC; TRON DAO, empowering decentralised commerce and community for every human on the planet; DWF Labs, the new generation Web3 investor and market maker; Bitget, the world’s leading cryptocurrency exchange and web3 company, and Bullish, one of the fastest-growing, regulated digital asset exchanges.
