ChangeNOW will host a private side event during TOKEN2049 Singapore, stepping away from the usual conference format of panels, presentations, and a packed agenda. The gathering, titled Retrofuture Soiree by ChangeNOW: Singapore Edition, will bring a limited group of crypto industry guests together for an evening of drinks, food, music, and conversation.

The event is scheduled for Wednesday, October 7, at 8:00 p.m., following the first day of TOKEN2049, one of the crypto industry's major annual conferences. Hosting duties fall to ChangeNOW CSO Pauline Shangett and Director of Strategic Partnerships Martin Masser.

The venue is a Singapore cocktail bar inspired by the culture and design of the 1960s. Organizers will share the name and exact location with approved guests ahead of the event.

The retrofuturist theme carries through the evening itself. The space will feature references to experimental architecture, including a capsule-inspired photo installation created for the night. Each guest will also receive a limited-edition takeaway built around a single question: if crypto had existed six decades ago, how would you have kept a seed phrase safe until today? ChangeNOW has produced its own answer to that prompt, and guests will take it home at the end of the night.

A Different Kind of TOKEN2049 Gathering

The Soiree forms part of ChangeNOW's broader presence at TOKEN2049 Singapore. The company will also take part in the conference programme, where it plans to discuss its crypto super app direction and its aim of bringing more of what users do with crypto into a single product. For anyone tracking the company's product direction, the main conference programme is where that super app vision will be spelled out.

The private gathering offers a setting distinct from the main conference floor. Rather than formal sessions, guests can meet in a more relaxed environment, with the format placing the emphasis on conversation and informal connections.

The event also reflects the broader culture surrounding the crypto industry. TOKEN2049 brings together companies, builders, investors, and other industry participants, and side events often create opportunities for discussions to continue beyond the main programme. ChangeNOW's Retrofuture Soiree adds a creative theme to that tradition: its 1960s-inspired venue connects past design ideas with a technology-focused industry and gives the evening a distinct identity without relying on a traditional conference format.

The seed phrase takeaway adds another layer to the concept. Seed phrases — the word-based recovery codes that restore access to crypto wallets — remain an important part of crypto ownership and wallet security, and the event uses the idea as a creative prompt tied to its retrofuturist setting. The capsule-inspired installation further shapes the atmosphere, giving guests a visual element connected to experimental architecture and future-focused design. Together, these details are intended to make the evening feel separate from a standard networking event.

Registration for the Retrofuture Soiree is available through Luma, an event-registration platform, and is subject to approval. Approved guests will receive further information about the venue before the event.

With the first day of TOKEN2049 Singapore serving as its backdrop, the gathering will bring together a limited group of industry guests, combining hospitality, design, music, and crypto culture in a private setting.

Source: The Market Periodical