Z Venture, an independent Web3 investment and strategic advisory platform, will co-host the Seoul edition of HSC Conference on October 1, 2026, alongside Mpost Media Group. The premier event, dedicated to bridging institutional finance and cryptocurrency will take place at Novotel Ambassador Seoul Gangnam and serve as a global platform connecting capital with the digital asset economy.

The conference will bring together global industry leaders from financial institutions, crypto investment funds, and technology companies to examine how digital assets are moving from the crypto niche toward real integration with mainstream finance, and what that shift means for the future direction of TradFi and the Web3 ecosystem.

Headline Speakers

Headlining this year's edition are Arthur Hayes, Chief Investment Officer at Maelstrom; Yat Siu, Co-Founder and Chairman of Animoca Brands; Ed Felten, Co-Founder of Offchain Labs; Charles Jansen, Managing Director, DeFi and Digital Assets at S&P Global; Matthew Dawson, Co-Founder of Ethereum Institutional; John Cahill, COO Asia at Galaxy Digital; and Steven McClurg, Founder and CEO of Canary Capital.

They will be joined by more than 50 professionals from companies including ZKsync, RedStone, Ledger Enterprise, IBM Digital Asset, Bybit, Tether, Base, C² Ventures, Steakhouse Financial, Cactus Custody, AEON, STON.fi, Ether.fi, and BNB Chain, among others.

The composition of that roster — a major financial data and ratings provider in S&P Global sharing billing with crypto-native firms and exchanges such as Galaxy Digital, Tether, Bybit, and Base — is itself a marker of how far institutional and digital-asset circles have moved onto shared agendas.

Program Highlights

Attendees will take part in panel discussions and keynotes on the convergence of digital assets and traditional finance, spanning investment, market structure, infrastructure, stablecoins, tokenization, and the intersection of blockchain and AI. A networking zone open throughout the day will provide space to connect with investors, projects, and partners from the region and beyond.

The focus areas overlap directly with the themes HSC Asset Group tracks through its companion dealmaking series, HSC Asset Management, which spans Web3, AI, RWA tokenization, DeFi, and fintech infrastructure.

Z Venture Panel Spotlight

As co-host, Z Venture will take center stage in one of the event's main panels, "Financial Infrastructure in the Digital Economy." Fernando Lillo, the company's Marketing Director, will share how he works with founders, investors, and industry partners on market expansion, strategic partnerships, fundraising, liquidity, and go-to-market development.

He will be joined by Mykolas Majauskas, Global Head of Policy at Bybit; Takatoshi Shibayama, Head of APAC at Ledger Enterprise; and Leonard Hoh, President at Bitstamp by Robinhood, with the panel moderated by Mickey Hardy, Founder and Chairman of Arcadia.

Together, the panelists will examine the financial infrastructure underpinning the digital economy, from trading, custody, and payments to regulatory frameworks, and how these building blocks are enabling institutions and businesses to operate on blockchain-based rails. Side by side, the lineup puts an exchange, an institutional custody provider, and a long-running trading venue at the same table — a cross-section of the service layers businesses rely on to operate on-chain. Z Venture is expected to share updates on its latest initiatives during the session, and attendees will have the opportunity to connect with the team throughout the event to explore potential partnerships and collaboration.

A Flagship Event Entering Its Fourth Year

This autumn, HSC Conference enters its fourth year as a global flagship digital asset event. Launched in 2023, the series has held more than 15 editions worldwide, bringing together over 35,000 international attendees and more than 1,000 companies. The Seoul edition marks the third held in the city and the largest to date in the region. The city choice carries context of its own: South Korea has consistently ranked among the world's most active digital asset markets.

"Seoul has become one of the most dynamic meeting points for digital asset innovation. This edition of HSC Conference will be a meaningful for founders, investors, and financial institutions to engage in productive dialogue. Together with Z Venture, we are taking HSC Conference to the next level, and this is where that ambition comes to life," said Vadim Krekotin, Managing Partner at HSC Asset Group.

The Seoul edition is supported by Credit Scend, Everwood Capital, QR Wallet, Sonic Labs, Mercuryo, STON.fi, Interlace, Addressable, Hypernative, Battle Town, AI PET, Velvet, TiDB, Fomoscan, Izora Capital, AEON, AutoLinta, and Rewardy Wallet. The conference is expected to draw over 2,000 attendees. For those tracking the space, two threads on the day merit attention: the regulatory-frameworks discussion inside the co-host's panel and the updates Z Venture has said it expects to share on its latest initiatives.

Registration

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About Z Venture

Z Venture is an independent Web3 investment and strategic advisory platform focused on identifying and supporting high-potential projects across digital assets, blockchain infrastructure, and emerging technologies.

About HSC

HSC Asset Group operates two complementary event series: HSC Conference and HSC Asset Management.

HSC Conference connects institutional and digital-native market participants worldwide, providing a platform for innovators to present their vision and engage with leading investors, asset managers, and industry executives. The series delivers insights on the trends shaping digital assets and on-chain finance, spanning AI, DeFi, tokenized RWAs, payment solutions, stablecoins, and blockchain infrastructure. To date, more than 15 editions have been held globally.

HSC Asset Management is a dedicated dealmaking series connecting global funds, including venture capital, hedge funds, private equity firms, sovereign wealth funds, family offices, and public companies, with visionary founders building across Web3, AI, RWA tokenization, DeFi, and fintech infrastructure. Across three editions, it has drawn over 5,000 participants and been supported by more than 150 partners.

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