Last updated: Friday, 9 October 2026
TOKEN2049 Singapore 2026 is taking place on 7–8 October at Marina Bay Sands, with 25,000 attendees from 160 countries at a sold-out event, 250 speakers across six parallel stages and 500 exhibitors. The biggest Day 1 stories were the announcement of a first TOKEN2049 New York edition for June 2027, Arthur Hayes unveiling an AI-agent network called FLOP, and Tom Lee stating BitMine will cap its holdings at 5 percent of all ETH. Day 2 adds the invite-only TOKEN2049 Institutional track with Nasdaq, BlackRock, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley.
This article is updated throughout the conference. Everything below is organized by what traders and industry watchers are actually searching for: the latest news, what happened each day, who said what, and which trends are forming on the floor.
TOKEN2049 Singapore 2026: Latest News & Major Announcements
With Dubai postponed, Singapore absorbed a year's worth of industry announcements. Below is the running list of TOKEN2049 Singapore news, grouped by whether it is breaking, a product launch, or something still forming.
Breaking News From the Conference
TOKEN2049 expands to the US. The US expansion was announced on the main stage during a session with Eric Trump and Zach Witkoff of World Liberty Financial. TOKEN2049 New York expects around 15,000 attendees, with tickets priced at 599 USD. New York becomes the third permanent stop on the TOKEN2049 calendar, after Singapore and Dubai.
Sold out, with a caveat. The organizer announced on 6 October that the event had fully sold out, yet the official checkout still displayed final tickets on 7 October, with General Admission at $1,299 and the Special Access Pass at $4,999.
Regulatory signal on Hyperliquid. A Singapore-specific development surfaced on Day 1: the Monetary Authority of Singapore indicated that Hyperliquid, despite being headquartered in the city, falls outside its regulatory jurisdiction. For traders, this is a reminder that where a venue is based and where it is regulated are not the same question.
Institutional track debuts today. The inaugural TOKEN2049 Institutional track gathers 250 leaders from traditional finance and digital assets for private sessions.
Major Product Launches & Partnerships
The product news from TOKEN2049 clustered around AI agents, derivatives and tokenized stocks:
FLOP (Arthur Hayes / Maelstrom). It uses a consensus model called Proof of Useful Inference and has a genesis supply of about 2.48 billion tokens, with no pre-mine, presale or auction. A testnet is targeted for late October, with mainnet planned for the first quarter of 2027.
Hyperliquid options. Jeff Yan said options will be the platform's next key product focus. In the future, traders will be able to use options on the same order book to hedge spot and perpetual contract positions.
Polymarket onchain asset (unconfirmed). No ticker, launch date, contract address or confirmed distribution structure was announced as part of the discussion.
BitMine ETH cap. Lee said BitMine will not acquire more than 5% of Ethereum's total supply, describing the threshold as a hard cap. The company reported on October 5 that it held approximately 6.02 million ETH, representing about 4.9% of Ethereum's total supply.
Tokenized US stocks (context). OKX and NYSE owner ICE filed with the SEC to launch tokenized U.S. stock trading for 63 companies earlier this week, and OKX founder Star Xu used his main-stage slot to position the exchange around that direction.
Industry Announcements to Watch
Not everything announced on stage is live. The following table separates what has shipped from what is still a plan, as of 8 October 2026:
Announcement | Who | Status | What to watch |
TOKEN2049 New York, 16–17 Jun 2027 | TOKEN2049 | Confirmed | Ticket release, speaker lineup |
FLOP AI-agent network | Arthur Hayes / Maelstrom | Proposal; testnet late Oct | Whether testnet launches on schedule |
Options on shared order book | Hyperliquid | Roadmap | Launch timeline, product specs |
Onchain asset tied to platform economy | Polymarket | Exploratory, unconfirmed | Any official announcement with details |
5% ETH supply hard cap | BitMine | Policy stated on stage | Treasury disclosures vs. the cap |
Tokenized trading for 63 US stocks | OKX + ICE | SEC filing pending | Regulatory response |
Day 1 of TOKEN2049 Singapore 2026 delivered its biggest announcements in the morning keynotes and closed with the New York expansion news.
Day 1 Highlights: Keynotes, Announcements & Takeaways
The official TOKEN2049 agenda lists programming across markets, institutional finance, tokenization, artificial intelligence, DeFi, privacy, and other areas of the digital-asset industry. Day 1 front-loaded the marquee speakers onto the OKX Main Stage, and most of the headline news came out before lunch.
Key Takeaways From Major Speakers
Balaji Srinivasan opened the main stage with "The Open Source Network State," then joined Polymarket founder and CEO Shayne Coplan for a fireside discussion focused on prediction markets, information and market-based forecasting.
Tom Lee (Fundstrat / BitMine) delivered a keynote framed as "Crypto Spring Turning Into Full Blown Bull Market." Lee remains bullish on Ethereum, tokenization and the intersection of crypto and artificial intelligence. That is Lee's view, not a market fact; the more concrete takeaway was the 5% ETH cap.
Jeff Yan (Hyperliquid Labs) argued that the industry is overthinking AI-plus-finance. He noted that AI agents already outperform humans in many areas, but the main issue is the lack of a financial system where data and value are aligned. Yan expects compliance to shift to higher layers, enabling on-chain activity to better reflect autonomous agent behavior.
Arthur Hayes used a keynote titled "FLOP: Bigger Than Bitcoin" to pitch AI-agent commerce as a demand driver for blockchain payments. The project also represents Hayes' thesis that AI-agent commerce could become an important source of demand for blockchain-based payment infrastructure.
Eric Trump (World Liberty Financial) described a future where AI agents book hotels and travel using crypto wallets, and said his family business is exploring paying staff salaries in stablecoins.
Jenny Johnson (Franklin Templeton) took a swing at the competition at TOKEN2049 Singapore. Her argument: many rival tokenized funds are digital copies of traditional products that don't capture what blockchain actually offers.
The Biggest Moments From Day 1
Beyond the keynotes, three sessions defined the day:
"DeFi's Institutional Breakthrough" brought together Aave Labs founder Stani Kulechov, Ethena co-founder Guy Young, Synthetix and Infinex founder Kain Warwick and a16z crypto partner Robbie Petersen.
"The Agent Economy: Why AI Needs Crypto" brought together NEAR co-founder Illia Polosukhin, Base creator Jesse Pollak and Gauntlet founder Tarun Chitra.
"The Zcash Moment" put privacy back on the main stage with Balaji Srinivasan, Gemini co-founders Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss, and Helius CEO Mert Mumtaz.
TOKEN2049 announces its New York debut. Organizers announced that TOKEN2049 New York will take place on June 16–17, 2027, extending the conference series to the United States alongside its flagship editions in Singapore and Dubai.
What Day 1 Revealed About the Crypto Market
Three clear signals emerged from the floor.
First, the serious capital conversation has moved from "should institutions touch crypto" to "which onchain infrastructure do they use."
Second, AI agents are now a product category rather than a narrative.
Third, the most-discussed announcements are mostly forward-looking: Polymarket's possible on-chain asset remains unconfirmed, FLOP has yet to launch its mainnet, and BitMine's 5% ETH ceiling affects its future accumulation strategy rather than Ethereum's supply itself.
For traders, the actionable layer is thinner than the headlines suggest. The infrastructure being discussed (options on perps venues, tokenized equities, agent payment rails) will change how markets trade over quarters, not days.
Day 2 Highlights: Keynotes, Announcements & Developments
Day 2 (Thursday, 8 October) shifts the center of gravity from crypto-native founders to traditional finance. The schedule runs from 7:30 in the morning until 6:00 in the evening, and this section will be updated as sessions conclude.
Key Speakers and Sessions to Watch
The Day 2 lineup is institution-heavy:
TOKEN2049 Institutional — Speakers include representatives from Goldman Sachs, BlackRock, Morgan Stanley, Solana Foundation and Franklin Templeton. It is invite-only, so expect news to filter out through post-session reporting rather than live streams.
Nasdaq's Adena Friedman — the most-watched TradFi appearance, given Nasdaq's role in tokenized securities infrastructure. The official speaker roster names Adena Friedman, Nasdaq Chair and CEO; Nikhil Sharma, BlackRock Director of Digital Assets; Jenny Johnson, Franklin Templeton CEO; and Amy Oldenburg, Morgan Stanley Head of Digital Asset Strategy.
Kalshi and Robinhood sessions — Robinhood crypto executive Johann Kerbrat is also scheduled for a session centered on Robinhood Chain, while Kalshi head of crypto John Wang will discuss bringing perpetual contracts to the US market.
NEXUS Startup Competition finals — The NEXUS Startup Competition runs across both conference days with a 250,000 USD prize pool.
Breaking Developments From Day 2
Institutional adoption and tokenization dominated the Day 2 agenda at TOKEN2049 Singapore 2026. Discussions on October 8 brought traditional financial institutions and crypto companies into the same conversation, with speakers examining tokenized assets, global liquidity, onchain settlement and the possibility of round-the-clock markets. The agenda featured Nasdaq CEO Adena Friedman, alongside senior representatives from Franklin Templeton, BlackRock, Morgan Stanley and other financial firms.
The focus is shifting from tokenization as a concept to its potential market applications. Sessions covered onchain equities, perpetual contracts and real-world assets (RWAs), reflecting a broader industry push to connect blockchain infrastructure with established financial markets. Robinhood Crypto executive Johann Kerbrat joined discussions on the next wave of onchain RWA holders and the growing range of assets that could become tradable.
Stablecoin payments also featured in the latest TOKEN2049 Singapore news. On October 8, global payments infrastructure provider Nium announced a partnership with RedotPay to expand the latter’s stablecoin off-ramp capabilities. Through Nium’s network, which spans 190 countries and supports 100 currencies, RedotPay aims to extend access to local payment and withdrawal services for its more than nine million users. The announcement highlights how stablecoins are increasingly being positioned for payments and cross-border money movement, beyond their role as trading assets.
Major Announcements From Day 2
Anyflo emerges from stealth with the acquisition of Native. Stablecoin payments orchestration company Anyflo announced its launch during TOKEN2049 Singapore, alongside its acquisition of Native, a project originating in the Sui ecosystem. Founded by former Mysten Labs product executive Lola Oyelayo-Pearson, Anyflo aims to simplify enterprise access to stablecoin payment infrastructure across multiple blockchain networks. The company said it plans to enter private alpha in October, followed by a production preview and liquidity onboarding.
Nium and RedotPay partner to expand stablecoin off-ramping. Announced on October 8 at TOKEN2049 Singapore, the partnership gives RedotPay access to Nium’s global payment network to help extend its off-ramp coverage into additional markets. The move adds to the event’s broader focus on practical stablecoin use cases, including payments, cross-border transfers and access to local currencies.
With TOKEN2049 Singapore’s two-day main conference concluding on October 8, the announcements point to three major themes: deeper engagement between traditional finance and crypto, growing interest in tokenized financial assets, and efforts to turn stablecoin infrastructure into usable global payment services.
Bitunix at TOKEN2049 Singapore 2026
Bitunix is on the floor at Marina Bay Sands for both days. As a Gold Sponsor, the team is at Booth PB1-24. The presence is built around three things: the booth, a KOL talk series, and an afterparty that closed out Day 1.
Highlights From the Bitunix Booth
The booth is where the "Ultra" framing becomes something you can touch. Visitors can stop by Booth PB1-24, spin the wheel, and get a chance to win exclusive Bitunix merch.
Bitunix's Gold Sponsor booth at TOKEN2049 Singapore 2026, located at PB1-24 on the exhibition floor.
Running alongside the booth is The Ultra Talks. Bitunix is bringing together industry KOLs for The Ultra Talks, a special show held at The Conference Room at TOKEN2049 during both days. Through real conversations and stories from industry participants, Ultra Talks focuses on the people, products and experiences shaping crypto today.
Source: X (@BitunixOfficial)
On-site product demos highlight three core live solutions driving this integration:
Bitunix Card: A crypto-to-fiat payment bridge offering zero annual, monthly, or conversion fees, up to 8% cashback on eligible spend, and an 11.6% APR yield on idle funds.
Bitunix CFD: A seamless multi-asset platform allowing traders to access Commodities, Equities, and Forex directly without MT5, powered by Advanced Chart Trading and One-Click execution.
Bitunix TradFi: A crypto-native trading gateway enabling users to trade global stocks (such as Apple, Nvidia, and Tesla), ETFs, commodities, and indices using USDT, complete with zero-spread pricing, 24/7 nonstop trading, and up to 200x leverage.
The timing matters more than the sponsorship tier. Day 1's conversations about options on perpetuals venues, tokenized US stocks and institutional DeFi are the same product directions Bitunix has been building toward with a unified Crypto + TradFi platform and pre-trade risk controls such as Fixed Risk. Attendees comparing venues this week are effectively comparing answers to the questions being asked on stage.
Inside the Ultra Experience Afterparty
Following the first day of TOKEN2049, Bitunix hosted an official after party on Oct. 7, starting at 6 p.m. The event provided an informal setting for guests to continue conversations from the conference, meet industry participants and connect with the Bitunix team.
For Bitunix, the event also offered an opportunity to engage directly with users and industry peers beyond the conference floor. Steven Gu, Chief Strategy Officer at Bitunix, said the company sees events such as TOKEN2049 as an important part of staying close to its users and the wider industry.
Crypto Trends Emerging From TOKEN2049 Singapore 2026
Conference themes are easy to overstate. What follows is limited to topics that appeared across multiple stages and multiple speakers, not a single panel.
AI and Crypto Move Closer Together
This was the most consistent thread on Day 1. Speakers looked at how autonomous agents will need blockchain rails to move value, make payments between machines and settle transactions without banks in the middle. Three different approaches were visible:
Protocol-level: Hayes' FLOP makes agent payments and compute the core of a new token economy.
Infrastructure-level: Coinbase has been developing infrastructure for AI agents in crypto trading and payments, while payment infrastructure such as x402 has been positioned around machine-to-machine payments.
Venue-level: Yan's view that agents already have the capability, and what is missing is a financial layer where value moves as freely as data.
Here's the distinction that matters: nobody on stage claimed AI agents are moving meaningful volume today. The claim is that they will, and that whoever owns the rails benefits.
Institutional Adoption and Onchain Finance
The institutional story has shifted from allocation to infrastructure. The agenda points to institutional DeFi and on-chain market infrastructure as central themes. Day 2's dedicated institutional track with senior executives from traditional financial firms including BlackRock Inc., Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Morgan Stanley and Nasdaq Inc. is the clearest signal that these firms now send operators, not just observers.
Stablecoins and Tokenized Assets
Tokenization conversations split into two camps. On one side, the OKX/ICE filing and the broader push for 24/7 tokenized US equities. On the other, Jenny Johnson's critique of "digital twin" funds — her position that a tokenized product should use the chain for settlement efficiency rather than mirror a legacy fund. Stablecoins appeared mostly as payment plumbing: salaries, agent payments, and cross-border settlement rather than as a standalone narrative.
DeFi and Trading Infrastructure
For active traders, this is the most relevant cluster. Hyperliquid's options roadmap, Kalshi's push for US perpetuals, and the overarching "Wall St. 2049: Everything Trades" theme all point toward a single destination: a unified venue where crypto, stocks, and commodities share order books and margin.
However, as traditional financial assets and crypto derivatives merge, stage discussions often gloss over the accompanying risk management challenges. Cross-asset exposure and high leverage boost capital efficiency, but they also concentrate portfolio-wide liquidation risks into a single account.
This is where the gap between stage narratives and live infrastructure becomes clear. While many platforms are still presenting future roadmaps, venues like Bitunix are already delivering this unified model in real time through Bitunix TradFi and CFD—allowing traders to seamlessly trade global stocks, commodities, and crypto settled natively in USDT.
Crucially, Bitunix balances this multi-asset access with pre-trade protection tools like Fixed Risk, enabling traders to cap potential losses before entering high-leverage positions. In a market racing toward "everything trading everywhere," pre-trade risk control is proving just as critical as multi-asset execution.
The four themes that recurred across multiple TOKEN2049 Singapore 2026 stages, with the sessions and announcements that defined each.
What the Conference Floor Is Saying About Crypto
Off-stage, the mood reads as confident but selective. The crowd is large — all five floors of Marina Bay Sands — and skews senior, with 60%+ C-level or founder-level attendees. Memecoins got a panel, but the question in its title ("Dead or Just Getting Started?") says a lot about where they sit in the hierarchy this year. The conversations with the most energy were about infrastructure that institutions and agents can both use.
What to Watch for the Rest of TOKEN2049 Week
TOKEN2049 Week runs beyond the main conference, from 5 to 11 October. The items most likely to generate follow-on TOKEN2049 news:
After 2049 closing party, 9 October — the official closing party returns to the Marina Bay Sands SkyPark on 9 October 2026.
Singapore Grand Prix weekend — the F1 crossover (Verstappen, Norris, Button on site) keeps media attention on Singapore through Sunday.
FLOP testnet — targeted for late October. Whether it launches on time is the first test of Hayes' roadmap.
Hyperliquid options — no date given; any follow-up specification will move the derivatives conversation.
Polymarket — watch for an official statement that goes beyond exploratory comments.
Side-event announcements — the week includes the Sui Basecamp and Solana Summit, Circle House, the Digital Asset Summit Asia and a Stablecoin Summit.
This article covers TOKEN2049 Singapore 2026, including key announcements, conference highlights and emerging crypto industry trends. Speaker statements reflect their own views and commercial interests. Nothing in this article constitutes a recommendation to trade.
