KBW "Where Washington Meets Seoul, and Crypto Meets AI" [Crypto Briefing]

[Financial News] 'Where Washington Meets Seoul, and Crypto Meets AI'

The main event of 'Korea Blockchain Week 2025 (KBW2025)', 'IMPACT (KBW2025:IMPACT)', has unveiled this year's main slogan.
This main slogan symbolizes the intersection of Washington, the leader in global crypto policy, and Seoul, the stage for innovative technology, and the fusion of crypto and AI leading changes in the global finance and technology industry.
Factblock announced on the 28th, "Every year, KBW, where global blockchain, finance, and technology industry leaders gather, will present a new turning point where global regulation, AI, and crypto intersect this year."
KBW2025:IMPACT is hosted by Factblock, a Web3 ecosystem builder, and co-hosted by the crypto exchange Bithumb. The sponsor booths operated by participating project companies have currently been confirmed to exceed 100. This is an increase of more than 70% compared to last year.


The first agenda of KBW2025:IMPACT is 'Participation of the U.S. Government'. Donald Trump Jr., the eldest son of President Donald Trump, is expected to deliver a key message through the KBW2025:IMPACT stage. Additionally, key figures from the U.S. administration, such as Patrick Witt, Executive Director of the White House Crypto Advisory Committee, and Caroline Pham, Acting Chair of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), will take the stage to share a policy perspective connecting Seoul and Washington. Bo Hines, who was initially confirmed to participate as the Executive Director of the White House Crypto Advisory Committee, has moved to become the U.S. Strategic Advisor for Tether (USDT) and will deliver a keynote speech.
The second agenda is the meeting of AI and crypto. South Korea is one of the fastest markets in the world where AI and blockchain technology are being combined. At KBW2025:IMPACT, Michael Heinrich, co-founder of 0G, will share the vision of 'On-chain AI Infrastructure' that can run AI applications (apps) on the blockchain. Matt Wright, CEO of GaiaNet, will present a customized AI agent model through a user data-based decentralized AI platform. Sebastian A., founder of Sophoon, will showcase the potential of the next-generation blockchain (Layer 2) that implements AI agents operating on-chain.
The third agenda is 'The Intersection of Institutional Finance and Blockchain'. Major banks, stablecoins, protocols, and regulatory agency representatives will gather in one place, making Seoul a global intersection where capital, code, and compliance meet. Andrew Crawford, Vice President overseeing crypto initiatives at Franklin Templeton, the world's largest asset manager, Viser Dimitrov, Global Head of Citi Group's Blockchain Technology Center, and Joshua Harding of Stable, an investor in Tether, will discuss the changes brought by institutional investors entering the market and the adoption of blockchain infrastructure.


Started in 2018, KBW2025, now in its 8th year, is founded and hosted by Factblock, a Web3 ecosystem builder, and will be held throughout Seoul from the 22nd to the 28th of next month. KBW2025:IMPACT will be held at the Walkerhill Hotel & Resort in Seoul on the 23rd and 24th of the same month. Official conference partners for KBW2025:IMPACT include Sui, Stable, and 0G.
Factblock also revealed the title sponsors of KBW2025:IMPACT. △American Bitcoin △peaq △HackVC △GAIA △Spacecoin △DogeOS △TON △TON Strategy are the 8 companies/projects.
American Bitcoin is a Bitcoin mining company in the U.S. Eric Trump, the second son of President Trump, is participating as Chief Strategy Officer (CSO), and Donald Trump Jr. is involved as an investor.
Peaq is a blockchain (Layer 1) based on a Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Network (DePIN) supporting the machine economy. HackVC is a global venture capital (VC) investing in hundreds of Web3 startups worldwide. GAIA is a decentralized AI infrastructure project that generates and distributes user-customized AI agents, and will unveil the 'GAIA AI Smartphone' at this event. Spacecoin is a DePIN project based on low-orbit satellites, and DogeOS is an app creation platform based on the Dogecoin community. TON is a Layer 1 blockchain project integrated with the 'Telegram Messenger' ecosystem, and TON Strategy is TON's financial strategy company.
Jeon Seon-ik, CEO of Factblock (photo), emphasized, "This year's KBW will be a historic moment where global policymakers, AI innovators, and institutional finance leaders gather in one place," adding, "Through this, KBW2025 will further solidify its role as a global hub towards the future of the Web3 industry."


elikim@fnnews.com Kim Mi-hee Reporter