“From AI to Institutional Finance”—Companies Converge on KBW

[Financial News] Global companies leading the virtual-asset market will participate in the virtual-asset conference “KBW2026 with Upbit.”
According to the virtual-asset industry on the 9th, Upbit operator Dunamu, along with 0G, BRV, BitGo, Stable and TRIA, will participate as major sponsors of KBW2026. Top executives and founders from each company will take the stage as speakers to discuss major changes in the virtual-asset market firsthand.
Upbit will participate as the presenting partner of KBW2026. Kyungseok Oh, CEO of Dunamu, is scheduled to speak and share his views on changes in the global virtual-asset market and the role of the Korean market. Building on its partnership with Upbit, this year’s KBW will expand discussions in Korea’s virtual-asset market—previously centered on retail investors—to include institutions and global financial markets.
Decentralized AI infrastructure company 0G and global growth investment platform BRV will participate as official conference partners of KBW2026. Michael Heinle, co-founder and CEO of 0G Labs, will take the main stage at KBW2026 to discuss the rise of the agent economy and how decentralized infrastructure is creating a new foundation for the AI ecosystem. BRV, a global growth investment platform, will also participate as an official conference partner, strengthening KBW2026’s global investment and industry network.
Global virtual-asset infrastructure company BitGo will participate as an official institutional sponsor. BitGo Korea, in which Hana Financial Group and SK Telecom are strategic shareholders, recently secured the foundation for its domestic operations by completing the Financial Intelligence Unit’s acceptance of its registration as a virtual-asset service provider. Mike Belshe, co-founder and CEO of BitGo, will also speak at the event.
Stable and TRIA will participate as diamond sponsors. Stable CEO Brian Meller and TRIA co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) John Lilic will each take the stage as speakers.
Park Wi-ik, CEO of FACTBLOCK, said, “This year’s KBW will feature companies as key partners that are shaping the industry’s next phase, from exchanges and institutional virtual-asset infrastructure to AI, stablecoins and next-generation financial services. With senior executives from the sponsoring companies also taking the stage as speakers, the event will offer an opportunity to see where changes in the global virtual-asset market are beginning.”
KBW began in 2018 and is marking its ninth edition this year. The event will be held in Seoul from the 29th through October 1. On the 29th, the invitation-only Upbit Institutional Summit will be held for institutional investors and financial-sector officials. The KBW2026 main conference will take place from the 30th through October 1.
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