Hashed Announces Official Sponsors and Speaker Lineup for 'Blockchain Leaders Summit Tokyo 2025'

Global blockchain venture capital Hashed, which is co-hosting the 'Blockchain Leaders Summit Tokyo 2025' (hereafter BLS Tokyo 2025) with Japan’s leading venture capital firm B Dash Ventures, announced on the 18th the official sponsors and main speaker lineup.

At the summit, which will be held on the 27th, the Abu Dhabi-based global tech incubator Hub71, operated by the UAE sovereign wealth fund Mubadala, will participate as the title sponsor. BLS Tokyo 2025 is expected to serve as a practical bridge connecting Japanese Web3 innovators with the rapidly growing UAE tech ecosystem.

Leading global Layer 1 projects such as Aptos, Avalanche, Solana, and Sui have joined as platinum sponsors, along with SMBC Nikko Securities, one of Japan’s top securities firms, and the Japan-based Web3 business consulting company DeFimans, further elevating the prestige of the event.

In addition, notable global Web3 projects such as Solayer, WaveX, World, Backpack Exchange, Blockdaemon, Humanity Protocol, INTMAX, IOST, LayerZero, Minara, Nethermind, Presto, Stacks, The Sandbox, and Uniswap, as well as major Japanese Web3 companies NOT A HOTEL DAO, YOUR RIGHTS, bitFlyer, and Japan Open Chain will participate as sponsors. BLS Tokyo 2025 plans to expand its role as a comprehensive platform that multidimensionally connects the Japanese and global Web3 ecosystems through their participation.

Key speakers include Masao Shimazaki, Deputy Director General at the Strategy Development and Management Bureau of the Financial Services Agency of Japan (JFSA); Caroline D Pham, Acting Commissioner of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC); Genki Oda, Chairperson of the Japan Virtual and Crypto Assets Exchange Association (JVCEA); Peter Abou Hachem, Head of Growth and Strategy at Hub71; Ala Shaabana, Co-Founder of Bittensor; Yat Siu, Co-Founder and Chairman of Animoca Brands; Makoto Kimura, former board member at MAPPA Studio and CEO of YOUR RIGHTS; David Allan Katz, Vice President of Asia-Pacific Strategy/Policy at Circle; and Ken Kashiwagi, Lead for Japan Partnerships and Strategy at Mysten Labs.

Seojoon Kim, CEO of Hashed, emphasized, "Blockchain Leaders Summit 2025 is a stage for designing a new order of trust and cooperation, beyond the exchange of technology and capital. When the two innovation centers of the UAE and Japan share visions and experiences, the blockchain ecosystem will gain the power to redefine the future structure of humanity, beyond simply being an industry. This summit will be a true venue for ‘connection and creation’ where global Web3 ecosystem leaders engage in deep discussions with major Japanese and key UAE institutions."

Ryuichi Nishida, Director at B Dash Ventures, stated, "This year’s Blockchain Leaders Summit boasts an unprecedented scale and diversity. We are pleased to bring together Web3 projects, regulatory agencies, and business leaders from around the world to create business opportunities and promote the growth of the Web3 ecosystem on a global stage."