1/ Hashed has published its annual report, The Protocol Economy: Hashed 2026. In 2026, digital assets will begin operating not as a speculative category, but as a functional economic system. This shift is structural and visible in the rails, not the narratives.

Sovereign agent finance starts with local money, compliance, and trust. As AI agents move from copilots to economic actors, the harder questions arrive: What financial rails do agents need? How should KRW stablecoins, identity, and compliance work in a local market? And what does machine-native payment infrastructure look like in practice? Join us for Episode 17 of AI on AIR podcast with @hashed_official’s @harryhojinkim, CEO of Hashed Open Finance. Our founders @ChiZhangData and @scottshics will sit down with Hojin to explore Korea’s role in shaping sovereign agent finance, from KRW stablecoins and regulated financial rails to machine payments and institutional trust. 📍 Live on Kite’s X and LinkedIn 📅 June 10 🕐 19:00 PST 📌 Sovereign Agent Finance: KRW Stablecoins, Compliance, and Machine Payments We’ll discuss: • Why KRW stablecoin infrastructure matters for AI agents • What Korea’s payment, banking, and regulatory environment makes possible • How compliance and identity need to evolve for agent wallets • Where machine-native payments and x402-style flows fit • Why institutional trust is core to the agent economy Set your reminder and join us live. Before agents can transact at scale, they need sovereign, compliant, and verifiable financial rails. 🪁

2. Stablecoins as Payment Infrastructure - EastPoint:Seoul 2026, September 28th Stablecoins are no longer being discussed as a crypto asset. In Korea's mainstream business press, they are being framed as financial infrastructure. This is the second piece in this year's EastPoint:Seoul 2026 preview series. Hong Seok-won @Hashed_HongPro, Partner at Hashed, writes in The Korea Economic Daily on how stablecoins have transitioned from volatile-asset refuges to essential payment rails. The argument is straightforward but the implications are not: the global payments stack is being rebuilt on top of stablecoin rails, in plain sight. The piece walks through the structural shifts defining this transition: Stablecoins have moved from speculative hedge to operational rail. PayPal, Visa, Mastercard, Stripe, and Shopify are integrating them into settlement networks for supply-chain payments and tokenized assets, applications where 24/7 programmable settlement is the requirement, not a feature. Regulatory frameworks are converging globally. The U.S. GENIUS Act, Japan's Payment Services Act, and Korea's Digital Asset Basic Act (Phase 2) are establishing the legal status institutional participants have been waiting on. Korean banks are positioning at the rail layer. KB Kookmin, Shinhan, Hana, and Woori are advancing won-backed stablecoin frameworks aligned with the Basic Act, making banks, not fintechs, the central nodes of the next payment stack. The forward-looking case is AI-driven settlement. As autonomous agents transact on behalf of humans and machines, stablecoins become the only practical settlement medium, "operating 24 hours a day and settling in a programmable manner without human intervention." This is the converging layer EastPoint:Seoul 2026 is convened to dissect: where banking infrastructure, regulation, and institutional capital meet the rails of the on-chain economy. EastPoint:Seoul 2026 returns on September 28, 2026 at the Westin Seoul Parnas, bringing together policymakers, regulators, institutional leaders, and global Web3 builders for curated dialogue, closed-door roundtables, and direct engagement around exactly these shifts. Co-hosted by @hashed_official, @bloomingbit_io, and @hankyungmedia. Read the full piece by Hong Seok-won, Partner at Hashed: ENG: en.bloomingbit.io/feed/news/… KR: hankyung.com/article/2026060… JP: jp.bloomingbit.io/feed/news/… Register: eastpoint.xyz/

1. The Institutional Unlock - EastPoint:Seoul 2026, September 28th One of the clearer signals that Korea is becoming an institutional digital asset market is showing up in the country's mainstream business press. This is the shift EastPoint:Seoul 2026 opens the year with. "The Institutional Unlock — From Regulation to Capital Inflow" is the first of five themes shaping this year's program, framing how regulation, banking infrastructure, and institutional capital are converging to define the next phase of digital assets, in Korea and globally. The Korea Economic Daily's preview of the event, titled around exactly that frame, walks through the structural transition underway: capital and infrastructure shifting from individual investors and exchanges toward banks, brokerages, and asset managers, with digital assets being absorbed into the regulated financial stack rather than remaining adjacent to it. The piece outlines several of the dynamics defining this shift: - Following the U.S. SEC's approval of spot Bitcoin ETFs, global asset managers including BlackRock and Fidelity have entered the market, moving the conversation from portfolio diversification to balance-sheet treatment. - Traditional financial assets are being brought on-chain at scale. The competitive question has shifted from which token wins to which institution can connect its book to the global on-chain network. - Won-pegged stablecoins are entering domestic policy debate, and Security Token Offerings (STO) are being formally structured into Korean capital markets. - On the domestic side, KB Kookmin Bank, Shinhan Bank, and NH Investment & Securities sit at the centre of the rails being built. Globally, Mastercard, PayPal Ventures, and SMBC Nikko Securities are participants whose presence reflects how those rails now interconnect. EastPoint:Seoul 2026 returns on September 28, 2026 at the Westin Seoul Parnas, bringing together policymakers, regulators, institutional leaders, and global Web3 builders for curated dialogue, closed-door roundtables, and direct engagement around exactly these shifts. Co-hosted by @hashed_official, @bloomingbit_io, and @hankyungmedia. The remaining four themes will be introduced in the weeks ahead. Read the full preview ENG: en.bloomingbit.io/feed/news/… KR: hankyung.com/article/2026052… JP: jp.bloomingbit.io/feed/news/…

“AI will need its own economic infrastructure.” @simonkim_nft takes the SEABW stage to discuss the convergence of AI, digital assets, and the next era of onchain systems.

What happens when AI stops being a tool and starts becoming an economic actor? From autonomous payments to agent-driven commerce, this panel explores the infrastructure behind a future where software can transact on its own. Moderated by @ethen_not_ethan, featuring @henryleemr, @flightcomms, @0xryankim, and @jerome_ at SEABW 2026.

.@ProtocolCamp and EKRAF coming together to support the next generation of builders across Southeast Asia. A meaningful moment with @harryhojinkim at SEABW 2026 as collaboration around Web3 education, infrastructure, and innovation continues to grow across the region.

1/ Last week, I hosted #rcnyc5 where we dissected @ccatalini's new paper "Some Simple Economics of AGI" (with Xiang Hui & Jane Wu). The paper discussed how the costs of intelligence and execution tend to the commoditized cost of compute and are no longer the binding constraint on value. Rather, with infinite outputs, ground-truth verification of these outputs is the new constraint. A thread on what we learned🧵

Last week, Nitro by Hashed hosted its first public Demo Day at the Hashed Lounge in Seoul — marking the official debut since rebranding from Hashed Vibe Labs. Over an 8-week deployment sprint (Mar 3 – Apr 24), four teams shipped relentlessly alongside 20 fellows spanning open source, data science, cybersecurity, product, finance, and creative. Selection wasn't based on decks — it was based on shipped product, iteration speed, and user signal. Investment closed within a week of selection. Meet the cohort: 🔹 Elyn — AI character companion 🔹 GPTO — B2B solution for AI Answer Engine Optimization (AEO·GEO) 🔹 KYRO — gamified running app 🔹 GGUI — generative UI protocol for AI agents The afternoon closed with a panel — "Building in the Age of the Agentic Economy" — and a few takeaways from @simonkim_nft's keynote that we keep coming back to: • "Everything you can see is now open source." With frontier models, a screenshot becomes a working clone in 30 minutes. Building is no longer the bottleneck. • What matters now is the taste to know what to build, and the network to build it with the right people — at global scale from Day 1. • The new definition of a VC isn't who writes the check. It's who builds at the same altitude, in the same language, alongside the founder. Nitro is our bet on that thesis: a small, obsessed group moves fastest. Huge thanks to the founders, fellows, and friends who shipped, showed up, and pushed each other. More to come.

We raised $3.2M to build the third place for TCG collectors. Co-led by @makersfundvc and @hashed_official, with @Arbitrum Gaming Ventures, @GAM3GIRLVC, and Digital Elm. --- The TCG market is massive and still growing. But the biggest gap isn't authenticity or liquidity, it's what happens after the purchase. Collectors don't need another marketplace. They need a place where collecting turns into connecting. That's what Chance is building. When collectors build for collectors, the details matter. That's our moat. $3.2M = 3.2 million reasons to curate more grails, create more products, and cultivate more experiences for our users. To our investors: thank you for taking a chance on us. To our community: thank you for building this with us. To everyone who's ever ripped a pack, chased a grail, or stayed up too late sorting through bulk and shit, this one is for you. Built by TCG natives. For TCG natives. onemoarchance.

Crypto VC Hashed gains financial services license in Abu Dhabi theblock.co/post/399505/hash…

Big announcement: Hashed Global Management Limited (HGML), an entity within Hashed(@hashed_official) group, has received its Financial Services Permission (FSP) from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of ADGM (@ADGlobalMarket). With a regulated presence in Abu Dhabi, we look forward to deepening connections between Korean and Asian innovation ecosystems and the broader UAE & GCC ecosystem. Grateful for the trust and partnership of the ADGM team as we take this step forward. adgm.com/media/announcements…

ADGM’s Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) has granted @hashed_official Global Management Limited (HGML) a Financial Services Permission (FSP), enabling HGML to conduct regulated activities in or from ADGM, including advising on investments or credits, arranging deals in investments, managing assets, and managing a collective investment fund. This milestone reinforces ADGM’s position as an international financial centre with a forward-looking regulatory environment supporting innovation, fintech, and digital assets, and reflects growing momentum as leading global firms choose ADGM and Abu Dhabi to establish and scale regional operations. Read more via: adgm.com/media/announcements… منحت سلطة تنظيم الخدمات المالية (FSRA) في أبوظبي العالمي شركة Hashed Global Management Limited (HGML) تصريح خدمات مالية (FSP)، مما يتيح لها مزاولة أنشطة خاضعة للتنظيم داخل أو من خلال أبوظبي العالمي، بما في ذلك تقديم المشورة بشأن الاستثمارات أو الائتمان، وترتيب الصفقات في الاستثمارات، وإدارة الأصول، وإدارة صناديق الاستثمار الجماعي. ويعزز هذا الإنجاز مكانة أبوظبي العالمي كمركز مالي دولي يتمتع بإطار تنظيمي متقدم يدعم الابتكار والتقنيات المالية والأصول الرقمية، كما يعكس الزخم المتزايد مع اختيار شركات عالمية رائدة لأبوظبي العالمي وأبوظبي لتأسيس وتوسيع عملياتها الإقليمية.

📢 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚 𝐖𝐞𝐛𝟑 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐5 𝐢𝐬 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞 We are excited the unveil the 2nd edition of the Nigeria Web3 Landscape Report, in collaboration with our knowledge partners: @QuidaxGlobal, @withconvexity_, @Web3Bridge, @GuildAudits and @InfusionLawyers The report offers a deep dive into Nigeria’s Web3 ecosystem - highlighting developer growth, startup ecosystem and funding trends, consumer and enterprise adoption, and the evolving regulatory landscape. 🔍 What’s inside? 1️⃣ Startups & Investment Landscape 2️⃣ Consumer & Enterprise Adoption 3️⃣ Developer Ecosystem 4️⃣ Regulatory, Tax & Policy Landscape 📖 Read the full report here: docsend.com/v/7xb7v/nigeriaw… A Snapshot of Key Insights 👇🧵:

AI agents, tokenized markets, and digital settlement are no longer parallel conversations. @hashed_official and @ADGlobalMarket – ADGM, Abu Dhabi's leading, award-winning, International Financial Centre – have published a joint policy report synthesizing discussions from the Web3 Leaders Roundtable at @ADFinanceWeek. The report was co-authored by ADGM Emerging Tech and Hashed Open Research, Hashed's research think tank. The roundtable brought together senior participants from @ADGlobalMarket, @DMCCAuthority, @BlackRock, @The_DTCC, @FTI_US, @circle, @Consensys, @SolanaFndn, @NEARProtocol, @AvaLabs, @dfinity, @Grayscale, @StoryProtocol, @tether, @FalconXGlobal, @dbsbank, @LaserDigital_, @EntEthAlliance, @jito_sol, @GSR_io, @GoKiteAI, @Sharplink, @9BlocksCap, and @openmind_agi, alongside representatives from ADIA, the European Commission, the Government of Liechtenstein, Further Ventures, and Brevan Howard Digital, to examine two core questions shaping the next phase of digital asset adoption: what infrastructure an AI-native economy will require, and what policy barriers still stand in the way of institutional scale. Hosted by ADGM's Dmitry Fedotov and Hashed's @simonkim_nft, with framing remarks and moderation from @HenriArslanian (Nine Blocks Capital), @baekkyoumkim (Hashed). The broader implication is that institutional adoption is no longer a question of whether demand is coming, but whether policy and infrastructure can keep pace with it. Read the full report: assets.adgm.com/download/ass… News Coverage: adgm.com/media/announcements…

Applications for World Build 3 close in TWO days! Over five months, top builders move from hackathon to real users, from early traction to funding, from building to pitching in San Francisco. It’s not about launching, it’s about scaling, and that starts with the hack. *If you are already building on World, check the website to skip the hack and join us on Stage 2.

Proof of AI - Builder and Influencer Day @ Korea Build Week 2026 🇰🇷🪁 @GoKiteAI × PayPal Ventures are bringing one of the strongest AI × Crypto gatherings to Seoul, diving deep into the Agentic Economy, AI Payments, and the future of decentralized intelligence. 👏 Amazing ecosystems & partners on board: @hashed_official @avax @monad @virtuals_io @brevis_zk @LINEjp_official @unifi_x @Tiger_Research_ @soohoio @INF_CryptoLab @MeetHubbleAI @DecipherGlobal @Unibase_AI and Naver ✅ Top founders, VCs, builders & KOLs sharing high-signal insights on autonomous AI agents, agentic infrastructure, and the Open AI Economy. 🍹 Premium cocktails, great vibes, high-energy networking project showcases in a curated space. 🪩 Connect with the brightest minds shaping the agentic internet against Seoul's vibrant backdrop. 📅 April 14, 2026 ⏰ 15:00 – 20:00 (GMT 9) 📍 Club D Cheongdam 클럽디 청담, Gangnam-gu, Seoul

Protocol Camp x Ministry of Creative Economy of the Republic of Indonesia — Advancing Web3 and AI in Asia The Ministry of Creative Economy of the Republic of Indonesia (EKRAF) (@ekraf_ri) is pleased to collaborate with Protocol Camp in strengthening the development of Web3 and Artificial Intelligence (AI) across Indonesia and the broader Asian region. This partnership marks a concrete step toward integrating emerging technologies with national priorities, while empowering Indonesia’s creative and digital talent to build impactful, real-world solutions. Aligned with EKRAF’s vision to foster a resilient and globally competitive creative economy, this initiative is expected to accelerate the growth of future-ready innovations that respond to industry needs. We sincerely appreciate Protocol Camp’s commitment and collaboration in supporting Indonesia’s digital ecosystem. Together, we move forward toward a more inclusive and sustainable digital future. #EkrafRI #CreativeEconomy #Web3 #AI #DigitalInnovation #CollaborateForImpact

One of the more important shifts in digital assets right now is how quickly Korea is becoming an institutional market. EastPoint:Seoul returns on September 28, 2026, bringing together a curated group of policymakers, institutions, investors, and builders to discuss where that shift is heading — and what it means in practice. For projects and institutions looking at Korea, this is where curated conversations, targeted meetings, and direct engagement with policymakers come together. Korea is emerging as one of the most important markets to watch in digital assets, with institutional interest rising and regulatory momentum becoming increasingly visible. EastPoint:Seoul 2026 is built for global projects, investors, and institutions looking to understand that shift early — and engage the right people around it. Co-hosted by @hashed_official and @bloomingbit_io, the event brings together leaders across policy, finance, digital assets, and AI for conversations that go beyond headline themes and toward practical outcomes. This year’s agenda includes: — Stablecoins and digital capital markets — Institutional digital asset management — Real-world asset tokenization — Autonomous AI economies What sets EastPoint:Seoul apart is not only the agenda, but the composition of the room. Participants are thoughtfully screened by the hosts to ensure a highly relevant set of conversations across projects, institutions, and policymakers. This extends into curated business meetings and closed-door roundtables designed to support direct engagement, stronger alignment, and tangible outcomes beyond the event. Last year, EastPoint:Seoul brought together 503 attendees, 63 speakers, 50 business meetings, and 40 closed-door roundtables, with participation from Former Acting CFTC Chair Caroline Pham @CarolineDPham, White House digital asset officials @HarryYJung, and bipartisan lawmakers from Korea. As Korea’s market continues to evolve, EastPoint:Seoul aims to be a place where meaningful conversations turn into real alignment, real relationships, and real outcomes. Details → markets.businessinsider.com/…

Last September, 500 leaders from finance, policy, academia, and the digital asset industry gathered for eight hours of closed-door roundtables on stablecoin reserve requirements, regulatory frameworks, and institutional settlement rails. Much of the discussion stayed behind closed doors. This report brings together the key themes that emerged — many of which are now becoming more relevant across the market. The synthesis ↓ bit.ly/EastpointSeoul2025ENG

In 2026, the conversation around digital assets has shifted from "if" to "how." Thailand is delivering a clear answer. 🔹 Crypto ETFs approved in principle 🔹 Digital assets recognized for regulated futures trading 🔹 Baht-backed stablecoins in live testing 🔹 Capital gains exemptions through 2029 🔹 Tourism sandbox integrating crypto payments into a $60B sector Live policy. Live infrastructure. Live economic experiments at the national scale. Thailand is no longer a market to watch. It is a blueprint in progress, and Bangkok is where that conversation continues. May 20–21. True Icon Hall, Bangkok. #SEABW2026 🎟️ Secure your spot → seablockchainweek.org