XRP Seoul 2026 Announces the 4th Batch of Speakers, Including Datavault AI, SOIL, Firelight, Axelar, RedStone, and Midnight. Covering topics such as tokenization, XRP yield, cross-chain interoperability, and privacy, the event will be held in Seoul during Korea Blockchain Week. Ripple is the sponsor. (Background: “XRP Seoul 2025” kicks off! Held on 9/21 at COEX in Gangnam, Seoul.) (Additional context: Bitget hacker drains $83 million worth of XRP! Since XRPL does not support freezing, Ripple has no recourse.) (This article is a press release written for XRP Seoul 2026 and does not represent the views of The Block Times.) From the AI platform company Datavault AI, to SOIL, which provides XRP yield on the XRP Ledger (XRPL), to Firelight, which uses staked XRP to safeguard digital assets—global companies spanning real-world asset tokenization, XRP yield, digital asset protection, cross-chain infrastructure, and privacy technology are all gathering for “XRP Seoul 2026,” the biggest XRP/Web3 conference in Asia, held during Korea Blockchain Week 2026 (KBW2026 with Upbit). ■ Nasdaq-listed Datavault AI joins the lineup, sharing the stage with XRPL yield vault manager SOIL and the on-chain protection protocol Firelight, powered by staked XRP ■ Cross-chain infrastructure network Axelar, oracle provider RedStone, and privacy blockchain Midnight have also confirmed their participation ■ On October 3 at the Grand Hyatt Seoul Hotel, during KBW2026; Ripple is the Title Sponsor The organizer XRPL Korea announced on September 29 the lineup for the 4th batch of speakers, including Datavault AI, SOIL, Firelight, Axelar, RedStone, and Midnight. Previously, the organizers said Ripple President Monica Long and other senior Ripple executives (including Christina Chan and Ayo Akinyele) will deliver talks at the event. In addition, there will be global speakers from Kweather, Tria, Robinhood, and Bitstamp. This lineup brings together a Nasdaq-listed company, multiple on-chain financial infrastructure firms, and a privacy blockchain. From real-world asset tokenization to XRP yield Datavault AI’s keynote speech will be delivered by CEO Nathaniel T. Bradley. Datavault AI is an AI platform company that turns data and real-world assets into monetizable digital assets, with more than 100 patents in the fields of tokenization, acoustics, and data monetization. On September 15, the company entered the commercialization stage and launched three trading platforms, including IDE, covering data valuation, tokenization, and trading. On the same day, the company announced that its tokenization services received an initial $100 million procurement order. At this conference, the company will prepare an on-site demonstration of ADIO—technology that transmits data to smartphones through sounds that cannot be heard—as well as an XRP Seoul commemorative digital collectible. More details will be released later. SOIL will be represented by co-founder Nicholas Motz. SOIL is the vault manager under ORQO, a global asset management company headquartered in Abu Dhabi. Through its on-chain vault, it deploys funds into institutional-grade strategies, and pays out yields using the same assets deposited by users. Its XRPL native application provides yield to XRP and RLUSD holders; according to the company, as of mid-September, its XRP deposits were approximately $30 million, with more than 3,000 depositors. Since launching a tokenized real-world asset-backed yield agreement on XRPL in February, deposits have grown rapidly. From cross-chain to oracles: on-chain financial infrastructure Firelight Firelight will be represented by Chief Strategy Officer Connor Sullivan. Firelight is an on-chain protection protocol that uses staked XRP to protect digital assets from technical and economic risks. The protocol was incubated by institutional-grade DeFi provider Sentora and built on top of the Flare Network. Last month, the protocol completed an $8 million seed round led by gumi Cryptos Capital. When the staking vault was first opened in December last year, the vault drew in 25 million XRP within a few hours. Axelar will be represented by Adam Oozeer, Growth Lead at Axelar’s network development partner Common Prefix. Axelar is a cross-chain infrastructure network connecting more than 80 blockchains. As a unified development platform, it enables the issuance and trading of stablecoins, real-world assets, and funds across different chains. When the XRPL EVM Sidechain went live in June last year, Axelar became its first cross-chain connector, opening the path to move XRP to the sidechain. As of September 2026, according to its own explorer data, the cumulative transfer volume is about $13.5 billion. RedStone will be represented by co-founder Marcin Kazmierczak. RedStone is a modular oracle network providing data infrastructure for on-chain finance, supplying price data to more than 200 protocols and institutions across more than 110 blockchains. As of this month, according to its official website, the value of assets protected by RedStone is approximately $9.1 billion. In September last year, the company acquired DeFi credit rating firm Credora and launched an oracle combining real-time pricing with standardized risk ratings. Last month, it obtained the ISO/IEC 27001:2022 information security certification. From privacy blockchain to global finance Midnight will be represented by Japan regional manager Taro Kimura. Midnight is a blockchain built on the “rational privacy” principles, with nodes operated by global enterprises including Worldpay, MoneyGram, eToro, and Google Cloud. UK digital bank Monument Bank is planning to tokenize £250 million in retail deposits on Midnight. In June this year, Midnight signed a memorandum of understanding with South Korean securities token company Buysell Standards to test tokenizing Korean assets on Midnight and…