TOKEN2049 Singapore has just concluded at Marina Bay Sands. AI agents, tokenized stocks, privacy, and institutional DeFi were featured on nearly every stage.
$NEAR , $STRK , $HYPE , GEOD, and SUI were all present. Here is what 17 projects shared over the past two days.
NEARProtocol: The Agent Market escrow releases payment only after a task's completion is verified. Co-hosted "Quantum + Privacy Day" with Quantus, discussing post-quantum signatures and migration paths.
NEARUSDT無期限5.055-1.21%Chainlink: Andrew McCormick highlighted tokenized equities as the next wave of institutional adoption, with CCIP-2.0 serving as the infrastructure. Johann Eid participated in the Agentic Finance Summit alongside approximately 400 executives.
GEODNET: Positioned as the infrastructure ("rails") for physical AI, boasting over 22,000 stations across 175 countries. Reported revenue is around $10.6 million, with RTK data streams supporting robotics and surveying applications.
Cardano: CIP-113 launched on mainnet, introducing programmable compliance features such as KYC, sanctions, and transfer rules. Minswap and FluidTokens announced a merger, while Midnight introduced "Night Mode" and Passport tooling.
HyperliquidX: Jeff Yan outlined options as the next product offering, enabling hedging on the same order book. HIP-3 drove much of the recent trading volume, and Yan participated in the ICE Markets session.
HYPEUSDT無期限81.34-1.28%Ondo: Franklin Templeton, SBI, and SGX participated in side events focused on tokenized markets. Ondo Stocks TVL hit a record high of nearly $1.26 billion, with total platform assets under management reaching approximately $2.95 billion.
Injective: Microsoft co-hosted an event on agentic commerce. The project offers Nova grants and venture investments ranging from $10,000 to $1 million, with RWA trading volume exceeding $6.8 billion.
STRKUSDT無期限0.07936-12.40%Starknet: Eli Ben-Sasson headlined the Privacy Summit, discussing L1-style quantum resistance targeted for 2027. The proving system has processed over $2.8 trillion in cumulative volume since 2020.
Zcash: "The Zcash Moment" session brought privacy back to the main stage, featuring Balaji Srinivasan. News emerged regarding a preliminary S-1 filing for a spot ETF (WINK) with Gemini serving as custodian.
SuiNetwork: As a title sponsor, Sui focused its side events on the machine economy and agent volume. Abiodun emphasized that sub-second finality and portable memory via Walrus are essential requirements for enabling payments to AI agents.
Solana: Solana served as a title sponsor, with Foundation representatives participating in the exclusive Institutional track. Hackathons focused on high-throughput agent and DeFi use cases.
Aave: Stani Kulechov joined the "DeFi’s Institutional Breakthrough" panel alongside representatives from Ethena, Synthetix/Infinex, and a16z crypto. Discussions centered on institutional access to on-chain credit and liquidity.
Ethena: Guy Young focused on synthetic dollar and yield infrastructure, engaging with traditional capital allocators. No new token mechanics were introduced; the emphasis was placed on distribution within institutional workflows.
Trondao: TRON served as a title sponsor and supported the AI Agent Summit. Its presence focused on payments and stablecoin rails.
Worldlibertyfi: Zak Folkman outlined the WLFI app and payment integration for drivers, contractors, and creators. Eric Trump participated in a session discussing stablecoin-based salaries and the role of AI agents in the travel industry.
Ga*e: Dr. Han introduced Ga*e Money on the main stage. Gate also hosted an F1 driver handprint booth and a Raffles press event on October 8.
Polygon: Polygon Live provided an exclusive 360° spatial-audio setup for the AFTER 2049 closing party. It is described as the only Polygon Live product in Southeast Asia for 2026.
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