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Dubai, UAE, September 16-17, 2026
Serhii Zakharov was awarded the Excellence in Financial Leadership Award – Digital Payments Innovation at the FinTech Week Awards & Conference Dubai 2026, held on 16–17 February 2026. The accolade recognizes his outstanding leadership and forward‑thinking contributions to the digital payments landscape, underscoring the critical role of innovation in shaping tomorrow’s financial systems.
The FinTech Week Awards spotlight individuals and organizations that drive meaningful change across financial services. The Digital Payments Innovation category specifically celebrates leaders who develop and deliver technologies, strategies, or solutions that improve payment efficiency, accessibility, security, or scalability. Serhii’s work exemplifies these qualities: by championing new approaches to payments infrastructure and user experience, he has helped advance how businesses and consumers interact with money in a digital world.
At the Dubai event, winners from around the globe were brought together with senior executives, regulators, investors, and innovators. The awards were part of a broader two‑day conference featuring high‑level discussions, panels, and networking opportunities focused on the evolving fintech ecosystem. This gathering reinforced Dubai’s position as a major international hub for financial innovation, where leaders convene to exchange insights and push the industry forward.
For Serhii, the award marks a significant milestone. It acknowledges not only past achievements but also the broader impact and potential of his work in digital payments. His leadership encourages others in the sector to pursue ambitious advancements—whether in cross‑border transactions, embedded payments, or next‑generation infrastructure. In a time when global finance continues to digitize rapidly, the contribution of innovators like Serhii becomes increasingly vital to building systems that are efficient, inclusive, and robust.
Following the successful Dubai edition, FinTech Week continues to expand its global footprint. The next installment, FinTech Week Awards & Expo Singapore 2026, is scheduled for 16–17 September 2026 in Singapore, a leading financial hub in Asia. The event aims to unite fintech founders, financial institutions, investors, regulators, and technology providers around the theme Finance. Innovation. Future. With this continuity, the platform remains a key touchpoint for recognizing excellence, fostering collaboration, and sharing knowledge across regions.
Serhii Zakharov’s recognition serves as inspiration for other leaders in the fintech community. It reinforces the message that innovative leadership—especially in payments, an essential artery of global finance—can earn international acknowledgment and help set the agenda for future industry progress. As the community looks ahead to Singapore and beyond, awardees like Serhii highlight both the strides already made and the possibilities still to be explored in digital finance.

An autonomous agent calling retailers, buying food with Bidali gift cards, and donating it to those in need.
Beppe is live. Beppe is an autonomous agent built to direct funds toward food donations. It runs on Treasure’s Summon platform on Base, uses its own wallet, earns revenue from token trading fees, purchases Bidali gift cards with USDC, and uses those gift cards to support food purchases for food banks.
Beppe follows an ongoing donation process– it collects income through trading fees tied to its token, uses USDC to buy Bidali gift cards, browses online food retailers, and helps direct purchases to food banks serving people in need. It can also call retailers to check inventory and pricing.
At a time when both crypto and AI are under pressure to show practical value, Beppe is an example of an autonomous system designed around a clear real-world use case: helping fund food access. While Beppe is a fun, simple example of AI agent autonomy, it shows what can be achieved when an agent is given the right alignment goals. Almost every transformative technology started as a toy or a form of entertainment. AI and the Summon platform are only going to improve from here.
Infrastructure behind Beppe
Beppe brings together several parts of Treasure’s infrastructure in one project. OpenClaw handles decision-making and real-world actions. A 3D-rendered body gives it a visual identity. Voice features and a public phone number allow it to interact with retailers. Wallet infrastructure manages transactions from revenue collection to charitable spending. Each agent also runs inside its own Trusted Execution Environment (TEE), which is intended to limit outside interference after deployment.
Beppe is meant to show that autonomous agents can do more than trade tokens or generate content. They can carry out transactions, interact with outside services, and support specific goals without direct human operation at every step.
The $MAGIC ecosystem, originally known for connecting decentralized games through a shared economic layer, is now extending that model into autonomous agents by building the identity, incentive, and capital layers needed for agents to operate onchain. Beppe is an early example of that approach.
Built on Summon, Treasure’s No-Code Agent Platform
Beppe was created on Summon, a platform for creating, deploying, and monetizing autonomous agents without code. Now live on Base at summon.wtf, Summon reflects Treasure’s broader shift from gaming infrastructure toward tools for autonomous onchain software.
Each Summon agent is designed to operate with its own wallet, make financial decisions, and cover its own compute costs through trading fees. A 1% fee on each token trade is split between the platform, the agent, and its creator. Tokens are also compatible with the x402 payment standard, which allows agents to operate outside the platform across other digital environments and services.
Beppe is live now.
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Treasure DAO is building an agentic universe where $MAGIC serves as the connective tissue across identity, coordination, incentives, and onchain economic activity — extending its ecosystem-building roots into a new era of autonomous actors.
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Cairo, Egypt, March 30,2026

Date: April 27, 2026
Location: Cairo, Egypt
Website: www.na.finnovex.com/
As Egypt accelerates toward a cash-lite economy, the 37th Chapter of the Finnovex Global Series arrives in Cairo at a defining moment for the nation’s financial trajectory. Scheduled for April 27, 2026, Finnovex North Africa 2026 will unite over 200+ financial leaders, policymakers, and tech pioneers under the theme: “Catalyzing Egypt’s Fintech Revolution: Smart Finance Meets Regulatory Transformation.”
Egypt is no longer merely following global trends; it is defining a sovereign financial identity. Guided by the Central Bank of Egypt’s (CBE) Second Financial Inclusion Strategy (2026–2030) and the landmark Royal Decree-level regulatory reforms, the Sultanate’s fintech market is currently Africa’s fastest-moving frontier. From the explosive growth of the InstaPay network to the introduction of Agentic AI in banking, Egypt is architecting a connected, data-driven ecosystem.
Strategic Pillars of Finnovex Egypt 2026
The 2026 summit focuses on six actionable blueprints designed to translate policy into measurable economic value:
1. Regulation in Motion: Navigating the New Banking Law and CBE licensing for digital-only banks and RegTech adoption.
2. Payments at Scale: Scaling the National Instant Payment Network (IPN) and the transition to a unified digital payment infrastructure.
3. Smart Finance & Agentic AI: Moving beyond basic automation to Agentic AI, predictive analytics, and intelligent fraud detection.
4. Inclusion by Design: Utilizing digital lending and BNPL to bridge the credit gap for MSMEs and Egypt’s digital-first youth.
5. Open Banking Ecosystems: Building the future of "Banking Beyond the Bank" through secure APIs and cross-industry partnerships.
6. The Digital EGP & Resilience: Exploring the CBDC (Digital EGP) pilot and safeguarding national data sovereignty with next-gen cybersecurity.  
The Finnovex Egypt Experience
● Voices That Shape Policy:  Engage with 40+ influential speakers from the Central Bank, financial authorities, and Tier-1 banking institutions.
● Regulation Meets Innovation Forum: A closed-door dialogue between regulators and fintech founders to streamline licensing and compliance.
● 10X Omani & Egyptian Startup Catalyst: A high-stakes arena connecting homegrown innovators with global VC firms and the ITHCA Group.
● Executive Strategy Roundtables: Invitation-only sessions focused on solving Egypt-specific challenges, from digital onboarding to SME credit risk.
Featured Speakers & Industry Leaders
Finnovex Egypt 2026 will bring together an exceptional lineup of influential voices shaping the region’s financial ecosystem:
● Basel El Hini - Chairman, Housing and Development Bank
● Rashwan Hammady - CEO Designate - Digital Bank, CIB Egypt
● Sameh Anas - Managing Director | CEO & Board Member, GIG Egypt Life Takaful
● Amir Samy Youssef - Management Director, The National Bank of Egypt
● Hisham Mohamed - Chief Information Security Officer, Emirates NBD
● Amr El Zomor - Chief Compliance Officer, Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank - Egypt
● Reem Ali A. Ali - Chief Operating Officer, Standard Chartered Egypt
● Hussam Elmoaz - Chief Information Officer, Standard Chartered Bank Egypt
● Karim Moharram - Deputy Chief Information Officer, Al Baraka Bank Egypt
● Ahmed Mostafa Elshanet - Chief Operating officer, Emirates NBD
● Mohamed Adel Helmy - Chief Information Security Officer, Onebank (formerly MDI)
● Emad Hamdy - Chief Information Security Officer, Credit Agricole Egypt ● Ayman Fawzy - Chief Financial Officer, Suez Canal Bank
● Mohamed (Magdy) Fetiha - CDO - Head Of Data & Analytics, AXA
● Mohamed Abo Bakr - Chief Risk Officer, MID Bank● Ravinarayanan Iyer - Chief Financial & Investor Relation Officer, Credit Agricole Egypt
● Ayman Zaki - Regional Chief Information Security Officer, Arab African International Bank
● Dr Ahmed Mansour - Executive Board Member & Assistant Managing Director, Attijariwafa bank Egypt
● Serag Abdelfattah - Group Chief Of Business Development and Sales, Agricultural Bank of Egypt
● Mohamed Nazih El Saadani - Acting Group Chief Financial Officer, Bank of Khartoum
● Aladin Morsy - Chief Information Security Officer, Agricultural Bank of Egypt
● Ahmed Galal - Management Director, Suez Canal Bank
● Ismail Farid - Chief Technology & Information Officer, EBank (Export Development Bank of Egypt)
● Marco Nazir - Deputy manager (Platinum), National Bank of Egypt (NBE)
● Moustafa Marzouk - Chief Information Officer, Société Arabe Internationale de Banque - SAIB
● Tamer Hanna - Chief Technology Officer, Crédit Agricole Egypt
● Mohamed Mahmoud - Chief Bancassurance Officer, Misr Life Insurance
● Islam Gomaa - Chief Information Officer, Al Ahli Bank of Kuwait - Egypt
● Rania Afifi - Chief Strategy Officer, NBK Egypt
● Waleed Al Assuti - Chief Information Officer, Banque Misr
● Amir Hakim - Chief Operating Officer, Credit Agricole Egypt
● Ramy Waziry - Chief Digital Officer, Onebank (formerly MDI)
● Tamer Abouzaid - Senior Director - Head of IT, CIB Egypt
● Mohamed ElSabban - Chief Innovation & Strategic Ventures Officer, Banque Misr
● Mohamed Talaat - Chief Operating Officer, SAIB Bank
● Ahmed Mahmoud Abo Ghazala - Chief Information Security Officer, Egyptian Arab land bank
● Ayman Khalifa - Chief Risk Officer, Standard Chartered Bank
● Wassim Elmetwally - Chief Strategy & Sustainability Officer, Al Baraka Bank Egypt and many more
Our Valued SponsorsFinnovex Egypt 2026 is proudly supported by industry leaders driving financial innovation:
● Redhat – Silver Sponsor
Their partnership is instrumental in enabling collaboration, innovation, and industry advancement.
Honouring the Architects of Transformation
The summit will culminate in the Finnovex Egypt Awards 2026, recognizing the banks, fintechs, and individuals who have turned ambition into infrastructure.
Categories include Excellence in Digital Banking, Outstanding Contribution to Financial Inclusion, and the prestigious Finnovator of the Year.“Egypt is not emerging—it is accelerating,” says the Finnovex Organizing Committee.
“Finnovex North Africa 2026 is the war room where the next decade of Egyptian prosperity is designed. It is where conversations turn into contracts and presence turns into partnership.”
For more information, sponsorship opportunities, and registration details, please visit www.na.finnovex.com/.
About Finnovex: Finnovex is a globally recognized platform committed to driving innovation and excellence within the financial technology sphere. Through 37 global chapters, Finnovex brings together leading minds to harness the potential of emerging technologies and foster regional economic growth.
Website: www.finnovex.com

United Kingdom, London, May 19-20, 2026
Taking place in London on 19-20 May, the Digital money summit 2026 brings together 200 senior leaders from central banks, regulatory authorities, financial institutions and technology providers.
Under the theme ‘The great convergence: public purpose and private innovation in digital money’, the summit will examine how policy-makers and market participants are responding to rapid change across payments, digital assets and financial market infrastructure – and how public–private collaboration can translate policy objectives into practical, scalable outcomes. 
Take a look at the first confirmed speakers, with more to be announced:
Isadora Arredondo, Vice President, Global Policy, HederaEmma Butterworth, Head of Financial Market Infrastructure Innovation and Payments Policy, Bank of EnglandClarence Blay, Director and Head of the Payment Systems, Bank of GhanaCarla Carriveau, Head of the Office of International Affairs and Senior Advisor to the Acting Superintendent, New York Department of Financial ServicesAngelo Duarte, Chief of Staff to the Deputy Governor, Banco Central do BrasilMark Gould, Chief Payments Executive, Federal Reserve Financial ServicesPeter Kohl-Landgraf, Digital Transformation Manager, Capital Markets, DZ BankMatthew Long, Director, Payments & Digital Assets, Financial Conduct AuthorityNellie Liang, Senior Fellow, The Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy, Brookings Institution; Under Secretary for Domestic Finance, U.S. Treasury Department (2021–25)Vasudevan Parameswaran, Executive Director, Reserve Bank of IndiaDaranee Saeju, Assistant Governor, Bank of Thailand Craig Swan, Chief Executive Officer, Bermuda Monetary Authority 
Over two days of keynote addresses, panels, presentations and roundtable discussions, participants will examine the most pressing questions and opportunities facing the digital payments landscape. Key themes to be explored include: 
Defining the future of commercial money – how banks and regulators are shaping boundaries between stablecoins, tokenised deposits and traditional bank moneyBuilding Europe’s digital finance strategy – creating interoperable solutions, preserving sovereignty and promoting resilience in paymentsDriving improvements in cross-border payments – joining up domestic instant payments networks and streamlining international systems Exploring blockchain in financial services – finding use cases for decentralised market infrastructure, and assessing trust, compliance and operational challengesEnabling tokenisation – improving liquidity and collateral mobility on scalable, interoperable platforms
Safeguarding crypto markets and protecting consumers – ensuring accountability, protecting participants and managing evolving market risks

 

New York, USA, March 27, 2026

On March 9, 2026, RBH Infinity Exchange officially obtained registration as an investment adviser (RIA) with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), with registration number SEC#802-135793 and CRD#341352. This milestone marks RBH as one of the few digital asset trading platforms worldwide that simultaneously holds a U.S. SEC-RIA compliant license, providing institutional and high-net-worth users with the highest level of legal protection and transparency. 
 Obtaining SEC-RIA qualification is not simply an accumulation of licenses, but the platform's most serious commitment to global users. Under the framework of the U.S. Investment Advisers Act of 1940, any institution holding RIA qualification must fulfill strict fiduciary duty, meaning it must prioritize client interests above all else at all times.
This requires RBH to place user asset security, trading transparency, information disclosure, and conflict-of-interest prevention at the core of its operations. The platform must submit a complete Form ADV disclosure document to the SEC annually, publicly disclosing key information such as company equity structure, executive backgrounds, fee models, potential conflicts of interest, and all regulatory sanction records from the past five years.
All these documents are available for real-time viewing on the SEC's official query system Adviser Info (https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/), allowing users to verify at any time whether RBH's operations are healthy and whether any violation records exist.
 
The significance of SEC-RIA qualification is particularly profound for digital asset trading platforms. The crypto industry has long faced questions over operating in a "regulatory gray area," with many platforms holding only offshore licenses or operating without any license at all. In extreme events such as hacker attacks, fund misappropriation, or platform rug pulls, users often have no recourse for redress.
After obtaining U.S. SEC-RIA qualification, RBH's U.S. entity falls directly under U.S. federal law jurisdiction, enabling any major disputes to be litigated in U.S. courts with judgments carrying strong extraterritorial enforceability. Additionally, RIA institutions must comply with strict asset segregation and custody requirements, achieving both physical and legal dual separation between user funds and the platform's own funds, significantly reducing the risk of the platform misappropriating client assets.
The SEC also conducts periodic on-site inspections and compliance audits of RIA institutions; any discovered issues can result in massive fines, license revocation, or even criminal prosecution. These external high-pressure mechanisms constitute the most effective long-term constraint on the platform.
 
After RBH obtained this qualification, institutional-grade client willingness to cooperate has risen significantly. Family offices, hedge funds, sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, and other large institutional investors typically only engage in business with platforms holding U.S. SEC, CFTC, FINRA, or equivalent compliant licenses. RBH's SEC-RIA status directly opens the door to these top-tier funds.
Multiple North American and European institutional clients have already completed due diligence and begun accessing RBH's institutional account system, with the "U.S. federal endorsement" being what they value most. For ordinary users, holding SEC-RIA qualification also brings direct benefits: platform information disclosure becomes more transparent, allowing users to view RBH's latest operational reports, executive changes, audit results, and other key data on the SEC website at any time, avoiding potential risks from information asymmetry.
 
RBH Infinity Exchange's official website (https://rbqhmx.com/) has now updated complete information on the SEC-RIA certificate, the latest Form ADV disclosure documents, and the compliance commitment statement. Whether you are a novice user or a professional trader, you can query the platform's qualification status in real time via the official website, view asset custody audit reports, and learn about the executive team's background. RBH commits to continuing to pursue additional international high-standard licenses such as MSB, EU MiCA, Hong Kong SFC, and Singapore MAS in the future, gradually building a compliant network covering major global financial centers.

Cannes, France,March 27, 2026
Global crypto derivatives exchange Zoomex has announced that it will attend the Hack Seasons Conference on April 1 in Cannes, France. The event, hosted by Metaverse Post, is part of the broader Ethereum Community Conference (EthCC) week and is expected to bring together developers, institutional participants, and Web3 infrastructure builders from around the world to discuss industry trends and the evolution of underlying infrastructure.
Engaging in Industry Dialogue, Focusing on Trading Infrastructure
As one of the key annual gatherings within the Ethereum ecosystem, EthCC continues to attract participants from across sectors. Discussions around trading infrastructure, liquidity conditions, and Web3 applications remain central, as the industry explores more efficient and resilient market structures.
Zoomex stated that its participation in related events will primarily focus on engaging with industry peers and monitoring ongoing developments in trading system performance, liquidity structures, and user experience optimization.
Strengthening Core Capabilities in Derivatives Trading
With crypto derivatives trading as its core business, Zoomex continues to build a comprehensive trading ecosystem covering multiple digital assets. The platform currently offers a range of derivatives instruments, including perpetual contracts, supporting diverse multi-asset trading scenarios while aiming to provide a stable trading environment for different types of users.
At the system level, Zoomex’s matching engine supports millisecond-level order execution, with a focus on maintaining efficiency and stability under high market volatility. At the same time, streamlined interface design and optimized workflows help reduce operational complexity and improve overall usability.
At the same time, with a focus on user asset security and platform stability, Zoomex continues to strengthen its foundational infrastructure, including completing registrations across multiple jurisdictions (such as U.S. MSB, Canada MSB, U.S. NFA, and Australia AUSTRAC) and undergoing a security audit by Hacken, further enhancing the platform’s overall security and transparency.
Expanding Use Cases Beyond Trading
Beyond trading services, Zoomex is also exploring broader real-world applications for digital assets.
In March 2026, the platform introduced the Zoomex Card, designed to bridge digital assets with everyday payment scenarios. The product supports multi-currency accounts and is compatible with major payment systems such as Apple Pay, Google Pay, and Samsung Pay, enabling everyday spending and fund management use cases.
The platform noted that these initiatives are still evolving and will continue to be refined based on user needs and technological advancements.
Roundtable Participation and Market Perspectives
Fernando, Marketing Director at Zoomex, will participate in a roundtable discussion during the event, exchanging views with industry participants on topics including exchange development, liquidity dynamics, and market structure.
Fernando commented:
“As the market matures, user expectations are shifting from feature abundance toward execution quality and platform stability. Zoomex remains focused on strengthening its core trading capabilities while engaging with the broader industry through events like EthCC to continuously refine its products and services.”
Zoomex added that it will continue to advance its presence in both European and global markets through industry engagement, localized partnerships, and ongoing product optimization. Its participation in Cannes marks a continued step forward in its European market strategy.

About ZOOMEX
Founded in 2021, Zoomex is a global cryptocurrency trading platform with over 3 million users across more than 35 countries and regions, offering 700+ trading pairs. Guided by its core values of “Simple × User-Friendly × Fast,” Zoomex is also committed to the principles of fairness, integrity, and transparency, delivering a high-performance, low-barrier, and trustworthy trading experience.

Powered by a high-performance matching engine and transparent asset and order displays, Zoomex ensures consistent trade execution and fully traceable results. This approach reduces information asymmetry and allows users to clearly understand their asset status and every trading outcome. While prioritizing speed and efficiency, the platform continues to optimize product structure and overall user experience with robust risk management in place.

As an official partner of the Haas F1 Team, Zoomex brings the same focus on speed, precision, and reliable rule execution from the racetrack to trading. In addition, Zoomex has established a global exclusive brand ambassador partnership with world-class goalkeeper Emiliano Martínez. His professionalism, discipline, and consistency further reinforce Zoomex’s commitment to fair trading and long-term user trust.

In terms of security and compliance, Zoomex holds regulatory licenses including Canada MSB, U.S. MSB, U.S. NFA, and Australia AUSTRAC, and has successfully passed security audits conducted by blockchain security firm Hacken. Operating within a compliant framework while offering flexible identity verification options and an open trading system, Zoomex is building a trading environment that is simpler, more transparent, more secure, and more accessible for users worldwide.

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New York, USA, March 27, 2026
Qenthos Brings QNTH to Market With Protocol-Revenue-Backed Staking Amid Institutional Crypto's Shift From Price Exposure to On-Chain Yield.
Coinbase's institutional leadership reported this week that a structural shift is underway in digital asset markets: the "second wave" of institutional crypto investors has arrived, with allocation strategies moving away from directional price exposure toward yield-focused, productized on-chain participation (CoinDesk, March 24, 2026).
Into this evolving institutional context, Qenthos has confirmed the upcoming Token Generation Event (TGE) for its native utility and governance asset, QNTH — activating a staking architecture in which participant rewards are structurally derived from real enterprise verification revenue rather than inflationary token emissions.
From Directional Bets to Protocol Yield: Institutional Crypto's New Mandate
The observation from Coinbase's institutional desk reflects an ongoing behavioral evolution across the digital asset sector. Early institutional entrants primarily constructed cryptocurrency exposure around Bitcoin and Ethereum as portfolio diversifiers — bets on scarcity and broad adoption.
The second wave, as Coinbase's institutional leadership characterizes it, operates with a fundamentally different mandate: evaluating on-chain yield opportunities, staking economics, and protocol-level fee structures as sources of sustainable, non-speculative return.
This maturation in institutional participation arrives as the underlying infrastructure layer enabling such protocol activity — the decentralized identity and on-chain verification sector — has expanded to an estimated $5 billion in market size in 2026, growing at a compounded annual rate exceeding 70%.
For protocols with architecturally defensible utility and transparent revenue-generating mechanisms, the convergence of institutional yield demand and real on-chain economic activity represents a structurally meaningful market entry point.
QNTH Staking: Yield Anchored to Real Verification Revenue
The QNTH staking model is architecturally distinct from inflationary reward structures that characterized early-generation DeFi protocols. Rather than distributing newly minted tokens — a mechanism that introduces persistent sell pressure and dilutes existing protocol participants — Qenthos anchors staking rewards to genuine economic activity within the Trust-as-a-Service (TaaS) verification network.
The mechanism operates through a defined revenue loop: enterprise verifiers including fintech platforms, e-commerce operators, and DeFi protocols pay micro-fees in fiat or stablecoins for each on-chain Zero-Knowledge Proof identity verification processed via the Qenthos Verify API.
The protocol automatically converts these payments into QNTH through open decentralized liquidity pools. A deterministic portion is permanently removed via the buy-back and burn mechanism; the remainder is directed into the community-governed Ecosystem Treasury, which funds staking yields correlated to actual protocol throughput.
For participants, staking QNTH delivers a dual structural function. First, staked QNTH directly amplifies a user's Qenthos Trust Score (QTS) — the privacy-preserving on-chain reputation metric computed locally via Zero-Knowledge Multi-Party Computation (ZK-MPC) — unlocking access tiers including undercollateralized DeFi lending and cross-border financial services that would otherwise remain inaccessible.
Second, enterprise Verifiers are required to maintain a QNTH stake proportional to their API request volume, ensuring Sybil resistance against actors attempting to exploit the verification network.
This architecture creates a sustained velocity lock: QNTH staked within the network is economically active rather than dormant, directly reinforcing the security and throughput of the identity verification layer while reducing circulating supply pressure structurally tied to protocol growth.
QNTH Genesis and the Architecture of Protocol-Native Participation
"The institutional shift Coinbase describes — from price-driven allocation to yield-conscious, protocol-integrated positioning — maps precisely to the economic architecture QNTH was designed to serve," said Elias Vondrak, Chief Executive Officer of Qenthos.
"QNTH staking yield is not manufactured by token inflation. It is a downstream consequence of real enterprises paying for real identity verifications — cryptographic proofs replacing costly, data-liability-laden KYC processes. As the Qenthos verification network scales, the protocol's economic mechanisms become more robust, not more dilutive."
Dr. Arisara Keth, Chief Technology Officer, added: "At Genesis, the Qenthos ID Wallet deploys with full Account Abstraction capability under ERC-4337, meaning institutional integrators can begin consuming the Qenthos Verify API immediately upon TGE without seed-phrase barriers or gas-fee complexity at the user endpoint. The staking layer activates simultaneously, providing the economic incentive structure that sustains long-term validator participation and network security from day one."
As institutional capital increasingly seeks protocol-native yield sources with verifiable economic foundations, QNTH enters the market at the structural intersection of enterprise identity demand, ZKP-powered verification infrastructure, and the maturing on-chain staking ecosystem that the second wave of institutional participants is actively seeking to engage.
About Qenthos
Qenthos is a privacy-first identity and trust protocol built on Zero-Knowledge Proofs , W3C Decentralized Identifiers, Verifiable Credentials, Soulbound Tokens, and Account Abstraction , enabling users to generate cryptographically sovereign digital identities, prove credentials without data disclosure, and build verifiable on-chain reputations that unlock access to financial and digital services.
The QNTH token is the native utility, governance, and trust-coordination asset fueling on-chain identity verification, governing protocol parameters, incentivizing ecosystem participation, and introducing structural deflationary pressure through an automated buy-back and burn mechanism directly tied to Trust-as-a-Service revenue.
Qenthos targets the intersection of enterprise compliance infrastructure, DeFi identity verification, and financial inclusion across high-growth digital economies.
This press release is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell, a solicitation to buy, or a recommendation for any token or digital asset. Token utility and protocol design described herein are subject to change. This is not financial or investment advice.
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Singapore, March 25, 2026
NoviqChain Advances NOVQ Protocol Architecture to Address Growing On-Chain Risk Management Requirements as Institutional Capital Accelerates Crypto Exposure.
Bitcoin demonstrated notable resilience relative to broader risk assets this week, posting a monthly decline of approximately 0.2 percent even as oil price shocks pressured equity markets globally, according to reporting by Decrypt. Coinbase's head of Asia Pacific operations stated that institutional capital continues to flow into crypto assets and U.S.
Bitcoin exchange-traded funds, reinforcing the structural nature of institutional participation in on-chain markets. Separately, Strategy disclosed a $44 billion capital raise plan — comprising $21 billion in common stock authorization, $21 billion in STRC, and $2.1 billion in STRK — to continue expanding its Bitcoin holdings, with its most recent purchase totaling 1,031 BTC at a cost of $76.6 million.
As institutional participants scale their on-chain exposure at an accelerating pace, the demand for enterprise-grade risk intelligence and compliance infrastructure has reached an inflection point. NoviqChain, an AI-native on-chain intelligence and risk control protocol, is advancing its NOVQ-powered architecture to address this structural gap across emerging markets.
Institutional Scale Participation Demands Risk Infrastructure That Did Not Previously Exist
The macro environment of the past several weeks has clarified a fundamental dynamic: institutional capital's commitment to on-chain asset exposure has proven resilient to short-term price volatility.
The continued inflow into Bitcoin ETFs and the scale of Strategy's systematic accumulation program indicate that traditional financial participants are deploying long-duration on-chain positions — not tactical trades. Yet the compliance infrastructure required to support on-chain participation at institutional scale remains critically underdeveloped, particularly across high-growth emerging markets in Southeast Asia.
Counterparty risk assessment, Anti-Money Laundering transaction screening, and real-time smart contract vulnerability auditing are not optional operational layers for institutional participants — they are baseline requirements imposed by regulators from Indonesia's Otoritas Jasa Keuangan to financial oversight bodies across the broader Asia Pacific region.
Legacy blockchain analytics platforms, built for Western institutional clients with large compliance teams and high-cost tooling budgets, are structurally incapable of serving the regional enterprises, local exchanges, and retail participants who collectively constitute the next phase of global on-chain economic expansion.
NoviqChain's Three-Layer AI Stack Delivers Institutional-Grade Risk Scoring at Protocol Depth
NoviqChain is purpose-built to close this infrastructure gap. The protocol's technical foundation comprises three sequential intelligence processing layers optimized for the data volume and adversarial complexity of live multi-chain environments.
At the ingestion layer, distributed archive and full nodes deployed across major Layer-1 and Layer-2 networks — including Ethereum, Solana, BNB Chain, Arbitrum, and Optimism — continuously aggregate both confirmed block data and pending mempool transactions, enabling pre-broadcast risk assessment before capital is committed.
A Decentralized Threat Intelligence feed, sourced through the protocol's Protect-to-Earn community contribution mechanism, augments this data stream with hyper-localized threat signals from participants across target markets.
The cognitive layer applies Temporal Graph Neural Networks to reconstruct multi-hop cross-chain fund flows — including through bridge transfers and decentralized mixer interactions — and Long Short-Term Memory models to flag behavioral deviations from established address baselines.
The predictive output layer, powered by Noviq-LLM, a domain-specific Large Language Model fine-tuned on blockchain security audit corpora, synthesizes these analytical outputs into deterministic risk scores and structured compliance reports delivered via enterprise API at sub-50 millisecond latency.
This architecture operationalizes four product modules serving distinct market segments: NoviqShield for consumer transaction security, NoviqGuard for enterprise AML and KYT automation, NoviqMind for natural language on-chain data querying, and NoviqScan for continuous smart contract vulnerability monitoring.
NOVQ Protocol Economy Aligns Institutional and Retail Incentives Across Emerging Markets
"The data from this week is instructive," said Bram Veltman, Chief Executive Officer of NoviqChain. "When institutional participants continue allocating to on-chain assets through structured vehicles — ETFs, corporate treasury programs, systematic accumulation strategies — it is not simply a signal of price conviction. It is a signal that on-chain markets are maturing into a permanent institutional asset class. And permanent institutional asset classes require permanent, protocol-layer risk infrastructure. NoviqChain exists to provide exactly that — not as an analytics dashboard layered on top of existing infrastructure, but as an AI-native intelligence protocol embedded at the point of transaction execution, capable of serving the compliance and risk management requirements of both enterprise clients and the retail participants who will drive the next billion users of on-chain finance."
The NOVQ token functions as the economic engine of this protocol architecture. Enterprise clients invoking NoviqGuard and NoviqScan API endpoints for high-frequency AML screening and automated smart contract auditing are required to consume NOVQ for service access, generating sustained institutional demand across the network.
Institutional stakers unlock tiered service capabilities including ultra-low-latency API infrastructure and access to customizable AI model deployments. The Protect-to-Earn mechanism distributes NOVQ emissions to retail contributors who submit verified threat intelligence through NoviqShield, directly incentivizing the decentralized data flywheel that continuously improves model accuracy across the network.
A programmatic buy-back and burn mechanism channels a defined percentage of enterprise subscription revenue toward open-market NOVQ purchases and permanent token destruction, structurally linking protocol revenue expansion to token supply reduction. Core team allocations are subject to a 12-month cliff and 36-month linear vesting schedule per official tokenomics documentation.
About NoviqChain
NoviqChain is an AI-native on-chain intelligence and risk control protocol engineered for emerging markets, delivering institutional-grade AML compliance automation, continuous smart contract vulnerability assessment, and real-time counterparty risk scoring through a three-layer architecture combining Temporal Graph Neural Networks and a domain-specific Large Language Model.
The protocol serves enterprise B2B clients through NoviqGuard and NoviqScan and mass-market participants through NoviqShield and NoviqMind, unified by a decentralized Protect-to-Earn data contribution model that builds a proprietary localized threat intelligence flywheel. NoviqChain's primary market is Southeast Asia's rapidly expanding digital asset ecosystem, with a structured four-phase roadmap targeting expansion across the Global South.
This press release is for informational purposes only and does not constitute an offer to sell, a solicitation to buy, or a recommendation for any token or digital asset. Token utility and protocol design described herein are subject to change. This is not financial or investment advice.
www.noviqchain.com/
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Kigali, Rwanda, March 25, 2026
Only One Day Left Until Rwanda’s Financial Future Takes Center Stage
The countdown is on.
As Finnovex enters its landmark 8th year, the platform returns with a bold global rebrand—introducing a new identity, enhanced digital experience, and a sharper, execution-driven summit format.
This is more than evolution.It’s a decisive step toward building a more inclusive, digital-first financial future.
Why Finnovex Rwanda 2026 Matters—Right Now
East Africa is undergoing a financial transformation at unprecedented speed.
From mobile money dominance to fintech-driven inclusion and progressive regulation, the region is redefining how financial ecosystems operate and scale.
Finnovex Rwanda 2026 comes at a critical moment—where innovation must move beyond ideas into real-world implementation.
Theme 2026
Catalysing Fintech for an Inclusive & Digital Economy
Featured Speakers & Industry Leaders
Finnovex Rwanda 2026 will bring together an exceptional lineup of influential voices shaping the region’s financial ecosystem:
● Moise Tuyizere – Director Of Operations, Rwanda ICT Chamber
● Leila Rwagasana – Board Member, African Alliance Rwanda Ltd
● Eveque Mutabaruka – Chief Information Officer, Bank of Kigali Plc
● Kulayige Andrew – Chief Executive Officer, Britam Insurance Company (Rwanda) Ltd
● Alice Rwema – Board Director / Chief Legal Officer, Development Bank of Rwanda (BRD) PLC / Ampersand Energy
● Henry Obike – Chief Innovation Officer, I & M Bank Rwanda
● Ovia K. Tuhairwe – Chief Executive Officer, Radiant YACU Microinsurance Company
● Manzi Bruno Musinguzi – Founder & CEO, E-NSURE
● Innocent (Spencer) Africa – Chief Risk Officer, BPR Bank Rwanda Plc
● Prossie Kalisa – Executive Director – Digital and Retail Banking, Access Bank Rwanda Plc
● Nyiringango Pascal – Non-Executive Director, BPR Bank Rwanda Plc
● Olivier Abalo Abiyi – Director Support Pole, Bank of Africa (Rwanda)
● Derrick Kananura – Director of Communications and Public Relations, Rwanda Insurance Brokers Association
● Didier Shema – IT Director, BK General Insurance
● Aissatou Nabe – Director Strategy, Planning and Communication, BK Insurance Ltd
● Ngabe Rutagarama – Director, Information Technology & Digital Innovation, Development Bank of Rwanda (BRD) PLC
● Ntiranyibagirwa Ange – Group Head of Finance, Bank of Kigali Plc
● Roselyn Munyana – Head of Digital Business, NCBA Rwanda
● Fabrice Gatayire – Head, Digital Channels, Ecobank Rwanda
● Mutesi K Sharon – Head of Digital Marketing, Bank of Kigali Limited
● Patrick Gakuba – Head of Web Acquiring, Equity Bank Rwanda
● Bugingo Hakim – Head Digital Banking, Bank of Africa Rwanda
● Delphine Muziranenge – Head of Information Security, Ecobank Rwanda
● Sandra Uwadedede – Head of Business Applications, Bank of Kigali Plc
● Raoul Ndayambaje – Head Payment, Bank of Kigali Plc
● Joel Mbyayingabo – Head of Risk Management, BPR Bank Rwanda Plc
● Sam Manzi – Head of Information Security, NCBA Rwanda
● Benjamin Honoré Gitego – Head – Digital Financial Services, Bank of Kigali Plc
● Hortense Mudenge – Chief Executive Officer, Kigali International Financial Centre (KIFC)
● Marlyn Jose – Vice President, Business Development, Mintoak Innovations
● Christian Ruehmer – CEO & Co-Founder, Q-Lana Inc.
● Bright Anyanwu – Senior Compliance Manager & MLRO (West, Central & East Africa), Yellow Card
Key Strategic Themes Driving the Agenda
● Expanding fintech-driven financial inclusion across underserved communities
● Advancing digital banking and seamless customer experiences
● Strengthening fintech–bank partnerships for scalable innovation
● Enhancing cybersecurity, trust, and regulatory resilience
● Accelerating embedded finance and digital ecosystem integration
Our Valued Sponsors & Partners
Finnovex Rwanda 2026 is proudly supported by industry leaders driving financial innovation:
● Mintoak – Silver Sponsor
● Onexent – Networking Sponsor
● Qlana – Networking Sponsor
● Yellowcard- Silver Sponsor
Their partnership is instrumental in enabling collaboration, innovation, and industry advancement.
What Sets Finnovex Apart
A Curated Room of Decision-MakersWhere influence meets execution.
Action-Oriented InsightsFocused on real-world implementation—not theory.
High-Impact NetworkingDesigned to foster meaningful partnerships and growth.
Global Platform, Local RelevanceTailored to East Africa’s dynamic financial ecosystem.
Tomorrow, the Future Begins
Finnovex Rwanda 2026 is where fintech innovation meets purpose—where digital transformation accelerates inclusion and creates real economic impact.
With just one day to go, the stage is set for the conversations that will shape East Africa’s financial future.
About Finnovex
Finnovex is a globally recognized financial innovation platform connecting leaders across banking, fintech, regulation, and technology. With a strong international footprint, Finnovex creates high-trust environments where ideas translate into strategy and partnerships drive measurable impact.
Now reimagined for its 8th year, Finnovex continues to shape the future of finance—globally and regionally.
For registrations, sponsorship opportunities, and media enquiries, visit:
www.ea.finnovex.com/
www.finnovex.com

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March 24, 2026
Coinstore has unveiled OMDBlockchain, an emerging force in blockchain infrastructure, bringing its next-generation network built to modernize digital and real-world payments. Designed with full Ethereum compatibility and a hybrid architecture that combines the strengths of Layer 1 and Layer 2, OMDBlockchain aims to deliver faster, more secure, and more accessible blockchain experiences for users and developers around the world.
At the core of the ecosystem is OMDB, the network’s native ERC-20 token. As an EVM-compatible asset, OMDB integrates seamlessly with the existing Ethereum environment, enabling easy adoption by wallets, decentralized applications, and developers who want to build with familiar tools. OMDB also serves as the reward and utility token powering the entire OMDBlockchain ecosystem, supporting network incentives, transactions, and future payment applications.
The project’s hybrid architecture is one of its defining features. By combining the decentralization and security of Layer 1 with the scalability enhancements of Layer 2, OMDBlockchain is able to process transactions with high speed and low latency while maintaining strong network security. This infrastructure is built to support a wide range of future applications, including digital payments, asset transfers, real-world commerce, and enterprise-level integrations that require both reliability and performance.
OMDBlockchain positions itself as a bridge between blockchain technology and mainstream payment adoption. Its goal is to create a unified framework where digital assets can move efficiently across online and offline scenarios, allowing users and merchants to access secure, low-cost transactions without the friction seen in traditional systems. With OMDB as the centerpiece, the project aims to make blockchain a practical layer for everyday financial interactions, not just trading or speculation.
The team has released a detailed whitepaper outlining the network architecture, token model, use cases, and long-term development roadmap. It also highlights the project’s commitment to building an ecosystem that supports developers, enhances user accessibility, and provides a foundation for scalable Web3 growth.
OMDBlockchain continues to position itself as an infrastructure project focused on real utility, aiming to set new performance standards for Ethereum-compatible networks while expanding blockchain adoption in global payments and financial applications.
OMDBlockchain Official Media
Website: www.omdblockchain.com
Twitter : www.x.com/OMDBlockchain
Telegram : www.t.me/+pvqksfMWf3tlMGFh
WhatsApp : www.chat.whatsapp.com/DE7fba5b8gmCNfdMXto8nZ?mode=r_t
Discord : www.discord.com/invite/RXJuMpDszn
Reddit : www.reddit.com/r/OMDBlockchain_1/
Medium : www.medium.com/@Onemillionsdollar
About Coinstore
Accessibility. Security. Equity.
As a leading global platform for cryptocurrency and blockchain technology, Coinstore seeks to build an ecosystem that grants everyone access to digital assets and blockchain technology. With over 10 million users worldwide, Coinstore aims to become the preferred cryptocurrency trading platform and digital service provider worldwide.
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PARIS, FRANCE, March 18, 2026 
In an era of fragmented information, Proof of Talk returns to the Musée des Arts Décoratifs at the Louvre Palace on June 2 & 3 to serve as the definitive Court of Record for the digital asset industry. 
Increasingly seen by investors, asset managers, digital asset institutions, and policymakers as a venue where future trajectories are set, Proof of Talk expands the vision of Davos. 
Rejecting the standard conference format, Proof of Talk is bringing together a curated room of 2,500 decision-makers, where the world's most influential leaders will converge to break news, sign term sheets, and dictate the 2026–2027 market trajectory. 
The Content Council: 15+ Years on the Front Line of Digital Assets 
The 2026 agenda is engineered by the Content Council, a body of Editorial Architects with a combined 15+ years of dedicated digital asset coverage across Bloomberg, Fox Business, CoinDesk, and Forbes. Their collective record spans every major market cycle, regulatory inflection point, and institutional breakthrough the industry has produced. 
The Council's mandate is to shape the agenda of Proof of Talk 2026, turning it into a forum for serious, practical, and impact-driven conversations. It is led by Ben Schiller, Christine Lee, Eleanor Terrett, Frank Chaparro, Jacquelyn Melinek, Lisa Cameron, Michael del Castillo, and Pete Rizzo — eight of the most sourced journalists in the space. 
The Podcast Powerhouse: The Primary Source for Global Announcements 
Proof of Talk introduces the Podcast Powerhouse, a high-caliber media engine designed to capture and amplify world-first announcements. Featuring the industry's most trusted voices — Andy C (The Rollup), Amanda Cassatt (Endgame), Kevin Follonier (When Shift Happens), Marc Baumann (FiftyOne), and Michaël van de Poppe (New Era Finance) — this collective will serve as the primary source for global market announcements. 
The 95% C-Level Standard: Franklin Templeton, SWIFT, JP Morgan, & More 
In a room representing over $18T in AUM, the 2026 roster features the founders, C-level executives, and builders of the new financial order, brought to the table to provide proof of their vision. 
Confirmed speakers include: 
Jenny Johnson, CEO of Franklin Templeton; Tom Zschach, CIO of SWIFT; Carlos Domingo of Securitize; Diogo Mónica of Anchorage Digital, the first regulated crypto bank in America and a portfolio company of Haun Ventures; Emma Landriault, leading the JPM Coin Global Initiative at JP Morgan; Stani Kulechov of Aave, with $26 billion in TVL; Caroline Pham, former Chair of the
CFTC; Arnaud Caudoux of Bpifrance, France's €80 billion sovereign wealth fund; Julian Sawyer, CEO of Zodia Custody (founded by Northern Trust and Standard Chartered) and co-founder of Temple Digital; Tom Lee of Fundstrat/Bitmine; Rob Hadick of Dragonfly — among dozens of other elite speakers. 
The agenda is built around five themes: Tokenisation of Finance (Stablecoins, RWAs, and DeFi), Investing in Digital Assets, Bitcoin, Privacy, and a Decentralised AI & Bittensor Track. 
The Court of Record for a Maturing Asset Class 
As capital consolidates, regulatory frameworks solidify, and infrastructure reaches institutional grade, 2026 represents a structural inflection point for digital assets. 
By convening global allocators, system-level builders, and the journalists who chronicle market truth in real time, Proof of Talk establishes a disciplined forum for price discovery of ideas, mandates, and long-term conviction. 
In a market defined by cycles, Proof of Talk 2026 aims to define the next one. 
Media & Partnerships Contact: 
events@proofoftalk.io 
Passes to Access the Event: 
www.tickets.proofoftalk.io/passes

In financial markets, risk is often discussed in terms of volatility, leverage, or capital allocation.
However, in automated trading environments, risk management begins much earlier - at the architectural level.
The difference between manual trading and algorithmic systems is not only speed or efficiency. It is structural discipline. Skywinex approaches risk management as an infrastructure challenge rather than a behavioral one.
From Emotional Decisions to Rule-Based Execution
Traditional trading decisions are influenced by human factors:
Fear during drawdownsOverconfidence during profitable streaksDelayed reaction to market shiftsInconsistent adherence to strategy
Automation removes emotional variability by enforcing predefined parameters. Every trading algorithm operates within fixed logical boundaries:
Entry and exit criteriaPosition sizing rulesRisk exposure limitsMarket selection filters
These parameters are not adjusted impulsively. They are coded, tested, and deployed according to system logic. “Risk control is not something you activate after a loss,” says Richard Lennox, CEO of Skywinex. “It must be embedded in the algorithm from the start. Once execution begins, discipline should not depend on human reaction.”
Algorithm Parameters as a Risk Framework
In automated environments, risk tolerance is expressed mathematically. Key structural components include:
Capital allocation limits per cyclePredefined trade duration logicDiversification across exchangesConditional execution thresholds
Because these rules are programmatically enforced, deviation is not possible without architectural modification. This consistency reduces variability caused by emotional override - a frequent source of instability in discretionary trading. However, algorithmic discipline alone is not sufficient.
Infrastructure Stability as a Risk Factor
Automated systems depend entirely on technical reliability. If servers fail, latency increases, or execution delays occur, even well-designed algorithms can produce unintended exposure.
Skywinex integrates automated trading bots with dedicated server infrastructure designed for:
Continuous 24/7 operationHigh-speed data processingReal-time market analysisStable exchange connectivity
Server stability directly impacts:
Execution precisionSlippage controlStrategy consistency
Infrastructure reliability becomes a form of operational risk management. In automated trading, downtime is not neutral - it is exposure.
The Role of Automatic Execution
Manual intervention introduces unpredictability. Automated execution introduces repeatability. Once market conditions meet predefined criteria, execution occurs instantly - without hesitation, reinterpretation, or delay. This is particularly critical in crypto markets, which operate continuously and often experience rapid price shifts.
Automatic execution ensures:
Consistent response timeElimination of hesitation biasImmediate order placementPredictable operational behavior
The goal is not to eliminate market risk, volatility remains inherent. The objective is to eliminate behavioral inconsistency.
Architecture as the First Layer of Risk Management
Effective automated trading systems operate on three structural layers of risk control:
Algorithmic Discipline - coded rules governing exposureInfrastructure Stability - reliable server and connectivity architectureAutomated Settlement Logic - systematic result processing
In the Skywinex model, smart contracts interact with trading modules to create a defined operational cycle. While markets remain dynamic, the internal logic remains structured. This separation between market unpredictability and system predictability defines infrastructure-based risk management.
A Structural Approach to Modern Markets
As digital markets mature, investors increasingly evaluate not only performance metrics, but system design.
Questions are shifting from:
“What returns does it generate?”
to:
“How is risk controlled?”“What prevents emotional override?”“What protects execution consistency?”
In algorithmic environments, risk management is not reactive - it is architectural. Skywinex positions its trading framework within this paradigm: structured logic, infrastructure-backed execution, and automation-driven consistency.
Conclusion
Markets will always involve uncertainty. Risk cannot be removed, but it can be structured. In automated trading, the true safeguard is not human experience or intuition. It is disciplined system design. Infrastructure, not emotion, defines the modern approach to risk management.
Skywinex - algorithms in motion, infrastructure in control.
Join the conversation on:
Website: www.skywinex.com/
Email: support@skywinex.com

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, March 16, 2026

Name: 2026 ASEAN Store
Date: September 10-12, 2026;
Location: MITEC Pavilion, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Organizer: ASEAN SHOP
Website: https://www.aseanshopexpo.com/
 
Exhibition area: 30000.00 square meters
Exhibitors: 350
Visitors: 30000
Duration: 1 year 1 session
 

 

 
Exhibition Introduction:
ASEAN SHOP is a professional touring exhibition focused on major markets in Southeast Asia. Malaysia combines its rapidly developing economy with consumers who are proficient in digital technology and ready to purchase, making it an ideal market. The retail market in the country is expected to grow from approximately $89.7 billion in 2024 to $119.6 billion in 2029, with a compound annual growth rate of 5.9%, surpassing most regional peers. From AI driven payment systems to self-service vending and retail technologies, ASEAN Shopping Centers connect global innovators with the most dynamic markets in ASEAN.
 
 
The scope of exhibits includes:
 
Vending machines and self-service facilities:
Self service vending machines, vending machine accessories, payment solutions and vending machine technology, smart retail solutions, smart operation and management solutions, office coffee machines
 
Payment solution:
Payment systems, payment devices, commercial AI applications, payment service scenario solutions, device peripherals, and consumables
 
Asia Commercial Refrigeration Equipment
Supermarket Display Cases, Convenience & Specialty Store Cases, Fresh Processing & Display Equipment, Back-of-Store Storage & Processing Equipment, In-Store Processing & Fresh-Keeping Equipment, Integrated Cold Chain Solutions, Smart Control Systems
 
Asia Commercial Service Robot
 
Commercial Robotics Complete Solutions, Front Desk Reception Robot Autonomous Retail Robot, CoreComponents & Technical Support, Ancillary Equipment & Services
 
Restaurant:
Beverages, coffee, tea, dairy products, nuts, dried fruits and vegetables, healthy and functional foods, ready to eat foods, seasonings and condiments, food service and technology
 
Retail Store:
Retail stores, supermarkets, smart retail and technology, unmanned store solutions, store management systems, brand owners, franchising and brand authorization
 
Asia Commercial Display & Store Fitting
Commercial Interior Design & Fit-Out, Smart Visual Merchandising & Display, Commercial Lighting &Display Fixtures, Retail Security Solutions, Innovative Materials & Technologies
 
The audience scope includes:
service provider
Importer/Exporter
Manufacturer/Processor
Large supermarkets/retailers/wholesalers/distributors
Grocery stores, shops, supermarkets/cafes/restaurants
Media/Publications
government representative
 
 
ASEAN SHOP explores cutting-edge solutions in six professional fields, connecting industry pioneers and innovative suppliers shaping the future of ASEAN retail from smart vending and digital payments to cold chain technology. We look forward to gaining strategic insights at the ASEAN Retail Leaders Summit. Join ASEAN SHOP Malaysia - Let's shape the future of smart retail together!
 
If you are interested in exhibiting or visiting the World Expo, please contact me.
 
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Whatsapp: 19584515076
Wechat: 17658107280
 

Dubai, UAE, 01 - 02 July, 2026
The Global Credit Risk & Debt Recovery Conference 2026 is set to bring together senior decision-makers, innovators, and solution providers from across the banking, financial services, and corporate sectors. This premier two-day event will connect 100+ senior delegates and feature 25+ industry experts, providing actionable insights into the future of credit, risk, collections, and restructuring.
Why Attend:
Engage with CXOs, Credit & Collections Heads, Legal & Compliance Experts, and Finance Leaders.Learn from expert panels, case studies, and interactive sessions.Discover innovative tools and technologies shaping the future of collections and recovery.Network with regional and international peers, building strategic partnerships.
Conference Themes:
Digital Transformation & Automation in CollectionsAdvanced Analytics & AI in Risk ManagementStrategic Debt Recovery & RestructuringCompliance & Regulatory UpdatesProduct Steering & Operational Efficiency
This event provides a unique opportunity to learn, collaborate, and contribute to shaping the future of credit risk and recovery strategies in the region.
Sponsorship & Registration:
Explore partnership opportunities or register your interest here: www.thegcrd.com/register.html
About TAB Group:
TAB Group delivers large-scale conferences, exhibitions, and bespoke events across Banking & Financial Services, Mining, Agriculture, and Building Materials, creating impactful platforms that drive collaboration and growth.

March 14, 2026
CryptoPromo, a premier global influencer marketing agency, and Proleo.io, an award-winning full-service PR and marketing firm, today announced a strategic partnership designed to provide an unparalleled 360-degree growth ecosystem for Web3, DeFi, and Fintech projects.
This alliance combines CryptoPromo’s massive influencer network—which includes high-quality verified YouTube and X (Twitter) creators—with Proleo.io’s deep expertise in high-tier PR distribution, content strategy, and brand authority. By bridging the gap between viral influencer momentum and institutional-grade public relations, the two agencies aim to set a new standard for how blockchain projects scale in 2026.
Integrated Growth for a Rapid Market In a market where speed and trust are the primary currencies, this partnership allows clients to access a unified suite of services, including:
Viral Influencer Campaigns: Immediate exposure through CryptoPromo’s exclusive network of 1.5M+ subscribers.High-Authority PR: Placement in top-tier finance and crypto news outlets via Proleo.io’s established media relations.Strategic Advisory: Comprehensive marketing roadmaps designed to take projects from pre-launch phases to major exchange listings.
About CryptoPromo Since 2021, CryptoPromo has established itself as the world’s best crypto marketing agency for influencer-led growth. Specializing in YouTube and X marketing, they have successfully collaborated with over 5,000 projects, providing 4K content and organic reach for token launches, DeFi protocols, and GameFi startups.
Website: www.cryptopromo.io
About Proleo: Proleo.io is a multi-disciplinary Crypto Marketing and PR agency and part of Proleo Group. Known for its award-winning strategies and PR campaigns. Proleo.io provides high-impact PR, content creation, and digital marketing services specifically tailored for the Fintech and Web3 sectors.
Website: www.proleo.io

Happo-en, Tokyo, 7-8 April, 2026
An International Conference Shaping the Future of Web3 and AI to Be Held in Tokyo TEAMZ Summit 2026, a global conference bringing together leaders from the Web3 and AI industries around the world, will soon be held at Happo-en in Tokyo.
At this summit, leading companies, government representatives, startups, and investors working at the forefront of next-generation technologies will gather to discuss the future of Japan’s and the global technology ecosystem.
This year’s summit will focus on Web3 and AI as its central themes, featuring the latest trends across a wide range of fields, including blockchain, digital assets, RWA, stablecoins, and AI innovation.
TEAMZ Summit 2026 Overview
Event Name
TEAMZ Web3 / AI Summit 2026
Dates
April 7, 2026 (Day 1)
April 8, 2026 (Day 2)
Venue
Happo-en, Tokyo
Expected Participants
More than 10,000 participants from around the world, including companies in the Web3 and AI industries, startups, investors, and government representatives
Official Website
www.teamz.co.jp/en
Sponsor Introduction
TEAMZ Summit 2026 is made possible through the support of leading companies in the Web3 and AI sectors.
Many domestic and international companies will participate in this summit as sponsors, supporting the growth of Japan’s technology ecosystem.
XRP Tokyo
XRP Tokyo 2026 is one of the largest conferences in Japan dedicated to XRP and the XRP Ledger (XRPL). The event is hosted by the XRPL Japan Association and organized with Asia Web3 Alliance Japan serving as the Managing Partner.
The digital asset XRP has long been adopted as a bridge currency supporting the global Internet of Value, thanks to its exceptional transaction speed, cost efficiency, and low environmental impact. Today, its role extends beyond cross-border payments into new financial frontiers, including institutional adoption, tokenization of real-world assets (RWA), and decentralized finance (DeFi).
At this event, Tokyo’s Happoen will bring together leading voices from around the world, including industry leaders, developers, and companies driving the XRPL ecosystem. The program will highlight the latest technologies and roadmap of the XRP Ledger, the infrastructure that underpins XRP’s reliability and scalability.
As a platform where community and business intersect, XRP Tokyo aims to reaffirm the potential of XRP while fostering new insights, collaborations, and opportunities that will help shape the next generation of financial infrastructure.
www.xrpl.jp/
CARDANO
Cardano is a public proof-of-stake blockchain built on peer-reviewed research and open-source engineering. Designed for security, scalability, and sustainability, it enables decentralized applications and real-world solutions ranging from digital identity to financial services. The network is supported by a global community and governed through an evolving decentralized governance system.
www.cardano.org/
SBI VC Trade
SBI VC Trade Co., Ltd., under the slogan “Crypto Assets, also SBI,” leverages the comprehensive capabilities of the SBI Group—one of Japan’s largest internet-based financial groups—to provide a full lineup of services for crypto asset trading. As a registered crypto asset exchange service provider, Type I Financial Instruments Business Operator, and Electronic Payment Instruments Service Provider, the company operates under a robust security framework and offers services beyond simple crypto trading, including crypto asset management solutions and institutional services. In addition, SBI VC Trade was the first in Japan to begin handling the stablecoin USD Coin (USDC) and supports institutions in holding crypto assets, continuing to develop innovative services and business models based on a customer-centric philosophy.
www.sbivc.co.jp/
Second Swap
SecondSwap is an on-chain infrastructure platform that provides secondary liquidity for locked tokens and tokenized real-world assets (RWA).
The platform enables otherwise illiquid allocations - such as vesting tokens, private allocations, and structured RWAs - to be traded in transparent markets without forcing early unlocks.
By working directly with Layer 1 ecosystems and token issuers, it enables secure on-chain settlement and transparent price discovery, turning locked allocations into active markets while preserving the original token supply structure.
www.secondswap.io/
STARTALE
Startale Group is a leading global crypto solutions provider on a mission to build the next civilization by bringing the world onchain. The company co-develops Soneium with Sony Group Corporation and is developing Strium through SBI Holdings, a platform enabling 24/7 trading of tokenized securities. Startale powers onchain finance through its native stablecoins JPYSC and USDSC, and offers the Startale App, a SuperApp that unifies asset management, engagement and exploring blockchain applications into a single seamless experience.
www.startale.com/en
AAC
AAC Holdings is a premier Japan-based institutional holding company that has established the first dedicated structural bridge between Japanese and Asian institutional and family office capital and the high-growth economies of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) region.
Headquartered in Tokyo, AAC operates through a fully integrated ecosystem of eight specialized subsidiaries with licensed operations across the United Arab Emirates. This includes ADGM-regulated advisory in Abu Dhabi, VARA-licensed digital asset services in Dubai, and fully licensed entities in the free zones of Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) and Sharjah. The holding company structure delivers unified governance and end-to-end control from capital deployment to full asset management.
AAC provides sophisticated cross-border investment solutions for institutional investors, family offices, and corporations, with core expertise in premium off-plan real estate — including commercial and hospitality developments supported by complete day-one management — and real-world asset (RWA) tokenization through its proprietary MIRAI-X platform.
The group is also leading the strategic expansion of Japanese digital IP, gaming, and esports into the GCC, offering fully compliant publishing, development, and operational frameworks.
Guided by a strict governance-first philosophy and multi-jurisdictional regulatory compliance, AAC is committed to forging long-term strategic partnerships that align capital with enduring global opportunities.
www.aacholdings.co.jp/
www.linkedin.com/company/assets-advisors-capital/
ENVO
Envo is an innovative one-stop Web3 social platform designed to reshape the future of encrypted social networking. Leveraging its unique advantages in privacy protection, community traffic aggregation, large-scale encrypted online meetings, and multi-functional encrypted red envelopes, Envo is committed to providing users with a safer, more fun, and freer social experience. Through continuous technological innovation and rich product features, Envo is fully prepared for a smooth transition for Web2 users and will bring unprecedented value to Web3 users.
www.envo.social/
HashPort
With a mission of "spreading potential value into our daily lives." HashPort is the leading solution provider supporting the social implementation of blockchain technology.
From April to October 2025, HashPort developed and operated the "EXPO 2025 Digital Wallet" for the Osaka-Kansai Expo. This Application was utilized for distributing commemorative stamps for pavilion visits and managing reward benefits. During the Expo, the wallet achieved a cumulative total of approximately 1 million downloads and successfully processed over 5.9 million transactions.
The renewal version, "HashPort Wallet" supports multiple blockchains—including Aptos, Ethereum, Polygon, and Base—and enables seamless connectivity to external Dapps.
www.hashport.io/
Aptos
Aptos is a high-performance proof-of-stake layer-one blockchain. Aptos’ breakthrough technology, scalable infrastructure and user safeguards are designed to power the next generation of financial systems by offering unparalleled high throughput and low latency that can scale to billions of users.
www.aptosnetwork.com/
BINANCE JAPAN
Binance Japan is the Japanese entity of Binance, one of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchanges.
Binance serves more than 300 million users globally and is one of the largest digital asset ecosystems in the world, with approximately USD 15.4 billion in 24-hour trading volume and over 50% liquidity share.
It is currently licensed in 21 countries and provides a wide range of blockchain-related services, including trading, asset management, and payments.
Binance Japan is a fully registered operator with the Kanto Local Finance Bureau (Crypto Asset Exchange Service Provider No. 00031) and launched its domestic services in August 2023.
It offers the largest number of listed tokens in Japan* and the highest number of supported tokens for Earn services in the domestic market (28 tokens).
By sharing liquidity with Binance Global, it provides a stable trading environment in Japan with JPY settlement available.
Its main services include spot trading of crypto assets (through both brokerage and exchange services), asset management services such as Simple Earn, and automatic recurring purchases.
In October 2025, Binance Japan entered into a capital and business alliance agreement with PayPay Corporation, and is actively promoting further development of Japan’s digital asset market through expanded synergies between Binance and PayPay.
www.binance.com/ja
eole Inc.
eole inc. is a technology company driving the convergence of AI infrastructure and crypto-asset finance.
The company operates an AI data center business centered on GPU servers, while also advancing the development of a next-generation financial platform, “Neo Crypto Bank,” which integrates crypto treasury management, lending, and programmable finance.
Through these initiatives, eole is working to build a new economic infrastructure for the AI era.
www.eole.co.jp/
UPBOND
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Sydney, Australia, March 12, 2026 
In the early days of cryptocurrency, long before digital assets became part of mainstream finance, a small group of investors saw potential where others saw uncertainty. Among them was Liam Cooper, an Australian entrepreneur who quietly built his fortune during Bitcoin’s formative years.
Today, Cooper remains a private figure. He rarely appears in public or gives interviews. But the company he founded, Luxorium, is beginning to attract attention in the global crypto investment space.
A career built during the first crypto boom
According to people familiar with his background, Liam Cooper entered the cryptocurrency market in 2012, when Bitcoin was still largely unknown outside small technology communities. Early investments during that period helped Cooper build substantial capital. Over time, this also placed him within circles of experienced traders, investors, and crypto enthusiasts, particularly in Sydney’s growing network of high-net-worth investors.
For several years, Cooper remained active in the market but stayed outside the public spotlight. Instead of building a personal brand, he focused on trading strategies, analytics, and developing relationships with professionals across the digital asset ecosystem. Those connections would later become the foundation for Luxorium.
The idea behind Luxorium
The concept for Luxorium began forming around 2020, during a period of rapid growth and volatility in cryptocurrency markets. Rather than relying on a single trading strategy, Cooper and a group of industry specialists explored ways to combine multiple approaches within one investment structure.
The idea was simple in principle: diversify revenue sources across several areas of the crypto economy while applying advanced analytics and automation. After several years of research, testing, and model development, Luxorium was officially established in Sydney in 2025. Luxorium currently employs more than 200 specialists across trading, technology, and analytics teams. The company's authorised capital is 900 million Australian dollars.
Building a multi-strategy crypto platform
Luxorium positions itself as a technology-driven financial company focused on digital asset investment solutions.
The company combines nine sources of income:
day tradingswing tradingmedium-term tradinglong-term tradingfutures tradingrobotics tradingcrypto arbitrageDeFi stakingCurrency Exchange

Artificial intelligence and machine learning tools play a central role in the company’s analytical infrastructure. These systems analyze historical market data, detect price discrepancies across exchanges, and assist traders in executing strategies more efficiently.
Technology and automation
Automation has become a key focus for many firms operating in the crypto space. Luxorium has invested heavily in algorithmic trading systems designed to react to market movements in real time. The company’s robotic trading technology uses large historical datasets and predictive models to support decision-making. By removing emotional bias from trading activity, automated systems aim to create more stable performance across volatile market conditions.
Luxorium also uses AI-powered market scanning to identify arbitrage opportunities across cryptocurrency exchanges. Digital asset markets are fragmented, and the price of the same asset can temporarily differ between trading platforms. The company’s analytical systems continuously monitor multiple exchanges in real time, detecting even small discrepancies in pricing.
When such gaps appear, the system signals potential opportunities for rapid execution. By combining automated monitoring with algorithmic trading tools, Luxorium can react quickly to changing market conditions and execute transactions while the price imbalance still exists. This approach allows the firm to take advantage of short-lived inefficiencies in the market, which are often difficult for manual traders to capture due to the speed at which cryptocurrency prices move.
Over time, the collected trading data is used to further refine the algorithms. Machine learning models analyze historical patterns, helping the system improve its ability to detect profitable scenarios and adapt to evolving market behavior.
Why the founder stays private
Despite growing interest in the company, Liam Cooper continues to maintain a low public profile. This decision is intentional. Cooper prefers to keep the focus on technology and the company’s long-term development rather than on personal publicity.
“In the crypto industry, attention often shifts to personalities instead of real work,” Cooper says. “I’ve always believed that what truly matters is the strength of the technology, the quality of the team, and the results the company can deliver over time.”
In addition to his business activities, Cooper is also known to support several charitable initiatives, although details about these projects are rarely disclosed publicly.
A new phase for crypto investment firms
The cryptocurrency industry has matured significantly since the early 2010s. What began as a niche technology experiment has evolved into a global financial sector with institutional participation. Companies like Luxorium represent a new generation of crypto firms that combine trading expertise, financial infrastructure, and advanced technology.
Whether Luxorium becomes a major player in the industry remains to be seen. But its origins in the early days of Bitcoin and its multi-strategy approach reflect a broader shift taking place across the digital asset investment landscape.
Website: www.luxorium.group

Moscow, Russia, March 11, 2026

On April 14–15, 2026, Moscow will host Blockchain Forum 2026 — the largest crypto and Web3 event in the CIS region. Over the years, the forum has evolved into a key industry platform where digital asset leaders, banks, investment funds and technology companies converge to shape the future of the market.
Blockchain Forum is not merely a conference; it is an infrastructure-level meeting point for the ecosystem. It is where strategic discussions take place, partnerships are formed and projects that define the direction of the digital asset industry are launched.
Scale and Market Concentration
The 2026 edition is expected to bring together over 20,000 participants from 100+ countries, 250 exhibiting companies and more than 200 exclusive speakers, many of whom will be speaking in Russia for the first time.
This creates a rare concentration of expertise, capital and technological innovation on a single platform.
Attendees include investors, venture funds, banks, crypto exchanges, Web3 startups and infrastructure providers, enabling direct dialogue between builders, capital and institutional stakeholders.
200+ Exclusive Speakers
The agenda will feature leaders of major crypto platforms, investment executives, digital asset regulation experts and technology innovators. Many of these speakers rarely appear in the region, making Blockchain Forum a valuable opportunity for direct engagement and first-hand insights.
Exhibition and Practical Use Cases
The exhibition area will host 250 leading crypto companies presenting infrastructure solutions, new products and emerging technologies. Participants will not only hear about trends from the stage but also explore real-world applications — from product premieres to direct interaction with founders and teams.
AI Future Forum: The Convergence of AI and Web3
A dedicated AI Future Forum will take place alongside the main agenda, focusing on the integration of artificial intelligence and blockchain technologies. The convergence of AI and Web3 is widely regarded as one of the defining directions of digital economy development in the coming years.
Networking as a Strategic Asset
Blockchain Forum is recognized as a strategic networking environment. Beyond the main stages, negotiations take place, investment discussions unfold and long-term partnerships are initiated. The structure of the event enables participants to gain, in two days, the level of access and insights that would otherwise require months of fragmented communication.
Official Afterparty Headliner — L’One
The official Afterparty will be headlined by L’One, one of the most prominent artists on the Russian stage. His live performance will serve as the culmination of the forum, bringing participants together in the atmosphere of a large-scale show combined with premium networking.
The Afterparty traditionally extends the business agenda into a more informal yet equally valuable environment for relationship-building.
Blockchain Forum 2026 represents a combination of strategic dialogue, technological innovation and capital concentration, creating a space where decisions are made and the future of the market is shaped.
Tickets are available on the official website. A 10% discount is available with promo code: BTCWire
More details: www.blockchain.forum/en/

WARSAW, Poland, March 9, 2026
Next Block Expo (NBX), one of Europe’s leading Web3 industry events, returns for its 6th edition on March 24-25, 2026, in Warsaw. With a new, larger venue, organizers are preparing to welcome the largest audience in the event’s history, further strengthening NBX’s position as a leading Web3 meeting platform in Central and Eastern Europe.
The main sponsor of the event is zondacrypto.
Expert-Led Agenda and Top-Tier Speakers
NBX 2026 will bring together nearly 200 experts from around the world - including industry leaders, founders, exchange representatives, investors, and regulators. The agenda features keynote speeches, workshops, and panel discussions covering the most pressing topics in Web3 and crypto, including current regulatory developments with a particular focus on the MiCA regulation.
The stage will host prominent industry figures such as Georg Harer (Co-CEO, Bybit EU), Miko Matsumura (gumi Cryptos Capital), Rafał Zaorski, as well as representatives from the political sphere.
“With every edition, we raise the bar and the sixth edition of NBX will be the strongest yet. Web3 is entering a phase of maturity, with greater emphasis on regulation, security, and real-world applications. NBX 2026 will be the place where this transformation is discussed by market leaders,” says Dawid Kustra, CEO of Next Block Expo.
EXPO Zone, Networking & KOL Zone
The EXPO zone will feature leading companies from the Web3 and fintech sectors, including: zondacrypto (main sponsor), WEEX, BingX, Bybit EU, Kanga, Only Best Miners, Digital Energy, BYDFi, Neti, Advapay, Lukka, Crypto Swift, and many others.
Organizers have also planned a series of side events, including an exclusive VIP & Speakers Networking Cocktail ahead of the official conference opening, as well as an afterparty inspired by the 1990s and 2000s.
As in previous years, attendees can expect dedicated networking sessions, including “Women in Web3” meetups. All registered participants will gain access to the new NBX networking app, enabling them to schedule 1:1 meetings and connect in a dedicated networking zone.
A new addition to the EXPO area will be the invitation-only KOL Zone, where selected participants will have the opportunity to engage directly with key opinion leaders and industry experts.
NBX Awards & Polish Blockchain Week
An integral part of the event will be the NBX Awards Gala, recognizing innovative Web3 projects across 14 categories selected through community voting.
For the third time, Next Block Expo will serve as the flagship event of Polish Blockchain Week - a nationwide initiative featuring a series of events organized by partners, sponsors, and industry communities. The initiative further reinforces Poland’s position as a key blockchain innovation hub in the region.
About Next Block Expo (NBX)
Next Block Expo, the European Blockchain Festival, is one of the largest Web3 events in Europe, hosted in major innovation hubs such as Berlin and Warsaw. NBX brings together a unique community of experts, developers, investors, traders, and regulators, creating unparalleled networking and business opportunities.