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The organizers of the Dubai TOKEN2049 Summit plan to postpone the event to April 21-22, 2027. The conference was originally scheduled to take place from April 29 to April 30, 2026, but recent conflicts in the Middle East have spread to Dubai.

ChainCatcher news, at the global Web3 event Token2049 in Singapore that concluded this week, AID participated in several important activities.AID delivered a keynote speech titled "AI × DeFi: From Experiment to Global Adoption" at the main venue, presented by Global Business Manager Mark Henry and Strategic Development Manager Sahin, showcasing AID's latest advancements in technological innovation and global strategic layout.Additionally, AID hosted the DeFi × AI Summit on October 2, inviting guests such as ROVE founder White Lie, DeFi Talks founder Alberto Cuculachi, and Core Builders Ecosystem Head Ankit Raj to discuss the development trends of AI technology and decentralized finance.Through the keynote speech and the thematic side event, AID demonstrated its exploration and practice in the intersection of AI and DeFi.

ChainCatcher live report, Consensys founder and CEO Joseph Lubin, Ethereum Foundation co-executive director Tomasz Stanczak, and EigenCloud founder and CEO Sreeram Kannan jointly attended the TOKEN 2049 conference to share insights in the roundtable discussion "Ten Years In: Ethereum's Next Frontier."Consensys CEO Joseph Lubin reminisced about the early days filled with crypto anarchism, when the slogan was "Kill the banks." However, Ethereum's greatest achievement lies in choosing evolution over revolution, successfully integrating both crypto anarchists and large banking institutions into the same ecosystem.He also shared that his L2 project Linea allocates 85% of tokens to the ecosystem, burning 20% of transaction fees to support the mainnet, demonstrating how L2 should give back to the main chain. Ethereum Foundation co-executive director Tomasz Stanczak revealed that the foundation aims for gas usage to reach 100 million by March next year, which will increase computing power by about three times. The focus for the coming year will be on finality, privacy, and security. He emphasized that L1 and L2 have a mutually reinforcing relationship and encouraged more customized L2s to develop for specific markets.EigenCloud founder Sreeram Kannan believes Ethereum is the "trust layer of humanity," which is especially important in the age of AI. When AI can perfectly mimic anyone, ensuring that AI agents fulfill their promises and establishing accountability become critical issues. He introduced EigenLayer, which can protect any decentralized network through ETH staking and launched a fully deterministic AI reasoning pipeline to implement accountability mechanisms.The three guests unanimously advised builders not to worry about which chain to choose but to focus on what truly matters. Kannan stated that the infrastructure is ready, and now more ambitious applications are needed to disrupt the entire economic system.

ChainCatcher live report, Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino, Tether USAT CEO Bo Hines, Cantor Fitzgerald President Brandon Lutnick, and Anchorage Digital Founder and CEO Nathan McCauley jointly attended the TOKEN 2049 conference to share insights on the "USA₮" roundtable.Paolo emphasized at the conference that USA₮ and USDT will achieve full interoperability, allowing for one-to-one exchanges through both decentralized finance and centralized channels, providing users with a seamless experience. He expressed confidence in predicting that USA₮ will exceed a market value of $100 billion within five years, noting that the AI economy will be a key driving force. Paolo also estimated that there will be 3 billion AI agents trading within five years, and these agents will undoubtedly use stablecoins. He admitted that existing Layer 2 solutions are completely inadequate to support this scale of growth, which is why Tether is making deep investments at the infrastructure level.As the CEO of USA₮, Bo Hines is extremely optimistic about the market prospects. He believes that the Treasury's prediction of "the global stablecoin market reaching $1 trillion in the coming years" is overly conservative, and the actual figure will far exceed this level. He emphasized that the unique value of USA₮ lies in it being the first fully compliant U.S. stablecoin product, capable of seamlessly integrating with existing banking technology.Brandon Lutnick provided valuable insights from the perspective of traditional finance. He recounted the painful experience of Cantor Fitzgerald losing 658 employees in the 9/11 attacks and how the company rebuilt and doubled its investment banking scale in the past 12-18 months. As one of the 25 primary dealers in the U.S., Cantor ranked first in U.S. stock IPOs in the first half of 2025, but Lutnick emphasized that the flexibility of being a private investment bank is what truly enabled them to enter the crypto space.Nathan McCauley shared his unique experiences from the perspective of a regulatory pioneer. When Anchorage was founded in 2017-2018, it focused on institutional clients and obtained a federal banking charter during Trump's first term, becoming a trailblazer in the crypto space. Nathan revealed that he had long foreseen Trump becoming a candidate supportive of crypto, as the first Trump administration demonstrated a pioneering spirit. Today, Tether is indeed one of the most critical strategic assets in the U.S.

ChainCatcher news, at the Token2049 conference in Singapore, CoinUp delivered a keynote speech titled "From Listing to Futures: Building a Comprehensive Trading Ecosystem." CoinUp stated that the platform is building a "crypto oasis" ecosystem with four pillars: spot trading, contract trading, financial services, and smart tools, while continuously exploring the future through its self-developed public chain CP Chain and AI risk control technology.CoinUp reviewed its four-year development journey: from establishing a foundation of security and compliance, to rapid expansion in the spot market, and then to innovative breakthroughs in derivatives. Today, the platform serves millions of users in over 200 countries worldwide, with a daily trading volume exceeding $3 billion. CoinUp emphasized that Listing (spot) serves as the starting point for projects entering the market, providing liquidity and a bridge for value discovery; Futures (contracts) empower users to achieve risk management and strategy innovation through flexible leverage and diversified derivative tools. With a one-stop trading ecosystem and insurance fund, CoinUp helps users seize market opportunities brought by the integration of Web3 and traditional finance.

ChainCatcher news, Synbo Labs Operations Manager attended the "RootData SG Summit" in Singapore, gathering with industry partners from Boyaa Interactive (HK0434), Huaxing Capital (HK1911), Northern Light Venture Capital, Solana Foundation, IOBC Capital, MEXC, Mask, Solayer, TRON, Top.one, and others.As an innovative team focused on building decentralized capital market infrastructure, Synbo brought the latest exploration on the StableLayer dual certificate model and Position Proof, engaging in lively discussions with guests about the future of RWA, stablecoins, and the on-chain primary market.

ChainCatcher news, the next-generation digital sovereign hardware wallet Digital Shield, made its debut today at the Token2049 conference (booth number: MB4 90). The booth attracted many industry professionals for discussions.It is reported that the product's core highlights are the revolutionary "air signature" technology and seamless ecological compatibility, aiming to completely reshape the user experience of cold storage wallets. Its underlying technology is still powered by military-grade EAL6+ security chips and adheres to 100% open-source verifiability.This launch and presentation mark the official introduction of Digital Shield, which combines "extreme security" with "minimalist experience," to the global market, dedicated to establishing a new standard of asset sovereignty for Web3 users.

ChainCatcher live report, Binance CEO Richard Teng, Bitwise CEO Hunter Horsley, Circle President Heath Tarbert, and CME Group Global Head of Products Tim McCourt jointly attended the TOKEN 2049 conference to share insights at the roundtable discussion on "Institutional Capital Flow into Digital Assets." The speakers unanimously agreed that 2025 marks the true entry of cryptocurrencies into the mainstream institutional era.The U.S. SEC and CFTC have shown remarkable speed in promoting regulatory clarity, and the UK's FCA will lift the ban on crypto ETPs in October. Hunter emphasized that this is not just a story of the U.S. market, but global regulators are reassessing their positions. Richard pointed out that while regulatory clarity does not equal innovation, support from the U.S. will accelerate institutional adoption and trigger global regulatory competition, as countries seek to attract talent and investment.Tim revealed that the group's average daily open interest in the third quarter reached $23-23.5 billion, surpassing $40 billion in September, with an average daily trading volume of $15 billion in August, a year-over-year increase of over 200%. Additionally, Solana futures reached $1 billion in open interest in just five months, setting the fastest record, far exceeding Ethereum's eight months and Bitcoin's three years.Keith emphasized that stablecoins are becoming a key channel for institutions to enter digital assets. Dollar-pegged stablecoins like USDC not only strengthen the international status of the dollar, allowing global users to seamlessly send dollars 24/7, but also provide institutions with a bridge to access a broader digital asset space.

ChainCatcher live report, Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino, Paxos founder and CEO Charles Cascarilla, and Dragonfly general partner Rob Hadick jointly attended the TOKEN 2049 conference to share insights on the "Stablecoin and the Billion-Dollar Payment Transformation" roundtable.Paolo Ardoino stated that USDT has 500 million users in emerging markets, with 35% using it as a savings account. 60-70% of USDT transactions involve only stablecoins themselves, indicating that it has moved beyond being merely a cryptocurrency and has become an independent form of currency. In regions with unstable currencies such as Turkey, Argentina, and Vietnam, where local currencies depreciate by as much as 50-60% annually, stablecoins provide financial stability for billions who cannot access dollars.Charles Cascarilla pointed out that the industry has undergone a critical transformation in the past 18 months: high inflation has prompted stablecoins to start being used outside the crypto space; the U.S. government's attitude has shifted from regulatory resistance to embrace; the passage of the GENIUS Act has established a clear legal framework and set global standards. "Eight years ago, everyone was asking what the business model of stablecoins was; now every institution transferring dollars across borders is thinking about how to use it."Rob Hadick revealed that about 10% of remittances from the U.S. to India and from the U.S. to Mexico have used stablecoins, and this $200 trillion market is eight times the size of the crypto market. "Small and medium-sized enterprises are poorly served by traditional banks; they need frictionless capital flow." Dragonfly's investment strategy focuses on companies that excel in the "last mile"—those that solve compliance issues and directly face consumers, rather than merely acting as an API aggregation intermediary.Finally, Paolo mentioned that profits are expected to reach $30 billion in 2024, with even higher projections for 2025. There are financing plans in place, but the funding is not due to a lack of money.The most notable initiative is the African power project: aiming to establish a decentralized power system by 2030-2031, setting up solar charging stations in villages (equipped with 300 rechargeable batteries), with a $3 monthly subscription allowing for 4 battery swaps. Currently, 500 stations have been built, serving 500,000 users, with plans to expand to 100,000-150,000 stations. "From space, Africa's nights will no longer be dark, creating a vast economy around USDT." Other areas of expansion include peer-to-peer AI, telecommunications, and social media. Paolo clearly stated that there are currently no IPO plans.