{"id":"the-bridge-summit","hidden":false,"ipfs":"QmPh5FTbxXLCME2otnC85VLK673WWYyW25UqE68PN9TR9f","language":"en","transactionHash":"0x200b6acb83e4733d0d5b98accc0ae089c4e5a4264d4088618a8d58094789e036","created":"2026-10-03T12:15:24.797Z","updated":"2026-10-03T18:28:28.849Z","title":"THE BRIDGE SUMMIT","summary":"The Bridge Summit is a Conference that convenes global Web3 projects, institutions, investors, media and the Korean crypto community for a single-day program on digital assets, AI and tokenized finance.","content":"**The Bridge Summit** was a single-day digital-asset conference held on Monday, September 28, 2026, at Josun Palace, A Luxury Collection Hotel, in the Gangnam district of Seoul, South Korea.[\\[1\\]](#cite-id-hhtg5h3nmg) Presented by the Korean broadcaster TV Chosun and the Seoul-based [Web3](https://iq.wiki/wiki/web3) firm Bridge34 and co-hosted with the Silicon Valley venture fund [Hack VC](https://iq.wiki/wiki/hack-vc) as main partner, the summit was positioned as the forum that opened [Korea Blockchain Week (KBW)](https://iq.wiki/wiki/korea-blockchain-week-kbw) 2026, convening global [Web3](https://iq.wiki/wiki/web3) projects, financial institutions, media, regulators and Korean retail investors under one roof to discuss digital assets, artificial intelligence (AI) and tokenized finance.​[\\[2\\]](#cite-id-zxpnh1bq63)​\n\nThe program ran from 09:00 to 17:45 and comprised 23 sessions and 40 speakers spread across keynotes, special talks, solo sessions, fireside chats and roundtables. The organizers described the event as an invitation-based premium conference curated for depth of participation rather than scale, with mainstream attendee categories that included media, institutions and \"$1B+ Web3.\"​\n\n![](https://ipfs.everipedia.org/ipfs/QmUv6VB575vroeXgxFMqMLSiMkndMoihB7sHsZdLa1KTg5)\n\n## Concept and Format\n\nThe Bridge Summit was built around a deliberate contrast with the closed-door format common to institutional finance events. The organizers stated that most such gatherings place funds, banks, listed companies and regulators in private rooms separated from the wider market, and that the summit instead placed the institutional stage in the same building as the people who trade, build and shape market sentiment. The event was explicitly described as neither a side event nor a closed-door briefing, but a venue where institutional market actors met practitioners and retail investors before [Korea Blockchain Week](https://iq.wiki/wiki/korea-blockchain-week-kbw) began.​\n\nThe physical layout reflected this intent. The summit used one main stage for keynotes, panels and roundtables and one open floor where institutions, projects and Korean retail investors shared space throughout the day. Partner booths and a networking area were designed to bring retail voices into the room and connect projects with users, media and communities on site. The organizers framed the summit as a point where Korean regulators, public institutions and market leaders could outline preparation for the next phase of digital assets, and where traditional finance capital might meet [Web3](https://iq.wiki/wiki/web3) technology.[\\[2\\]](#cite-id-zxpnh1bq63)​\n\nThe recurring themes advertised for the event were \"AI · STO · Stablecoin,\" framed more broadly as digital assets, [tokenization](https://iq.wiki/wiki/tokenization), AI and tokenized finance. The event was presented bilingually in Korean and English throughout.​\n\n## Program and Sessions\n\nDoors opened at 09:00 for check-in, and the official program began with opening remarks at 09:30.[\\[4\\]](#cite-id-6xlt32oovu) The schedule ran from 09:00 to 17:45 and was organized so that the morning reviewed Korean virtual-asset regulation, the outlook for global exchanges in the Asian market and the potential use of [stablecoin](https://iq.wiki/wiki/stablecoin) infrastructure, while the afternoon focused on the security token offering (STO) market outlook, real-world asset (RWA) [tokenization](https://iq.wiki/wiki/tokenization) and decentralized AI.[\\[3\\]](#cite-id-x24scq2vtv)​\n\nThe day opened with remarks from Jungho Yoon of TV Chosun at 09:20, followed by congratulatory remarks from National Assembly members Byungduk Min and Kangil Lee. The regulatory keynotes followed: Youngjun Yoo, Director General for Digital Financial Policy at the Financial Services Commission (FSC), spoke on \"Outlook and Expected Effects of Korea's Digital Asset Regulation,\" and Taeseok Kim, head of the Virtual Asset Examination Team at the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS), spoke on \"A Globalizing Korean Market, Clearer Rules.\" [Arthur Hayes](https://iq.wiki/wiki/arthur-hayes), chief investment officer of Maelstrom and co-founder of [BitMEX](https://iq.wiki/wiki/bitmex), delivered a special AI talk titled \"FLOP, Food for [AI Agents](https://iq.wiki/wiki/ai-agents).\"[\\[2\\]](#cite-id-zxpnh1bq63)​\n\nThe late morning featured solo sessions and a fireside chat: Lennix Lai of [OKX](https://iq.wiki/wiki/okx) Wallet presented \"xStocks: Bringing Global Assets Onchain,\" [Chris Feng](https://iq.wiki/wiki/chris-feng) of AXIS Robotics presented \"The Compounding Data Engine for Physical AI,\" [Michael Heinrich](https://iq.wiki/wiki/michael-heinrich) of 0G took part in a fireside chat moderated by [Elena Kang](https://iq.wiki/wiki/elena-kang) of Presto, Miru Lee of Stage Five gave the keynote \"Where Telecom Begins, [Web3](https://iq.wiki/wiki/web3) Begins,\" and [Vincent Chok](https://iq.wiki/wiki/vincent-chok) of First Digital presented \"The Future of [Stablecoins](https://iq.wiki/wiki/stablecoin) & Agentic Payments\" before the lunch break at 12:20.\n\nThe afternoon resumed at 13:00 with two keynotes on tokenized finance: YongJae Lee of Mirae Asset delivered the STO keynote \"The Future of Finance Built by Security Tokens and [Digital Assets](https://iq.wiki/wiki/digital-assets),\" and Sanghui Shin of Hana Financial Group delivered the stablecoin keynote \"Tokenized Finance and the Future Agenda for Financial Institutions.\" These were followed by the roundtable \"[Digital Assets](https://iq.wiki/wiki/digital-assets) Through Institutional Eyes: ETFs, Security Tokens, and the Korean Market,\" featuring Christian Crowley of [a16z crypto](https://iq.wiki/wiki/a16z-crypto), [Rodney Yesep](https://iq.wiki/wiki/rodney-yesep) of [Hack VC](https://iq.wiki/wiki/hack-vc) and Samuel Shim of Meritz Securities, moderated by Fireant of Bridge34.\n\nFurther solo sessions spanned the middle of the afternoon: [Avery Ching](https://iq.wiki/wiki/avery-ching) of [Aptos](https://iq.wiki/wiki/aptos) spoke on \"Foundational Technology for Markets and Machines,\" Manish Agarwal of KGEN presented \"A Verified Human Network to Source Multimodal and Diverse Data for Robotics & LLM,\" and [Michael Ho](https://iq.wiki/wiki/michael-ho) of D3 presented \"Welcome to the Domain Supercycle.\" An \"AI and Robotics\" roundtable paired Jake Choi of 0G and [Chris Feng](https://iq.wiki/wiki/chris-feng) of AXIS Robotics, moderated by [Rodney Yesep](https://iq.wiki/wiki/rodney-yesep) of [Hack VC](https://iq.wiki/wiki/hack-vc), and Tim Tsai of Everything presented \"Trade Crypto, Stocks, Commodities, Collectibles — All in One Place.\"\n\nThe program closed with four thematic roundtables. \"RWA in Practice: From Tokenized Assets to Onchain Use\" brought together Gemma Shin of Mantle, Nakul Gupta of [Multipli](https://iq.wiki/wiki/multipli) and Blake Jeong of [IOST](https://iq.wiki/wiki/iost), moderated by Mark Lee of Future House. \"Onchain Trading, Next Chapter: Who Trades, What Trades, and Why Trust It\" featured Taweh Beysolow of Bond, [Ran Yi](https://iq.wiki/wiki/ran-yi) of Orderly and Iggy Ioppe of [Theo](https://iq.wiki/wiki/theo), moderated by Victoria Woo of Orderly. \"Trusted AI: Verified Data, Verified Facts, Agents That Act\" included Ben Yorke of STARCHILD, Manish Agarwal of KGEN and Ze Atalaya of [Verona](https://iq.wiki/wiki/verona), moderated by Tim Haldorsson of [Turtle](https://iq.wiki/wiki/turtle). The final session, \"Liquidity That Stays: Building Deep and Sustainable Markets,\" featured [Daniel Kim](https://iq.wiki/wiki/daniel-kim) of TopHash and Essi Lagevardi of [Turtle](https://iq.wiki/wiki/turtle), moderated by Jiwoo Jun of Kaito. A final raffle by Bridge34 was scheduled for 17:30, with the closing at 17:45; the organizers noted that the schedule was subject to change on the day.\n\n## Government and Policy Participation\n\nA defining feature of the summit was the presence of Korean policymakers and regulators alongside industry figures. The published speaker list included National Assembly Financial Services Committee members Min Byung-deok and Lee Gang-il, FSC Digital Finance Policy Director Yoo Young-joon, and FSS virtual-asset inspection team head Kim Tae-seok.[\\[4\\]](#cite-id-6xlt32oovu) Reporting described these figures as central practitioners for the enforcement of the Virtual Asset User Protection Act and for the planned second-stage basic-law legislation, and characterized the summit's distinctive quality as bringing conservative traditional-finance policymakers and [Web3](https://iq.wiki/wiki/web3) innovators onto a single stage to coordinate policy direction directly.[\\[2\\]](#cite-id-zxpnh1bq63)​\n\nMin Byung-deok's involvement during [Korea Blockchain Week](https://iq.wiki/wiki/korea-blockchain-week-kbw) drew separate coverage. According to the publication 금융계, the lawmaker visited The Bridge Summit at the invitation of the 불개미 (Bulgaemi) crypto community and said he observed strong market interest in the \"tax-deferral\" (과세유예) system.[\\[5\\]](#cite-id-ibavhyd95x) The same report described Min's broader schedule across the week, which included the \"East Point: Seoul 2026\" event and two National Assembly policy seminars — one on legislative tasks for the RWA era following [tokenized securities](https://iq.wiki/wiki/tokenized-securities), titled \"STO 이후, RWA 입법과제 모색,\" and one held with the Korea Fintech Industry Association on \"블록체인 위 금융의 미래,\" addressing global onchain financial transition and Korea's choices.[\\[5\\]](#cite-id-ibavhyd95x) The report noted he also met global industry figures including [Ripple](https://iq.wiki/wiki/ripple-labs)'s global policy co-head Rahul Advani and representatives of [Ondo Finance](https://iq.wiki/wiki/ondo-finance) and Sumsub.[\\[5\\]](#cite-id-ibavhyd95x)​\n\n## Organizers and Partners\n\nThe summit was presented jointly by TV Chosun and Bridge34, with [Hack VC](https://iq.wiki/wiki/hack-vc) as co-host and main partner, and [Tiger Research](https://iq.wiki/wiki/tiger-research) serving as the official research partner.[\\[2\\]](#cite-id-zxpnh1bq63) TV Chosun is a Korean national comprehensive-programming broadcaster (종합편성채널) active across news, current affairs, entertainment and live broadcast formats; for the summit it was tasked with providing mainstream media coverage to extend [Web3](https://iq.wiki/wiki/web3) discussion to a broader public agenda.​\n\nBridge34, a Seoul-based [Web3](https://iq.wiki/wiki/web3) marketing and events firm, describes itself as providing go-to-market (GTM) strategy, marketing, online and offline events, and analytics, and as a Web3 accelerator connecting global Web3 projects with the Korean market through community, media and partnerships.[\\[1\\]](#cite-id-hhtg5h3nmg) The firm has stated it has more than 150 global clients, more than 80 strategic partners and has gathered more than 10,000 participants, summarizing its role as turning conference strategy, partner programming and community operations into measurable market moments. Hwang In-soo, chief executive of Bridge34, stated that the firm would \"bridge the information and language gap between global projects and the Korean market.\"[\\[3\\]](#cite-id-x24scq2vtv) Alongside Bridge34, the Luma registration page listed Min H. Kim as a host of the event.[\\[1\\]](#cite-id-hhtg5h3nmg)​\n\n​[Hack VC](https://iq.wiki/wiki/hack-vc) is described as a thesis-driven venture firm and one of the first institutional investors in frontier technologies such as Web3 and AI, having backed founders for more than ten years and investing from the early stages.​[\\[1\\]](#cite-id-hhtg5h3nmg) A number of [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) projects were listed as sponsors and partners on the conference lineup, including [OKX](https://iq.wiki/wiki/okx) Wallet, the decentralized AI [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) [0G](https://iq.wiki/wiki/0g-labs), [Aptos](https://iq.wiki/wiki/aptos), [Mantle](https://iq.wiki/wiki/mantle-network), [Berachain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/berachain), EigenCloud, [Orderly](https://iq.wiki/wiki/orderly-network), [IOST](https://iq.wiki/wiki/iost), KGEN and [Axis Robotics](https://iq.wiki/wiki/axis-robotics).[\\[2\\]](#cite-id-zxpnh1bq63)​[\\[4\\]](#cite-id-6xlt32oovu) Bridge34's X account described EigenCloud as a Silver Sponsor and BlockStreet as a Silver Partner for the 2026 edition.[\\[6\\]](#cite-id-ngzvywdvig)​\n","recentActivity":null,"operator":{"id":"0x1E23b34d3106F0C1c74D17f2Cd0F65cdb039b138"},"categories":[{"id":"events","title":"Events"}],"tags":[{"id":"Conference"}],"images":[{"id":"QmPNDvQhPXaF1oNBE6ESqNKNR2EtVzjHTkwtYhNtrbQgQs","type":"image/jpeg, image/png"}],"media":[{"name":"Bridgesummit-1.jpg","id":"QmUv6vtWy7fn9gonU9XUx2ua2fwaphP6YfaM5ifp9oNk9e","size":null,"type":null,"source":"IPFS_IMG"},{"name":"BG1.webp","id":"QmUv6VB575vroeXgxFMqMLSiMkndMoihB7sHsZdLa1KTg5","size":null,"type":null,"source":"IPFS_IMG"}],"linkedWikis":{"founders":[],"blockchains":[],"speakers":[]},"events":[{"id":"0280d419-975e-458e-a243-4c1ea75204ba","type":"DEFAULT","date":"2026-09-28","multiDateStart":null,"multiDateEnd":null,"country":"South Korea","continent":"Asia","title":"The Bridge Summit 2026 held at Josun Palace in Seoul","description":"Single-day digital-asset, AI and tokenized finance summit during Korea Blockchain Week 2026.","link":"https://luma.com/80q0842z"}],"founderWikis":[],"blockchainWikis":[],"metadata":[{"id":"website","value":"https://thebridgesummit.io/"},{"id":"twitter_profile","value":"https://x.com/Bridge34__"},{"id":"references","value":"[{\"id\":\"hhtg5h3nmg\",\"url\":\"https://luma.com/80q0842z\",\"description\":\"Event date and venue\",\"timestamp\":1791028770571},{\"id\":\"zxpnh1bq63\",\"url\":\"https://blockchaintoday.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=65945\",\"description\":\"Core conference of KBW 2026\",\"timestamp\":1791028770571},{\"id\":\"x24scq2vtv\",\"url\":\"https://www.weex.com/news/detail/bridge34-to-host-the-bridge-summit-in-seoul-on-28th-gu00s4rtj5pzdq2gohi5ne6a\",\"description\":\"Bridge34 CEO statement\",\"timestamp\":1791028770572},{\"id\":\"6xlt32oovu\",\"url\":\"https://blockchainseoul.kr/article/23608\",\"description\":\"Partner organizations named\",\"timestamp\":1791028770572},{\"id\":\"ibavhyd95x\",\"url\":\"https://www.fn1966.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=43410\",\"description\":\"Min Byung-deok's visit and tax-deferral interest\",\"timestamp\":1791028770572},{\"id\":\"ngzvywdvig\",\"url\":\"https://x.com/Bridge34__\",\"description\":\"Bridge34 X profile\",\"timestamp\":1791029545886}]"},{"id":"main-image-origin","value":"{\"imageId\":\"QmPNDvQhPXaF1oNBE6ESqNKNR2EtVzjHTkwtYhNtrbQgQs\",\"originalId\":\"QmXBhKT7bw7vVJWVu73ou6TqkyhQQpKjydg4V5c3n87QUQ\"}"},{"id":"previous_cid","value":"QmcR35mZG9GtLFex3orfJbj5QpbWVHk1DdPouiTf8un7iJ"},{"id":"commit-message","value":"Update THE BRIDGE SUMMIT wiki: minor edits"},{"id":"previous_cid","value":"QmcR35mZG9GtLFex3orfJbj5QpbWVHk1DdPouiTf8un7iJ"}],"user":{"id":"0x8af7a19a26d8fbc48defb35aefb15ec8c407f889"},"author":{"id":"0x1E23b34d3106F0C1c74D17f2Cd0F65cdb039b138"},"views":9}