{"id":"coinfest-asia","hidden":false,"ipfs":"QmXhA3YTFgKy8m12ccqwnbdgHA5gvMzWvL96mLemdc5TeV","language":"en","transactionHash":"0x967e343c8af3ab4c39c3422cb233edbdd5670ea4f6d753945f05713b47a9f2fd","created":"2024-05-28T10:44:50.669Z","updated":"2024-07-29T10:02:05.232Z","title":"Coinfest Asia","summary":"Coinfest Asia is an annual festival in Bali, hosted by Coinvestasi, focusing on cryptocurrency and Web3 sectors' adoption, innovation, and development in Asia.","content":"Coinfest Asia is an annual festival focused on [cryptocurrency](https://iq.wiki/wiki/cryptocurrency), [Web3](https://iq.wiki/wiki/web3), and [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain), held in Bali, Indonesia. It is organized by Coinvestasi, a crypto media outlet that is part of the Indonesia Crypto Network (ICN).[[6]](#cite-id-okc9iipcke) Coinfest Asia is positioned by its organizers as the world’s largest crypto festival, bringing together global participants from across the crypto, finance, technology, and institutional sectors.[[7]](#cite-id-hxlbcttldq)[[8]](#cite-id-z6l89dbi1c) The festival emphasizes a casual, outdoor setting designed to facilitate engagement and networking among attendees.[[6]](#cite-id-okc9iipcke)\n\n## Overview\nCoinfest Asia is an annual crypto and [Web3](https://iq.wiki/wiki/web3) festival held in Bali, Indonesia, positioned by its organizers as the world’s largest crypto festival.[[7]](#cite-id-hxlbcttldq)[[8]](#cite-id-z6l89dbi1c) The festival brings together participants from Web2 and [Web3](https://iq.wiki/wiki/web3) industries to explore developments in digital assets, decentralized applications, and related technologies.[[6]](#cite-id-okc9iipcke) \n \nThe event combines main-stage keynotes, panel discussions, workshops, hackathons, and interactive zones with informal networking areas. It is designed to provide an environment where attendees can exchange ideas, learn about emerging use cases, and form partnerships across crypto, finance, and technology sectors.[[6]](#cite-id-okc9iipcke) \n \nCoinfest Asia is organized by Coinvestasi, a crypto media platform founded in 2017, which operates within the Indonesia Crypto Network (ICN) media group.[[6]](#cite-id-okc9iipcke)\n\n### Festival Format\nCoinfest Asia editions typically span two days in Bali and use multiple stages, exhibition areas, and networking zones to host talks, workshops, and community activities in a festival-style setting.\n\n## Past Editions\n\n\n### 2026 Edition\nCoinfest Asia 2026 is planned for August 20–21, 2026, at Melasti Beach in Bali, Indonesia.[[9]](#cite-id-5hk3w3mwvv) The fifth edition is set to use five beach clubs along the Melasti Beach coastline as a single integrated venue, marking a shift from a single-site layout to a multi-venue beach format.[[9]](#cite-id-5hk3w3mwvv) Organizers describe it as the world’s largest crypto festival and target around 20,000 attendees from across Asia and other regions.[[9]](#cite-id-5hk3w3mwvv) \n\n [YOUTUBE@VID](1udFK5B1x-U) \n\nThe 2026 edition is framed around three main participant tracks: institutions, builders, and traders, with programming that includes closed-door institutional sessions, infrastructure and protocol discussions, and trading-focused content.[[1]](#cite-id-oy9n8p8c5qb) The speaker lineup combines leaders from exchanges, analytics platforms, wallet providers, and large technology firms. Confirmed examples include [Charles Hoskinson](https://iq.wiki/wiki/charles-hoskinson) (Input Output Group, appearing virtually), Alexander Svanevik (CEO of [Nansen](https://iq.wiki/wiki/nansen)), [Felix Fan](https://iq.wiki/wiki/felix-fan) (CEO of [Trust Wallet](https://iq.wiki/wiki/trust-wallet)), Nick See Tong (APAC and Singapore Lead at [Base](https://iq.wiki/wiki/base)), and Iñaki Moreno (Strategic Partnerships Lead for [Web3](https://iq.wiki/wiki/web3) and AI at Google).[[9]](#cite-id-5hk3w3mwvv)\n\n### 2025 Edition\nCoinfest Asia 2025 is scheduled for August 21–22, 2025, at Nuanu Creative City in Bali, Indonesia.[[7]](#cite-id-hxlbcttldq) The edition carries the theme “Full Moon” and is expected to attract more than 10,000 attendees from over 90 countries, framing itself as one of the world’s largest crypto and [Web3](https://iq.wiki/wiki/web3) festivals.[[7]](#cite-id-hxlbcttldq)[[8]](#cite-id-z6l89dbi1c) \n\n [YOUTUBE@VID](9R__EhNRbvc) \n \nThe 2025 program emphasizes immersive [Web3](https://iq.wiki/wiki/web3) experiences and cross-industry interaction. Planned activities include tournaments spanning e-sports, paintball, board games, and [metaverse](https://iq.wiki/wiki/metaverse) competitions; a trading arena featuring live trading battles; a hackathon focused on real-world challenges; and a [Web3](https://iq.wiki/wiki/web3) accelerator showcase for institutions centered on real-world asset [tokenization](https://iq.wiki/wiki/tokenization).[[7]](#cite-id-hxlbcttldq) Additional elements such as [Web3](https://iq.wiki/wiki/web3) gaming zones, cosplay activities, live podcast recordings, product launches, and in-person [airdrops](https://iq.wiki/wiki/airdrop) are intended to connect on-chain experiences with offline festival settings.[[7]](#cite-id-hxlbcttldq)[[8]](#cite-id-z6l89dbi1c) \n \nThe initial speaker and partner lineup features representatives from major centralized exchanges, decentralized finance protocols, infrastructure providers, and wallets, including executives from Bybit, [BitMEX](https://iq.wiki/wiki/bitmex), [Binance](https://iq.wiki/wiki/binance), [Polygon](https://iq.wiki/wiki/polygon) Labs, [Nansen](https://iq.wiki/wiki/nansen), [Animoca Brands](https://iq.wiki/wiki/animoca), [Trust Wallet](https://iq.wiki/wiki/trust-wallet), Gemini, [Berachain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/berachain), and the [dYdX](https://iq.wiki/wiki/dydx) [Foundation](https://iq.wiki/wiki/foundation), among others.[[8]](#cite-id-z6l89dbi1c) Sponsors for Coinfest Asia 2025 include regional and global firms from the exchange, venture, and infrastructure segments, such as TRIV, [Manta Network](https://iq.wiki/wiki/manta-network), Emurgo, ZIGChain, [Gate](https://iq.wiki/wiki/gate), [MEXC](https://iq.wiki/wiki/mexc) Ventures, Indodax, [Tokocrypto](https://iq.wiki/wiki/tokocrypto), [Binance](https://iq.wiki/wiki/binance), Pintu, and CFX.[[8]](#cite-id-z6l89dbi1c)\n\n### 2024 Edition\nThe third edition of Coinfest Asia took place on August 22–23, 2024, at Nuanu City in Tabanan, Bali, under the theme “Where Innovation Meets Adoption.”[[6]](#cite-id-okc9iipcke)[[5]](#cite-id-otiz6mbkg8) The festival was hosted across multiple integrated areas within Nuanu City, including main stages, exhibition and gaming zones, breakout spaces, and community and startup areas designed to facilitate networking among thousands of participants.[[6]](#cite-id-okc9iipcke) \n\n [YOUTUBE@VID](YuUjNkJXefo) \n \nCoinfest Asia 2024 was projected to host around 6,000 participants from multiple countries and featured more than 150 speakers and industry figures from the global [Web3](https://iq.wiki/wiki/web3) ecosystem.[[6]](#cite-id-okc9iipcke)[[5]](#cite-id-otiz6mbkg8) Program elements included an ETH SEA hackathon at the Builders Hut area with a US$50,000 prize pool, panel discussions, project showcases, and side events such as the Indonesian [Blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) Conference organized by the Indonesian [Blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) Association.[[6]](#cite-id-okc9iipcke) \n \nSpeakers included [Mo Shaikh](https://iq.wiki/wiki/mo-shaikh) (Co-founder and CEO of [Aptos](https://iq.wiki/wiki/aptos)), Wei Zhou (CEO of Coins.ph), Oleg Fomenko (Co-founder of [Sweat Economy](https://iq.wiki/wiki/sweat-economy)), [Justin Sun](https://iq.wiki/wiki/justin-sun) (Founder of [Tron](https://iq.wiki/wiki/tron)), [Amanda Cassatt](https://iq.wiki/wiki/amanda-cassatt) (Founder and CEO of Serotonin), Alexander Svanevik (CEO of [Nansen](https://iq.wiki/wiki/nansen)), and [Yat Siu](https://iq.wiki/wiki/yat-siu) (Founder and Executive Chairman of [Animoca Brands](https://iq.wiki/wiki/animoca)), among others, who discussed topics such as real-world assets (RWA), Decentralized Physical Infrastructure Networks ([DePIN](https://iq.wiki/wiki/depin)), and applications of artificial intelligence and machine learning in [Web3](https://iq.wiki/wiki/web3).[[5]](#cite-id-otiz6mbkg8)\n\n### 2023 Edition\n \nCoinfest Asia 2023, Asia’s grandest festival celebrating [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain), [Web3](https://iq.wiki/wiki/web3), and digital assets, took place in Bali, Indonesia, from August 24th to August 25th. Some of the sponsors included Fireblocks, [Ripple](https://iq.wiki/wiki/ripple-labs), Pintu, Google Cloud, [Algorand](https://iq.wiki/wiki/algorand), Coinstore, [Circle](https://iq.wiki/wiki/circle), Chainanalysis, Indodax, among others. [[3]](#cite-id-l2ozkh5mvan) \n \n $$widget0 [YOUTUBE@VID](SsxoCIJW43M)$$ \nThis edition focused on the regulation of cryptocurrency and the integration of [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) into the real economy. A key theme was merging Web2 and [Web3](https://iq.wiki/wiki/web3) to attract mass users by simplifying user experiences, such as through custodial wallets and social media authentication. The event also addressed the benefits and risks of crypto-assets, regulatory issues, and institutional implementation strategies, with an emphasis on creating user-friendly “super-[Dapps](https://iq.wiki/wiki/decentralized-application)” for instant cryptocurrency exchange into national currencies, particularly [stablecoins](https://iq.wiki/wiki/stablecoin) tied to the Indonesian rupiah.[[4]](#cite-id-relkjktxclr) \n \nSpeakers included representatives from various cryptocurrency ecosystems. [BASE](https://iq.wiki/wiki/base), discussed with [Coinbase](https://iq.wiki/wiki/coinbase) officials, aims to simplify crypto processes and engage traditional financial companies to attract a billion new users. [Yat Siu](https://iq.wiki/wiki/yat-siu) from [Animoca Brands](https://iq.wiki/wiki/animoca) highlighted NFTs, the [Metaverse](https://iq.wiki/wiki/metaverse), and [Web3](https://iq.wiki/wiki/web3) development, emphasizing the importance of decentralization and project narratives. He showcased Mocaverse, where NFT holders participate in asset management decisions, illustrating how play-to-earn (P2E) gamifies education and financial literacy to attract users.[[4]](#cite-id-relkjktxclr) \n \n\n### 2022 Edition\n \nCoinfest Asia 2022 was held in Bali, Indonesia. The conference attracted over 2000 attendees from 52 countries. Attendees ranged from industry leaders to newcomers interested in [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) technology. This edition featured over 80 speakers from renowned companies. These experts shared insights on topics like [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) technology advancements, regulatory developments, and the future of digital currencies. The speaker lineup included executives from leading cryptocurrency exchanges, [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) startups, financial institutions, and regulatory bodies.[[2]](#cite-id-yfknk2nlbk) \n \n $$widget0 [YOUTUBE@VID](q0-zf877bBA)$$ \nMore than 300 companies participated, showcasing their latest products, services, and technological innovations. The exhibition area was a hub of activity as attendees explored new solutions and discussed potential collaborations. The event emphasized networking and collaboration, providing numerous opportunities for attendees to connect with industry peers, potential investors, and business partners. [[2]](#cite-id-yfknk2nlbk)\n\n### 2023 Edition\n \nCoinfest Asia 2023, Asia’s grandest festival celebrating [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain), [Web3](https://iq.wiki/wiki/web3), and digital assets, took place in Bali, Indonesia, from August 24th to August 25th. Some of the sponsors included Fireblocks, [Ripple](https://iq.wiki/wiki/ripple-labs), Pintu, Google Cloud, [Algorand](https://iq.wiki/wiki/algorand), Coinstore, [Circle](https://iq.wiki/wiki/circle), Chainanalysis, Indodax, among others. [[3]](#cite-id-l2ozkh5mvan) \n \n $$widget0 [YOUTUBE@VID](SsxoCIJW43M)$$ \nThis edition focused on the regulation of cryptocurrency and the integration of [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) into the real economy. A key theme was merging Web2 and [Web3](https://iq.wiki/wiki/web3) to attract mass users by simplifying user experiences, such as through custodial wallets and social media authentication. The event also addressed the benefits and risks of crypto-assets, regulatory issues, and institutional implementation strategies, with an emphasis on creating user-friendly “super-[Dapps](https://iq.wiki/wiki/decentralized-application)” for instant cryptocurrency exchange into national currencies, particularly [stablecoins](https://iq.wiki/wiki/stablecoin) tied to the Indonesian rupiah.[[4]](#cite-id-relkjktxclr) \n \nSpeakers included representatives from various cryptocurrency ecosystems. [BASE](https://iq.wiki/wiki/base), discussed with [Coinbase](https://iq.wiki/wiki/coinbase) officials, aims to simplify crypto processes and engage traditional financial companies to attract a billion new users. [Yat Siu](https://iq.wiki/wiki/yat-siu) from [Animoca Brands](https://iq.wiki/wiki/animoca) highlighted NFTs, the [Metaverse](https://iq.wiki/wiki/metaverse), and [Web3](https://iq.wiki/wiki/web3) development, emphasizing the importance of decentralization and project narratives. He showcased Mocaverse, where NFT holders participate in asset management decisions, illustrating how play-to-earn (P2E) gamifies education and financial literacy to attract users.[[4]](#cite-id-relkjktxclr) \n \n\n### 2022 Edition\n \nCoinfest Asia 2022 was held in Bali, Indonesia. The conference attracted over 2000 attendees from 52 countries. Attendees ranged from industry leaders to newcomers interested in [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) technology. This edition featured over 80 speakers from renowned companies. These experts shared insights on topics like [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) technology advancements, regulatory developments, and the future of digital currencies. 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