WebX 2026, a Web3 conference operated by CoinPost, has confirmed new speakers and sponsors ahead of its return to Tokyo on July 13-14 at The Prince Park Tower Tokyo, with sessions on stablecoins, AI and digital asset regulation.

Last year’s edition welcomed more than 14,000 attendees from over 90 countries and hosted more than 170 side events across Tokyo. WebX 2026 will again bring together leaders from finance, technology and policy to discuss digital assets and financial innovation.

Programme Highlights 

The two-day program will examine developments including stablecoins, AI, tokenization and regulatory frameworks. Highlights include a keynote from Tom Lee, chairman of the board at Bitmine, and sessions such as “Asia as a Crypto Powerhouse: Policy, Liquidity and Trust for Robust Growth” and “Stablecoins in Action: Reimagining Retail Payments Across Asia Pacific.”

The program comes as Japan advances its digital asset regulatory framework, including proposals to classify crypto assets as financial instruments under the same rules as traditional securities.

Expanded Speaker Line-up 

Newly confirmed and invited speakers include Tom Lee, chairman of the board at Bitmine; Franklin Bi, general partner at Pantera Capital; Yoshitaka Kitao, representative director, chairman, president and CEO of SBI Holdings; Giselle Lai, director of digital assets strategy APAC at Fidelity International; Christian Rau, senior vice president of digital assets and blockchain at Mastercard; Carole House, former White House advisor and CEO of Penumbra Strategies; Chetan Karkhanis, senior vice president at Franklin Templeton; Fiona Murray, vice president and managing director APAC at Ripple; David Walsh, head of enterprise at Ethereum Foundation; Avalon Ingram, digital assets business lead at Swift; Sunayana Tuteja, former chief innovation officer at the Federal Reserve System; and Takafumi Horie.

The Partners Powering WebX

WebX 2026 is supported by a roster of global partners, with new title sponsor Advasa joining Bitbank, bitFlyer, BitLending, eole Inc., SBI Holdings, Simplex and UPCX.

Platinum sponsors include Canton, Sun Sun House, Fireblocks, Gonka, MetaPlanet and TRON.

“The pace of change across digital assets continues to accelerate, driven by growing institutional participation, advances in payments infrastructure and greater regulatory clarity across key markets,” said Makoto Aoki, chairman of WebX. “WebX brings together the organizations, policymakers and innovators shaping these developments, creating a forum where ideas can be exchanged, partnerships can be forged and the future of the industry can be discussed.”

The full agenda and speaker and sponsor list are available on the WebX 2026 website 

About WebX 

WebX 2026 is a Web3 and blockchain conference held in Tokyo, planned and operated by CoinPost, Japan’s largest crypto media outlet. The 2025 edition attracted over 14,000 attendees from more than 90 countries. Past speakers have included Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Binance CEO Richard Teng and TRON founder Justin Sun. 

Source: BeInCrypto