Token2049 Singapore 2026: who is speaking and who to watch

Token2049 Singapore returns on 7 and 8 October 2026 at Marina Bay Sands. The organizers expect more than 25,000 people from over 7,000 companies. The speaker list runs past 300 names. Here is who is coming and who is worth watching.

The figures come from Token2049's own event pages. The conference bills itself as the largest crypto gathering of the year. This year Singapore stands alone. The organizers said their Dubai edition moves to 2027, which leaves Singapore as the group's one flagship.

The crypto founders in the room

Start with the people who run the biggest networks and exchanges. Vitalik Buterin, who co-created Ethereum, is listed. So is Richard Teng, the co-chief executive of Binance. Justin Sun of TRON, Star Xu of OKX, and Charles Hoskinson of Input Output Group, a co-founder of Cardano, are all on the bill. Joseph Lubin of Consensys, himself an Ethereum co-founder, and Sandeep Nailwal of the Polygon Foundation fill out a dense roster.

Trading and DeFi bring their own cast. Arthur Hayes, the former BitMEX chief now at Maelstrom, is speaking. So are Stani Kulechov of Aave, Jesse Pollak of Base, and Jeff Yan of Hyperliquid Labs. The Winklevoss twins, Cameron and Tyler, who run Gemini, round it out.

Infrastructure gets a strong showing as well. Guy Young of Ethena Labs, Eli Ben-Sasson of StarkWare, and Keone Hon of the Monad Foundation are listed. So are Lily Liu, president of the Solana Foundation, and Paul Frambot of the lending protocol Morpho. The point is the range. Few corners of the market are missing a founder here.

Wall Street shows up too

The guest list is not only crypto natives. Adena Friedman, chair and chief executive of Nasdaq, is scheduled. Jenny Johnson, who runs Franklin Templeton, is on the list. So are digital-asset leads from the largest money managers: Nikhil Sharma, a digital assets director at BlackRock, Amy Oldenburg of Morgan Stanley, Cynthia Lo Bessette of Fidelity, and Kathleen Wrynn of Invesco. Timothy Moe, Goldman Sachs's chief Asia Pacific equity strategist, is due as well.

Their presence is newer than it looks. Big asset managers once kept their distance from events like this. Now they send department heads.

A regulator and a Gulf tie

Regulators get a seat too. Deepa Raja Carbon, vice chair and managing director of VARA, Dubai's virtual assets regulator, is on the speaker list. Her slot stands out this year. With the Dubai edition pushed to 2027, a Gulf regulator speaking in Singapore is a clear sign of how linked the two hubs have become.

The celebrity draw

Not every name is from finance. Two Formula One world champions are booked, Lando Norris of McLaren and Max Verstappen of Red Bull. The actor and comedian T.J. Miller is listed too. Eric Trump and Zach Witkoff of World Liberty Financial are on the schedule. Star power sells tickets. It also shows how mainstream the business has become.

What the lineup signals

Put the names together and a pattern shows. Crypto-native founders now share a stage with the banks and asset managers that once ignored them. Political money is in the room, through Eric Trump and Zach Witkoff of World Liberty Financial. And the center of gravity sits in Asia, not New York or London. The guest list is the story as much as any single talk.

What to watch

Three things are worth tracking once the doors open. First, what the Wall Street speakers commit to, not just that they turned up. Second, product or listing news timed to the stage, which is common here. Third, whether a record crowd turns into deals or only photos.

Token2049 Week runs from 5 to 11 October, with more than 1,000 side events around the main conference. For a wider rundown, see our Token2049 Singapore 2026 preview. The lineup can still change before the doors open.