Focusing on OnChain Finance, 2027 Hong Kong Web3 Festival Sets Up Institutional Arena for the First Time

From April 19 to 21, 2027, the fifth Hong Kong Web3 Festival, jointly presented by Wanxiang Blockchain Labs and HashKey Group and organized by W3ME, will be held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. With "OnChain Finance" as its theme, the Festival is setting up an Institutional Arena for the first time, adopting a fully closed-door, invitation-only mechanism throughout, and gathering core forces from traditional financial institutions around the world—banks, securities firms, asset managers, payment companies, insurers, family offices and others—as well as from the digital asset sector, to jointly explore the development opportunities and future paths of on-chain finance.

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As asset tokenization accelerates toward real-world application and stablecoin payments and on-chain settlement continue to expand financial business scenarios, blockchain technology is moving ever deeper into the core links of financial markets such as asset issuance, trading and circulation, and payment settlement. At the same time, global banks, asset management institutions and payment companies are stepping up their digital asset initiatives, while issues such as the connection between on-chain and off-chain financial systems, cross-market collaboration and regulatory compliance are becoming increasingly prominent. From financial product innovation to the evolution of market operating mechanisms and infrastructure, OnChain Finance is driving on-chain technology and the traditional financial system toward deeper integration.

Since the first Hong Kong Web3 Festival was held in 2023, the past four editions have witnessed not only the Web3 industry's shift from infrastructure exploration toward applied practice, but also the increasingly close ties between traditional finance and the digital asset sector. From ARK Invest CEO and CIO Cathie Wood sharing forward-looking observations on digital assets and investment trends, to representatives of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, WeBank, Ant International and other institutions discussing fintech innovation and application practices, to representatives of BlackRock, HSBC, CICC, ChinaAMC (Hong Kong) and other financial institutions taking part in industry dialogues, the Festival has continued to bring together voices from banking, securities, asset management, investment, fintech and other fields.

Standing at a new starting point in its fifth year, the 2027 Hong Kong Web3 Festival will continue to build on Web3 technological innovation and next-generation financial infrastructure, and, with OnChain Finance as its annual theme, further deepen discussion of on-chain financial innovation and practice. The Festival will focus on core topics including asset tokenization, stablecoins and global payments, on-chain capital markets, institutional-grade digital asset services and regulatory compliance, as well as quantum computing and cryptography, AI and financial security, and open hardware and privacy protection, and will continue to invite representatives from global financial institutions, technology companies and the digital asset industry to jointly explore the frontier practices, market opportunities and future development directions of on-chain finance.

Debuting a Closed-Door Institutional Arena to Open In-Depth Dialogue Among Global Financial Institutions

During the three-day Festival from April 19 to 21, an Institutional Arena will be established for the first time. Adopting a fully closed-door, invitation-only format, it will invite senior executives and core decision-makers from global banks, asset managers, payment companies, institutional investors and digital asset companies, creating a deeper and more professional setting for institutional exchange and at the same time providing leading financial institutions with dedicated space to host their own closed-door events. As an important new addition to this year's Festival, the Institutional Arena will set up a dedicated networking area and, around the core topics that institutions are currently following closely, use keynote speeches, closed-door roundtables and thematic discussions to explore in depth the business practices and cooperation opportunities in different markets, creating a more targeted space for direct dialogue between financial institutions and between them and the industry's outstanding innovative companies.

From open industry exchange to closed-door dialogue focused on actual business, the Institutional Arena will further deepen professional exchange between global financial institutions and the digital asset sector, and promote cross-institutional collaboration and business matchmaking.

Four Editions of Accumulation, Connecting the Global Digital Asset Ecosystem

Since it was first held in 2023, the Hong Kong Web3 Festival has entered its fifth year. Over the past four editions, the Festival has attracted more than 500 projects to exhibit, invited more than 1,600 industry leaders for in-depth exchange, drawn a total of more than 150,000 on-site visitors, and hosted more than 600 side events, gradually developing into an important exchange platform connecting the global digital asset, finance and technology sectors.

Four editions of accumulation have witnessed continuous breakthroughs in technological innovation and financial practice. The 2027 Hong Kong Web3 Festival will take OnChain Finance as its theme and, with the first-ever closed-door Institutional Arena as an opportunity, further connect the core forces of the global financial and digital asset sectors and drive a deep convergence of frontier ideas and innovative practice.

More event agendas, speakers and Institutional Day arrangements will be announced successively. Please follow the "Wanxiang Blockchain" WeChat official account and the official X account of the Hong Kong Web3 Festival (@festival_web3) to get the latest updates as soon as possible.

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• Apply to become a speaker: https://hongkong.web3festival.org/2027speakerapplication
• Media partnership / community partnership applications: https://hongkong.web3festival.org/2027partner
• Side Event applications: https://hongkong.web3festival.org/2027sideevent
• Contact us: w3@blockchainlabs.org

About Wanxiang Blockchain Labs

Wanxiang Blockchain Labs was established in 2015 by China Wanxiang Holdings Co., Ltd., bringing together experts in the field to research and discuss technology R&D, commercial applications, industry strategy and other areas, providing guidance for entrepreneurs, reference for industry development and policy-making, and promoting blockchain technology in the service of social and economic progress and development.

Since its establishment, Wanxiang Blockchain Labs has, through hosting the annual Shanghai Blockchain Global Summit & Hong Kong Web3 Festival, organizing hackathons, bootcamps and incubators, as well as blockchain book publishing and services, developer and entrepreneur courses, and blockchain and Web3 research, built a global Web3 community and developer network and advanced the popularization and development of blockchain technology.

About HashKey Group

HashKey Group (3887.HK) is Asia's leading digital asset financial services group with a global footprint. Founded in 2018, we are building a new generation of global financial infrastructure, serving institutions, retail investors and blockchain ecosystem partners, and helping traditional institutions and blockchain project teams efficiently reach global resources and achieve compliant expansion and growth of their products and businesses. The Group's business covers four core segments: trading facilitation, on-chain services, asset management, and tokenization services.

HashKey Group is committed to driving the large-scale implementation of blockchain technology and providing trustworthy, accessible digital asset services to a billion users worldwide.

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