Dan Kong is a person who works as an Associate Partner at McKinsey and consults for financial institutions, focusing on product structuring, risk management, AI engineering, and blockchain/digital assets.

Melody He is a person that co-founded and manages The Spartan Group and advises, invests in, and raises capital for blockchain and Web3 projects.

Justin Vendetta is a person who works as a blockchain developer and founder who has contributed to Verge Currency, operated a cryptocurrency mining pool, and spoken about cryptocurrency development.

Verge is a cryptoasset that functions as a privacy-focused, proof-of-work digital currency (ticker XVG) designed for fast, low-fee everyday transactions and optional transaction-level privacy features.

Leeran Chang is a person that is a software engineer and founder who works on Web3, cloud infrastructure, smart contracts, and developer tooling.

Laura Estefania is a person who is a Web3 communications founder and speaker that advises emerging‑tech companies on public relations, regulatory narratives, and market positioning.

Dax Hansen is a person that is a technology transactions and regulatory lawyer who advises on blockchain, digital currency, payments and fintech matters and leads the financial services sector at Perkins Coie.

Joanna Ossinger is a person that is a veteran markets and business journalist and moderator who covers crypto, Web3, macro and technology and hosts panels and industry events.

Benjamin Sarquis Peillard is a person that is a founder and CEO working on crypto credit, stablecoins, and blockchain-based lending and collateral solutions.

Bitlayer is a projects-and-protocols that builds a Bitcoin-native Layer 2 and tooling (BitVM/rollup, bridge, and wrapped-BTC products) to enable EVM-compatible smart contracts and Bitcoin DeFi.

Michael Zhao is a person that researches crypto and product strategy at Grayscale Investments and previously worked in real estate private equity.

Thomas Sy is a person that leads multi-asset and digital asset solutions at New York Life Investment Management and co-founded the firm’s digital assets initiative to develop tokenization and on-chain investment capabilities.