The Verified Summit by 499 & 071 Labs @KBW 2025
✨The Verified Summit
AI × RWA × Stablecoin: Trust, Token, Transform
The flagship Web3 summit during KBW brings together leading VCs, top projects, and world-renowned academic experts, centered around the theme of validation and recognition, while deeply exploring the innovative integration of AI, Real-World Assets (RWA), and stablecoins.
The Verified Summit is a declaration of our commitment to excellence and our belief in building a credible, stable future for the blockchain industry empowered by AI-driven intelligence, real-world asset digitization, and stablecoin-backed financial infrastructure.
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🌐 Event Details
Host: 499 & 071 Labs
Co-host: QuarkChain & Bitseek
Special Partner: SuperNet & EthStorage & HETU
Partner: Hashed, Ethereum Foundation, Sui, Hack VC, Animoca Brands, Paramita VC, Borderless, Base, Io.net, Story, Brevis, Mantle, Sentient, Unitas, BeraChain, Humanity Protocol, Presto, Tiger Research, Mento, All InX, Falcon Finance , MINARA
Korea Media Partner: Coiness, Tokenpost
Agenda & Highlights
10:30 - 11:00｜Sign-in
11:00-11:10｜Opening Speech
11:10-11:30｜Keynote 1: Bitseek
Chris Coverdale, CEO, BitSeek
11:30-12:10｜Panel 1: Stablecoin Wars 2025: The Trilemma of Yield, Stability, and Sovereignty
MOD: Tae Hee, Partner, 071 Labs
Chloe, Co-Founder, Unitas
Chris Coverdale, CEO, BitSeek
Gabe, Head of DeFi, Mantle
Markus Franke, CEO, Mento
Andrei Grachev, Managing Partner, Falcon
12:10-12:30｜Keynote 2: MinaraAI
Tony Ling, Co-Founder, MinaraAI
12:30-13:10｜Panel 2: The Enterprise Blockchain Dilemma: Bridging CeFi and DeFi
MOD: Nenter Chow, Global CEO, BitMart
Mo Jalil, APAC Lead – Enterprise Team, Ethereum Foundation
David, East Asia Lead, Base
Dr. Sangmin Seo (Sam), CEO, Kaia DLT Foundation
13:10-13:50｜Panel 3: From Physical to Protocol: Can RWA Achieve Native Crypto Liquidity Without Central Trust?
MOD: Ryan, Co-Head of Research, Tiger Research
Chase Chang, Head of Korea, Story Protocol
Blaze, COO, All InX
Michael Ho, Co-Founder and CBO, D3
Min Jung, Research Analyst, Presto
13:50-14:10｜Keynote 3：QuarkChain
Qi Zhou, Founder, QuarkChain & EthStorage
14:10-14:50｜Panel 4: Deconstructing the Post-ETF 'Basis Trade': How Institutional Arbitrage is Reshaping On-Chain Yield and Redefining Crypto's 'Risk-Free' Rate
Amit Mehra, Partner, Borderless
An Subin, Research Analyst, Hashed
15:00-15:20｜Keynote 4: Brevis
Michael, Co-Founder, Brevis
15:20-15:50｜Panel 5: From Compute to Consensus: Building the Full-Stack Infrastructure for Decentralized AI
Himanshu, Co-Founder, Sentient
Qi Zhou, Founder, QuarkChain & EthStorage
Smokey, CEO, Berachain
Alieen, Founding Member, SuperNet
15:50-16:10｜Keynote 5: Mento
Markus Franke, CEO, Mento
16:10-16:50｜Fireside Chat 1: Deconstructing the "Second Team" vs. "Impact-First" Investment Thesis
16:50-17:10｜Keynote 6: HETU
17:10-17:50｜Panel 6: AI Agents as Verifiable Reputation Oracles for Web3
17:50-18:30｜Netwoking
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✨ About 499
499 - 499 is one of the industry’s earliest and largest DAO, pioneering the OG community since its founding in 2018. 499’s mission is to break traditional organizational boundaries, foster collaboration and knowledge exchange, and drive the next wave of innovation across Web3, AI, RWA, and stablecoins.
By leveraging a decentralized governance model, we empower industry leaders, developers, and entrepreneurs to co-create an ecosystem that is transparent, inclusive, and forward-thinking, enabling AI-driven asset digitization and stablecoin-backed decentralized finance innovation.
✨ Co-hosted by:
071 Labs - 071Labs is a fast-growing Web3 incubator based in Korea, dedicated to driving the mass adoption of blockchain technologies through its unique “Web2.5” strategy. With six years of deep local market insight, 071Labs helps global projects enter the Korean market, build strong brand presence, and achieve sustainable growth.
By combining innovation with local execution, 071Labs is unlocking new opportunities and shaping the future of Korea’s dynamic and rapidly evolving Web3 landscape.