The Scaling Summit by 499 @TOKEN2049 Singapore
📍 Singapore | October 3, 2025
Ethereum · AI · Blockchain for Good · Scaling Open Innovation in Asia
🧠 About The Scaling
The Scaling Summit brings together innovators, developers, and investors, with three focused stages and a BNB Chain-Powered Hackathon, the summit offers a unique platform for learning and collaboration!
✨ Confirmed Partners
Special Partner: BGA · Hetu · Kite AI · Avinasi Labs
Gold Sponsor: SSV Network · Puffer Finance · Brevis · RedStone · Haust Network · Gonka · Trusta AI · Verio · Moss · All InX · Digital Shield
Partners: Intelligent Internet · UNDP · Pantera Capital · YZi Labs · Hack VC · Base · Solana Foundation · BNBChain · MetaMask · 0G · Blockchain Builders Fund · Tess Ventures · Paramita VC · Arcanum Capital · Animoca Brands · SevenX Ventures · MH Ventures · Ava Labs · Linea · EthStorage · Boundless · Nethermind · ChaosChain · Near · FLock.io · io.net · Vyper · L2BEAT · Solomon JFZ Asia · R2 · Ant Lab · Vana · VitaDAO · Gero · Growth Ensemble · Innovation Alliance · 071 Labs and more.
✨ Event Agenda
1. Main Venue 一 Ethereum Stage
Ethereum Stage | From Heavy to Lean: Scaling Ethereum for the Next Billion
10:30-10:50｜Sign-in
10:50-11:00｜Opening Speech
11:00-11:20｜Keynote 1: Standards for AI Agents on Ethereum
Tomasz Stanczak, Co-Executive Director, Ethereum Foundation & Founder, Nethermind
11:20-12:00｜Panel 1: Decentralizing the Next Layer of Ethereum Infrastructure with Anti-Slashing & ZK-Readiness
MOD: Luca Donno, Researcher, L2BEAT
Amir, Co-Founder and CEO, Puffer Finance
Mike Massari, Strategic Advisor, RedStone
Ian Wallis, Business Development, Linea
Anndy, Intergovernmental Blockchain Advisor
12:00-12:20｜Keynote 2: The AI-Infrastructure Flywheel: How Decentralized Computing and Data Layers Attract Institutional Capital.
Emad Mostaque, Founder, Intelligent Internet
12:20-12:40｜Keynote 3: Hetu 3.0 Deep Intelligence Money
Jialin Li, Co-Founder, Hetu Protocol & Advaita Labs
12:40-13:20｜Panel 2: AggLayer, AA, and Beyond: How Modular Rollups are Competing to Become the Ultimate User Layer
MOD: Leon
mrblock區塊先生, Investor & Advisor
Francesco Andreoli, Developer Relation Lead, MetaMask
Nick, Singapore Country Lead, Base
Andrew Nalichaev, CTO, Haust Network
13:20-13:50｜Fireside Chat 1: Enduring Value in Web3: Identifying Builders and Assets That Survive Cycles
Nihal Maunder, Investment Partner, Pantera Capital
Ella Zhang, Head, YZi Labs
13:50-14:20｜Fireside Chat 2: The Modular AI Thesis Scaling On-Chain Intelligence with Next-Gen DAT
Steven Willinger, Founding Partner, Blockchain Builders Fund
George V, Strategic Partnership Lead, 0G
14:20-14:40｜Keynote 4: Every Corner of Ethereum, Connected
Alex Lipton, Business Development Manager, SSV Labs
14:40-15:20｜Panel 3: The Dual Track of RWA Tokenization for Institutions and the Web3 Community
MOD: Sudeep Saxena, Co-Founder, Coin Gabbar
Marco Lim, Web3 Partner, Solomon JFZ Asia
Mikeal, CIO, All InX
Jeffrey Yang, Founder, R2
Papi, Head of Community, Magic Eden
15:20-15:50｜Fireside Chat 3: The Next SWIFT Is On-Chain: Stablecoins + RWAs for Global Payments
Ryan Kim, Co-Founder & Partner, Hashed
Alex Odagiu, Investment Partner, YZi Labs
16:00-16:20｜Keynote 5: Brevis: The Infinite Compute Layer for Web 3 and Everything
Michael, Co-Founder, Brevis
16:20-17:00｜Panel 4: New Consensus Mechanisms and Verifiable Infrastructure Enable AI and DeSci on Ethereum
MOD: Jenny Zheng, Co-Founder, Blockcast
Anthurine, Co-Founder, QuarkChain & EthStorage
Jialin Li, Co-Founder, Hetu Protocol & Advaita Labs
Mashiat Mutmainnah, Head of Ecosystem, Boundless
Charles Cooper, Lead Developer, Vyper
2. Side Venue 一 Hackathon & AI Stage
Hackathon | Hack the Intelligence: Transform on BNB Chain
Time: 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
⌛ Register Now, Developers!
Apply by Sep 30 👉 Hackathon Register Link
AI Stage｜Decentralizing Intelligence: Scaling a New AI Paradigm
Core Topic: In-depth exploration of multi-agent collaboration, decentralized AI models, and other cutting-edge directions.
Time: 1:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Format: Panel discussions, Keynotes, Workshops
3. Side Venue 一 Impact Stage
Impact Stage｜Blockchain for Good & Longevity
Core Topic: Exploring how Web3 technologies can empower life sciences, public health, sustainability, and longevity research.
Time: 11:00 AM – 6:00 PM
Format: Panel discussions, Keynotes, Project Pitches
🎙️ Headline Speaker Lineup
Tomasz K. Stańczak, Executive Director of the Ethereum Foundation and Founder of Nethermind
Emad Mostaque, Founder of Intelligent Internet
Burcu Mavis, Blockchain Academy and Accelerator Lead of UNDP
Ella Zhang, Head of YZi Labs
Ben Zhou, Initiator of BlockChain Good Alliance
Rodney Yesep, General Partner of Hack VC
🎤 Other Confirmed Speakers
Michael Heinrich, Founder and CEO of 0G
Kuleen Nimkar, Head of AI at Solana Foundation
Francesco Andreoli, Developer Relation Lead of MetaMask
Amir, Co-Founder and CEO of Puffer Finance
Mike Massari, Strategic Advisor of RedStone
mrblock區塊先生, Investor & Advisor
Nick, Singapore Country Lead of Base
Walter, Business Development of BNB Chain
Alex Lipton, Business Development Manager of SSV Labs
Tess Hau, Founder and General Partner of Tess Ventures
Luchang Zheng, Founding Partner of Arcanum Capital
David Ching, Investment Director of Animoca Brands
Stella Yang, Investment Manager of Hashkey Capital
Keira Nesdale, Portfolio Manager of MH Ventures
and more…..
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✨ About 499
499 - 499 is one of the industry's earliest and largest decentralized open organizations, pioneering the OG community since its founding in 2018.
As a global DAO with over 30 core members spanning 10+ countries, our mission is to build a public and open platform for the decentralized industry, breaking traditional organizational boundaries to foster collaboration and knowledge exchange.