Asia Onchain Finance Summit
Jointly initiated by Baillie Gifford, ETH HK Hub, BlockUnion & SNZ, and co-hosted by Sharplink & GSR, the Asia Onchain Finance Summit is dedicated to building a bridge connecting traditional finance, payment & fintech, Real-World Assets, and the crypto-native ecosystem.
Against the backdrop of blockchain reshaping global capital markets, cross-boarder transactions and future asset and wealth management, this summit focuses on the next phase of financial evolution — from asset issuance and liquidity structures to regulatory frameworks and infrastructure upgrades, while exploring Asia’s pivotal role in the global onchain finance landscape along the entire value chain.
⏳ Event Details
Date: July 17, 2026 (Friday)
Time: 15:00 – 22:00
Location: Hong Kong (Detailed venue will be provided upon approval)
🎯 Core Topics
Financial institutions building onchain ecosystems and sustainable digital asset strategies
The evolution of RWA Token: liquidity design, institutional grade compliance and safety, and long-term utility and value frameworks
Real RWA on permissionless infra and DeFi: yield, margin and liquidity
Stablecoin enabled operating-system
Next-gen fintech and Web3 Ecosystem
Asia’s Onchain Finance landscape and future opportunities
⏳ Agenda
14:30 - 15:00 | Check-in & Welcome Networking
15:00 - 15:30｜Opening speech
15:30 - 18:00 | Keynotes, Fireside Chat & Networking with Highly Curated Audience
Featured Speech: Baillie Gifford | Theo Golden, Head of Digital Asset
18:30 - 22:00｜VIP drink (Invitation to be sent seperately)
👥 Key Guests Invited From
Protocol Foundation & Treasuries
RWA asset issuers and channel ecosystem
Stablecoin issuers and Payment Companies
Neobanks and fintech platforms
DeFi protocols and onchain yield strategies
Digital asset investors and allocators
Exchanges, liquidity providers, and market makers
Register Now to Secure Your Seat!
About Baillie Gifford (BG):
Baillie Gifford is a multi-asset Investment Partnership based in Edinburgh, UK, which was established in 1908. BG manages over US$250bn in assets globally both equity and credit, with the majority coming from the largest institutional clients worldwide. BG has also been early backer of top AI and tech companies such as Anthropic, Bytedance, SpaceX, and Stripe etc. In recent years, BG has been actively exploring the tokenization space, with the first crypto-native fund launched in the UK retail market recently. In future, BG aims to bring a suite of financial products on chain. In short: the same investment discipline, but better infrastructure.
About SNZ
SNZ is a research-driven investment firm active in Web3 and fintech since 2014, with a portfolio of over 200 companies across blockchain infrastructure, DeFi, payments, and real-world applications. One of Asia's earliest institutional backers of Ethereum, SNZ has been a consistent presence in ecosystem development and founder support since the network's inception. Learn more at: https://snzholding.com/
About Hong Kong Ethereum Community Hub
ETH Hong Kong Hub is Asia's first physical Ethereum community hub, supported by the Ethereum Foundation's Ethereum Everywhere team and co-operated by SNZ and ETHTAO. The Hub is dedicated to connecting Eastern and Western ecosystems and bridging traditional finance with decentralized innovation. Learn more at: https://linktr.ee/ETHHKhub
About Sharplink
Sharplink, Inc. is a leading institutional-grade Ethereum treasury platform designed to give public market investors smarter, more productive exposure to ETH. Ethereum underpins the majority of global stablecoin, tokenized real-world asset, and decentralized finance settlement, making ETH a uniquely productive asset that combines native yield generation and long-term network growth. Learn more at www.sharplink.com.
About GSR
GSR is crypto’s leading capital markets and financial services platform, delivering institutional liquidity, trading, and asset management solutions to more than 1,000 clients and counterparties worldwide. With over a decade of market experience, GSR partners with teams across the full digital asset lifecycle, from startup inception and token strategy to treasury management, market intelligence, and capital solutions for multi-billion-dollar foundations and institutions.