CryptoMondays London: Holiday Edition 🎄✨
CML's End-of-Year Celebration
It’s the most wonderful time of the (crypto) year, and we’re closing out 2025 with a very festive CML Holiday Edition. Think: mulled wine, mince pies, cosy sweaters, and a relaxed fireside chat with some of the sharpest minds in the space.
This is our final meetup of the year and one of our warmest, most community-driven nights. A chance to unwind, catch up with the people who made 2025 what it was, and get a sneak peek into what might be coming in 2026.
We’ll be hosting a fireside featuring:
Edan Yago (CEO & Co-founder, Bitcoin OS) - Edan is also an early core contributor to Sovryn, a decentralised Layer 2 Bitcoin trading and lending and asset management platform. Earlier in his career, Yago founded several other companies in the Bitcoin and crypto space, including CementDAO and Epiphyte, which provided global remittance services. As an anti-finance financier and radical optimist, he is a passionate advocate for the mass adoption of open, borderless and incorruptible finance. Yago is a believer in both the reliable permanence of Bitcoin and the decentralized innovation of crypto. As such, he’s made it his mission to marry the best of both worlds together, bringing unity back to the blockchain universe.
Lex Sokolin (Managing Partner & Co-Founder, Generative Ventures) - Generative Ventures is an engaged venture fund focused on the machine economy. They look at Seed and Series A companies across Fintech, Web3, and Artificial Intelligence. Previously, Lex held the roles of Chief Economist, Chief Marketing Officer, and Global Fintech Co-Head at ConsenSys, the labs company behind MetaMask and Ethereum. Additionally, he writes the Fintech Blueprint -- an industry newsletter with over 200,000 subscribers.
Stephanie Ramezan (Founder & CEO, The Crypto Collective) - The Crypto Collective is the world’s first strategic consultancy dedicated exclusively to Institutional Digital Assets. Under Stephanie's leadership, the firm provides cutting-edge advisory, strategic growth and communications solutions to a diverse range of clients across the trad-fi and de-fi ecosystems. Previously, Stephanie served as CEO of Gemini UK and Head of Business Development for EMEA, where she spearheaded institutional growth, regulatory implementation, and product expansion across the region. A highly sought-after thought-leader and speaker in the digital assets and blockchain arena, Stephanie continues to shape the future of fintech, payments, blockchain and digital assets, bridging the gap between traditional finance and innovation with a visionary approach and a proven track record of success.
Moderator: Jessica Maria Rota is a Web3 and AI strategist specialising in go-to-market, partnerships, and ecosystem growth. She has worked across leading industry organisations, including contributing to the growth of CoinDesk Data and supporting the scale-up of Star Atlas. She also serves as Partnership Director at the Italian Blockchain National Observatory, helping bridge the Italian market with global digital-innovation ecosystems. She is currently building Sentient Fabric and AEVA Strategy, supporting early-stage teams with AI infrastructure and practical go-to-market execution.
Expect an insightful wrap-up of:
✨ 2025’s biggest moments (AI, BTC, infra, ecosystems, what actually mattered)
🎁 What surprised everyone this year
🔮 What to watch heading into 2026 — trends, shifts, narratives, adoption
👀 All signal, no hype
Free Professional Headshots (worth £150) | Sponsored by Bondex
As a special holiday treat- we’re excited to announce we’ll be offering FREE professional headshots courtesy of our event partners BONDEX.
Grab a free professional headshot worth £150 with the Bondex team. Walk away with a sharp new profile photo for Bondex and your socials, plus a fast breakdown of how verified profiles help you get hired in Web3's largest talent pool. First come, first served.
Festive Extras 🎄
• Mulled wine to warm you up
• Mince pies (it's London after all)
• Festive fit encouraged: sparkly, velvet, ugly Christmas jumpers, anything is welcome
Agenda
6:30pm — Arrival, mulled wine, networking
7:15pm — Welcome remarks, Holiday Panel
7:45pm — Q&A
8:00pm — Festive networking + foooooood
9:30pm — Close
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Special thanks to our event partner Bondex.
Bondex is building the leading Web3 professional network where verifiable reputation meets economic opportunity. With 5M+ downloads, 2M completed profiles, and powering Web3.Career, the number one Web3 job board, Bondex enables users to build portable on-chain identities and access real opportunities from full-time roles to fractional work.
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Huge shoutout to our venue partner ReedSmith for hosting us!
Reed Smith is a global law firm with deep expertise in emerging tech, digital assets, and fintech regulation. We're grateful for their support in helping us bring the crypto community together IRL.
IMPORTANT INFO:
⏰ Doors open 6:30pm.
📸 Photography and video content will be captured onsite.
📸 Photography & Filming Notice
Please note that photos and video may be taken during the event for promotional and documentation purposes. By attending, you consent to being included in this content. If you prefer not to appear in any photos or recordings, please inform a member of the event team on arrival.