#Hashed

Empowering mass adoption of the decentralized future through network building of the protocol economy.

[#Hashed @hashed_official]

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Hashed has published its annual report, The Protocol Economy: Hashed 2026. In 2026, digital assets will begin operating not as a speculative category, but as a functional economic system. This shift is structural and visible in the rails, not the narratives.

[#Hashed @hashed_official]

We’re honored to welcome you to one of @icmlconf ICML Seoul Week’s flagship gatherings, bringing together a highly curated community of leading AI researchers, engineers, and founders from around the world.

This year, we received overwhelming interest for the reception. We hope this evening marks the beginning of new collaborations, lasting friendships, and conversations that shape the future of AI.

Thank you for being part of this exceptional group, we can’t wait to welcome you to Hashed Lounge and kick off an incredible ICML Seoul week together.

Luma link: https://t.co/O1tPsOoKVr

[#Hashed @hashed_official]

@subinium @realAsteromorph SB 👏👏

[#Hashed @hashed_official]

Heading to ICML 2026 @icmlconf in Seoul?

@hashed_official put together a running list of every ICML side event, happy hours, dinners, mixers, hackathons & more.

Come say hi and make the most of ICML week.

Side event list 👇
https://t.co/tm8a0pL9DK

#ICML2026

[#Hashed @hashed_official]

Watch the full Demo Day, the Documentary and the Highlight below

https://t.co/OSkyTDrXEL

[#Hashed @hashed_official]

Inside Nitro, a documentary.

Not a keynote. The founders, fellows, and ideas behind Nitro Seoul, in their own words, what it actually means to build with AI as a co-founder, investor and as a dev.

"The moment you do something the same way twice, you're already behind." - @simonkim_nft

[#Hashed @hashed_official]

Nitro by Hashed, our first public Demo Day, in 60 seconds.

8-week sprint. ~300 applicants -> 4 teams. Selected on shipped product, not decks. investment closed within a week.

Elyn — AI character companion
GPTO — AEO·GEO for the AI answer era
KYRO — gamified running
GGUI — generative UI protocol for agents

Full Demo Day below

[BlockchainLeadersSummit @BLS_World]

The best ideas don't emerge from crowded rooms — they surface when the right minds sit across the same table.

BLS Tokyo 2026: a curated dinner gathering of ~100 leaders reshaping emerging technology ecosystem encompassing Blockchain, AI, Finance, and IP.

July 14, 2026. Invitation only.

最高のアイデアは、人が大勢集まる場所からは生まれない。適切な人材が同じテーブルを囲んだとき、初めて浮かび上がる。

BLS Tokyo 2026：ブロックチェーン、AI、ファイナンス、知的財産の領域で変革を起こすリーダー約100名による、厳選された招待制のディナーイベント。

2026年7月14日開催。

https://t.co/nNr9wF7ApG

#BLSTokyo2026 @BDashVentures @hashed_official

[#Hashed @hashed_official]

Everything you saw in 60 seconds — in full. Keynote, four builds, and the panel "Building in the Age of the Agentic Economy."

Watch the full Demo Day
https://t.co/OSkyTDrXEL

[#Hashed @hashed_official]

Nitro by Hashed, our first public Demo Day, in 60 seconds.

8-week sprint. ~300 applicants -> 4 teams. Selected on shipped product, not decks. investment closed within a week.

Elyn — AI character companion
GPTO — AEO·GEO for the AI answer era
KYRO — gamified running
GGUI — generative UI protocol for agents

Full Demo Day below

[KITE AI @GoKiteAI]

Sovereign agent finance starts with local money, compliance, and trust.

As AI agents move from copilots to economic actors, the harder questions arrive: What financial rails do agents need? How should KRW stablecoins, identity, and compliance work in a local market? And what does machine-native payment infrastructure look like in practice?

Join us for Episode 17 of AI on AIR podcast with @hashed_official’s @harryhojinkim, CEO of Hashed Open Finance.

Our founders @ChiZhangData and @scottshics will sit down with Hojin to explore Korea’s role in shaping sovereign agent finance, from KRW stablecoins and regulated financial rails to machine payments and institutional trust.

📍 Live on Kite’s X and LinkedIn
📅 June 10
🕐 19:00 PST
📌 Sovereign Agent Finance: KRW Stablecoins, Compliance, and Machine Payments

We’ll discuss:
• Why KRW stablecoin infrastructure matters for AI agents
• What Korea’s payment, banking, and regulatory environment makes possible
• How compliance and identity need to evolve for agent wallets
• Where machine-native payments and x402-style flows fit
• Why institutional trust is core to the agent economy

Set your reminder and join us live. Before agents can transact at scale, they need sovereign, compliant, and verifiable financial rails. 🪁

[EastPoint @0xEastPoint]

2. Stablecoins as Payment Infrastructure
- EastPoint:Seoul 2026, September 28th

Stablecoins are no longer being discussed as a crypto asset.

In Korea's mainstream business press, they are being framed as financial infrastructure.

This is the second piece in this year's EastPoint:Seoul 2026 preview series. Hong Seok-won @Hashed_HongPro, Partner at Hashed, writes in The Korea Economic Daily on how stablecoins have transitioned from volatile-asset refuges to essential payment rails. The argument is straightforward but the implications are not: the global payments stack is being rebuilt on top of stablecoin rails, in plain sight.

The piece walks through the structural shifts defining this transition:

Stablecoins have moved from speculative hedge to operational rail. PayPal, Visa, Mastercard, Stripe, and Shopify are integrating them into settlement networks for supply-chain payments and tokenized assets, applications where 24/7 programmable settlement is the requirement, not a feature.

Regulatory frameworks are converging globally. The U.S. GENIUS Act, Japan's Payment Services Act, and Korea's Digital Asset Basic Act (Phase 2) are establishing the legal status institutional participants have been waiting on.

Korean banks are positioning at the rail layer. KB Kookmin, Shinhan, Hana, and Woori are advancing won-backed stablecoin frameworks aligned with the Basic Act, making banks, not fintechs, the central nodes of the next payment stack.

The forward-looking case is AI-driven settlement. As autonomous agents transact on behalf of humans and machines, stablecoins become the only practical settlement medium, "operating 24 hours a day and settling in a programmable manner without human intervention."

This is the converging layer EastPoint:Seoul 2026 is convened to dissect: where banking infrastructure, regulation, and institutional capital meet the rails of the on-chain economy.

EastPoint:Seoul 2026 returns on September 28, 2026 at the Westin Seoul Parnas, bringing together policymakers, regulators, institutional leaders, and global Web3 builders for curated dialogue, closed-door roundtables, and direct engagement around exactly these shifts.

Co-hosted by @hashed_official, @bloomingbit_io, and @hankyungmedia.

Read the full piece by Hong Seok-won, Partner at Hashed:

ENG: https://t.co/HwAxUtufI2
KR: https://t.co/smuvNjr8Rm
JP: https://t.co/DQmR3dy8zq

Register: https://t.co/fKmjYjsfek

[EastPoint @0xEastPoint]

1. The Institutional Unlock - EastPoint:Seoul 2026, September 28th

One of the clearer signals that Korea is becoming an institutional digital asset market is showing up in the country's mainstream business press.

This is the shift EastPoint:Seoul 2026 opens the year with. "The Institutional Unlock — From Regulation to Capital Inflow" is the first of five themes shaping this year's program, framing how regulation, banking infrastructure, and institutional capital are converging to define the next phase of digital assets, in Korea and globally.

The Korea Economic Daily's preview of the event, titled around exactly that frame, walks through the structural transition underway: capital and infrastructure shifting from individual investors and exchanges toward banks, brokerages, and asset managers, with digital assets being absorbed into the regulated financial stack rather than remaining adjacent to it.

The piece outlines several of the dynamics defining this shift:

- Following the U.S. SEC's approval of spot Bitcoin ETFs, global asset managers including BlackRock and Fidelity have entered the market, moving the conversation from portfolio diversification to balance-sheet treatment.
- Traditional financial assets are being brought on-chain at scale. The competitive question has shifted from which token wins to which institution can connect its book to the global on-chain network.
- Won-pegged stablecoins are entering domestic policy debate, and Security Token Offerings (STO) are being formally structured into Korean capital markets.
- On the domestic side, KB Kookmin Bank, Shinhan Bank, and NH Investment & Securities sit at the centre of the rails being built. Globally, Mastercard, PayPal Ventures, and SMBC Nikko Securities are participants whose presence reflects how those rails now interconnect.

EastPoint:Seoul 2026 returns on September 28, 2026 at the Westin Seoul Parnas, bringing together policymakers, regulators, institutional leaders, and global Web3 builders for curated dialogue, closed-door roundtables, and direct engagement around exactly these shifts.

Co-hosted by @hashed_official, @bloomingbit_io, and @hankyungmedia. The remaining four themes will be introduced in the weeks ahead.
Read the full preview

ENG: https://t.co/IbvKBTWat6
KR: https://t.co/hat0bhsRpH
JP: https://t.co/UFHW6FN8lO

[Southeast Asia Blockchain Week @SEABWofficial]

“AI will need its own economic infrastructure.”

@simonkim_nft takes the SEABW stage to discuss the convergence of AI, digital assets, and the next era of onchain systems.

[Southeast Asia Blockchain Week @SEABWofficial]

What happens when AI stops being a tool and starts becoming an economic actor?

From autonomous payments to agent-driven commerce, this panel explores the infrastructure behind a future where software can transact on its own.

Moderated by @ethen_not_ethan, featuring @henryleemr, @flightcomms, @0xryankim, and @jerome_ at SEABW 2026.

[Southeast Asia Blockchain Week @SEABWofficial]

.@ProtocolCamp and EKRAF coming together to support the next generation of builders across Southeast Asia.

A meaningful moment with @harryhojinkim at SEABW 2026 as collaboration around Web3 education, infrastructure, and innovation continues to grow across the region.

[gurnoor singh narula @curiousgurnoor]

1/ Last week, I hosted #rcnyc5 where we dissected @ccatalini's new paper "Some Simple Economics of AGI" (with Xiang Hui & Jane Wu).

The paper discussed how the costs of intelligence and execution tend to the commoditized cost of compute and are no longer the binding constraint on value. Rather, with infinite outputs, ground-truth verification of these outputs is the new constraint.

A thread on what we learned🧵

[#Hashed @hashed_official]

Last week, Nitro by Hashed hosted its first public Demo Day at the Hashed Lounge in Seoul — marking the official debut since rebranding from Hashed Vibe Labs.

Over an 8-week deployment sprint (Mar 3 – Apr 24), four teams shipped relentlessly alongside 20+ fellows spanning open source, data science, cybersecurity, product, finance, and creative. Selection wasn't based on decks — it was based on shipped product, iteration speed, and user signal. Investment closed within a week of selection.

Meet the cohort:
🔹 Elyn — AI character companion
🔹 GPTO — B2B solution for AI Answer Engine Optimization (AEO·GEO)
🔹 KYRO — gamified running app
🔹 GGUI — generative UI protocol for AI agents

The afternoon closed with a panel — "Building in the Age of the Agentic Economy" — and a few takeaways from @simonkim_nft's keynote that we keep coming back to:
• "Everything you can see is now open source." With frontier models, a screenshot becomes a working clone in 30 minutes. Building is no longer the bottleneck.
• What matters now is the taste to know what to build, and the network to build it with the right people — at global scale from Day 1.
• The new definition of a VC isn't who writes the check. It's who builds at the same altitude, in the same language, alongside the founder.

Nitro is our bet on that thesis: a small, obsessed group moves fastest. Huge thanks to the founders, fellows, and friends who shipped, showed up, and pushed each other.

More to come.

[Chance @onemoarchance]

We raised $3.2M to build the third place for TCG collectors.

Co-led by @makersfundvc and @hashed_official, with @Arbitrum Gaming Ventures, @GAM3GIRLVC, and Digital Elm.

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The TCG market is massive and still growing. But the biggest gap isn't authenticity or liquidity, it's what happens after the purchase. Collectors don't need another marketplace. They need a place where collecting turns into connecting.

That's what Chance is building. When collectors build for collectors, the details matter. That's our moat.

$3.2M = 3.2 million reasons to curate more grails, create more products, and cultivate more experiences for our users.

To our investors: thank you for taking a chance on us.
To our community: thank you for building this with us.
To everyone who's ever ripped a pack, chased a grail, or stayed up too late sorting through bulk and shit, this one is for you.

Built by TCG natives. For TCG natives.

onemoarchance.

[The Block @TheBlockCo]

Crypto VC Hashed gains financial services license in Abu Dhabi https://t.co/E91BEzY3zM

[#Hashed @hashed_official]

Big announcement: Hashed Global Management Limited (HGML), an entity within Hashed(@hashed_official) group, has received its Financial Services Permission (FSP) from the Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) of ADGM (@ADGlobalMarket).

With a regulated presence in Abu Dhabi, we look forward to deepening connections between Korean and Asian innovation ecosystems and the broader UAE & GCC ecosystem.

Grateful for the trust and partnership of the ADGM team as we take this step forward.

https://t.co/5rTNzkXRai

[ADGM @ADGlobalMarket]

ADGM’s Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) has granted @hashed_official Global Management Limited (HGML) a Financial Services Permission (FSP), enabling HGML to conduct regulated activities in or from ADGM, including advising on investments or credits, arranging deals in investments, managing assets, and managing a collective investment fund.

This milestone reinforces ADGM’s position as an international financial centre with a forward-looking regulatory environment supporting innovation, fintech, and digital assets, and reflects growing momentum as leading global firms choose ADGM and Abu Dhabi to establish and scale regional operations.

Read more via: https://t.co/OiCefadadE

منحت سلطة تنظيم الخدمات المالية (FSRA) في أبوظبي العالمي شركة Hashed Global Management Limited (HGML) تصريح خدمات مالية (FSP)، مما يتيح لها مزاولة أنشطة خاضعة للتنظيم داخل أو من خلال أبوظبي العالمي، بما في ذلك تقديم المشورة بشأن الاستثمارات أو الائتمان، وترتيب الصفقات في الاستثمارات، وإدارة الأصول، وإدارة صناديق الاستثمار الجماعي.

ويعزز هذا الإنجاز مكانة أبوظبي العالمي كمركز مالي دولي يتمتع بإطار تنظيمي متقدم يدعم الابتكار والتقنيات المالية والأصول الرقمية، كما يعكس الزخم المتزايد مع اختيار شركات عالمية رائدة لأبوظبي العالمي وأبوظبي لتأسيس وتوسيع عملياتها الإقليمية.

[ADGM @ADGlobalMarket]

ADGM’s Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) has granted @hashed_official Global Management Limited (HGML) a Financial Services Permission (FSP), enabling HGML to conduct regulated activities in or from ADGM, including advising on investments or credits, arranging deals in investments, managing assets, and managing a collective investment fund.

This milestone reinforces ADGM’s position as an international financial centre with a forward-looking regulatory environment supporting innovation, fintech, and digital assets, and reflects growing momentum as leading global firms choose ADGM and Abu Dhabi to establish and scale regional operations.

Read more via: https://t.co/OiCefadadE

منحت سلطة تنظيم الخدمات المالية (FSRA) في أبوظبي العالمي شركة Hashed Global Management Limited (HGML) تصريح خدمات مالية (FSP)، مما يتيح لها مزاولة أنشطة خاضعة للتنظيم داخل أو من خلال أبوظبي العالمي، بما في ذلك تقديم المشورة بشأن الاستثمارات أو الائتمان، وترتيب الصفقات في الاستثمارات، وإدارة الأصول، وإدارة صناديق الاستثمار الجماعي.

ويعزز هذا الإنجاز مكانة أبوظبي العالمي كمركز مالي دولي يتمتع بإطار تنظيمي متقدم يدعم الابتكار والتقنيات المالية والأصول الرقمية، كما يعكس الزخم المتزايد مع اختيار شركات عالمية رائدة لأبوظبي العالمي وأبوظبي لتأسيس وتوسيع عملياتها الإقليمية.