Whale Events You're Probably Not Invited To 💰

Gm frens,

and Happy Bull Market day. In this issue:

• 5 facts about upcoming Asia events

• Crypto scammers have found PMF

• Under the radar events

• The Trumps doing crypto BD

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Sui is everywhere this Asia season — and going beyond just booths:

• 🇰🇷 In Korea they’re hosting:

  • A cozy meetup 

  • A builder house with founders and developers

  • On-site gameplay at an esports arena 👾
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• 🇸🇬 In Singapore they’re hosting:

  • A full day Fest for the entire ecosystem and the Sui-curious 
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5 Fun Facts About Asia’s Event Season

1. Coinfest Bali tops the attendance poll at 39%

Last issue, we asked: Which event are you attending next? The result:

We expected Token2049 Singapore or Korea Blockchain Week to lead.

Instead, proximity ruled:

• 39% plan to attend Coinfest Bali 🇮🇩 - the next big Asia event on the calendar

• 24% voted WebX Japan 🇯🇵

• 19% picked Korea Blockchain Week 🇰🇷 

• 17% picked Token2049 🇸🇬

For context, the vast majority of you (subscribers) work in crypto.

2. Asia’s events orbit around Token2049 Singapore

Every year, Asia’s event organizers — like WebX and KBW — wait for Token2049 to drop its Singapore dates so they can stack their conferences back-to-back and ride the same crowd.

3. This year, ALL conferences are incorporating AI in their theme

4. World Blockchain Week joins mega Expo in Osaka 🇯🇵

This 5-day crypto series is part of Expo 2025, a six-month mega expo in Osaka expected to draw 28 million visitors between April and October. Talk about onboarding the next billion!

5. Token2049 is already leading with the number of side events so far:

• 🇮🇩 Coinfest Bali, 21-22 Aug, 17 side events

• 🇯🇵 Japan Blockchain Week, 22 Aug-19 Sep, 28 side events

• 🇭🇰 Bitcoin Asia Events, 26-30 Aug, 13 side events

• 🇸🇬 Token2049 SG Side Events, 29 Sep-6 Oct, 36 side events

• 🇹🇼 Taipei Blockchain Week, 1-7 Sep, 20 side events

• 🇰🇷 Korea Blockchain Week, 22-28 Sep, 23 side events

• 🇮🇳 New Delhi Side Events, 22-30 Sep, 3 side events

• 🇦🇪 Solana Breakpoint Events, 8-14 Dec, 6 side events

Scams Are Getting More Creative Than Crypto Startups

Crypto scams haven’t just evolved—they’ve skyrocketed. Fraud has jumped by 456% between May 2024 and April 2025, thanks to deepfakes, AI-generated voice, and… crypto.

And it happens to the best of us. MoonPay executives were tricked into donating $250,000 in crypto to a fake Trump inauguration fund.

Invite-Only or Just Forgotten Events

1. Wyoming Blockchain Symposium 🇺🇸 Aug 18-21
   Institutional and invite-only event in Wyoming’s Four Seasons. Hang with investors, policy makers and celebrate the new regulatory clarity on stablecoins 🤠
   

2. Basecamp by Base 🇺🇸 Sept 14-16
   A 3 day application-based event for Base contributors to hang out in Vermont’s nature 🌲
   

3. Apefest 🇺🇸 Oct 24
   Remember the first year when everyone queued for hours to board a yacht while the rest of us FOMO’d? Well, the fest is still around.
   

4. CfC St. Moritz 🇨🇭Jan 14-16
   For those with serious ski goggles 💰 and a family office. CfC just announced its return for 2026 — another high-profile event most of us can’t actually get into.

Full list on our site

🧾 Meanwhile, the Trump Family Is on a Speaking Tour

• Eric Trump is booked for Wyoming Blockchain Symposium

• Donald Trump Jr. is flying to KBW and Token2049 Singapore, following in his brother’s footsteps, who spoke at Token2049 Dubai earlier this year
  
  It’s giving… crypto biz dev energy.

Community Update

What our members have been up to

• Congratulations to Matteo for joining the Ethereum Foundation!

• Victöriå Grigoryants, a web3 PR and marketing wizz is on the market for something new — her main areas are tech, business, finance, crypto, gaming, DeFi and AI.

• Congratulations to co-founders Ed and Yuki from LootGo for winning the Solana Mobile award through the Colosseum Hackathon!

• Shoutout to Mai, the organizer of Japan Blockchain Week. Crypto Nomads Club (CNC) members get free tickets!

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