Japan is entering a new stage of digital asset regulation and institutional participation, and WebX 2026 will once again land in Tokyo.

This conference is expected to attract over 15,000 attendees and has invited top representatives from the global finance, technology, and government sectors to speak.

Asia's leading Web3 conference WebX 2026 will take place from July 13 to 14, 2026, at the Prince Park Tower Hotel in Tokyo. The conference will gather global decision-makers to jointly explore the next phase of digital and financial innovation. Last year, WebX attracted over 14,000 participants and held more than 170 peripheral events across Tokyo.

WebX, hosted by Japan's leading crypto media CoinPost, has developed into a core platform connecting industry leaders, investors, and policymakers, fostering collaboration in the digital asset and technology ecosystem. This year's conference will span two days, themed "Beyond the Screen, Connecting Nodes,” covering keynote speeches, panel discussions, exhibitions, and carefully curated social events, aimed at facilitating meaningful partnerships to support the long-term development of the industry.

The theme is inspired by the "nodes" in decentralized networks, reflecting WebX's core mission — to establish genuine offline connections, creating an ever-expanding ecosystem of ideas, collaboration, and innovation to drive technological advancement.

Supporting Japan's Long-Term Digital Transformation Process

The 2026 conference coincides with a critical period in Japan's technology and finance landscape. Recent regulatory advancements, including the clear classification of crypto assets as financial instruments, mark a maturing market environment, which not only enhances investor confidence but also further strengthens standards for fairness, transparency, and consumer protection.

WebX CEO Ryo Sakai stated: "In recent years, Japan has taken pragmatic and robust steps forward in advancing its digital transformation strategy. We are entering a stage of gradually clearer regulations, which is expected to release greater institutional participation and broaden access to growth capital. In this context, WebX is evolving from a conference into a platform — bringing together the industry, policymakers, and investors to collectively shape the next stage of responsible innovation."

Under a more defined regulatory framework, WebX 2026 will provide a timely dialogue platform for all stakeholders to engage in practical discussions on topics such as infrastructure development, governance enhancement, and sustainable market growth.

Sakai added, "As the ecosystem matures, the focus of discussions is shifting from early experimental explorations to long-term infrastructure and market stability. These topics will also form the core content of the 2026 conference."

Guest Speaker Preview

WebX 2026 will welcome a diverse audience from Japan and around the globe, including executives, entrepreneurs, investors, policymakers, and tech leaders.

Speakers include Hayden Adams, Founder and CEO of Uniswap Labs; Katherine Dowling, Executive Management, General Counsel, and Chief Compliance Officer of Bitwise Asset Management; Alex Svanevik, CEO of Nansen; Tom Lee, Chairman of Bitmine; Yat Siu, Co-founder and Chairman of Animoca Brands; Bilal Bin Saqib, Executive Chairman of the National Virtual Assets Management Authority of Pakistan; Sota, CEO of Startale Group; Angelina Kwan, CEO of Stratford Finance; Legislator Kojiro Kuroishi of the Legislative Yuan of Taiwan; Hiroshi Ozaki, Executive Advisor of KPMG Japan; Nishint Sanghavi, Head of Digital Currencies for Visa Asia Pacific; and John D'Agostino, Senior Advisor at Coinbase.

WebX 2026 has garnered support from many top global partners, with naming sponsors including Bitbank, bitFlyer, BitLending, eole Inc., SBI Holdings, Simplex, and UPCX. The participation of these institutions fully reflects WebX's value as a platform to forge long-term cooperative relationships between emerging innovators and established entities.

More speakers and conference details will be announced soon.

For more information, please visit: https://webx-asia.com/

About WebX

WebX 2026 is Asia's premier Web3 and blockchain conference, hosted by Japan's largest crypto media CoinPost. Since its inception, WebX has rapidly emerged as a leading platform that brings together global leaders in Web3, crypto assets, and the blockchain ecosystem to explore the future of decentralized technology and the digital economy. The 2025 conference attracted over 14,000 attendees from more than 90 countries and regions. Past speakers have included Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Binance CEO Richard Teng, and TRON founder Justin Sun.