KEYTAKEAWAYS
- Hong Kong Web3 Festival 2025 will host 400+ speakers and 40+ forums across four immersive days.
- Topics span DeFi, GameFi, digital ID, ZK, and on-chain governance, with top leaders in tech and finance.
- CoinRank will provide exclusive live coverage and insights as an official media partner of the event.
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Hong Kong Web3 Festival 2025 returns Apr 6–9 at HKCEC with 400+ speakers, 40+ forums, and global leaders like Vitalik Buterin, Circle, Ripple. CoinRank is an official media partner.
Hosted by Wanxiang Blockchain Labs and HashKey Group, and organized by W3ME, the Hong Kong Web3 Festival 2025 will return from April 6 to 9 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). As Asia’s premier Web3 flagship event, the Festival connects global blockchain innovators, regulators, investors, and developers. Amid the industry’s renewed momentum and increasingly diverse application scenarios, the 2025 edition has been significantly upgraded, expanding its venue footprint to 14,000㎡—1.5 times larger than previous years—offering deeper networking, discovery, and business development opportunities than ever before.
— Web3Festival (@festival_web3) April 1, 2025
This four-day mega event will feature nearly 40 themed forums, set across immersive zones inspired by the four seasons of traditional Chinese aesthetics—Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter—blending cultural artistry with cutting-edge technology. In addition to the main agenda, the Festival will also host hundreds of side events with diverse formats and styles. These side events, organized by leading chains, ecosystem projects, DAOs, VCs, and communities, will cover a wide range of topics including DeFi, DePIN, GameFi, NFTs, ZK, infrastructure, Web3 social, and on-chain governance—ensuring nonstop excitement for developers, founders, and crypto-native attendees.
The Festival will gather over 400 distinguished speakers from across government, tech, finance, and creative industries. Together, they will explore key verticals such as decentralized finance, infrastructure security, entertainment IP, digital identity, cross-border payments, and regulatory trends—offering fresh insights and strategies to global developers, investors, and builders alike.
📌 About the Event & Strategic Partnerships
The 2025 edition is strategically partnered with the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC), further strengthening its regional impact. As one of Asia’s most influential crypto events, the Web3 Festival has, across its 2023 and 2024 editions, brought together:
- 250+ exhibitors
- 800+ speakers
- 80,000+ attendees
- 300+ side events
📢 Official Media Partner – CoinRank
CoinRank is proud to serve as an official media partner of the Hong Kong Web3 Festival 2025, and will bring you exclusive on-site coverage, interviews, and live updates throughout the event. ▶ Join our X now ◀
📅 Full agenda and registration are now live on the official website. Don’t miss out—secure your spot today!
HONG KONG WEB3 FESTIVAL 2025 | FEATURED SPEAKERS
✅ First Batch Highlights
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Paul CHAN Mo-po, Financial Secretary of the Government of the Hong Kong SAR
- Vitalik Buterin, Co-founder, Ethereum
- XIAO Feng, Chairman, Wanxiang Blockchain; Chairman & CEO, HashKey Group
- Duncan Chiu, Legislative Council Member (Technology & Innovation Constituency), Hong Kong
- David Bailey, CEO, Bitcoin Magazine
- Genki Oda, Chairman, Japan Virtual and Crypto assets Exchange Association
- Lily Liu, President, Solana Foundation
- Sreeram Kannan, CEO, EigenLabs
- Smokey Bera, Co-founder, Berachain
- John Patrick Mullin, CEO, Mantra
- Alexander Pack, Managing Partner, Hack VC
- Lasse Clausen, Founding Partner, 1kx
- Keywolf & Blue, Partners, SlowMist
- Rita Liu, CEO, RD Technologies
- Devon Sin, Alternate Chief Executive, ZA Bank
- YU Chen, Chief Advisor, KUN
- Michael, Co-founder, Brevis
- Alex Rawitz, Co-founder, DIMO
- Bugra Celik, Director of Digital Assets, HSBC
- Stanley Huo, Partner & Head of Asia, Hivemind Capital
- Terence Kwok, Founder & CEO, Humanity Protocol
- Tetsuya Sanada, CEO, BlockSmith & Co.
- David Lee, Chairman, Global FinTech Institute
✅ Second Batch Speakers:
- Henry Ma, EVP & CIO, WeBank; Director, WeBank Technology
- Ed Felten, Co-founder & Chief Scientist, Offchain Labs
- John Cahill, COO Asia, Galaxy Digital
- Yam Ki Chan, VP of Strategy and Policy, Circle
- Kelvin Li, Head of Global Fund Platform, Ant Group
- Kirit Bhatia, Head of International Business Development, Ripple
- Mogu, CEO, Chainbase
- Abel Seow, Head of APAC, Bitgo
- Michael Gao, Co-founder & CEO, RedotPay
- LI Kang, Chief Security Officer, CertiK
- Mike Horton, Co-founder, Geodnet
-
Leo Lin, Founder, Arkreen
HONG KONG WEB3 FESTIVAL 2025 | SPONSORS & THEMATIC FORUMS
✅ Official Sponsors & Supporters
- Title Sponsors: OKX Web3
- Platinum Sponsors: CKB Eco Fund, SlowMist
- Gold Sponsors: Alchemy Pay, Beyond Gaming Labs, OneKey
- Primary Sponsors: Google Cloud, Hotcoin, KUN
- Secondary Sponsors: CertiK
- Tertiary Sponsors: Fufuture, Keyblock Solutions, MoneyCollect, PingCap
- Knowledge Partner: Brevis
- Open Stage Sponsor: Primecoin
✅ Thematic Forums to Watch:
- PayFi Forum, co-hosted with RD Technologies
- DePIN Forum, hosted by Arkreen
- Bitcoin Forum, led by CKB Eco Fund
- Crypto Finance Forum 2025, hosted by MetaEra
- Web3 Security & Compliance Forum, hosted by SlowMist
- Web3 Scholars Conference 2025, hosted by DRK Lab
🔔 Summary
As blockchain technology and Web3 applications continue to evolve, Hong Kong Web3 Festival 2025 is set to become one of the most important gatherings for the global Web3 and crypto ecosystem. Over the course of four days, the event will bring together more than 400 speakers, 40+ thematic forums, and hundreds of side events, covering a wide array of cutting-edge fields—including fintech, digital assets, decentralized identity, ZK infrastructure, Web3 security, GameFi, and the creator economy.
More than just a platform for ideas and technologies to collide, the Festival also serves as a launchpad for cross-sector collaboration and real-world innovation. For developers, investors, founders, and institutions alike, this is an unmissable milestone in the global Web3 calendar.
As an official media partner of the event, CoinRank will be on-site throughout the Festival to provide real-time coverage, in-depth reporting, and exclusive insights, ensuring that even those who can’t attend in person can stay closely connected to the pulse of Web3.
📡 Stay tuned to CoinRank and social Media for live updates—let’s witness the future of Web3 together!
