EastPoint: Seoul 2026 highlights Ethereum's settlement role as conference draws 600 leaders

  • EastPoint: Seoul 2026 concluded in Seoul with discussions on Ethereum's potential role as neutral payment and settlement infrastructure.
  • More than 600 people attended, including over 270 institutional decision-makers from South Korea and overseas.
  • Joseph Chalom said Ethereum treasury companies can hold the asset long term while seeking returns through staking and DeFi.

EastPoint: Seoul 2026 concluded on September 28 in Seoul after bringing together more than 600 figures from global digital-asset and financial sectors, including more than 270 institutional decision-makers from South Korea and overseas. At the second annual private Web3 conference, Ethereum co-founder and Consensys co-founder Joseph Lubin said Ethereum could ultimately become a neutral payment and settlement system and a form of trust infrastructure, while SharpLink Chief Executive Officer Joseph Chalom discussed treasury companies, staking, DeFi, tokenization and AI agents. Co-hosted by Hashed, Bloomingbit and The Korea Economic Daily, the event also covered stablecoins, on-chain capital markets, digital payments, real-world assets, custody, regulation and institutional cooperation.

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