The third edition of Money20/20 Asia drew 4,500+ attendees from 90 countries to Bangkok over April 21-23, marking a 40% jump year on year. Stablecoins, tokenization, CBDCs, and AI dominated the agenda, with senior executives from KASIKORNBANK, Standard Chartered, J.P. Morgan, and DBS Bank attending.
CNB Governor Aleš Michl became the first sitting central bank governor to keynote The Bitcoin Conference, arguing that a 1% Bitcoin allocation could lift portfolio returns without raising risk. The CNB previously bought a $1 million digital asset test portfolio in November 2025.
At Money20/20 Asia 2026 in Bangkok, the lines between traditional finance and DeFi continued to blur. From J.P. Morgan’s blockchain scale to EMURGO’s self custody push, the event revealed a clear shift toward interoperable, user controlled financial systems.
93% of GameFi projects are dead, token values have collapsed 95% from 2022 peaks, and studio funding fell 93% by 2025 — Caladan's report confirms Web3 gaming burned $15 billion chasing speculators while gamers never arrived.
KelpDAO's 1-of-1 bridge verifier was exploited for $292M on April 18. Aave lost $9B in 48 hours. $5B in USDT/USDC locked. $13B DeFi TVL gone. Justin Sun-linked wallet exited $274M in 21 minutes.
