Speaking & Keynotes
Keynotes, fireside chats and panels on digital assets, tokenization and institutional adoption. Ashton opened Singapore TechLaw Fest ahead of the President of Microsoft and has spoken in ten countries across North America and Asia.
Upcoming
- December 2026Tulum Innovation Fest, Tulum, Mexico. Keynote on the evolution of digital assets: whether crypto is still innovating, and why tokenized stocks and real-world assets may be the next wave. Keynote
Keynote topics
Every talk draws on a decade of conversations with the people building the industry, with the aim of leaving the audience something they can act on rather than a market recap.
Tokenization beyond crypto
Stocks, treasuries and real-world assets are moving on chain faster than most crypto-native products. What that means for capital markets, and who captures the value.
The institutional imperative
The infrastructure and regulatory frameworks traditional capital needs before it can touch on-chain liquidity at scale, and how far along each piece actually is.
The future of L1 economics
The shift toward vertically integrated blockchain stacks, and how native automation is solving capital-efficiency problems that held back the last cycle.
Cross-chain capital corridors
Interoperability as the unglamorous precondition for moving high-value assets across fragmented networks without trusting a single bridge.
Programmatic value and DeFi 3.0
The move from speculative assets to utility-driven financial primitives, and which products are earning real fees today.
AI, agents and digital money
Why stablecoins are becoming the settlement layer for AI agents, and what a machine economy needs from blockchains that a human one did not.
Session formats
- Keynote20 to 45 minutes, tailored to the audience. Government and legal, institutional finance, or founder and developer crowds.
- Fireside chatOn-stage interview with a founder or executive, in the format behind 1,500+ Crypto Coin Show episodes.
- Panel moderatorKeeps a panel moving and makes sure the audience leaves with specifics.
Past stages
Main stage fireside chat with Drew Potter, Brave, on how Brave is expanding beyond ad blocking.
45-minute opening keynote on blockchain, smart contracts and financial regulation for the Singapore Academy of Law, ahead of the President of Microsoft.
Panel discussion with legal and policy leaders on decentralized finance.
Where on-chain ownership actually improves games, and where it gets in the way.
Cross Border Investing conference in Beijing, with 50,000 registered attendees.
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Track record
Ashton shares his appearances with the Crypto Coin Show and BlockWest audiences, and can record founder interviews on site during your event.