Stratosphere, Pudgy Penguins and Streamex Host Founders Table VIP Dinner During ETHConf 2026 and NYC Tech Week

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During ETHConf 2026 and NYC Tech Week, Stratosphere, Pudgy Penguins, and Streamex co-hosted an exclusive Founders Table VIP Dinner in New York City. The June 9th event assembled a select group of founders, C-level executives, investors, and institutional leaders from firms such as Citi, BitGo, Delphi Digital, and Pyth Network for private, agenda-free networking. The dinner aimed to foster natural conversations among key figures across digital assets, tech, AI, and traditional finance. Stratosphere contributed its extensive network, Pudgy Penguins added its strong consumer brand community, and Streamex provided expertise in tokenized commodities and institutional markets. Stratosphere CEO Hassan Shaikh highlighted the importance of such gatherings for discussing market trends, particularly commodity tokenization. The Founders Table series, which runs alongside major industry conferences, is designed to build high-quality, relationship-driven connections that are difficult to achieve on standard conference floors. Stratosphere positions itself as an ecosystem growth partner for leading tech and finance brands.

New York, United States, June 18th, 2026, Chainwire

Stratosphere, Pudgy Penguins and Streamex hosted a private Founders Table VIP Dinner in New York City during ETHConf 2026 and NYC Tech Week, bringing together leaders across digital assets, tech, AI, traditional finance and institutional capital.

The invite-only dinner took place on June 9th and gathered a curated room of founders, operators, funds, C-level executives and institutional leaders for an intimate evening of dinner and conversation.

Guests in attendance included leaders from Citi, BitMine, BitGo, Mirae Asset Securities USA, Experian, Pyth Network, Space and Time, MegaETH, B3, Stable, Antler, Delphi Digital, Fun, Linera, Vanta Trading, Streamex, PolyData, Horizen Labs, World Foundation, Zipcode, OpenLedger, Onyx, Definitive, Notalone Ventures and more.

The Founders Table format is intentionally simple: a selected guest list, a private room and no stage agenda. The goal is to bring the right people together in a setting where conversations can happen naturally.

The dinner was hosted by Stratosphere with Pudgy Penguins and Streamex. Stratosphere brought its network across founders, operators, investors and institutional teams. Pudgy Penguins added one of the strongest consumer brands and communities in digital assets. Streamex brought the institutional and real-world asset side of the conversation, with its focus on tokenized gold and commodity markets.

The Stratosphere team and its CEO, Hassan Shaikh, have continued to build Founders Table into a private dinner series around major industry conferences. After previous editions during Digital Asset Summit and Consensus, the New York dinner continued the same idea: high-quality rooms, selected attendance and conversations that are hard to recreate on a conference floor.

For Stratosphere, the dinner reinforces the company’s position as an ecosystem partner for leading brands across tech, finance and digital assets. Established projects work with Stratosphere to deepen cultural relevance, strengthen market narratives and connect with founders, investors, institutions and operators across the industry.

“I’m optimistic about the next phase of digital assets, especially around the tokenization of commodities,” said Hassan Shaikh, CEO of Stratosphere. “These dinners give us a way to bring funds, institutions, and founders into the same room to talk about where the market is heading.”

The Founders Table series is expected to continue around major global conferences throughout the year, with future editions focused on bringing together founders, capital, institutions and leading brands in private, relationship-driven rooms.

For those interested in attending or getting involved in future Founders Table editions, reach out to the Stratosphere team.

About Stratosphere

Stratosphere is an ecosystem partner and growth consultancy for industry leaders in tech and finance, building the narratives, ecosystem partnerships, and distribution flywheels that create sustainable, repeatable growth.

Website: www.stratosphere.vip

X: @StratosphereVIP

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İlgili Sorular

QWhat was the purpose of the Founders Table VIP Dinner hosted by Stratosphere, Pudgy Penguins, and Streamex?

AThe purpose was to bring together leaders across digital assets, tech, AI, traditional finance, and institutional capital for an intimate evening of dinner and conversation, facilitating natural discussions in a private setting without a stage agenda.

QWho were some of the notable companies and organizations whose leaders attended the dinner?

AGuests included leaders from Citi, BitMine, BitGo, Mirae Asset Securities USA, Experian, Pyth Network, Space and Time, MegaETH, Delphi Digital, Horizen Labs, and more.

QAccording to Stratosphere CEO Hassan Shaikh, what is one area of digital assets he is optimistic about?

AHassan Shaikh is optimistic about the next phase of digital assets, especially around the tokenization of commodities.

QHow does the Founders Table dinner series benefit the projects that work with Stratosphere?

AIt helps established projects deepen cultural relevance, strengthen market narratives, and connect with founders, investors, institutions, and operators across the tech, finance, and digital assets industry.

QWhere can someone interested in future Founders Table events get more information?

AThey should reach out to the Stratosphere team via their website (www.stratosphere.vip) or their X account (@StratosphereVIP).

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