Article Author/Source: ME News
Co-hosted by WLFI, Bakkt, HKU Business School Executive Education, and ME Group, the Crypto Finance Forum will grandly commence on February 12, 2026, on Hong Kong Island. As a top-tier dialogue hub connecting East and West, academia and business, traditional finance and the crypto industry, this forum, with the vision of "Decoding Crypto, Reshaping the Future of Finance," brings together global regulatory bodies, traditional finance executives, crypto-native enterprise founders, and top academic experts to jointly explore institutional opportunities and new technological paradigms within compliance frameworks.
Event Information
Event Theme: Crypto Finance Forum
Event Time: February 12, 2026, 9:30 AM – 12:00 PM (HKT)
Event Location: The University of Hong Kong
Organizers: WLFI, Bakkt, HKU Business School Executive Education, ME Group
Strategic Partners: Nano Labs Ltd (Nasdaq: NA), CoinFound, Tencent Cloud, OneAsset
Media Partners: Foresight News, Odaily, Jinse Finance, PANews, Bitpush, Financial Highlights
Core Agenda: A High-Density Feast of Crypto Finance Ideas
This forum will officially commence at 9:30 AM on February 12, 2026, at The University of Hong Kong. ME Group CEO Jessica Yang and Bakkt COO Nicolas Baes will deliver the opening remarks, setting the macro stage for this East-West financial dialogue. The opening dialogue, personally hosted by Professor Wang Yang, Vice President of The University of Hong Kong, will feature WLFI Co-founders Zak Folkman, Chase Herro, and Growth Lead Ryan Fang, delving into the embedded ecosystem of stablecoins and new paradigms for financial infrastructure.
The mid-section of the agenda will focus on the core proposition of "Bridging TradFi and Digital Assets: The Institutional Path Forward." Gary Yang, Partner at CICADA, will serve as the academic moderator, leading an in-depth discussion on the path forward for institutions. Senior executives from Pando Group, OSL Group, Amber Premium, Guofu Quantum, Web3 Labs, and others will gather for a 45-minute roundtable dialogue. They will jointly deconstruct how traditional financial institutions can bridge the cognitive and technological gaps to build a robust path to the digital asset world under an increasingly mature compliance framework, demonstrating a deep integration from academic theory to market practice. Following this, Kong Jianping, Director of Hong Kong Cyberport and Chairman of Nano Labs, and Dr. Xiao Feng, Chairman of HashKey Group, will deliver heavyweight keynote speeches. From the next stage of Web3 evolution to a panoramic industry outlook, they will provide attendees with forward-looking insights from a commanding height.
The finale of the forum will turn its focus to the hot topic of Web3 infrastructure for an in-depth exploration. Hosted by You Yang, Assistant Professor of Finance at The University of Hong Kong and HKMA CBDC Expert Member, the session will feature a dialogue with Adam, Head of APAC at Solana Foundation, and Qiu Kai, Tencent Cloud Web3 Solutions Architect, to discuss what constitutes "great infrastructure" amidst the Web3 wave. Subsequently, the event moves into a highly speculative roundtable forum. Guided by CoinFound Founder Horace Peng, industry leaders from Asseto, TON Foundation, Antalpha RWA Hub, OneAsset, and DMZ will debate the competition and cooperation between regulated entities and permissionless DeFi, exploring who will lead the next wave of value in on-chain assets. The entire event aims, through this series of high-density intellectual exchanges, to provide a clear and profound annotation for the direction of crypto finance evolution in 2026.
Core Highlights: A Premier Venue for Reshaping Understanding at an Inflection Point of Change
At this historic inflection point where the digital asset industry is accelerating towards institutionalization and compliance, the Crypto Finance Forum aims to present attendees with a top-tier Asian dialogue combining academic rigor and commercial practical value. We go beyond superficial trend discussions, striving to deeply analyze the current panoramic landscape of the crypto world. From new paradigms of stablecoins reconstructing financial infrastructure to the博弈 (game/competition) between traditional giants and native innovation in the RWA 2.0 track, we help you precisely capture the key pulses and macro opportunities of industry evolution amidst complex market noise.
This is even more a feast of ideas that crosses cognitive limits, bringing together authoritative insights from HKU academic experts to Web3 industry leaders. By listening to the deep碰撞 (collision/exchange) between academia and industry, you will gain first-hand knowledge of the latest institutional practice strategies under compliance frameworks and deeply explore leading application cases in the on-chain world. The event is committed to significantly shortening the distance between cutting-edge academic research and real-world institutional implementation, helping attendees reshape decision-making logic through multi-dimensional perspectives and seize future opportunities amidst rapidly changing financial transformations.
Conclusion
On February 12, 2026, let us meet at The University of Hong Kong and join this top-tier gathering that redefines the boundaries of crypto finance. Co-hosted by the powerful alliance of WLFI, Bakkt, HKU Business School Executive Education, and ME Group, this forum is not only a cross-border dialogue connecting Eastern and Western capital and academic wisdom but also a deep restructuring of the Web3 industry landscape in the new era of compliance. From the underlying logic of stablecoins to the ultimate博弈 (game/contest) of RWA 2.0, we look forward to joining you in decoding the next golden decade of digital assets amidst the waves of change.
