Bitget CEO Gracy Chen revealed in a CoinDesk interview that the exchange is in talks with Wall Street giants including BlackRock for Asian crypto product distribution. The talks focus on leveraging Bitget's 125 million registered users as a distribution channel for traditional financial products. Asia's blockchain transaction volume surged 69% YoY, the highest globally, according to OECD data. BlackRock estimates Asian household wealth at $108 trillion, and a 1% allocation to crypto could bring $2 trillion inflows. BlackRock is already building its Asian digital asset presence, posting a new digital asset role in Singapore in December 2025. Bitget data shows 52% of its users are dual-asset holders, holding both crypto and traditional stocks. Coinbase UK CEO Keith Grose noted that Coinbase already provides custody for BlackRock's US Bitcoin and Ethereum ETPs. If the Bitget-BlackRock deal materializes, exchanges could evolve from trading platforms to financial product distribution endpoints. Key factors include Taiwan's VASP regulatory status and the potential for tokenized ETFs to reach retail investors directly through crypto exchanges.

During the 'Asian Stablecoin Race' panel at FUTUREMODE 2026, Will Wu, Asia Pacific lead of Bitget Wallet, shared his views. He argued that the real indicator of stablecoin adoption in daily finance is not issuance growth but the formation of recurring payment habits. In July, Bitget Wallet's daily payment transactions surpassed trading transactions for the first time. Card users average 10 payments per month with an average of $28 per transaction, indicating everyday spending behavior. On monetary sovereignty, Wu noted that the currency users want to hold and the currency merchants need to receive do not have to match; wallets should help users understand their currency exposure without complex conversions. He predicted that by 2027, Asia's stablecoin market will develop a coordination layer architecture with crypto wallets as the entry point, connecting dollar-pegged stablecoins with local currency payment rails through regulated partners.

Bitget will attend Future Mode 2026 in Taipei as a Gold Sponsor from Sept. 4 to 6. CEO Gracy Chen will take part in a fireside chat on global regulation, VASP policy and real-world asset trends. The booth will showcase the UEX vision and tokenized US stocks via rToken, with a giant vending machine and limited giveaways. A "Liquidity Supply Station" near the venue will offer 300 servings of egg pancakes and 500 drinks over three days.

Deepcoin is set to appear at FUTUREMODE 2026 in Taipei from Sept. 4 to Sept. 6 as a Gold Sponsor, according to ABMedia. The event is the upgraded version of the former Taipei Blockchain Week and will focus on the convergence of Web3, AI and emerging technologies. During the event, Deepcoin’s Taiwan market lead, Ryan, is scheduled to speak on stage about opportunities in Taiwan, Web3 ecosystem development and industry trends. The company also plans to work with the event organizer on a badminton networking activity featuring a retired national player, well-known influencers and an undisclosed guest. Deepcoin said it will roll out an FM26 on-site badminton event contract for the first time and allow attendees to customize KOL matchups based on their preferences. The company described itself as the only platform at the event offering a dedicated badminton event contract. Separately, Deepcoin will co-host The Pengu Garden: Taipei Edition with Pudgy Penguins and 0xmedia. The company said the Taipei appearance is part of its effort to better understand the Taiwan market and deepen its Asia footprint. Deepcoin, founded in 2019, also highlighted its 2026 strategic partnership with the Argentina national football team.

Taipei Blockchain Week, an event that has been held in Taiwan for more than a decade, is being rebranded as FUTUREMODE this year. According to information released by the organizer, the event will run from Sept. 4 to Sept. 6, 2026, at Taipei Expo Park’s Pavilion of Dreams and shift beyond its earlier blockchain- and Web3-centered focus to cover AI, digital assets, and broader emerging technology topics. The event is organized by experience design company Onboard, with Google Cloud and the Taiwan Blockchain Enthusiasts Association, or TABEI, listed as co-organizers. Organizers estimate the three-day program will draw more than 10,000 attendees, feature over 150 speakers, and include more than 30 workshops. A separate BUILDMODE hackathon, co-hosted with student computing conference SITCON, is expected to bring in more than 500 developers across six AI-related tracks. FUTUREMODE will also include a digital art exhibition and a music festival. Organizer Tiffany Lai said the future will emerge where technology, culture, and community meet, while the broader Taipei schedule places the event as the final stop in a nine-day, four-event technology run spanning late August to early September.

Taipei is set to host four fintech and emerging technology events over a nine-day stretch from Aug. 29 to Sept. 6, according to organizers. The lineup includes the Trustworthy AI Hackathon, the AFA Awards, FinTechOn 2026 alongside the AFA Summit, and FUTUREMODE Taiwan. All four events will take place during the Taipei City Government-backed “2026 Trendy Taipei” program and will bring together representatives from industry, government, academia and research communities across 16 Asia-Pacific economies. The agenda spans artificial intelligence, stablecoins, global supply chains and regulatory trends. FinTechOn 2026 and the AFA Summit will feature speakers from Visa, Ripple, Binance, JPMorgan, the European Commission, ADGM and SBI Holdings. The AFA Awards will select winners from 88 nominations across five categories, while the AI hackathon will focus on identity verification, authorization management and accountability tracing for AI agents. FUTUREMODE, formerly Taipei Blockchain Week, is broadening its scope this year from blockchain to AI and other emerging technologies.

Taipei Blockchain Week is being renamed as FUTUREMODE, with the revamped event scheduled for Sept. 4-6 at the Taipei Expo Park’s Expo Dome in Yuanshan. Speaking at a media briefing for the “Taipei Trendy 2026” technology festival, event director Tiffany Lai said the team did not begin as an event company five years ago, but as a DAO with a simple mission: connect Taiwan to the world through technology. That vision later became Taipei Blockchain Week. Lai said the scope of discussion has widened well beyond crypto and blockchain. In her account, AI is reshaping every industry and digital assets have matured into financial infrastructure, making a single-technology label too narrow for what the event now aims to cover. FUTUREMODE will be organized around four tracks: Learn, Build, Experience, and Recharge. The Learn program includes more than 100 global speakers, over 40 talks, demos and panels, plus more than 30 workshops. Build introduces the event’s first Build Mode hackathon, designed for more than 500 developers across six tracks, with prizes exceeding $6,000 and additional compute credits. Organizers also expect more than 10,000 visits overall, with support from Taiwan’s National Development Council and Startup Island Taiwan. Speakers from Google, NVIDIA and AMD are also set to attend.

Taiwan Blockchain Enthusiasts Association chairman Taka Kao said the Trustworthy AI Hackathon was built around industry problems gathered from three closed-door expert sessions held on June 7, rather than topics drafted internally by organizers. Those meetings ran for a combined 24 hours and produced about 22 problem statements drawn from discussions with industry representatives and technical specialists. The event will run from Aug. 29 to Aug. 31 at N24 Taipei Ark in Nangang, Taipei, with Demo Day scheduled for Aug. 31. Registration closes on Aug. 5. Speaking at an Aug. 4 media tea session for the “2026 Trendy Taipei” technology festival, Kao said nearly 20 teams had already signed up at that point and final entrants would be selected afterward. Kao framed the challenge around a shift from “Responsible AI” to “Trustworthy AI” as agents move beyond code generation and content creation into autonomous actions such as signing legal documents, acting as digital twins, and coordinating across institutions. He said the association’s proposed direction is a credential-based model that combines digital identity, data governance, ownership, authorization, and accountability, so agents can act with verifiable permission on behalf of their owners. Organizers previously said the hackathon will offer prize money starting at $12,000, accept up to 20 teams, and, for the first time, allow individual registration.