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ETHTaipei 2026, the annual Ethereum developer conference in Taipei, will take place on September 13-14 at the Nangang Bottle Cap Factory. Co-founder Vitalik Buterin will deliver the opening keynote on Cryptonative Day, while Taiwan Mobile General Manager Lin Zhichen will speak on Institution Day. Free tickets are now available on a limited basis. The event covers protocol development, Layer 2, zero-knowledge proofs, institutional custody, RWA, Machine Finance, and more. Taiwan Mobile has joined as a Gold sponsor.

ETHTaipei 2026, the annual Ethereum developer conference in Taiwan, is scheduled for Sept. 13-14, 2026 at POPOP Taipei in Nangang, Taipei. Organizers said Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin will deliver the keynote on Sept. 13 during Cryptonative Day, while Taiwan Mobile President Jamie Lin will open Institution Day on Sept. 14. The first day is aimed at Ethereum developers and technical communities, with sessions covering protocol and core development, Layer 2 scaling, zero-knowledge proofs and privacy, wallets and account abstraction, DeFi, consumer and social applications, security, and developer tools. The second day will focus on topics relevant to banks and financial institutions, including institutional wallets and custody, digital asset and smart contract security, stablecoin risk management, real-world assets and tokenized U.S. equities, AI agent-driven machine finance, and blockchain selection for financial institutions. Organizers also said limited free tickets are now available for registration. Additional speakers already announced come from Polymarket, Uniswap, the Ethereum Foundation, ChainSafe, LINE NEXT, CertiK, OneSavie Labs, Quantstamp, Fluidkey, Morpho, imToken Labs, PIF12, and Swarm Protocol. Full session details and the final timetable will be published on the official website once confirmed.

Crypto markets spent the past 24 hours balancing ETF flow data, shifting rate expectations and a fresh batch of regulatory and infrastructure developments. U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs posted $201.9 million in net outflows on Aug. 28, ending a nine-session inflow streak that began in mid-August. Spot Ether ETFs moved the other way, taking in $102.1 million that day and stretching their run of positive flows to 10 straight sessions. According to SoSoValue, weekly flows still remained strong for both products, with Bitcoin funds adding $924 million over the Aug. 24-28 trading week and Ether funds bringing in $824 million. Macro pressure also remained in focus. Bitcoin held near $78,000 while the dollar strengthened and the yen slipped through 160 against the U.S. dollar. Ahead of Friday’s U.S. nonfarm payrolls report, CME FedWatch data showed traders assigning better-than-even odds to two Fed rate hikes this year. In parallel, Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey warned G20 finance officials that frontier AI models could magnify cyber risks and expose already stretched financial markets to more severe disruptions. Elsewhere, Ireland moved to exclude crypto from a planned tax-advantaged investment account, Japan’s Financial Services Agency proposed easing reporting rules for trust-based stablecoins from fiscal 2027, and several market structure stories landed at once, from DTCC’s tokenization timeline and CME’s new crypto indexes to exchange inflows, venture financing, and fresh security incidents on Fogo and Cronos.

ETHTaipei 2026 has unveiled the keynote lineup for its two-day event in Taipei, with Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin set to open the first day and Taiwan Mobile President Jamie Lin leading the second day. The conference is scheduled for Sept. 13-14 at POPOP Taipei in Nangang, and organizers said free tickets are now available in limited quantities. The first day, branded as "Cryptonative Day," is aimed at Ethereum developers and technical communities. Its agenda spans protocol and core development, Layer 2 scaling, zero-knowledge proofs and privacy, wallets and account abstraction, DeFi, consumer and social applications, security, and developer tools. The second day, "Institution Day," will focus on topics tied to banks and financial institutions, including institutional wallets and custody, digital asset and smart contract security, stablecoin risk management, real-world assets, tokenized U.S. equities, AI Agent-driven "Machine Finance," and how institutions choose underlying public blockchains. Organizers also expanded the speaker and sponsor roster. Participating teams include Polymarket, Uniswap, the Ethereum Foundation, ChainSafe, LINE NEXT, CertiK, Quantstamp, Morpho, and imToken Labs. Since its debut in 2023, ETHTaipei says it has hosted more than 3,000 attendees, 169 speakers, and 129 sessions.

Crypto prices broadly advanced over the past week, but the gains were far from uniform. Drawing on weekly performance data for the top 100 tokens on CoinGecko, Odaily separated the market into three groups: sharp gainers, moderate risers, and the few names that fell even as the broader market moved higher. STX led the field with a 121.2% weekly gain, making it the biggest outlier among the top performers and the only non-Meme token at the very top of the list. CASHCAT, ENA, PENGU, TRUMP, ZEC, PUMP, MELANIA, and PEPE also ranked among the strongest movers, with weekly gains ranging from 49.3% to 102.2%. A second tier of tokens posted gains between 10% and 20%, including LDO, WLD, MORPHO, LINEA, NEAR, HBAR, ASTER, ETHFI, BNB, and ONDO. Odaily said this group was more closely tied to fundamentals and infrastructure themes than the first wave of narrative-led rallies. On the downside, only a handful of tokens fell during the same period. JELLYJELLY, WLFI, JTO, and LAB all posted weekly losses, with LAB down 13%, the weakest showing in the sample. All figures in the report were current as of Aug. 26.

ETHTaipei 2026 is set for Sept. 13-14 at POPOP Taipei in Nangang, with organizers splitting the event into two tracks for the first time. Sept. 13 will run as Cryptonative Day for Ethereum developers and technical communities, while Sept. 14 will be dedicated to banks and financial institutions under an Institution Day format. The first batch of speakers includes teams from Polymarket, Uniswap, the Ethereum Foundation, ChainSafe, LINE NEXT, CertiK, OneSavie Labs, Quantstamp, Across Protocol and PIF12. Organizers said the lineup spans protocol research, DeFi, security, cross-chain infrastructure and consumer applications, with more speakers to be announced later. The developer-focused day will cover protocol and core development, Layer 2 scaling, zero-knowledge proofs and privacy, wallets and account abstraction, DeFi, consumer and social applications, security and developer tooling. The institution-focused day will examine institutional wallets and custody, digital asset and smart contract security, stablecoin risk management, real-world assets, tokenized U.S. equities, AI Agent-driven Machine Finance and chain selection for financial institutions. Organizers also listed BSOS, DADRC, Sigmarket, Taishin Shin Kong Financial Holding, Quantstamp and KlickKlack among supporting entities. Registration is now open on the event website.

NEXST is positioning itself as a full-stack Web3 entertainment infrastructure project built around a simple idea: fan activity should not end as one-off consumption, but accumulate into long-term value. In a lengthy profile published by TechFlow, the project’s model is framed around “Fan Continuity,” a system meant to turn interactions between artists and fans into persistent, recorded, and potentially transferable digital rights. The report says NEXST is building across several layers at once. On the experience side, it has launched VR concert products through Xmersive VR LIVE, including content tied to K-pop groups UNIS and KISS OF LIFE. On the creation and engagement side, it is developing SAI, a fan co-creation platform based on ByteDance’s Seedance and Seedream models, along with AI-driven marketing tools and agents. On the asset layer, it is exploring tokenized entertainment rights through an RWA platform covering tickets, merchandise, exclusive content, and even fan participation in projects such as tours or albums. The article also outlines the planned NEXST Chain, the role of the $NXT token with a total supply of 600 million, and a quarterly buyback-and-burn program tied to 20% of revenue. It highlights existing partnerships with monoAI technology, CyberStep Holdings, and Neura, while pointing to upcoming catalysts including the NEXST-Gen Alliance, which is set to receive 10 million $NXT in treasury support.