Web3Labs

GWDC 2026 Kor

2026-09-29 02:54:38

Yoon Suk-hun says hackathons should not end as one-off events, with post-event paths planned for product launch

GWDC 2026 Korea is scheduled to take place on Sept. 29-30, 2026, at Seoul’s aT Center in South Korea. The event is hosted by Web3Labs and co-hosted by Techub News, HypaiLabs, and TokenPost. In his welcome remarks, Asian Economic Development Committee Chairman Yoon Suk-hun said the hackathon is not meant to be a simple contest of technical skill. Instead, he described it as a venue to identify young talent in the AI era with practical capabilities and close links to the startup ecosystem. He said the competition gives university students a chance to step outside theory-focused campuses, define real user problems on site, and build products within a limited time that can be used in everyday life. Yoon also stressed the value of cross-disciplinary teamwork among developers, designers, and planners. He added that organizers want to build a channel that carries ideas beyond a one-time event by connecting participating projects after the competition with global corporate accelerator programs and university startup support systems, with the goal of helping ideas born at the venue reach the market and commercialization.

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Web3Labs

2026-09-29 02:37:21

Web3Labs CEO Caspar Wong says stablecoins could become the native currency for AI micropayments, with Hong Kong and South Korea as Web3’s twin engines

At GWDC 2026 Korea in Seoul, Web3Labs CEO Caspar Wong said stablecoins are moving well beyond their role as trading pairs and could become core infrastructure for borderless global payments, as well as the native currency for micropayments between AI systems. He also said Web3Labs is currently focused on two areas: stablecoins and AI agents. In his remarks, Wong described AI as shifting from static tools to agents capable of planning, executing, and transacting on their own, adding that Web3 infrastructure can provide stronger guarantees around transparency, ownership, and economic incentives. Wong also outlined Web3Labs’ operating model as an incubator from 0 to 1 and an accelerator from 1 to 100. He said the firm has established a 10 million-scale AI and Web3 ecosystem fund, received more than 2,500 startup applications globally over the past three years, run more than 10 incubation programs, and backed over 100 projects. Through events such as GWDC, he said, Web3Labs aims to build a technical and economic bridge between Hong Kong and South Korea and help the two markets become twin engines of the global Web3 push.

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Bitroot

2026-09-07 08:00:13

Bitroot joins GWDC 2026 KOREA as a Gold Sponsor

GWDC 2026 KOREA has announced Bitroot as a Gold Sponsor for the event, adding another Layer 1 infrastructure project to the conference lineup ahead of its September 2026 gathering in Seoul. Bitroot describes itself as a next-generation parallel EVM AI blockchain built as a Layer 1 for high-performance onchain applications. According to the event announcement, the network uses Pipeline BFT consensus and BLS aggregate signatures while remaining fully EVM-compatible, with claimed performance of more than 100,000 TPS and 0.3-second finality. The project said its testnet is already live and has drawn more than 300,000 participating addresses. It also said the ecosystem includes a native DEX, a cross-chain bridge, and more than 90 partners, including Galxe, DeBank, and QuestN. Bitroot said it will appear at the event with Web3Labs, host attendees at its booth, and deliver a keynote on the main stage. GWDC 2026 Korea is scheduled for Sept. 29-30, 2026 at aT Center in Seoul. The conference is hosted by Web3Labs, co-organized by Techub News, HypaiLabs, and TokenPost, and supported by the Hong Kong-Korea Web3 Policy Promotion Alliance. Registration for both attendance and the hackathon is now open.

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PFI

2026-09-03 06:00:33

Prime Finance International Joins GWDC 2026 KOREA as Platinum Sponsor

Prime Finance International, or PFI, has been announced as a Platinum Sponsor of GWDC 2026 KOREA, according to Techub News. The company is described as a technology firm focused on global payments and digital asset circulation, with an open liquidity architecture and a compliance network aimed at linking fiat currencies with digital asset ecosystems. GWDC 2026 KOREA is scheduled to take place on Sept. 29-30, 2026, at the aT Center in Seoul, South Korea. The event is hosted by Web3Labs, co-organized by Techub News, HypaiLabs and TokenPost, and supported by the Hong Kong-Korea Web3 Policy Promotion Alliance. Organizers say the conference will center on the theme “For Builders, By Builders,” covering Web3, AI, on-chain infrastructure and digital asset ecosystems through keynote speeches, technical forums, project showcases, business matchmaking and a hackathon. Registration for both the conference and the hackathon is already open. Organizers expect the hackathon to attract more than 500 developers worldwide and say it is designed around real on-chain tasks, with industry mentors and institutional VC judges. More than 100 innovation projects are planned.

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GWDC 2026 Kor

2026-08-28 02:13:09

GWDC 2026 Korea names fifth batch of media partners and opens registration

GWDC 2026 Korea has announced its fifth batch of official media partners, adding CoinNess, Bitpush, Nexblock, DeFam, and Web3 Vision to the event’s media lineup. According to Techub News, the new partnerships are intended to expand the conference’s media reach across South Korea, Japan, Chinese-speaking markets, and the broader global Web3 sector. The event is scheduled for Sept. 29-30, 2026, at aT Center in Seoul, South Korea. It is hosted by Web3Labs, co-organized by Techub News, HypaiLabs, and TokenPost, and supported by AWPA. This year’s conference carries the theme “For Builders, By Builders,” with a program centered on Web3, artificial intelligence, on-chain infrastructure, and the digital asset ecosystem. Organizers said the agenda will include keynote speeches, technical forums, project showcases, business matchmaking, and a hackathon. Registration for both the conference and the hackathon is already open. The hackathon will solicit projects from developers worldwide, focus on collaboration around real on-chain tasks, and offer mentor guidance, VC review from institutions, as well as demo and resource-matching opportunities.

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GWDC 2026 Kor

2026-08-25 06:03:04

GWDC 2026 Korea names five new official community partners in fourth batch

GWDC 2026 Korea has announced the fourth batch of its official community partners, adding CDC Club, Blockfocus, Deep Hackathon, City University of Hong Kong Graduate Association Web3 AI Club, and 499 to the event’s partner lineup. According to Techub News, the new partnerships are intended to bring together Web3 and AI developers, communities, and innovation forces across Asia to support ecosystem exchange, technical collaboration, and resource connections. The conference is scheduled for Sept. 29-30, 2026 at aT Center in Seoul, South Korea. It is hosted by Web3Labs, co-organized by Techub News, HypaiLabs, and TokenPost, with support from AWPA. Under the theme "For Builders, By Builders," the event will focus on technological innovation and industrial applications across Web3, AI, on-chain infrastructure, and the digital asset ecosystem. Registration for both the conference and its hackathon is now open. Organizers expect the hackathon to draw more than 1,000 developers worldwide, working on real on-chain tasks with guidance from industry mentors and evaluations by institutional VC judges. The event plans to generate more than 200 innovation projects and will also include project showcases and VC matchmaking sessions.

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