Web3 in Motion: Highlights from WebX 2025

WebX 2025 saw a global convening of the Web3 community over two days of high-impact conversations, providing clarity on policy, infrastructure, and the next phase of Web3 evolution. 

Produced by CoinPost, Japan’s largest Web3 media platform, WebX 2025 reinforced Tokyo’s role as a central node in the global Web3 conversation.  

Regulation Takes Center Stage

The event opened with a keynote from Japan’s Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who outlined the nation’s Web3 ambitions, a timely signal from a jurisdiction positioning itself as a regulatory first-mover. 

What followed was a full-spectrum deep dive into the evolving Web3 landscape. Notable voices, including CZ (Binance), Arthur Hayes (Maelstrom), Adam Back (Blockstream), among many others, dissected the undercurrents of regulatory convergence, institutional readiness, and the path to global interoperability. 

In a particularly memorable exchange, Heath Tarbert (CIRCLE) and Satsuki Katayama (House of Councillors/Liberal Democratic Party) explored how the U.S. and Japanese regulatory trajectories may converge in the years ahead, underscoring the geopolitical dimensions of digital asset policy. 

The takeaway on day one was clear: For an industry that was once peripheral to finance, Web3 is now central to global policy agendas. 

Tokenization, Infrastructure, and the Institutional Shift  

Day two carried the momentum forward, from RWA tokenization and institutional rails to DeFi, GameFi, and AI. A special dialogue between Mike Novogratz (Galaxy) and Oki Matsumoto (Monex Group, Inc.) unpacked how finance and innovation are colliding to reshape global markets, while Aya Miyaguchi (Ethereum Foundation) reflected on the role of decentralization in a decade increasingly shaped by AI and institutional capital. 

On the ecosystem front, leaders such as Sam Seo (Kaia), Yat Siu (Animoca Brands), and Sebastien Borget (The Sandbox) weighed in with fresh perspectives on unlocking liquidity and building sustainable digital ecosystems. 

Meanwhile, the UXLINK Pitch Stage spotlighted emerging founders pushing bold ideas forward, while the Fireside Stage brought candid, unfiltered insights from changemakers driving the ecosystem forward.

Vibes on Point: From Drone Shows to After Parties 

WebX didn’t just deliver on content; it delivered atmosphere.   

From traditional Japanese tea ceremonies and curated bento lunches to on-site wellness lounges, the event embodied Japanese hospitality as regulators, founders, institutions, and more sat not in silos but side by side. 

Looking Ahead

Wachsman was proud to support WebX 2025 and the global ecosystem it convened.

The conversations sparked will echo far beyond Tokyo. And as the nodes of the future continue to connect, WebX has emerged not just as a prominent global conference but a beacon for what’s next.