The Good Tech Companies - Origin Summit Unveils Second Wave Of Global Icons Ahead Of Debut During KBW

Episode Date: September 10, 2025

This story was originally published on HackerNoon at: https://hackernoon.com/origin-summit-unveils-second-wave-of-global-icons-ahead-of-debut-during-kbw. Second wave of speakers at the forefront of culture, AI, blockchain, and capital. Speakers include Sooman Lee, Justin Sun, Arthur Hayes, and Arthur Hayes of Bit Check more stories related to web3 at: https://hackernoon.com/c/web3. You can also check exclusive content about #web3, #kbw2025, #chainwire, #press-release, #kbw-news, #blockchain-development, #crypto-exchange, #good-company, and more. This story was written by: @chainwire. Learn more about this writer by checking @chainwire's about page, and for more stories, please visit hackernoon.com. Korean blockchain conference, Origin Summit, will take place on September 23-24 in Seoul, South Korea. Second wave of speakers at the forefront of culture, AI, blockchain, and capital. Speakers include Sooman Lee, Justin Sun, Arthur Hayes, and Arthur Hayes of BitMEX.

This audio is presented by Hacker Noon, where anyone can learn anything about any technology. Origin Summit unveils second wave of global icons ahead of debut during KBW. By Chainwire, Seoul and Paulo Alto, South Korea and United States, September 10th, 2025, Chainwire, with its September 23rd debut fast approaching, Origin Summit reveals a powerful second wave of speakers at the forefront of culture, AI, blockchain, and capital story, the world's IP blockchain, in collaboration with Blockworks, today revealed a powerful second wave of speakers and participants who will take the stage during Korea Blockchain Week in Seoul. The speaker lineup brings together leading voices

across AI, blockchain, and finance to explore how intellectual property, IP, is becoming the most consequential real-world asset class of the AI era set to unlock an $80 trillion, illiquid market at the heart of AI's next evolution. Hosted by Story, the world's IP blockchain, in collaboration with Blockworks and Korea Economic Daily, Korea's largest finance media group, Origin Summit is the premier institutional forum at the intersection of AI, capital, and programmable IP. This second wave strengthens Origin Summit's mission to bridge culture, institutional capital, AI, and next generation infrastructure. These speakers bring unique perspectives on everything from entertainment and gaming IP to digital identity, tokenization, and the future of I native creative economies. Wave 2 confirmed

speakers and participants, Sumin Lee, founder, SM Entertainment, founder and CEO, a 2O entertainment visionary founder of SM Entertainment, widely regarded as the architect of modern K-pop, having launched global icons like HOT, Boa, TVXQ, Super Junior, Girls Generation, and Exo. Now leading a 2O entertainment with a focus on AI-driven cultural innovation. Arthur Hayes, co-founder and former CEO, BITM-EX legendary crypto pioneer and macro thinker. As co-founder of Bitmex, Hayes helped usher in the crypto derivatives era and remains a powerful voice on centralized finance and global markets. Justin Sun, founder, Tron, member, H-TX Global Advisory Board known for bold moves and industry shaping deals. Justin Sun is the founder of TRON and advisor to

H-TX. Justin built one of the most globally scaled L-1s in history and remains a prominent voice in global crypto adoption. A convergence of AI, IP, and real-world value intellectual property, IP, is the backbone of global creativity, culture, and innovation. IP spans everything from AI training data and music catalogs to biotech patents, entertainment franchises, and user-generated content. Value to over $80 trillion, IP is one of the world's large and most important asset classes, but it remains fragmented, illiquid, and largely invisible to markets. As artificial intelligence advances, access to verified, rights cleared IP is becoming critical. Models need structured data, not scraped content, undi-native applications require

infrastructure that can trace, license, and monetize contributions in real time. Meanwhile, institutional capital is searching for the next wave of real-world assets, and crypto is evolving from speculation to programmable ownership. IPs it's at the center of this convergence. Origin Summit brings together the builders, investors, and cultural leaders unlocking the programmable IP economy, where AI, crypto, and capital align around one of the most consequential frontiers of the next decade. Why Korea few places on Earth better capture the convergence of culture, capital, and technology than South Korea. It's home to one of the world's most digitally fluent populations, a booming creative IP sector, widespread digital asset adoption, and some of the

strongest industrial players advancing embodied AI. Cultural IP exports, including music, gaming, film, and animation, reached $13.6 billion in 2024. IP exports have more than tripled over the past decade, hitting $9.85 billion. South Korea has the largest number of paid Chad GPT subscribers outside the U.S., reflecting its world-leading AI adoption. Weekly usage has exploded up four, five times over the past year, making it one of the most dynamic and AI-savvy markets globally. Korea is fast emerging as the frontier of physical AI and robotics, with Samsung, LG, Hyundai, and S-KA leading the charge. It has the world's highest robot density, 1,012 per 10,000 workers, and a robotics market growing nearly 15% annually,

reinforced by the K-Humanoid Alliance aiming for advanced humanoids by 2028. Crypto adoption is surging, with 30% of the population, approximately 15. 6 million people, actively investing in digital assets. South Korean exchanges currently capture nearly 50% of global alt-coin trading volume, coupled with a vibrant retail trading base, $663 billion in KRW trades versus USD markets, and consolidated liquidity on platforms like Upbit and Bithum, Korea has emerged as a critical hub for digital asset innovation. The domestic crypto market reached a value of 102 trillion one, with daily trading volumes up 20% year over year. Wave 1. Previously announced speakers

wave 1 speakers include creators and executives behind Blackpink, BTS, Baby Shark, lineage, and leading institutions across finance, blockchain, and entertainment. Kyeong and Jung, CEO, the black label. Ryan Sung-Q Lee, co-founder, the Pinkfong Company. Amy Oldenberg, head of emerging markets, Morgan Stanley. Lee Sung-Sue, Sao, SM Entertainment. Jake Jaking Song, co-founder, Nexon. Rayenne Sharif Askeri, MD, Grayscale.

Brandon U, President, H.YBE A-PAC. Luca Nets, CEO, Puggy Penguins and Iglu. Sunglin Choi, President, S-K Networks. Yotsu, Chairman, Chairman. Anamoka Brands, Sandeep Nailwall, co-founder, Polygon, Jong-1 Li, CEO, Contents Technologies, event logistics date, September 23rd, 2025 location, Seoul, South Korea, during Korea Blockchain Week, format curated for institutional investors, IP holders, AI builders, and cultural leaders website, WWW Origin Summit, XYZ registration, limited capacity. Interested parties can request

access via the event website produced by Story Protocol in collaboration with Blockworks and Korea Economic Daily about Origin Summit. Origin Summit is the premier institutional event at the intersection of AI, blockchain, finance and intellectual property. Hosted by Story, in collaboration with Blockworks and Hanking Media Group, the summit convenes global leaders to define the infrastructure powering the programmable IP economy. Taking place during Korea Blockchain Week 2025 in Seoul, Origin Summit will explore how AI, crypto, and capital are converging to unlock the world's most valuable untapped acid class. About Story backed with $136 million from a 16 Z, Polychain, and Samsung Ventures, Story launched its mainnet in February 2025 and has rapidly become the

letting blockchain infrastructure for tokenized intellectual property. Story is a blockchain purpose built to make intellectual property a programmable digital asset with embedded rights. It enables creators, developers, enterprises, and AI labs to turn media, data, and I generated content into programmable, legally enforceable digital assets, fueling use cases across AI, entertainment, robotics, and more. Designed for scale, story bridges the gap between outdated legal frameworks and THE realities of I-era creation, making it possible to track provenance, automate licensing, and unlock new markets for ideas. As the foundation for Dollar Ips evolution into an internet-native asset class, story powers a more open, equitable, and composable creative economy.

Users can learn more at https colon slash-slash-w-WW. Story, Foundation about BlockWorks Blockworks is an information platform that sits at the center of the crypto industry. We transform raw, complex data and facts into actionable research, trusted news, alpha-driven insights, and world-class events. The result is transparency and confidence. They enable investors, operators, and institutions to see past the noise, make better decisions, and drive the industry forward.

Contact head of communications HVPIP Lab Schenry. Vise at PIP Labs, XYZ This Story was published as a press release by Chainwire under Hacker Noon's business blogging program. Thank you for listening to this Hackernoon story, read by artificial intelligence. Visit hackernoon.com to read, write, learn and publish.