ETHTokyo Week 2026 · Curated Event

Ethereum
Institutional Summit
2026

01September 25, 2026
02From 10:00 JST
03Tokyo
04Invitation-only · 300 seats
Invitation-only · approved guestsCentral Tokyo
LanguagesEnglish / JA subtitles
Hosted byFracton Ventures
1
Day
300
Seats
30
Closed roundtable seats
4
Key topics
5
Speakers announced
01

About

A one-day, invitation-only summit in Tokyo for institutional decision-makers and the founders and researchers shaping the institutional layer of Ethereum.

Held during ETHTokyo Week 2026 as a Curated Event, the summit brings together global institutional investors, Japanese financial institutions, and project leaders for the first time in Japan at this scale.

The summit takes up the moment Ethereum evolves beyond a digital asset into the financial infrastructure of enterprises.

Stablecoin payments connecting corporate treasuries, tokenized real-world assets entering institutional portfolios, onchain treasury operations restructuring accounting and audit, and institutional-grade DeFi protocols — these are no longer thought experiments. They are working systems being built, deployed, and evaluated right now.

Held in English, with Japanese translation provided including subtitles. Closed Roundtable sessions operate under the Chatham House Rule.

Ethereum is the most accessible public blockchain in the world — and, in fact, the world’s largest stablecoin network. Yet one challenge remains: to institutional investors, it can look “too public.” What will it take, right now, for more institutional assets to be built and put to work on Ethereum? That is the missing piece of the puzzle — and this summit exists to confront it head-on: the future in which institutions run on Ethereum.

Who is in the room

Attendance is by invitation, and every application is reviewed individually. Seats are not sold.

01Banks
02Securities firms
03Other financial institutions, funds and family offices
04Listed companies engaged with Ethereum
05Major protocols and infrastructure on Ethereum
06Government, public sector and professional advisors working on policy and regulation
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Key Themes

Four pillars of institutional Ethereum.

01 / 04

Stablecoins & Privacy

Corporate payments, payroll and treasury rails on public infrastructure, and the confidentiality institutions require before they can run on it.

02 / 04

RWA Tokenization

Sovereign debt, corporate bonds, real estate, and fund vehicles moving onchain at institutional scale.

03 / 04

Onchain Treasury

Corporate and fund accounting, audit, and credit operations made transparent and programmable.

04 / 04

Institutional DeFi

DeFi protocols designed for institutional risk frameworks and compliance gates.

Opening Fireside/Listed-Company ETH Treasuries/Institutional Privacy/JPY Stablecoins/RWA Tokenization/ETH ETF, Staking & Custody/Institutional DeFi/Regulation Compared/Closing Keynote/Closed Roundtable/
03

Program

The main event is on September 25, 2026.

The VIP Dinner aside, the schedule below is an illustrative outline, not a fixed plan. Session order, timing, and topics will evolve as speaker assignments and final program structure are confirmed.

VIP Dinner · Eve · Speakers & high-tier sponsors

Invitation-only dinner for speakers and high-tier sponsor partners

Curated to deepen relationships ahead of the summit day.

Sponsors and speakers: choose the Sponsor or Speaker ticket when you register on Luma. The dinner invitation follows from that ticket.

Main Event · September 25
The timetable below is the plan as it currently stands, not a fixed schedule.
10:00
FIRESIDE
Opening Fireside
The future in which Ethereum merges with finance itself
10:40
FIRESIDE
Listed-Company ETH Treasuries
What it means for a listed company to hold ETH
11:20
PANEL
Institutional Privacy
How confidentiality is secured on public Ethereum infrastructure
12:00
NETWORKING
Lunch & Networking
Networking lunch
13:15
PANEL
JPY Stablecoins
Where JPY stablecoins on Ethereum stand today
14:00
PANEL
RWA Tokenization
Why RWA tokenization belongs on Ethereum
14:45
PANEL
ETH ETF, Staking & Custody
Whether an ETH ETF is feasible here, and where ETH ETFs stand abroad
15:30
PANEL
Institutional DeFi
The outlook for compliant DeFi, and how it can be operated
16:15
PANEL
Regulation Compared
Japan's crypto regulation, and its balance with innovation
17:00
KEYNOTE
Closing Keynote
TBA
17:30
ROUNDTABLE
Closed Roundtable
Held in a separate room, open only to participants individually invited to the roundtable. Chatham House Rule.
18:00
CLOSING
Closing & Cocktail Reception

Speakers are announced individually, as each speaker and their organization confirm publication consent.

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Speakers

EthSystems
Mo Jalil
CEO & Cofounder
@motypes
ETHGas
Kevin Lepsoe
Founder & CEO
@lepsoe
Optimism
Alim Khamisa
DeFi Partnerships & Growth
@AlimKhamisa
MetaMask
Francesco Andreoli
Director of Developer Relations
@francescoswiss
IPOR Labs
Mau Hernandes, Ph.D.
Chief Scientist

Additional speakers appear here individually as each speaker and their organization confirm publication consent. Session assignments may still change.

05

Sponsors

Platinum Sponsor
ETHGas
VIP Dinner Sponsor
ETHGas

Further sponsors will be announced in due course.

06

Venue

Central Tokyo

Venue shared once your registration is approved

A central Tokyo venue with strong transit access from Shinagawa, Tokyo Station and major hotels. The address and the venue partner are shared individually once your registration is approved on Luma. Keeping them off the public page is a working condition of an invitation-only summit.

Access
Central Tokyo
From major transit hubs
Capacity
300 seats
+ VIP Private Dinner
AV
Multi-screen
Full Wi-Fi
Confidentiality
Invitation-only
Shared after approval
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Get Involved

Attend the summit, or tell us you want to speak or sponsor.

Ethereum Institutional Summit 2026 is invitation-only. Express your interest below — the host reviews each submission individually.

For institutional decision-makers

Apply to Participate

Decision-makers at institutional investors, financial institutions and listed companies: CxO-class, and the operating leads accountable for the mandate.

This is a fully invitation-only conference. Every application is reviewed and approved by Fracton Ventures. We cannot guarantee approval, nor say in advance when a decision will be made.

Registration on Luma · General ticket · approval required
For potential speakers

Apply to Speak

Builders, founders, and domain experts with shipped institutional product, regulatory experience, or onchain enterprise war stories.

Telegram or email. Speakers register with the Speaker ticket on Luma
For sponsor inquiries

Sponsor Interest

Organizations interested in commercial alignment, brand presence, or strategic partnership tied to the institutional Ethereum agenda.

Telegram bot, or email contact@fracton.ventures
Media partners

Outlets covering institutional Ethereum, in Japan and abroad. Coverage regulations differ by session and by speaker, so email us before you plan anything.

Submissions do not guarantee admission, speaker placement, or sponsorship acceptance. Fracton Ventures reviews each stream individually.

Travelling from outside Japan: if you need an invitation letter from the host for a visa application, ask us once your registration is approved.

Email the team