Catch our fearless leader James Pinch speaking at DECon next Tuesday!! Digital Economy Conference - Sydney 2026 SHERATON GRAND SYDNEY HYDE PARK, 161 Elizabeth St, Sydney NSW 2000, Australia Tue 16th June 9:55am From Programmable Money to Everyday Commerce: Unlocking the Next Payment Era As digital assets mature, the real opportunity lies in bridging traditional finance and decentralised ecosystems through seamless payment experiences. This session explores how multi-rail infrastructure spanning fiat, cards, stablecoins, and digital assets is enabling real-world utility, interoperability, and global scale. Join industry leaders as they unpack how payments are becoming the connective layer between TradFi and DeFi. Yasmine Amani - Banking Circle Ashima Chaudhary - Mastercard James Pinch - KuCoin Crypto and Fiat conversion is offered through Axis One Markets Pty Ltd (DCE-100844683-001). All investments carry risk. Read our legal documents.

Tickets are live for AI Engineer New York: Oct 12 to 14, 2026, at the Sheraton New York Times Square. Our third NYC event, and the biggest one yet, now focused on AI in financial services. Banking, hedge funds, trading, insurance, accounting. In production use cases only, no vendor pitches. Day 1 is hands on workshops, then two full days of keynotes and talks across engineering and leadership. Early Bird is first come, first served until it sells out. This is a much smaller room than World's Fair. Tickets: Speaking:

Young East Asians: Learn WWII History or Risk Losing Peace Young people from China and Japan are urging their peers to learn from WWII history amid Japan’s accelerating military buildup. Su Xiao, a history student in Beijing, said that understanding the significance of 1945 helps people value peace. Wu Bohan, a young educator from China’s Taiwan region who visited the Memorial Hall of the Victims of the Nanjing Massacre, noted that war destroys lives and cripples economies. Inoue, a Japanese graduate student who studied in Beijing, realized that understanding war requires deep reflection on the rise of militarism and aggressive wars. As the Kishida administration continues to adjust its defense policies, Japanese Professor Hiroshi Shiratori also warned that Japan’s defense capabilities are likely to deviate from its pacifist identity. Most young East Asians agree that peace enables cross-border study, work, and travel, and stress dialogue over arms buildup.