The Global Onchain Summit Singapore 2026 has confirmed another high-profile addition to its speaker lineup.
This time it is the Arthur Hayes, Chief Investment Officer and Co-Founder of Maelstrom and co-founder of BitMEX. He is set to take the stage at the institutional digital assets event on October 6 in Singapore.
Arthur Hayes Joins Global Onchain Summit Singapore 2026
Hayes joins a growing roster of industry leaders, including Franklin Templeton Senior Vice President Chetan Karkhanis, as the summit brings together executives from across traditional finance and blockchain industry.
Widely regarded as one of the crypto industry’s most influential market commentators, Hayes currently leads investment strategy at Maelstrom, a family office focused on digital assets, blockchain infrastructure, artificial intelligence, and emerging technologies.
Before launching Maelstrom, he co-founded and led BitMEX, one of the earliest cryptocurrency derivatives exchanges.
Beyond investing, Hayes is also known for his widely followed macroeconomic analyses. He regularly provides updates and analysis on Bitcoin, liquidity cycles, monetary policy, and the evolving role of digital assets in global financial markets.
His participation adds further weight to an event designed to act as the institutional-grade forum.
Given his experience as an entrepreneur, investor, and macro strategist, his session is expected to offer insights into Bitcoin’s evolving role in global markets, institutional capital flows, and the future direction of the digital asset ecosystem.
OnChain Finance Summit Set for October 6
Organized by CoinGape, one of the world’s leading digital asset media platforms, the Global Onchain Summit Singapore 2026 is designed as a curated institutional forum focused on the future of onchain finance.
CoinGape reaches more than 25 million readers globally and has spent nearly a decade covering cryptocurrencies, blockchain, tokenization, regulation, and digital asset markets. It has been informing its audience through various media formats including news, executive interviews or podcasts, research reports, and industry events.
The media company boasts of wide network among founders and tradfi leaders which includes Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan, European Commission Advisor Peter Kerstens, James Smith from Ethereum Foundation, CJ from Michael Saylor’s DAT Strategy, and senior executives from 21Shares, Grayscale, Binance, Avalanche, VARA, among other key industry leaders.
The summit builds on this editorial presence by bringing together leaders from traditional finance, digital assets, market infrastructure, and public policy for high-level discussions on the next phase of financial innovation.
Abhinav Agarwal, COO of CoinGape, said, “Arthur Hayes has consistently been one of the most influential voices in digital assets, with perspectives that resonate across both institutional and crypto-native markets. His participation reflects our commitment to bringing together leaders who are actively shaping the future of onchain finance. As our speaker lineup continues to grow, we’re building a forum that encourages meaningful dialogue between investors, builders, regulators, and financial institutions.”
The Global Onchain Summit Singapore 2026 is being positioned as a curated, institutional-grade forum focused on the next phase of digital asset adoption. The event will explore topics including tokenized real-world assets, stablecoins, institutional DeFi, treasury innovation, evolving market structure, regulatory developments, and the infrastructure supporting onchain financial systems.
According to the organizers, the summit will convene founders, institutional investors, DeFi protocol teams, infrastructure builders, stablecoin issuers, corporate and protocol treasury leaders, and policy and compliance stakeholders.
The objective is to encourage meaningful dialogue between the public and private sectors as digital assets become increasingly integrated into mainstream finance.
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