Having truly witnessed the development of the blockchain industry in China and even globally, the 2025 Shanghai Blockchain International Week will grandly open again in October, where the '11th Blockchain Global Summit' hosted by the Wanxiang Blockchain Lab will be the core event of the international week, gathering influential figures once again.
During the Shanghai Blockchain Week from October 20 to 25, dozens of technical sharing, project roadshows, academic seminars, and other surrounding activities will also be presented simultaneously at multiple venues in Shanghai, creating a Web3 feast covering technology, business, and culture.
On October 23rd, the 11th Blockchain Global Summit will grandly commence at Shanghai North Bund. This summit is crafted by the Wanxiang Blockchain Lab, themed 'Web3, Boundless,' focusing on cutting-edge fields such as stablecoins, RWA, and artificial intelligence, with a special discussion on 'Land and Port Cooperation.'
At that time, top experts from the global blockchain field, representatives from various sectors such as the Hong Kong Legislative Council, and industry leaders from the mainland will gather at Shanghai North Bund to discuss how to leverage the advantages of Hong Kong as an international financial center and the policy dividends of Web3, integrating the technological innovation strength of the mainland with rich application scenarios to empower the global strategy layout and long-term development of Chinese enterprises.
Through wind and rain, reaping the rewards of spring and autumn, since the first summit in 2015, the Wanxiang Blockchain Global Summit has persevered through eleven years, witnessing and promoting the complete journey of the Chinese blockchain industry from its infancy to its emergence.
Over eleven years, facing the ups and downs of the industry, the Shanghai Summit has always adhered to its original intention, building a global dialogue platform, promoting technological breakthroughs and industry integration, firmly guarding the flame of blockchain innovation in China, and continuously injecting confidence and motivation into industry development.
Eleven years, Web3 remains eternally youthful and fervent, its belief immortal. Eleven years, we still stand here, our passion unwavering.
Eleven years of accumulation, witnessing the industry's trends
Since the first summit was held in 2015, the Blockchain Global Summit has reached its 11th year, becoming the top event in the global blockchain field, gathering leading thinkers from technology, finance, academia, and other fields.
Guests and industry legends who have attended or even participated multiple times in the Wanxiang Summit and delivered important speeches include:
Former Governor of Bank of China Li Lihui
Chairman of Wanxiang Blockchain Xiao Feng
Co-founder of Ethereum Vitalik Buterin
Father of Smart Contracts Nick Szabo
Founder of Polkadot Gavin Wood
Founder and CEO of Protocol Labs Juan Benet
Founder and Chief Scientist of DFINITY Foundation Dominic Williams
Co-founder of Solana Anatoly Yakovenko
Co-founder of Chainlink Sergey Nazarov
Co-founder of NEAR Protocol Illia Polosukhin
Co-founder and CTO of Aptos Avery Ching
Co-founder and CTO of Stellar & Founder of Ripple Jed McCaleb
Former Chief Strategy Officer of Alibaba Zeng Ming
Co-founder and Executive President of Offchain Labs Steven Goldfeder
Co-founder and President of StarkWare Eli Ben-Sasson
Founder of the Cosmos project Jae Kwon
Professor of Computer Science at Yale University & Co-founder of Certik Shao Zhong
Professor of Finance at Stanford Business School He Zhiguo
Ford Professor of Engineering at MIT & Turing Award Winner Silvio Micali
Co-founder and Executive Chairman of Animoca Brands Yat Siu
In the past year, public chain ecosystems have exploded, trends such as the large-scale application of RWA have become hot topics, and at the same time, the regulatory framework for stablecoins has become clearer. Blockchain is transitioning from 'disruptor' to 'enabler.'
In this context, the 11th Blockchain Global Summit, themed 'Web3, Boundless,' aims to explore how technological breakthroughs drive the industry towards broader application scenarios.
Focusing on the frontier, landing applications: Payments, AI, and RWA
This summit will continue the high standard, professional style, covering the following hot topics:
Web3 Large-Scale Application Landing: How to break through user growth bottlenecks in infrastructure, finance, entertainment, and other fields;
AI + Web3: Solving trust, data monopoly, and incentive issues in the AI field through blockchain technology;
Payments and Stablecoins: Core values of Web3 payments, industry transformation, stablecoin regulation, technological innovation, compliance, and security issues;
RWA and the Compliance Process: Practices and regulatory challenges of traditional assets on-chain.
'Web3, Boundless': Breaking boundaries and reshaping the future
In 2025, the Shanghai Blockchain International Week will be themed 'Web3, Boundless,' profoundly resonating with the core trend of current industry development - decentralized technology is dissolving the boundaries of the traditional world, constructing a more open, interconnected, and free digital new world.
Technology Without Borders: Breaking down technological silos to achieve composability and interoperability;
Finance Without Borders: Capital flows unrestricted by geography and time zones, reconstructing the logic of value distribution;
Collaboration Without Borders: Achieving large-scale collaboration without permission based on DAO and smart contracts.
Review of Previous Summits
On October 15, 2015, the first summit themed 'Blockchain New Economy: Blueprint' was recognized by the industry as a landmark event in the development of blockchain in China. This summit discussed the concept and technology of blockchain from a theoretical perspective, considered the security of technology, and explored 'What can blockchain do,' envisioning the grand blueprint of blockchain. This also set the tone for subsequent summits, which is that the 'Blockchain New Economy' Global Summit is a 'tech-oriented' conference based on high-quality content, focusing on exploring blockchain technology and its practical applications.
In 2016, the Wanxiang Blockchain Lab expanded its activities from the global summit to the Shanghai Blockchain International Week, providing a richer channel for everyone to understand the progress of global blockchain technology and applications. This International Week consists of the 2nd Ethereum Developers Conference and the 2nd Blockchain Global Summit, themed 'Blockchain New Economy: Horizon,' calling for the industry to start with full force and keep moving forward.
In 2017, the 3rd Blockchain Global Summit aimed to use the most resolute attitude and belief to jointly promote the arrival of the dawn as the industry wavered.
In 2018, the blockchain industry experienced rapid development but also encountered bubbles and chaos. The Wanxiang Blockchain Lab held the Shanghai Blockchain International Week, including a hackathon, Demo Day, and the 4th Blockchain Global Summit, focusing on 'Technical Exploration,' returning to the basics, and staying true to the original intention.
2019 marked the starting point of a new decade for the blockchain industry. At this critical historical juncture, this International Week, themed 'New Decade, New Starting Point,' aims to gather global forces to jointly initiate the next ten years.
In 2020, the focus of the blockchain industry shifted from technical research to practical applications. Hence, this International Week is themed 'Integrated Innovation,' exploring the integrated innovation of blockchain technology with new generation information technologies such as the Internet of Things and artificial intelligence, creating complete solutions for different application scenarios.
In 2021, as blockchain, cloud computing, the Internet of Things, 5G, and other technologies increasingly integrated into all areas of economic and social development, the digital economy also developed rapidly. 'Digital Transformation' is a necessary process to enter the world of digital economy. In this process, how blockchain can exert its value to make 'data' truly become the new driving force for business and economic development is the core topic of this summit.
In 2022, the 8th Blockchain Global Summit was themed 'Chain the Future Together,' setting the opening ceremony + eight planetary themed venues according to the distribution of the solar system, inviting industry leaders, technical leaders, experts, and scholars to share and engage in dialogue, jointly exploring the future development trends of blockchain.
In 2023, the global blockchain and Web3 industry has deeply developed, with continuous technological and application innovations. The 9th Blockchain Global Summit, themed 'Next Stop, Web3.0,' focuses on cutting-edge topics and technological breakthroughs in the blockchain and Web3.0 industry, inviting industry experts and well-known project leaders from home and abroad to present a feast of knowledge for attendees.
In 2024, the 10th Blockchain Global Summit continues the tradition of the Shanghai Summit by focusing on technological development and promoting practical applications, focusing on new topics such as stablecoins and RWA, 'Technological Progress for the Future,' embarking on the next decade together.
How to fully utilize Hong Kong's policy dividends, combined with the talent advantages and rich landing scenarios of mainland China, to assist Chinese enterprises in their global layout and development has always been one of the important topics of the Shanghai Blockchain Summit.
The 11th Blockchain Global Summit will continue to invite speakers from institutions such as the Hong Kong Legislative Council to interpret the latest Web3 policies in Hong Kong and engage in face-to-face discussions with Chinese enterprises interested in global layout, exploring new directions for cooperation between land and port, while the recently popular topics like RWA and AI will also become key contents of this autumn's summit.
ICP and Shanghai Blockchain International Week
As an early supporter of DFINITY, the Wanxiang Blockchain Lab has contributed significantly to the development of the ICP ecosystem, and the exchanges and interactions between the two parties have also been frequent. For example, in 2022, they jointly held the 2022 IC Training Camp event.
As an old friend of the Wanxiang Blockchain Lab, DFINITY has been a top diamond sponsor of the 7th Wanxiang Blockchain Global Summit in 2021 and the 8th Wanxiang Blockchain Global Summit in 2022. It is also the Title Sponsor of the 'Hong Kong Web3 Carnival' event jointly launched by Wanxiang Blockchain Lab and HashKey Group in 2024. For more details, please read:
The Internet Computer at the 7th Shanghai Blockchain International Week
DFINITY became the diamond sponsor of the 8th Wanxiang Blockchain Summit
DFINITY became the top sponsor of the 2024 Hong Kong Web3 Festival
Last year, ICP Hub China also held a series of surrounding activities during the 10th Blockchain Global Summit, and this year, ICP will fully participate in this summit.
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After successively becoming community partners for the 2024 Hong Kong Web3 Carnival, the 2024 Bitcoin Asia Summit, the 2024 Singapore TOKEN2049, the 10th Blockchain Global Summit and the 2024 Shanghai Blockchain International Week, Consensus Hong Kong 2025, the 2025 Hong Kong Web3 Carnival, and TOKEN2049 Dubai 2025, we are very pleased to announce that the IC Chinese community has become the official community partner of the 11th Shanghai Blockchain International Week, providing an exclusive 15% discount on tickets, discount code: IC_85.
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A friendly reminder from the editor: Friends who wish to attend are strongly advised to purchase tickets early. The current discounted ticket price is 399 yuan, with a discounted price of 339.15 yuan. According to past practices, ticket prices will increase from time to time, gradually rising to 499, 599, and 699 yuan. It will only get more expensive; buying tickets in advance can save you a lot of money!
Visit the exclusive link to purchase tickets. Whether you are a developer, investor, scholar, or enthusiast, this grand event will provide you with an excellent opportunity to gain insights into trends and connect resources. Join us to collectively define the future of 'Boundless'!
About Wanxiang Blockchain Lab
The Wanxiang Blockchain Lab was established in 2015 by Wanxiang Holding Co., Ltd., gathering experts in the field to conduct research and discussions on technology development, commercial applications, industrial strategies, etc., providing guidance for entrepreneurs, offering references for industry development and policy formulation, and promoting the progress of blockchain technology serving social and economic development.
Since its establishment, the Wanxiang Blockchain Lab has built a global Web3 community and developer network through annual Shanghai Blockchain Global Summits & Hong Kong Web3 Carnivals, organizing hackathons & training camps & incubators, publishing blockchain books and services, and offering developer and entrepreneur courses, as well as blockchain and Web3 research, promoting the popularization and development of blockchain technology.
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