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SBC 2026 Thursday · July 30
Stanford Faculty Club · Stanford, California
Doors 9:00 AM
With thanks to our sponsors
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57
Speakers
23
Sessions
15
Sponsors
1
Day · Stanford
Speakers from
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Speakers

57 voices · one stage
Gil Rosen

Gil Rosen

Founding Partner

Blockchain Builders Fund
Kun Peng

Kun Peng

Founding Partner

Blockchain Builders Fund
Steven Willinger

Steven Willinger

Founding Partner

Blockchain Builders Fund
Avichal Garg

Avichal Garg

Co-Founder & General Partner

Electric Capital
Era Qian

Era Qian

Founder

Open Source Campus

Nemil Dalal

Nemil Dalal

Visiting Partner

Y Combinator
Darrell Duffie

Darrell Duffie

Professor

Stanford
Nikil Viswanathan

Nikil Viswanathan

Co-Founder & CEO

Alchemy
Keone Hon

Keone Hon

Co-Founder & GM

Monad Foundation
Illia Polosukhin

Illia Polosukhin

Co-Founder

NEAR Protocol
Holly Atkinson

Holly Atkinson

Chief Product and Technology Officer

1inch
Ari Juels

Ari Juels

Professor

Cornell Tech
Jake Brukhman

Jake Brukhman

Founder, CEO & Managing Partner

CoinFund
Haseeb Qureshi

Haseeb Qureshi

Managing Partner

Dragonfly
Matt White

Matt White

Global CTO of AI

Linux Foundation
Joshua Rivera

Joshua Rivera

Operating Partner & General Counsel

Blockchain Capital

Brian J. Baumann

Brian J. Baumann

Capital Markets, Technology

NYSE
Helena Zhang

Helena Zhang

Co-Founder

ICME

Clay Maffett

Clay Maffett

Director

Coinbase Listings
Cuy Sheffield

Cuy Sheffield

Head of Crypto

Visa
Noah Levine

Noah Levine

Investment Partner

a16z
Ala Shaabana

Ala Shaabana

Cofounder of Bittensor and CEO of Crucible Labs

Crucible Labs
Gordon Liao

Gordon Liao

Chief Economist & Head of Research

Circle
Griffin Dunaif

Griffin Dunaif

Founder & CEO

Halliday
Jaeyong Park

Jaeyong Park

Head of Research

Cap Labs
Max Segall

Max Segall

COO

Privy, a Stripe Company
Tony Pecore

Tony Pecore

EVP, Head of Investment Management

Franklin Crypto
Bruno Faviero

Bruno Faviero

Head of Protocol & Institutional Sales

Kraken
Pei Chen

Pei Chen

CEO

Theoriq
Sam Green

Sam Green

Founder & CEO

Cambrian
Julian Love

Julian Love

Managing Principal

Franklin Crypto VC
Davide Crapis

Davide Crapis

Head of AI

Ethereum Foundation
Bayley Wang

Bayley Wang

Founder & CEO

PrismaX
Stark

Stark

Former CEO, Aster CEO, Senal Partner, Soulbyte

Mark Kligman

Mark Kligman

Director of BD & Partnerships

Auros Capital

Jay Yu

Jay Yu

Junior Partner

Pantera Capital
Sam Elfarra

Sam Elfarra

Community Spokesperson

TRON DAO
Caio Sousa

Caio Sousa

Engineering Manager for Digital Assets

Nubank
Mehow Pospieszalski

Mehow Pospieszalski

CEO

American Fortress
Ruizhe Jia

Ruizhe Jia

Assistant Professor

Stanford
Carl Jiang

Carl Jiang

Head of Institutional and Protocol Solutions

Anchorage Digital
Bhau Kotecha

Bhau Kotecha

Co-Founder

Paxos Labs
Chris Ahn

Chris Ahn

Partner

Haun Ventures
Vibhu Norby

Vibhu Norby

Chief Product Officer

Solana Foundation
Alex Lee

Alex Lee

Co-Founder

TrueNorth
Pete Stevenson

Pete Stevenson

Founder

PAX Markets
Carter Feldman

Carter Feldman

Founder & CEO

Psy Protocol
Nathan Liang

Nathan Liang

Co-Founder

Vishwa
Ben Fielding

Ben Fielding

Co-Founder & CEO

Gensyn
Salman Avestimehr

Salman Avestimehr

Co-Founder, ChainOpera AI & Dean's Professor, USC

ChainOpera AI
Daniel Marin

Daniel Marin

Founder & CEO

Nexus

Alexander Long

Alexander Long

Founder & CEO

Pluralis
Michael Heinrich

Michael Heinrich

Co-founder & CEO

0G
Arash Attar

Arash Attar

Co-Founder & CTO

ICME

Miko Matsumura

Miko Matsumura

Managing Partner

Gumi Cryptos Capital

Dmitriy Berenzon

Dmitriy Berenzon

Partner

Archetype
HD

Harrison Dahme

CTO & Partner

Hack VC

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The Program

Doors 9:30 · Three acts
Act I

Adoption & Markets

09:40 — 11:20

The cycle, stablecoins, perps, private credit, and the retail on-ramp.

S19:40

Opening Remarks

Welcome
Gil Rosen · Blockchain Builders FundKun Peng · Blockchain Builders FundSteven Willinger · Blockchain Builders Fund
S29:45

The Adoption Cycle: Is Blockchain Boring?

Panel
Haseeb Qureshi · DragonflyAvichal Garg · Electric Capital
S310:05

The Future of Global Stablecoin Adoption

Panel
Nemil Dalal · Y CombinatorDarrell Duffie · StanfordGordon Liao · Circle
S410:30

Perps

Panel
Griffin Dunaif · HallidayStarkMark Kligman · Auros Capital
S510:50

Unbundling & Improving Private Credit

Keynote
Jaeyong Park · Cap Labs
S611:00

Global Retail Adoption

Panel
Jay Yu · Pantera CapitalSam Elfarra · TRON DAOCaio Sousa · Nubank
Act II

Institutions & Infrastructure

11:20 — 14:10

Wallets, liquidity, tokenized markets, and the road to public markets.

S711:20

Secure Wallets for Humans & Agents

Panel
Mehow Pospieszalski · American FortressMax Segall · Privy, a Stripe CompanyDmitriy Berenzon · Archetype
S811:40

Solving DeFi's Liquidity Utilization

Keynote
Holly Atkinson · 1inch
S911:55

Institutions & Tokenized Markets

Panel
Bruno Faviero · KrakenTony Pecore · Franklin CryptoRuizhe Jia · StanfordCarl Jiang · Anchorage DigitalPei Chen · Theoriq
S1012:25

Institutional Infrastructure

Panel
Bhau Kotecha · Paxos LabsNikil Viswanathan · AlchemyChris Ahn · Haun Ventures
S1112:45

Paths to IPO

Panel
Brian J. Baumann · NYSEHelena Zhang · ICMEClay Maffett · Coinbase ListingsArash Attar · ICME
S1213:05

Disrupting Yourself

Fireside
Cuy Sheffield · VisaNoah Levine · a16z
S13—

Keynote

Keynote
Keone Hon · Monad Foundation
Act III

Crypto × AI

14:10 — 17:15

Sovereign models, agentic trading, decentralized training, and onchain intelligence.

S1414:10

Crypto > AI

Keynote
Vibhu Norby · Solana Foundation
S1514:25

Keynote

Keynote
Ari Juels · Cornell Tech
S1614:40

How to Build Sovereign AI

Keynote
Illia Polosukhin · NEAR Protocol
S1714:55

Lightspeed & Agentic Trading

Panel
Sam Green · CambrianAlex Lee · TrueNorthPete Stevenson · PAX MarketsJulian Love · Franklin Crypto VC
S1815:20

Agentic Trading Infrastructure

Panel
Carter Feldman · Psy ProtocolNathan Liang · VishwaJoshua Rivera · Blockchain Capital
S1915:40

Coordinating Decentralized AI

Panel
Ben Fielding · GensynAla Shaabana · Crucible LabsSalman Avestimehr · ChainOpera AIHarrison Dahme · Hack VC
S2016:05

Self-Improving AI Software Factories

Keynote
Daniel Marin · Nexus
S2116:15

Decentralized Training Performs

Fireside
Alexander Long · PluralisJake Brukhman · CoinFund
S2216:35

Onchain AI is Real

Fireside
Michael Heinrich · 0GMiko Matsumura · Gumi Cryptos Capital
S2316:50

China & Open Source AI

Panel
Bayley Wang · PrismaXDavide Crapis · Ethereum FoundationMatt White · Linux FoundationEra Qian · Open Source Campus
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