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Regional tensions rise and fall. Our commitment to the UAE is built for the long run. Hashed established its ADGM-licensed entity in Abu Dhabi not as a trend, but as a long-term strategic commitment — one rooted in a genuine belief in the UAE's role as the next great hub for technology and digital innovation. That belief hasn't changed. If anything, it has grown stronger. The UAE has built something rare: a forward-looking regulatory environment, a bold vision for digital infrastructure, and a culture of openness to global ideas and capital. These are the foundations of lasting ecosystems — and they don't bend to short-term turbulence. We remain here, as committed as ever, to help grow that ecosystem alongside the institutions, founders, and partners who are building the UAE's digital future. m.thebell.co.kr/m/newsview.asp…

📢 Hashed（@hashed_official) has been confirmed as a Gold Sponsor of the Next-Generation Finance Conference “MoneyX 2026”! Founded by a team of serial entrepreneurs and engineers in 2017, Hashed is the preeminent blockchain firm in Asia with a portfolio that spans the globe. We started Hashed because we saw an opportunity for blockchain to not only reinvent the global financial system, but the very fabric of the internet itself. This is one of the most consequential moments in human history — an opportunity to overlay the power of digital networks onto human ones, and to usher in a future where technology empowers individuals, and not the other way around. 【Message from Hashed to Attendees】 Hashed is honored to join MoneyX 2026 as a Gold Sponsor. As a global web3 venture capital and ecosystem builder, we will continue supporting founders and partners advancing stablecoin and digital asset infrastructure across Abu Dhabi (ADGM) and Korea. We look forward to partnering with Japan’s leading stakeholders to catalyze cross-border innovation and accelerate a resilient, interoperable digital finance ecosystem. 👉 Learn more: coinpost.jp/?p=688991 📍 February 27, 2026 (Friday) The Prince Park Tower Tokyo Next-Generation Finance Conference “MoneyX 2026” #MoneyX #Hashed ▶︎ Event details & free registration: x.gd/fdOuB

Protocol Camp 2025 wrapped with a Final Demo Day that proved one thing: Building real Web3 products goes far beyond technical execution. Designed by @hashed_official & @0xShardLab, Protocol Camp is a selective 12-week builder program for teams with prior product or dev experience—focused on research, protocol & product design, and continuous real-world validation. Demo Day evaluations went beyond “what was built” to whether it can actually survive outside the program—from problem depth and differentiation to scalability, traction, and execution quality. As @simonkim_nft shared, strong protocols aren’t shaped by code alone, but by people, peers, and communities. And as @harryhojinkim noted, the cohort’s external recognition reflects competitiveness well beyond Protocol Camp itself. 👉 Full coverage below 📰 The Block: theblock.co/press-releases… ✍️ Hashed on Medium: medium.com/hashed-officia…

RT @simonkim_nft: Me & @hashed_official’s 2026 Mission; Becoming the world’s leading agent-native investment firm. Data-driven decisions.…

해시드 연례 보고서 [프로토콜 경제: 해시드 2026] 국문 버전이 나왔습니다. 이 보고서에서 말하는 핵심은 2026년쯤부터 디지털 자산은 더 이상 “오르면 사고, 떨어지면 파는 대상”이 아니라, 실제로 돌아가는 경제의 일부가 되기 시작한다는 관점입니다. 스테이블코인은 이미 결제·정산 인프라처럼 쓰이기 시작했고, AI 에이전트는 사람 대신 판단하고 거래하는 주체로 하나씩 등장하고 있습니다. 프라이버시 인프라도 이제는 선택이 아니라, 기관이 디지털 자산을 다루기 위한 기본 조건에 가까워지고 있고요. 이건 방향성 얘기라기보다는, 이미 여기저기서 관측되는 변화에 가깝습니다. 그래서 해시드도 실물자산 발행, 토큰화된 프라이빗 크레딧, 기업 재무 운영, 기관 간 결제처럼 “실제로 쓰이기 시작한 온체인 업무”가 어디서 만들어지고 있는지에 더 집중하고 있습니다. 앞으로 AI와 온체인이 결합된 자율적인 시스템이 늘어날수록, 결국 남는 팀은 이야기 잘하는 팀이 아니라 사용자, 사용량, 그리고 지속 가능한 수익 구조를 함께 만들어내는 팀일 거라는 생각이고요. 이제는 “다음 사이클”을 이야기하기보다, 이미 돌아가기 시작한 구조가 어디인지를 보는 게 더 중요해진 시점인 것 같습니다. Editorial credit: @simonkim_nft, @danpark012, @subinium

It was proud to join @ADFinanceWeek as an Official Partner with @hashed_official, contributing to a panel discussion and co-hosting the Web3 Leaders Roundtable with @ADGlobalMarket Emerging Tech on how financial and technology systems were being designed, governed, and deployed beyond the US. On the panel, “The Global Silicon Valley: What It Takes to Win Outside the US,” I spoke about the UAE’s role in creating conditions for scale—through long-term vision, regulatory clarity, and sustained public-private alignment rather than short-term incentives. At the Web3 Leaders Roundtable, regulators, financial institutions, and infrastructure builders examined stablecoins, digital asset market structure, and AI-driven financial rails, focusing on how policy and infrastructure translated into real economic activity. Durable ecosystems tended to emerge where vision, rules, and execution moved in the same direction.

RT @hashed_official: We’re proud to introduce the speakers for the Web3 Leaders Roundtable – Presented by @ADGlobalMarket Emerging Tech an…

Hashed joins as an Official Partner of #ADFW2025, bringing its pioneering expertise in Web3, decentralised ecosystems, and tokenised finance to this year’s platform. As a global crypto-native investment firm, @hashed_official invests in visionary founders and technologies building the foundations of the decentralised economy — from blockchain infrastructure to next-generation digital asset platforms. Together, ADFW and Hashed are bridging traditional finance with the digital frontier from Abu Dhabi. #ADFW #ADGM #Hashed #Partnership #Web3 #Blockchain #DigitalAssets #Crypto #Innovation #Investment #AbuDhabi #EngineeringTheCapitalNetwork

1/ Hashed has published its annual report, The Protocol Economy: Hashed 2026. In 2026, digital assets will begin operating not as a speculative category, but as a functional economic system. This shift is structural and visible in the rails, not the narratives.

@simonkim_nft's $ETH intrinsic value dashboard is live. What's your take on 'fundamentals for value' in digital assets? 👉 ethval.com

For the past four years, @hashed_official has been supporting the growth of Web3 developers in Asia through @ProtocolCamp.

medium.com/hashed-officia… I recently relocated to Abu Dhabi, an emerging digital hub where vibrant initiatives are shaping the future. This move reflects my deep commitment to working closely with our local partners. At @hashed_official, we are more than just a fund. We are builders and dedicated partners, committed to co-creating the future of this ecosystem. We have demonstrated this by establishing our regional headquarters at ADGM and partnering with Hub71 to curate the inaugural blockchain track at Abu Dhabi Finance Week (ADFW) 2024. Our partnership model is focused on building a global ecosystem bridge, connecting the Abu Dhabi/Middle East with key innovation hubs in Asia. Last year, we hosted Hub71 in Seoul to highlight opportunities for Korean startups and entrepreneurs to collaborate. This past May, we were honored to join the official UAE delegation for the Abu Dhabi Investment Forum in Tokyo, connecting Japanese companies with Abu Dhabi stakeholders. We also further strengthened this bridge with Hub71 joining as the Title Partner for our Blockchain Leaders Summit Tokyo 2025, creating a powerful link between the two ecosystems. From Seoul to Tokyo and now Abu Dhabi, we are connecting the world. We do more than deploy capital—we build ecosystems through hands-on global partnerships.

Thank you all for coming!

Meet @simonkim_nft, CEO and Managing Partner at Hashed, at #WebX2025 on August 25–26, 2025. Simon Kim is the CEO and Managing Partner at Hashed, a prominent blockchain investment firm. As South Korea's leading blockchain thought leader and evangelist, he has spearheaded blockchain initiatives with major IT companies. Before founding Hashed, Simon co-founded Knowre, an innovative ed-tech startup in the US and Korea, where he served as Chief Product Officer. Under his leadership, Knowre was recognized by Fast Company as one of the World's Top 10 Most Innovative Companies in Education and was later acquired by Daekyo, South Korea's largest education company. Simon’s expertise extends to policy-advising, having served as a member of the 4th Industrial Revolution Committee of the South Korean Parliament. He also held a position as a Director of the Korea Blockchain Association and a member of the Busan Blockchain Free Zone committee. With a strong technical background, Simon studied Computer Science and Engineering at Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH). For more details, visit webx-asia.com

1/ EastPoint:Seoul 2025 unveils its first lineup of key speakers and institutions. Korea’s premier private Web3 summit convenes global finance leaders, policymakers, and blockchain innovators on September 22 in Seoul.

1/ 業界が本当の意味で成長していくためには、主要な組織の意思決定者とイノベーターが、構造的で戦略的な対話を重ねていくことが欠かせません。 Blockchain Leaders Summit（BLS）Tokyo 2025は、招待制の特別なフォーラムとして、質の高い出会いや対話、そして実行につながる具体的な成果を大切にしています。 #BLSTokyo2025 #Blockchain #Web3 #InstitutionalCrypto

A very sad day at @hashed_official. The new president just stole the CEO of our proud think tank, Hashed Open Research. He’s now Chief Presidential Secretary for Policy — a minister-level position, and arguably the most crypto-native and Web3-friendly official in Korean government history. 🪙 We’re heartbroken—but proud. Go make history. 🫡💔

1/ Hashed has secured a strategic investment from SMBC Nikko Securities, a subsidiary of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, one of Japan’s top financial institutions.

< The Last Generation of Homo Sapiens > We may be witnessing the last generation of our species, Homo sapiens. Since emerging on Earth 300,000 years ago, humanity has built an unprecedented civilization within the framework of biological evolution. And now, we are creating tools that surpass ourselves at an unprecedented pace. The advancement of artificial intelligence and digital technology has transcended the realm of mere "external tools." The possibility of birthing autonomous beings with self-improvement capabilities—a kind of "digital life form"—is becoming reality. This could mark the beginning of an entirely new evolutionary pathway, one based not on biological foundations but on information processing and algorithms. This transformation carries profound philosophical implications. Plato's realm of Ideas, Descartes' rational self, and Heidegger's question of Being must now expand to encompass the new domain of "non-human intelligence." If humans are no longer the sole thinking subjects, we must redefine the very concepts of "consciousness" and "existence." We stand at a civilizational turning point—from biological humans to information-based beings. This is not merely a matter of technological progress, but a historic moment that poses fundamental questions about human identity and our intellectual legacy. We must therefore ask: Why should humanity exist? What is it that humans aspire to become?