Over 300 industry professionals gathered at DAS 2025 to explore the convergence of traditional finance and decentralised ecosystems.
The inaugural Digital Assets Summit 2025 (DAS 2025) brought together more than 300 professionals from 179 companies across 21 countries at CHIJMES Hall, Singapore, on 30 September 2025. Supported by 17 sponsors, 49 speakers, and 22 strategic partners, the summit showcased the accelerating momentum of digital asset adoption, innovation, and investment opportunities across global markets.
More than 2,280 registration attempts highlighted the growing appetite for knowledge and collaboration within the fast-evolving digital assets landscape.
Participants from Asia, Europe, North America, and the Middle East underscored the international relevance of digital assets. 69% of attendees held director or senior management roles, facilitating high-level engagement on blockchain innovation, regulatory change, decentralised finance (DeFi), and cross-border partnerships.
“The bridge between traditional finance and decentralised innovators is not experimental anymore — it’s already being crossed, and every step makes it stronger,” said Danny Chong, Co-Chairman of the Digital Assets Association (DAA), during his opening remarks.
Reinforcing the industry’s focus on responsibility and education, the DAA announced the DAA Study Award at the summit’s welcome dinner. The initiative supports eligible Singapore Management University (SMU) undergraduates with S$8,500 annually over four years, helping nurture the next generation of digital finance leaders.
One of the event’s highlights was a live videoconference with Hester Peirce, Commissioner of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), who called for closer collaboration between regulators and innovators.
“We are willing to work with people who want to tokenise; we urge them to come talk to us,” said Hester Peirce, SEC Commissioner.
Speakers included Alan Lim (Monetary Authority of Singapore), Gracie Lin (CEO, OKX), Tin Pei Ling and Eddie Hui (Co-Presidents, MetaComp), and Jag Foo (Partner, Safeheron).
“For years, tokenisation was mostly theory. Now, we’re seeing live, regulated projects reshaping how capital is raised, managed, and accessed,” said Nadine Loepfe, Developer Advocate at Hedera. “These are the building blocks for a more inclusive and efficient financial system.”
“Today’s conversations opened a whole new world for digital finance — and raised important questions for us to reflect on,” said Tanna Chong, Chief Policy Officer at RFI.
Closing the summit, Chia Hock Lai, Chairman of RFI and Co-Chairman of the DAA, reflected on emerging trends such as the rise of stablecoins and their growing influence in banking, payments, and cross-border transactions.
As the digital assets ecosystem continues to mature, DAS 2025 marked a significant step toward bridging traditional finance and decentralised innovation, cementing Singapore’s position as a global hub for digital finance and tokenisation.
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