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India's web3 developer ecosystem keeps shifting and we're mapping the builders behind it.
Take part in the Developer Survey for the India Web3 Landscape Report 2026 by Hashed Emergent, in collaboration with @riseinweb3.
Help us capture how India's developers are building in web3.
Abhinav Gupta (@btc_abhinav) of @HashedEM opened The Future Asset Forum on the IBW main stage.
Here's the recap 👇
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The Future Asset Forum just opened on the IBW main stage with Abhinav Gupta (@btc_abhinav) of @HashedEM asking: what becomes valuable as intelligence becomes abundant?
Not “what are humans for.” A narrower question you can actually work with: where does the value go?
Here’s the framework 👇
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Karthik Selvaraj (@KartAttacks), Head of Operations & Events at @HashedEM, welcomed everyone to the Binance Stage and kicked off two days at Fairmont Mumbai.
gIBW
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Nishtha Upadhyay (@NUpadhyay1711), Legal Counsel at @HashedEM, opened the IBW Institutional Forum in the Eon Ballroom, ahead of two days of closed-door sessions with regulators, banks, financial institutions and law firms.
Sharanya Sahai, Investments at Hashed Emergent (@sahai_sharanya), launched the India Web3 Landscape Report 2026 at India Blockchain Week Conference.
Here’s the recap 👇
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India Web3 Landscape Report 2026 is out.
Presented at IBW2026, Fairmont Mumbai, by @HashedEM with knowledge partners @officialmudrex, @Pi42Exchange, @PwC_IN, @riseinweb3 and @TrilegalLaw
Tak Lee, CEO & Managing Director, Hashed Emergent (@taaklee) opened the India Blockchain Week Conference 2026 with his keynote: How India Wins Really Big.
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IBW2026 Opening Keynote Recap
India Blockchain Week Conference 2026 just opened with @taaklee's keynote: How India Wins Really Big.
This year the talk is about something bigger than blockchain. How India can help shape the new economy.
Here’s the full argument 👇
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This year we are launching Future Asset Forum at IBW
A forward-looking forum, built around one question: what becomes valuable when intelligence becomes abundant?
AI makes utility abundant, human desire makes culture scarce, and new ownership rails make that scarcity investable.
The forum moves from human desire to assets, ownership and the rails underneath, across entertainment, sports, AI and tokenisation.
2nd November. Mumbai.
indiablockchainweek.com/futu…
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𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐍𝐄𝐑𝐒𝐇𝐈𝐏 𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓🚨
We are pleased to welcome
@HashedEM as a VC Partner for Blockfest Africa 2026.
Hashed Emergent backs early-stage startups building across Web3 and AI, providing capital, strategic mentorship, and access to a global network of talent, investors, and advisors.
Their partnership brings another important perspective to the conversations around funding, scaling, and building technology businesses for the future of Africa and beyond.
📅 October 22–23, 2026
📍 Lagos, Nigeria
#BlockfestAfrica2026 #TheNewTradeRoute #BlockfestAfrica
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Medha Srivastava (@medhasrivastava) joins IBW Institutional Forum as a Speaker.
General Counsel at @hashed_official, a global venture capital firm focused on emerging technology, with offices across Seoul, Singapore, Abu Dhabi, the US and India. She has managed the firm’s regulatory licensing process, navigating regimes including ADGM/FSRA, and regularly advises on portfolio company transactions globally. She bridges Asian capital with Middle Eastern and global markets, and is passionate about mentoring and championing diversity in law and technology.
1-2 November. Mumbai.
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Suril Desai (@Desairous) joins IBW Institutional Forum as a Speaker.
Leader at Nishith Desai Associates (@ndalaw1989). A lawyer, filmmaker, writer and systems thinker whose work explores Bitcoin, geopolitics, technology and power. His path runs through Menlo College, Government Law College and Columbia Law School.
1-2 November. Mumbai.
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Nitin Gaur (@nitingaur) joins IBW Institutional Forum as a Speaker.
Head of Institutional Growth at @Nethermind. He has designed and built enterprise infrastructure and applications for Fortune 500 companies globally, guided 450+ people worldwide, and led cross-functional teams in complex, matrixed organizations. He has a track record of developing and delivering business strategies and initiatives that drove multimillion-dollar revenue growth.
1-2 November. Mumbai.
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1/ Last year, we launched the IBW Creator Program and were overwhelmed by the response.
So we’re bringing it back for IBW2026 to give you a chance to be part of how this year’s IBW gets captured.
Here’s what’s up for grabs:
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48 hours left before IBW2026 prices go up.
Get your General Pass for ₹1,749 or Priority + Tangem Bundle for ₹3,749 before 15 Oct.
Every IBW ticket right now also unlocks a Devcon ticket at $99.
Go get your IBW2026 passes now.
This year's survey covers where India's developers are building, the chains, tools and languages they use, what keeps them in web3, and the challenges they're running into right now.
What you get for completing it:
• Spotlight at IBW2026, your name on the official recognition board
• 25% discount code on IBW2026 tickets
• 5 participants win free IBW2026 tickets
Take the survey here: forms.gle/3vDZnqbTK7cuBSf69
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UPI. ULI. Now UMI.
UPI launched in 2016 and changed how India pays. Today, nearly 555 million people use it, with over 24.5 billion transactions every month.
ULI followed, piloted in 2023, named the Unified Lending Interface in 2024, targeting lending. It brings data from governments, banks and credit bureaus together, designed to cut loan assessment from weeks to minutes.
Now comes the least understood, and potentially biggest, piece.
In October 2025, RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra unveiled the Unified Markets Interface (UMI) at Global Fintech Fest in Mumbai. UMI is designed to tokenise financial assets and settle them using wholesale CBDC, bringing the asset and central bank money onto the same rails.
Its first pilot focused on tokenised Certificates of Deposit, with the Governor calling the results encouraging.
Put the three together and the direction is clear: India has built the rails for how money moves, how credit reaches people, and now how assets are issued, owned and settled.
The IBW Institutional Forum brings the people building this next layer of financial infrastructure into one room.
1-2 November. Mumbai.
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Binance returns as Title Sponsor for India Blockchain Week Conference 2026.
The exchange closed H1 2026 with 300 million registered users globally, close to 43% of everyone holding crypto today, and has processed over $156 trillion in cumulative trading volume since it launched nine years ago. This year, it pushed further into stocks, ETFs, and tokenized securities, building toward what it calls a ‘financial super app’.
That scale will be part of IBW Conference for a second year, as @BinanceForIN joins builders, founders, and policymakers shaping the future of India's Web3 ecosystem.
1-2 November. Mumbai.
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60 days to IBW2026.
Enough time to plan how you land your next big thing this November.
Enough time to start reaching out to the people you want to meet in Mumbai.
Enough time to show up at India Blockchain Week.
Last June, we brought founders from across Africa to Nairobi for the inaugural Hashed Vibe Haus – Africa Edition, powered by @tether @Tether_Africa
For five days, Nairobi became a space for these founders building at the intersection of stablecoins, and AI/agentic payments, to connect, exchange ideas, learn from experienced ecosystem leaders, and think deeply about what they’re building next.
But we didn’t just want to hear about their products.
We wanted to hear their stories.
What inspired them to start?
What problems are they solving?
What does building from Africa look like today?
What have they learned along the way?
So, throughout the residency, we sat down with each founder for candid conversations about their journeys, their companies, and their experience at Vibe Haus Nairobi.
🎥 Hear from the founders who joined us in Nairobi.
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If you're hosting a side event during IBW 2026, make sure it's on the official calendar
The IBW side event sheet is live. Add your event, check out what's already happening, and plan your week accordingly.
Add yours here ↓
Over-schedule yourself this November.
Expect a non-stop schedule of side events during India Blockchain Week, 1-7 November 2026.
Keep track of it all in this one sheet, and submit your own side event below ↓
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