On May 10, 2025, the CryptoAI Summit 2025, hosted by Bitpush and co-organized by TCFA, came to a successful conclusion in New York.
The summit revolved around the "Integration of AI and Cryptography" and invited nearly 30 experts from top institutions such as Coinbase, Citigroup, Cantor Fitzgerald, MSCI, Columbia, Solana Foundation, etc. to discuss cutting-edge topics such as digital assets, artificial intelligence, regulatory trends, Web3 infrastructure, investment and financing ecology, etc.
This was a high-density collision of ideas connecting tradition and the future, capital and technology. The whole day was filled with practical information and the atmosphere was full.
Opening Remarks
The summit was opened with a joint speech by Bitpush Managing Editor May Liu and TCFA Chair Joy Zhang, who stressed the necessity and urgency of "cross-border dialogue" and urged the financial and innovation circles to "break boundaries and move towards integration."
Keynote speech: Global transactions in the digital asset era
The keynote speech was delivered by John D'Agostino, head of strategy at Coinbase Institutional, and the event was hosted by Joy Zhang.
John discussed in depth how institutional funds are adapting to the structural changes in the crypto era. Starting from multiple dimensions such as macro policies, institutional capital flows, and market structure evolution, he deeply interpreted the entry logic and risk preferences of traditional institutions under the trend of AI and crypto integration, shared the strategic shift from Wall Street to crypto institutions, and pointed out that the gradual clarification of supervision is a prerequisite for large-scale entry of institutions.
John pointed out that in the next few years, stablecoins, on-chain settlements, and AI-driven trading systems will become the major areas of focus for the capital market.
Panel 1: Regulation and Deregulation: Crypto Challenges in the Trump Era
Hosted by Wilfred Daye (Sylvanus CEO), guests included PennyWorks co-founder Ivan Zhang, BitMart Legal Director Jue Wang, Clouder Power CEO Hao Wu and Dragon AI co-founder Winston Ma.
The discussion involved stablecoin legislation, US state-level Bitcoin reserve policies, sovereign fund investment trends, and the legalization prospects of DeFi. The guest pointed out that "the United States is an onion structure of crypto regulation - multiple layers intertwined, but with a clear direction: institutionalization."
Fireside Chat: Reconstructing the world picture of AI + Crypto
Remote conversation between Maggie Wang, Managing Director of Citigroup and TCFAPresident-Elect, and Kathryn Zhao, Global Director of Electronic Trading at Cantor Fitzgerald.
Kathryn analyzed the two-way relationship of "how AI helps improve the user experience of Crypto and how Crypto feeds back the trust mechanism of AI models" from the perspectives of trading practices, cross-asset arbitrage, and AI-Agent applications. The concept of "AI agent + blockchain identity authentication" she proposed has attracted widespread attention.
Panel 2: Crossing the Boundary of AI - Innovation Trends and Real Challenges
Hosted by Maggie Wang, guests included Columbia Professor Zhou (Jo) Yu, Dr. Tao Cheng, former Director of Advanced Analytics and Artificial Intelligence at Ally, DistributedApps.ai CEO Ken Huang and NBW CTODr. Jay Zou.
The guests looked forward to the future democratization path of AI from the perspectives of "big model construction", "decentralized computing power network", "privacy data training mechanism", etc. Jo Yu emphasized that "the next generation of AI tools should be jointly shaped by developers and the community, rather than dominated by monopolies."
Panel 3: Ethereum VS Solana - Web3 Performance Battle
Hosted by Lincoln Murr, head of Coinbase AI products, BitFi founder Han Liu, Solayer Founding Engineer Chaz and Solana Foundation Growth Director Jiani Chen engaged in a technical confrontation.
From TPS to developer ecology, Solana focuses on "performance and cost", while Ethereum emphasizes "stability and security". The guests believe that whoever can integrate the strongest liquidity will win the long-term favor of developers. The sharp opinions on the scene became the most technically tense dialogue of the whole event.
Panel 4: Searching for the next 100x coin - the art of speculation
Hosted by MetaEra CEO Jessica Y, guests included Third Eye Co-CIOTian Zeng, AscendEX Chairman George Cao, and OORT CTO Sichao Yang.
Everyone admits that "speculation is not the original sin, and cognition and information gap are the core alpha." In the era of narrative-driven markets, institutions prefer to deploy high-volatility assets through structured products, and retail investors need to pay attention to position management; how to "invest early", "invest correctly" and "hold on" has become a common proposition for retail investors and institutions.
Panel 5: Venture Capital in the Era of AI and Crypto
Hosted by well-known entrepreneur and investor Bianca Chen, SNZ Capital partner Keith Chen, Palm Drive Capital founding partner Seamon Chan, and Satoshi Lab founder Elaine Yang shared their investment experiences.
The guests unanimously pointed out that today's VCs need to understand AI model structure, on-chain incentive mechanisms and human nature at the same time. The integration of AI and Crypto is reshaping the investment and financing rhythm and project evaluation logic. In addition, sovereign funds in the Middle East and Asia are returning to the Web3 investment chain, paying particular attention to AI Infra and Layer1 protocols.
Panel 6: AI Agents + Meme Coins — A new generation of market makers?
Hosted by Abel AI founder and CEO Stephen Wang, guests included NYU professor Xi Chen, SOON Network CEO Joanna Zeng, Protego Trust CIOWeiyee In, UCSD professor and Abel.ai CTO Biwei Huang.
Meme culture × AI trading agent has become the focus of the new narrative. The discussion covers "Can AI become an assistant for users on the chain?", "Can Meme evolve into a cultural asset?", "Does the intelligent agent change the market microstructure?". In addition to the main topic, the guests also conducted in-depth discussions on topics such as AI model security, data abuse, and AI credibility verification mechanism. The guests unanimously agreed that AI agent transparency, behavior verifiability, supervision, and data traceability are the key to the future combination of AI and finance.
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