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Crypto Fest 2026

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rypto Fest 2026 is Cape Town’s premier annual Web3 event, returning for its eighth edition. Bringing together a diverse community of innovators, industry leaders, and blockchain enthusiasts, the conference explores the rapidly evolving world of cryptocurrency, blockchain, and decentralized finance (DeFi). Attendees can expect exclusive networking opportunit…

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32Voices
7Underwriters
0Exhibitors
20On the bill · sessions
35Companies · in total
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The Voices

Programmed at Crypto, in alphabetical order.
Blake Player
Chief Commercial Officer · VALR
Callan Richardson
Head of Growth - Africa · Bitget
Carel de Jager
CEO and Founder · Silver Sixpence
Carel van Wyk
CEO and Co-Founder · MoneyBadger
Charne’ Thompson
Director and Founder · Thompsons Legal Alliance
Christo de Wit
Country Manager South Africa · Luno
Dale Russell
Director · Moore Blockchain and Digital Assets JHB Pty Ltd
Deven Moodley
Executive Head of Value-Added Services, Financial Services and Mobile · Pick n Pay Group
Dr. Allan Davids
Director of the Financial Innovation Hub in the School of Economics · University of Cape Town
Dr. Wiehann Olivier
Partner | Head of FinTech and Digital Assets · Forvis Mazars South Africa
Elçin Güven
Worldwide Digital Assets Sales · IBM
Elli De Gouveia
Lead for Solana in South Africa · Solana
Elo Mukoro
CEO and Co-Founder · Cr3dentials
Gideon Rossouw
Executive: Web3 Enablement · Nedbank
Graeme Tennant
CEO · Nottingham Road Asset Management
Hannes Wessels
General Manager · Binance South Africa
Hari Chaitanya
Head of Investor Services, Africa · Standard Bank Group
Jerome Brink
Director - Tax & Exchange Control · Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr Inc
Julian Kanjere
Co-founder · Mandla Money
Jurgen Kuhnel
Co-founder and CEO · Xago
Kamogelo Mosime
Country Manager (South Africa) · Yellow Card
Koshiek Karan
Founder and CEO (Master of Ceremonies) · BankerX

— and 10 more, by name unsung —

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Underwritten By

The houses behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.
RippleDiamond
Ubuntu TribeDiamond
Premier Financial ServicesGold
BitgetPremier
BybitWorkshop
IBMPremier
StellarWorkshop
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The Programme

Selected from 20 sessions on the bill.
  • 09:00am - 09:10am GMT+2Plenary Room

    Welcome Address by Master of Ceremonies

  • 09:10am - 09:35am GMT+2Plenary Room

    Crypto Asset Management Opportunities in South Africa

  • 09:35am - 10:00am GMT+2Plenary Room

    Bitcoin, AI, and the Future of Open Digital Systems

  • 10:00am - 10:20am GMT+2Plenary Room

    Driving Mass Crypto Adoption in Africa: Solana’s Grassroots Approach to Decentralised Innovation

  • 10:00am - 11:30am GMT+2Workshop Room

    Workshop 1: Navigating Secure Digital Asset Operations: Exploring IBM Digital Assets Haven

    Workshop
  • 10:20am - 10:40am GMT+2Plenary Room

    Blockchain and AI: The Golden Opportunity to Usher Emancipation and Shared Prosperity in Africa

  • 10:40am - 10:55am GMT+2Plenary Room

    Zero-Knowledge Proofs are the New API

  • 11:10am - 11:35am GMT+2Plenary Room

    Blockchain Research to Real-World Impact: How Ripple's UBRI Is Powering Africa’s Digital Asset Future

  • 11:35am - 12:15pm GMT+2Moderated by Reece Merrick - Plenary Room

    Panel: How Banks Are Approaching Their Digital Assets Strategies

Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

What does it mean when 35 companies show up — and 3 bet on three roles at once?

35 companies. three are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page — cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

01Fig. 01 — Composition of the House
3All threespeak · spons · exh
4Sponsoringsponsor only
0Exhibitingexhibitor only
28Speakingspeaker only

The Triple-Threat

Ripple·Bitget·IBM

02Fig. 02 — The Voices, by Seniority

78% of the speakers carry senior titles — C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite928%
  • Founder / Owner516%
  • Director / Head of1134%
  • Manager / Lead413%
  • Other roles39%

Of 32 on the bill · classified by free-text title

03Fig. 03 — The Heaviest in the Room
  1. 01RippleSp·D2V
  2. 02BitgetSp·P1V
  3. 03IBMSp·P1V
  4. 04BybitSp·W
  5. 05Premier Financial ServicesSp·G
  6. 06StellarSp·W
  7. 07Ubuntu TribeSp·D
  8. 08Absa1V
  9. 09Arrel1V
  10. 10BankerX1V
  11. 11Binance South Africa1V
  12. 12Bitcoin and Beyond, Culture Unchained and Atlas1V
  13. 13Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr Inc1V
  14. 14Cr3dentials1V
04Fig. 04 — By Tier
diamond2
29% of 7
gold1
14% of 7
premier2
29% of 7
workshop2
29% of 7
05Fig. 05 — The Missing · who's at peer events but not here

These companies sponsored two or more peer events recently, but aren't on this program. For an organizer, that's a list of warm prospects.

06Fig. 06 — Adjacent Convocations · by shared underwriters