B Dash Ventures and Hashed Successfully Conclude Blockchain Leaders Summit Tokyo 2025 (BLS Tokyo 2025)
Tokyo's Blockchain Ecosystem Just Got Its Annual Power Injection
Major Players Seal Deals Behind Closed Doors
B Dash Ventures and Hashed wrapped another exclusive gathering of Asia's crypto elite—because nothing says 'decentralization' like invitation-only hotel ballrooms and venture capitalists comparing portfolio sizes.
Regulatory Theater Takes Center Stage
FSA officials gave their usual cautious nods while startups pitched 'compliance-first' solutions—the perfect cover for moving fast and breaking things until next year's legislation drops.
The Real Networking Happened at the Whisky Bar
Let's be honest: the slide decks were forgettable, but the real liquidity flowed after hours where deals got inked on napkins and token allocations changed hands faster than you can say 'volatility.'
Japan's Web3 Future: Still Waiting for That Killer App
Another summit, another round of bullish predictions about mass adoption—all while traditional finance keeps pretending they're not secretly mining Bitcoin in their data centers.
The summit also underscored a shared recognition of the importance of regulation. Circle’s David Katz remarked, “Clear regulation reduces confusion and in fact accelerates innovation,” commending Japan for taking a leading role in stablecoin legalization across Asia.
Masao Shimazaki of Japan’s FSA added, “Web3 regulation is not about restrictions, but about creating a sound environment for capital operation,” noting efforts such as strengthening transparency in disclosures, addressing unregistered foreign operators, and ensuring fair market pricing.
Japanese startups and financial institutions present at the summit also expressed Optimism that clearer regulations had significantly improved their business environment. Major institutions such as Sony Bank, SMFG, and Densan System shared ongoing initiatives to advance stablecoin adoption and blockchain-based payment infrastructure.
Closing the summit, Hashed CEO Simon Seojoon Kim stated, “The Blockchain Leaders Summit 2025 has established itself as a true global platform where leaders from the UAE, Japan, and beyond come together not only to exchange ideas but to weave new frameworks of trust and collaboration. With the Japanese yen as a global currency and Japan’s world-renowned intellectual property, we contribute more deeply to further fostering the country’s blockchain ecosystem so that it may rise as a central pillar of the Web3 industry.”
Ryuichi Nishida of B Dash Ventures commented after the conclusion of the event: “Japan is finally seeing the practical use of stablecoins and the entry of financial institutions into Web3 truly take shape, creating a solid foundation for blockchain-based businesses to grow. By working together with the global players who gathered at the Blockchain Leaders Summit, we aim to further accelerate the development of Japan’s Web3 industry.”
Hashed, established in 2017, is a web3 venture capital that focuses on investment and research in global startups and decentralized protocols. Hashed team operates offices in Seoul, San Francisco, Singapore, Bangalore, and Abu Dhabi. Hashed has been the earliest supporter of many pioneering blockchain teams globally. Hashed supports its portfolio companies as a ‘second team,’ helping web3 founders build global mass adoption.
B Dash Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in promising startups, both domestically and internationally, across all stages—from seed and early-stage through to later stages—with the mission of nurturing next-generation industry leaders. Since its establishment, B Dash Ventures has formed and managed multiple venture capital funds (B Dash Fund I–V), whose limited partners include prominent corporations and institutional investors from Japan and abroad. Additionally, it organizes “B Dash Camp,” one of Japan’s largest invitation-only technology events, attracting entrepreneurs, influential corporate executives, and leading investors from around the globe.
