​Connect with fellow Social, DeFi + AI, Stablecoins, PayFi builders and enthusiasts in the Base ecosystem, share ideas, and build partnerships that could change the game.

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— Agenda —
11:00 - 11:20: Reception

11:20 - 11:40: Opening remarks by Tako & SynFutures

​11:45 - 12:15: Panel 1  Beyond the Hype: VCs Reflect on AI's Role in Crypto
This panel offers a critical perspective on the integration of AI agents into the crypto world. Moving beyond the mainstream excitement, they’ll delve into the doubts, the potential pitfalls, and the true feasibility of AI in decentralized finance. This session aims to stimulate a deeper conversation on the sustainability and direction of AI investments in the blockchain sector.
Speakers:
GM, Partner, Dragonfly Capital
Momir, Managing Partner, IOSG Ventures
Ryan Chen, Managing Partner, HashKey Capital
Ryan Kim, Founding Partner, Hashed
Moderator:
Matt, CSO, SynFutures

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12:15 - 12:45: Panel 2 Smart social: the future of ai-driven communities
Speakers:
El Lee, CEO, Jam
Eligos, Head of Asia BD, Sahara AI
Jiahao Sun, Co-founder, Flock.io
Shelven Zhou, Lead Researcher, Phala Network
Moderator:
Mable Jiang, CRO, FSL

​12:45 - 14:00: Lunch break

​14:00 - 14:30: Panel 3  Sovereign onchain: empowering individuals in a decentralized world
Speakers:
Art Arbel, MD at Vana Founddation
Christian, Founder, Infini
Erbil, Co-founder, Huma Finance
Scott Shi, CTO and Co-founder, KiteAI
Xin Yan, Co-founder, Sign Protocol
Moderator:
Mable Jiang, CRO, FSL

​14:30 - 15:00: Panel 4  Democratizing DeFi: AI Agents as the Key to Automation and Accessibility
This panel explores how AI agents are revolutionizing DeFi by automating complex financial tasks like trading and liquidity management while simultaneously making DeFi platforms more user-friendly and accessible. Discussions will focus on how these agents lower barriers for new users, enhance scalability, and what this means for the future of finance.
Speakers:
Bury, Janitor, Agentstarter by Virtuals Protocol
Filip Wielanier, Co-founder & CEO Cookie3 | Core Contributor, Cookie DAO
Sinka Gao, Founder, Delphinus Lab
Moderator:
Amie, Ecosystem & Research, ai16z

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15:00 - 17:00: Networking

​​⭐ Hosts

​Tako Protocol
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Tako is a lifestyle community oriented around an ethos of High Tech, High Life. Here, you’ll encounter cutting-edge scientists delving into brain-machine interface research, biohackers experimenting with their own bodies to explore the secrets of longevity, travelers sharing guides for digital nomad lifestyles, meditation practitioners healing themselves and others, open-source enthusiasts who believe "code is law," sci-fi fans imagining encounters between androids and electric sheep, and countless people like you and me hoping to make their voices heard.

At Tako, your content belongs solely to you and the community. Our censorship-resistant and decentralized protocols ensure your creations will never vanish into the void of a 404 error, allowing you to fully enjoy a democratized social experience. Additionally, Tako empowers you to monetize your content, ensuring that no creative effort goes unnoticed.

Embrace High Tech without compromising to a Low Life. We welcome all Neo-Cyberpunk humans to pitch their tents and step boldly into the future with us.

Official Website: https://app.tako.so/
x: https://x.com/TakoProtocol
Android: https://assets.tako.so/app/tako.apk
App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tako-high-tech-high-life/id6737880963

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SynFutures

​SynFutures (F) is a leading decentralized exchange and full-stack financial infrastructure provider. Utilizing its innovative Oyster AMM model and a fully onchain order-matching engine, SynFutures enables anyone to list and trade any asset with leverage. As the top perpetual futures DEX on multiple networks like Base, it introduced the industry’s first Perp Launchpad, attracting bluechips, AI tokens, memecoins, and more.Backed by top-tier institutions like Pantera, Polychain, Dragonfly, Standard Crypto, Framework, and SIG, SynFutures is building an all-in-one platform for spot, perpetual, and wealth management, streamlining DeFi for all. To learn more, visit www.synfutures.com.

​​SynFutures: Website | Twitter | ​​​​​Telegram (en) | ​​​​​Telegram (kr)

​​Base

​​Base, incubated within Coinbase, is an Ethereum Layer 2 (L2) network offering a secure, low-cost, developer-friendly way to build decentralized apps onchain. Base aims to be decentralized, permissionless, and open to anyone. We believe onchain is the next online, and aim to empower developers to shape the onchain future.

​​Learn more about Base at base.org and about Coinbase at coinbase.com


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