香港，2026年4月21日 —— 亚洲首个以太坊线下社群中心 ETH Hong Kong Hub 于2026年4月21日正式启幕。作为由以太坊基金会 Ethereum Everywhere（EE）团队支持、SNZ 与 ETHTAO 联合运营的实体社区空间，该中心的落地标志着以太坊在亚洲首次拥有长期、开放、可持续的线下社群中心，也进一步巩固了香港在全球数字资产与科技创新版图中的关键地位。
本次开幕活动汇聚全球以太坊生态核心人物、机构代表与技术社区。以太坊联合创始人 Vitalik Buterin、以太坊基金会主席 Aya Miyaguchi、香港特别行政区立法会议员（科技创新界）邱达根（Duncan Chiu） 、香港政府引進重點企業辦公室主任任景信（Peter YAN）、SNZ 创始人 Gilles Shi、Sharplink 首席执行官 Joseph Chalom、Hashkey 集团董事长兼首席执行官肖风博士等出席并参与分享。活动吸引逾1500人注册并有来自全球的开发者、机构与创新者参与，成为本届香港 Web3 嘉年华期间最受关注的活动之一。共有16名创始人/CEO和10名SVP或业务负责人代表企业作为演讲嘉宾受邀参与Keynote和Panel。
本次 ETH HK Hub Grand Opening&Meetup 获得了 Spark、Lido、Galaxy Digital 与 Zand Bank 的赞助支持，共同推动以太坊生态在亚洲的交流与发展。
让香港成为建设者“可以回来的地方”
ETH Hong Kong Hub 不仅是一处物理空间，更是一个长期运转的线下社群中心，连接开发者、机构与创业者，推动 Web2 与 Web3 的深度融合。
SNZ Holding 首席商务官 Henry Chen 表示：
“随着 Vitalik、Aya 等以太坊核心人物来到香港，这座城市正再次成为全球建设者的聚点——也是一个可以‘回来’的地方。”
“香港是亚洲的金融和科创中心，也是全球最活跃和制度最健全的Web 3港湾之一。ETH Hong Kong Hub地处香港西九龙的核心地带，链接四海”
“过去十个月，我们与以太坊基金会一起，从零开始打造这个空间。今天它正式启幕，更像是一个‘新生’——一个需要大家一起参与、共同成长的社区。”
ETH Hong Kong Hub，正是这个‘家’中的社区集聚中心，让不同背景的建设者在此相遇、协作与成长。Hub将为社区中心的会员和以太坊共建者，提供从办公、活动会场到本地化支持（包括企业主次和人才服务），乃至生态赋能、孵化投资和业务对接协同的一站式服务。‘安得广厦千万间’，真正的社区，是让每一个人都有归属感。”
Vitalik：技术拐点已至，新的构建周期正在开启
在开幕炉边对话中，Vitalik Buterin 与邱达根以普通话展开交流，回顾了其与华语社区超过十年的渊源，并围绕以太坊最新路线图、L2、AI 与抗量子等议题展开深入分享。
Vitalik 表示，随着 零知识证明（ZK）技术成熟 与 人工智能显著降低开发门槛，新一代开发者正在获得前所未有的机会，他指出：
- L2 应与 L1 形成互补，而非简单复制
- L1 仍是不可替代的原生结算层
- 未来扩展不仅包括数据扩展，也包括计算扩展
在谈及 AI 与抗量子技术时，Vitalik 表示，这些挑战“完全可以解决，但需要认真推进”，并强调基础设施需要为未来长期变化提前做好准备。
他同时鼓励华语社区建设者，从真实世界需求出发，探索以太坊与 AI、开源硬件等方向的结合，创造出与过往不同的新应用形态。
Aya Miyaguchi：以“减法哲学”构建长期可持续的生态系统
在另一场炉边对话中，以太坊基金会主席 Aya Miyaguchi 分享了以太坊生态长期发展的核心理念。
她表示，以太坊基金会的目标并非主导或控制生态，而是确保系统具备长期独立运行的能力。她提出，以太坊需要通过所谓的“Walk-away test”，即在未来某一时刻，即使没有基金会的参与，协议与生态依然能够稳定运行。
“系统需要在没有以太坊基金会的情况下，依然能够持续运行。”
Aya 指出，这一理念源于以太坊基金会长期坚持的“减法哲学”。在 ICO 热潮期间，基金会曾面临外界关于扩张团队、建立企业化结构（如设立 CTO 或 CMO 等职位）的建议，但最终选择不走这一路径，而是通过“协调而非控制”的方式支持生态发展。
她进一步表示，这种设计使得以太坊生态能够在不依赖单一中心的情况下持续演进，并不断产生新的创新。
Aya 还提到，类似 ETH Hong Kong Hub 这样的社区空间，正是以太坊生态自发演进的体现，反映出全球社区在不同地区的持续发展与活跃度。
Joseph Chalom：以太坊正在成为“全球金融账本”
Sharplink 首席执行官 Joseph Chalom 在主题演讲中，从机构金融视角系统性阐述了以太坊的长期价值。
他表示，当前全球金融体系正经历深刻转型，传统信任机制效率低下：
- 交易结算仍需 1–3 天
- 全球存在大量割裂数据库
- 大量成本用于中介与信任建立
他指出：“以太坊正在成为全球的金融账本（financial ledger）与信任基础设施（trustware）。”
Joseph 进一步表示，以太坊在安全性、流动性与机构信任度方面已建立领先优势，稳定币、真实世界资产（RWA）与 DeFi 的发展，正在构建一个全新的链上金融体系。
他强调，随着监管逐渐清晰与机构加速入场，区块链技术正从实验阶段走向大规模应用。
Animoca Brands × EVG：AI Agent 正在重塑商业模式与链上经济结构
在另一场炉边对话中，EVG 联合创始人兼联席首席执行官 Allen Ng 与 Animoca Brands 联合创始人兼执行主席 Yat Siu 围绕 AI Agent 与 Web3 应用展开交流。
Yat Siu 表示，AI Agent 正从信息工具逐步演化为具备执行能力的系统，能够参与现实世界任务，并在未来形成大规模的自动化协作网络。他指出，随着用户逐渐通过 AI 获取信息而非点击链接，传统以广告为核心的互联网商业模式正在受到冲击。
“未来的关键不再是流量，而是由 Agent 驱动的小额、高频支付。”
他进一步强调，随着 Agent 之间的交互与交易规模不断扩大，区块链所提供的低成本、实时结算能力，使其成为支撑 Agent 经济运行的基础设施。
Allen Ng 补充表示，AI Agent 将显著降低 Web3 的使用门槛，使用户能够通过 Agent 完成链上操作，从而推动更广泛的应用落地。
从 AI 到链上金融，议程勾勒完整应用图景
本次ETH HK Hub开幕活动围绕以太坊生态的关键应用方向展开，议程从基础设施、AI × 区块链融合，到链上金融与真实世界资产，系统呈现了以太坊从技术演进到规模化应用的完整路径。
在 Institutional Crypto Adoption 圆桌中，来自 Lido 的 Samuel Chong、Galaxy Digital 的 Leroy Lin、SignalPlus 的 Jaewon Yu 与 Morpho 的 Shan Shan Shui 围绕机构加密资产采用展开讨论，从流动性质押、机构交易服务到链上借贷等维度，探讨机构资金如何逐步进入链上生态。
Brevis 联合创始人兼首席执行官 Michael Dong 在主题演讲《100X Ethereum L1: The ZK Path to Infinite Compute》中，围绕零知识证明（ZK）与可验证计算展开分享，提出通过“计算与验证解耦”的方式，有望突破区块链重复计算带来的性能瓶颈，为以太坊实现大规模扩展提供基础设施路径。
在 Future AI on Blockchain 圆桌中，Codatta 首席执行官 Yi Zhang、Quantum Quills 联合创始人 Rui Ding、Alsa 创始人兼首席执行官 Jordan Liu，以及 Starchild / Orderly 联合创始人 Ran Yi 围绕 AI 与区块链的融合展开讨论，认为 AI Agent 正从工具走向经济参与主体，而区块链将为其提供去中心化的支付与结算网络。
Primus 联合创始人兼首席执行官Xie Xiang在主题演讲《Building Verifiable Agents for the Autonomous Economy》中提出，AI Agent 未来不仅需要具备执行能力，更需要具备可验证性，链上验证层（Verification Layer）将成为支撑 Agent 自动化交易与可信协作的关键基础设施。
在 From Stablecoins to Real Settlement: Building Global Liquidity on Ethereum 圆桌中，SNZ Holding 首席战略官 Larry Ma、Infini 创始人 Christian Li、Pay Protocol 联合创始人 Yolanda Liu、Cap Money 全球业务负责人 Gigi Yip 以及 Zand Bank 首席执行官 Michael Chan 围绕稳定币、链上结算与全球流动性展开讨论，指出稳定币正在推动资金向链上迁移，并逐步构建以区块链为结算层的金融体系。
Chainlink 亚太及中东副总裁 Niki Ariyasinghe 在主题演讲《Integrating TradFi with Web3: Growth in Asia》中，从机构视角分享了链上合规、资产代币化与跨境资产分发的最新进展，并指出香港正成为全球机构推动链上金融的重要枢纽。
HashKey Chain 负责人 Serena Wang 在主题演讲《On-chain Financial Infrastructure for the Age of AI》中，介绍了面向机构、开发者、用户及 AI Agent 的链上金融基础设施布局，强调通过合规 DeFi、RWA 发行与机构级服务体系，连接传统资本市场与链上经济。
GCC 代表 Yuxin 在主题演讲中，从公共物品与开源生态出发，分享了 GCC 对开源基础设施、隐私网络与开发者社区的长期支持，强调 Web3 的长期发展不仅依赖商业驱动，也依赖公共物品与非营利资金的持续投入。
整体来看，本次开幕议程以“机构采用—技术扩展—AI Agent—支付与结算—链上金融—公共物品”为主线，完整呈现了以太坊生态从底层创新到真实世界应用的演进路径。
香港：全球以太坊生态的重要协同节点
作为连接亚洲与全球资本的重要枢纽，香港在监管、金融与跨境资源整合方面具备独特优势。
邱达根表示，ETH Hong Kong Hub 的落地将进一步强化香港作为国际科技与数字资产枢纽的地位，为全球开发者与企业提供开放且合规的交流合作平台。
不同于短期活动，ETH Hong Kong Hub 的核心在于持续性：
- 常态化开放的线下协同空间
- 定期举办技术分享与社区活动
- 长期连接开发者、机构与创业者
在这一定位下，ETH Hong Kong Hub 首批落成已吸引来自 30 余家以太坊生态项目、机构与企业入驻，涵盖基础设施、DeFi、机构服务与新兴应用等多个领域，初步形成具备多元协同能力的线下生态网络。
关于 ETH Hong Kong Hub
ETH Hong Kong Hub 是亚洲首个以太坊线下社群中心，由以太坊基金会 Ethereum Everywhere 团队支持，SNZ 与 ETHTAO 联合运营。Hub 致力于连接东西方生态、融合 Web2 与 Web3，通过持续的社区建设、技术交流与资源协同，推动以太坊在亚洲的长期发展与应用落地。
Asia's First Physical Ethereum Community Hub
Officially Launched in Hong Kong
Hong Kong, April 21, 2026 —Asia's first Ethereum community hub, ETH Hong Kong Hub, officially launched on April 21, 2026. Supported by the Ethereum Foundation's Ethereum Everywhere (EE) team and co-operated by SNZ and ETHTAO, the Hub represents the first permanent, open, and self-sustaining physical community space for the Ethereum ecosystem in Asia — further cementing Hong Kong's position as a critical node in the global digital asset and technology innovation landscape.
The Grand Opening&Meetup brought together core figures from the global Ethereum ecosystem, institutional representatives, and the broader technical community. Attendees and speakers included Ethereum Co-Founder Vitalik Buterin, President of Ethereum Foundation Aya Miyaguchi, Hong Kong Legislative Council Member (Technology & Innovation) HON Duncan Chiu, Director of the Office for Attracting Strategic Enterprises Mr. Peter Yan, SNZ Founder Gilles Shi, Sharplink CEO Joseph Chalom, and HashKey Group Chairman and CEO Dr. XIAO Feng, among others.
The event drew over 1,500 registrants and welcomed developers, institutions, and innovators from around the world — making it one of the most anticipated events of Hong Kong Web3 Festival 2026. A total of 16 founders/CEOs and 10 SVPs or business leads participated as keynote and panel speakers.
The ETH HK Hub Grand Opening & Meetup was also supported by Spark, Lido, Galaxy Digital, and Zand Bank as co-sponsor, who collectively supported the growth and exchange of the Ethereum ecosystem across Asia.
Positioning Hong Kong as Home for Builders
ETH Hong Kong Hub is more than a physical space — it is a long-term, always-on community hub connecting developers, institutions, and founders, and driving the deep integration of Web2 and Web3.
"With Vitalik, Aya, and other core Ethereum representatives coming to Hong Kong, this city is once again becoming a gathering point for builders from around the world — a place people can come back to."
"Hong Kong is Asia's financial and innovation hub, and one of the world's most active and institutionally sound Web3 environments. ETH Hong Kong Hub sits at the heart of West Kowloon, connecting all corners of the world."
"With ten months’ efforts from planning to launch, we built this space from the ground up alongside the Ethereum Foundation. The launch today gives birth to a community by builders and for builders"
— Henry Chen, CBO, SNZ Holding
ETH Hong Kong Hub serves as the community anchor of this home, bringing together builders from all backgrounds to meet, collaborate, and grow. The Hub offers members and Ethereum co-builders a one-stop platform — from co-working and event space to localization support (including company incorporation and talent services), ecosystem empowerment, incubation, investment, and business development. "Let there be roof for all" — a true community is one where everyone belongs.
Vitalik Buterin: A New Building Cycle Is Emerging
At the Grand Opening fireside chat, Vitalik Buterin and Duncan Chiu conversed in Mandarin, reflecting on Vitalik's decade-long connection with the Chinese-speaking community. They explored Ethereum's latest roadmap, L2 scaling, AI, and quantum resistance.
Vitalik noted that as zero-knowledge proof (ZK) technology matures and artificial intelligence dramatically lowers the barrier to development, a new generation of developers now has unprecedented opportunities. He highlighted:
- L2s should complement L1, not simply replicate it
- L1 remains the irreplaceable native settlement layer
- Future scaling encompasses not only data scaling, but also computational scaling
On AI and quantum resistance, Vitalik stated that these challenges are "entirely solvable, but require serious and deliberate effort," emphasizing that infrastructure must be future-proofed for long-term change. He also encouraged Chinese-speaking community builders to start from real-world needs, exploring new combinations of Ethereum with AI and open-source hardware — and to create application forms distinct from what came before.
Aya Miyaguchi: Why Ethereum Prioritizes Sustainability Over Control
In a separate fireside chat, Ethereum Foundation President Aya Miyaguchi shared the core philosophy behind the ecosystem's long-term development.
She explained that the Ethereum Foundation's goal is not to lead or control the ecosystem, but to ensure the system has the capacity to operate independently over the long term. She introduced the "Walk-Away Test": at some point in the future, the protocol and ecosystem should be able to run stably even without the Foundation's involvement.
"The system needs to be able to keep running — even without the Ethereum Foundation."
— Aya Miyaguchi, President, Ethereum Foundation
Aya explained that this principle stems from the Foundation's longstanding "philosophy of subtraction." During the ICO boom, the Foundation faced pressure to expand teams and build a corporate structure with positions like CTO or CMO — but chose not to. Instead, it embraced a model of "coordination, not control" to support the ecosystem's development.
This design allows the Ethereum ecosystem to continue evolving without relying on any single center, generating new innovation continuously.
Aya also noted that community spaces like ETH Hong Kong Hub are a reflection of the Ethereum ecosystem's organic evolution — demonstrating the continued vitality and activity of the global community across different regions.
Joseph Chalom: Ethereum Is Becoming the World's Financial Ledger
Sharplink CEO Joseph Chalom delivered a keynote that systematically articulated Ethereum's long-term value from an institutional finance perspective. He argued that the global financial system is undergoing a profound transformation, and that legacy trust mechanisms are deeply inefficient:
- Trade settlement still takes 1–3 days
- Thousands of siloed, fragmented databases exist globally
- Enormous costs are absorbed by intermediaries and trust-building processes
"Ethereum is becoming the world's financial ledger and ultimate trustware."
— Joseph Chalom, CEO, Sharplink
Joseph further argued that Ethereum has established a leading position in security, liquidity, and institutional trust. The growth of stablecoins, real-world assets (RWA), and DeFi is constructing an entirely new on-chain financial system.
He emphasized that as regulatory clarity emerges and institutional capital accelerates on-chain, blockchain technology is transitioning from experimentation to large-scale deployment.
Animoca Brands × EVG: AI Agents Are Reshaping the On-Chain Economy
In a fireside chat, EVG Co-Founder and Co-CEO Allen Ng and Animoca Brands Co-Founder and Executive Chairman Yat Siu explored AI agents and Web3 applications.
Yat Siu described how AI agents are evolving from information tools into systems with genuine execution capabilities — able to participate in real-world tasks and, in the future, form large-scale automated collaboration networks. He noted that as users increasingly access information through AI rather than clicking links, the advertising-driven internet business model faces significant disruption.
"The future is not about traffic. It's about micro, high-frequency payments driven by agents."
— Yat Siu, Co-Founder & Executive Chairman, Animoca Brands
He further emphasized that as agent-to-agent interactions and transaction volumes grow, blockchain's low-cost, real-time settlement capabilities position it as the essential infrastructure for the agentic economy. Allen Ng added that AI agents will significantly lower the barrier to Web3 adoption, enabling users to perform on-chain operations through agents and driving broader application adoption.
Agenda From AI to On-Chain Finance: Key Themes from the Hub Opening
The ETH HK Hub Grand Opening focused on the key application areas of the Ethereum ecosystem. From infrastructure and AI × blockchain convergence to on-chain finance and real-world assets, the agenda systematically presented Ethereum’s full journey from technological evolution to large-scale adoption.
In the Institutional Crypto Adoption panel, Samuel Chong from Lido, Leroy Lin from Galaxy Digital, Jaewon Yu from SignalPlus, and Shan Shan Shui from Morpho discussed institutional adoption of crypto assets. Covering areas such as liquid staking, institutional trading services, and on-chain lending, they explored how institutional capital is gradually entering the on-chain ecosystem.
Michael Dong, Co-Founder and CEO of Brevis, delivered a keynote titled “100X Ethereum L1: The ZK Path to Infinite Compute.” His talk focused on zero-knowledge proofs (ZK) and verifiable computation, proposing that by “decoupling computation from verification,” it may be possible to overcome the performance bottlenecks caused by redundant computation on blockchains, providing a foundational infrastructure path for Ethereum to achieve massive scalability.
In the Future AI on Blockchain panel, Yi Zhang (CEO of Codatta), Rui Ding (Co-Founder of Quantum Quills), Jordan Liu (Founder and CEO of Alsa), and Ran Yi (Co-Founder of Starchild / Orderly) discussed the convergence of AI and blockchain. They argued that AI agents are evolving from tools into economic participants, while blockchain will provide the decentralized payment and settlement network to support them.
Dr. Xiang Xie, Co-Founder and CEO of Primus, delivered a keynote titled “Building Verifiable Agents for the Autonomous Economy.” He proposed that future AI agents will require not only execution capabilities, but also verifiability, and that on-chain verification layers will become critical infrastructure for enabling automated transactions and trusted collaboration among agents.
In the From Stablecoins to Real Settlement: Building Global Liquidity on Ethereum panel, Larry Ma (CSO of SNZ Holding), Christian Li (Founder of Infini), Yolanda Liu (Co-Founder of Pay Protocol), Gigi Yip (Global Business Director of Cap Money), and Michael Chan (CEO of Zand Bank) discussed stablecoins, on-chain settlement, and global liquidity. They noted that stablecoins are driving capital migration onto the blockchain and gradually establishing a financial system with blockchain as the settlement layer.
Niki Ariyasinghe, VP of Asia Pacific and Middle East at Chainlink, delivered a keynote titled “Integrating TradFi with Web3: Growth in Asia.” From an institutional perspective, he shared the latest developments in on-chain compliance, asset tokenization, and cross-border asset distribution, and highlighted Hong Kong’s growing role as a key hub for institutional on-chain finance globally.
Serena Wang, Head of HashKey Chain, delivered a keynote titled “On-chain Financial Infrastructure for the Age of AI.”She introduced the development of on-chain financial infrastructure designed for institutions, developers, users, and AI agents, emphasizing how compliant DeFi, RWA issuance, and institutional-grade service systems can connect traditional capital markets with the on-chain economy.
Yuxin, representing GCC, delivered a keynote focused on public goods and the open-source ecosystem. He shared GCC’s long-term support for open-source infrastructure, privacy networks, and developer communities, emphasizing that the long-term development of Web3 depends not only on commercial drivers, but also on sustained investment in public goods and nonprofit funding.
Overall, the opening agenda followed a clear progression — from institutional adoption, technical scaling, and AI agents, to payments and settlement, on-chain finance, and public goods — presenting a complete evolutionary path of the Ethereum ecosystem from foundational innovation to real-world application.
Hong Kong Emerges as a Key Hub for Ethereum in Asia
As a critical bridge connecting Asia to global capital, Hong Kong holds unique advantages in regulation, finance, and cross-border integration.
Duncan Chiu noted that the establishment of ETH Hong Kong Hub will further strengthen Hong Kong's standing as an international technology and digital asset hub.
ETH Hong Kong Hub is designed for continuity:
- A permanently open, offline collaboration space
- Regular technical meetups and community programming
- Long-term connectivity between developers, institutions, and founders
The Hub's inaugural membership includes over 30 ecosystem participants across infrastructure, DeFi, institutional services, and emerging applications.
About ETH Hong Kong Hub
ETH Hong Kong Hub is Asia's first Ethereum offline community hub, supported by the Ethereum Foundation's Ethereum Everywhere team and co-operated by SNZ and ETHTAO.
The Hub is dedicated to connecting the East and West, bridging Web 2 and Web 3, and driving long-term growth and adoption through community building and resource coordination.