Vitalik and Lin Zhichen to Serve as Keynote Speakers at ETHTaipei 2026, Limited Free Tickets Available for Registration

The annual Taiwan Ethereum developer conference ETHTaipei 2026 will take place September 13–14 at POPOP Taipei, Nangang Bottle Cap Factory. The organizers announced today's two-day keynote lineup: Cryptonative Day on September 13 will open with Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin; Institution Day on September 14 will feature Taiwan Mobile General Manager Lin Chih-Chen as the keynote speaker, connecting Ethereum core technology with Taiwanese industry. Free tickets for ETHTaipei 2026 are now available in limited quantities for registration.

Vitalik to Open Cryptonative Day

The first day of ETHTaipei 2026, Cryptonative Day, will be kicked off by Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin as the keynote speaker. The agenda is geared towards Ethereum developers and the tech community, covering topics such as protocol and core development, Layer 2 scaling, zero-knowledge proofs and privacy, wallet and account abstraction, DeFi, consumer and social applications, security, and development tools.

Lin Chih-Chen to Open Institution Day

The next day, Institution Day, will have Taiwan Mobile General Manager Lin Chih-Chen as the keynote speaker. This day will focus on topics of interest to banks and financial institutions, including institutional-grade wallets and custody, digital asset and smart contract security, stablecoin risk management, real-world assets (RWA) and US stock tokenization, AI Agent-driven Machine Finance, and blockchain selection by financial institutions. The full session schedule will be published on the official website once confirmed.

"Cryptographic technologies and the real world are converging, and what makes this possible is the research and engineering behind it. This is the essence of ETHTaipei 2026," said Martinet from the ETHTaipei organizing team.

Global and Local Speaker Lineup Continues to Grow

In addition to the two keynote speakers, ETHTaipei 2026 features speakers from teams such as Polymarket (global prediction market), Uniswap (decentralized trading protocol), Ethereum Foundation, ChainSafe (blockchain infrastructure), LINE NEXT, CertiK (blockchain security), OneSavie Labs, Quantstamp (smart contract auditing), Fluidkey, Morpho, imToken Labs, PIF12, and Swarm Protocol, spanning protocol research, DeFi, privacy, security, and consumer applications. More speakers will be announced soon.

Taiwan Mobile Joins Gold Sponsors

ETHTaipei 2026 is supported by several enterprises and institutions. Gold sponsors include blockchain and digital asset infrastructure company BSOS, Digital Asset Development Research Center (DADRC), decentralized prediction market Sigmarket, and Taiwan Mobile; Silver sponsors include Taishin Shin Kong Financial Holdings, smart contract auditing company Quantstamp, and KlickKlack. The event will also connect Taiwan and Asian Ethereum communities, university blockchain clubs, and media partners.

Free tickets for ETHTaipei 2026 are now open for limited registration. For details, please see the official website.

About ETHTaipei

ETHTaipei is a community-driven Ethereum event, born from the vision of connecting Taiwan/Asia blockchain communities with global top teams for deep technical exchange. Since its inaugural event in 2023, it has accumulated over 3,000 participants, 169 speakers, 129 talks, and more than 70 side events, continuing to advance Taiwan as a key Asian Ethereum technology node.

Event time: 2026/9/13 (Sunday) – 9/14 (Monday)

Location: Nangang Bottle Cap Factory POPOP Taipei