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Crypto Fest 2026

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

0Underwriters

0Exhibitors

20On the bill · sessions

31Companies · 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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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

An audience of 31 companies, parsed from the program.

“31 companies in attendance.”

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

0All threespeak · spons · exh

0Sponsoringsponsor only

0Exhibitingexhibitor only

31Speakingspeaker only

№ 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

01Ripple2V
02Absa1V
03Arrel1V
04BankerX1V
05Binance South Africa1V
06Bitcoin and Beyond, Culture Unchained and Atlas1V
07Bitget1V
08Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr Inc1V
09Cr3dentials1V
10FNB South Africa1V
11Forvis Mazars South Africa1V
12IBM1V
13Luno1V
14Mandla Money1V

№ 04Fig. 04 — By Tier

Tiers were not disclosed for this convocation.

Crypto Fest 2026

Welcome Address by Master of Ceremonies

Crypto Asset Management Opportunities in South Africa

Bitcoin, AI, and the Future of Open Digital Systems

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

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

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

Zero-Knowledge Proofs are the New API

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

Panel: How Banks Are Approaching Their Digital Assets Strategies

“31 companies in attendance.”