Bitmine Immersion Technologies, a NYSE-listed firm holding the largest ETH treasury among publicly traded companies, has been named the title sponsor of Japan Blockchain Week Summit 2026 (JBWS 2026). The event, scheduled for July 12, 2026, at Shibuya Stream Hall in Tokyo, expects over 1,000 attendees from around the world to discuss blockchain's future, the convergence of AI and crypto, and the evolution of the on-chain economy.
Summit Details and Sponsors
JBWS 2026 is a key event within Japan Blockchain Week 2026 (JBW 2026), running from July 1 to July 15. The summit will feature speakers from leading global and domestic organizations. Bitmine, whose ETH holdings rank second globally among public companies after Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) in total crypto treasury, will have its chairman Thomas "Tom" Lee deliver a talk titled "Connecting Corporate Capital and Individual Investment: Japan's Unique DAT Ecosystem."
Gold sponsors include Next Favorite Things by JR Kyushu and Binance Japan, while silver sponsors comprise AFX, Allied Architects, Cascade Index, Satori Coin, SLASH VISION, Society, zERC20, Frit Japan, Limitless, and World Project, among others.
International and Domestic Speakers
International speakers include SungMo Park, APAC head of Andreessen Horowitz (a16z); Yat Siu, co-founder and executive chairman of Animoca Brands; Sean Kim, CMO of Virtuals Protocol; and Nenter Chow, global CEO of BitMart. Domestic speakers include Genki Oda, chairman of the Japan Virtual and Crypto Assets Exchange Association (JVCEA); Noritaka Okabe, founder and CEO of JPYC; Kenta Sakakibara, country manager of Circle; Takashi Tezuka, country manager and CEO of Startale Japan; Reona Hioki, co-founder of INTMAX; and Minoru Yaguchi, co-founder of Japan Blockchain Week.
Broader JBW 2026 Schedule
JBW 2026 includes IVS2026 Crypto Zone powered by NADA News from July 1-3, Japan Blockchain Week Summit on July 12, and WebX from July 13-14, held across venues in Kyoto and Tokyo, with a total of over 10,000 participants expected. Mai Fujimoto, co-founder of Japan Blockchain Week, stated that the event aims to bridge Japan and the global crypto ecosystem, built on long-standing trust relationships with speakers and sponsors. Registration for JBWS 2026 is open via the official website.