Shoji Tateno
We are hosting Tané Summit #2 in Tokyo on Saturday, April 5, 2025.
Tané Summit is a gathering of entrepreneurs, builders, and researchers from various fields within Crypto. It aims to provide deep learning and insights that go beyond just networking by discussing the latest initiatives. This will be the third time the summit has been held, following two previous events.(#0, #1)
In the previous Tané Summit, we focused on discussing important topics of the time, such as the latest trends in modular blockchains, understanding the market structure of DeFi, and MEV.
This time, we plan to cover topics such as US regulatory trends following the potential inauguration of a Trump administration, AI x Crypto, the evolution of cryptography, and important themes related to Ethereum development, including Native Rollup.
Towards Hosting the Summit
Our reason for hosting the Tané Summit is driven by a strong desire to foster more entrepreneurs, researchers, and developers from Japan who can thrive on the global stage.
We believe that to achieve this, it is essential to deeply understand all state-of-the-art topics, engage in thorough discussions, and repeatedly gain new discoveries from these exchanges. To create a platform in Japan specifically dedicated to high-quality discussions and interactions that can facilitate this, we launched the Tané Summit initiative.
At this upcoming Tané Summit, we will continue to prioritize discussions on major movements and technological innovations within key ecosystems like Ethereum, as we have in the past. However, we believe the following two themes, in particular, will be crucial discussions that strongly reflect current trends:
First, we aim to carefully analyze the current discussions and potential future directions of blockchain and crypto asset regulations in the US under a possible Trump administration, given the various developments we are observing.
Second, considering the rapid advancements in generative AI, we will explore important points to consider when building businesses using AI. Furthermore, we will delve into how blockchain and cryptographic technologies can contribute and provide new value to the AI field, and conversely, how AI can potentially drive the evolution of blockchain. Through these discussions, we aim to anticipate the future direction of technology, deepen everyone's understanding of the future, and gain new insights.
This time as well, we will have entrepreneurs active in the global ecosystem and researchers tackling the most advanced challenges as speakers. We hope that by engaging with their insights and experiences and thoroughly discussing with all participants, new perspectives and inspiration will emerge.
Having organized Tané Summit #0 and #1 in the past, we ourselves have gained many valuable learnings. For this upcoming Summit, we intend to leverage that experience to create an enriching and meaningful time where all participants can share these learnings and collectively strive for even greater achievements.
スピーカー
Lin Oshitani | Protocol Researcher at Nethermind
"Native Rollup, Based Rollup, and the Future of Ethereum"
At Nethermind, a top-tier team leading client development and protocol research within the Ethereum ecosystem, he is engaged in the research and development of blockchain technology, focusing on areas such as improving interoperability and data availability.
Yu Kimura | CEO & CTO of Sunrise & Gluon
"The True Potential of L2s"
Founder of Sunrise. He serves as the CEO & CTO of the company that develops Sunrise, a next-generation blockchain featuring a unique economic security model, and Gluon, a Layer 2 solution. He also participates as a technical advisor for multiple projects.
Nao Kitazawa | Investor, Entrepreneur, and Lawyer
"The Current State of US Regulatory Reform"
Former Country Manager of Coinbase Japan. Prior to this, he launched services as the COO of a FinTech company. He also participated in the establishment of the FinTech Association as a founding board member.
He began his career as a lawyer in both Japan and the US, and subsequently worked in investment banking at Morgan Stanley. He currently serves as an Outside Director at Kyash and AnyMind Group, and as a Venture Partner at Eight Roads Ventures Japan.
His published works include "Who champions FinTech?" (KADOKAWA), among others.
Takuya Toyama | AI Product Manager at DeNA
"The Current State and Future of GenAI Consumer Apps: Practical Innovation through Agentic AI"
After graduating from Tohoku University, he joined DeNA Co., Ltd. in 2019. Following roles as a Product Manager and in Human Resources, he led the Web3 business as the Group Leader of the Onchain Business group. He transitioned to working in the AI business area last year.
Sushie | Community Lead at Jito
"Jito (Re)staking and the Future of the Solana Ecosystem"
Working at Jito, a Solana-focused infrastructure company centered around (Re)staking, which includes the Jito-Solana client that returns MEV revenue via LSTs, and StakeNet, which promotes decentralization. Also dedicated to Solana evangelism as a member of Solana Superteam Japan.
Masato Tsutsumi | Founder of ZOMIA and Researcher at Tané
"The History and the State-of-the-Art of AI Security/Privacy: Cryptography for Spreading AI to 7 Billion People"
Founder of the Near-Future Cryptography Research Institute ZOMIA, and affiliated with the Sako Laboratory at the Waseda University Faculty of Science and Engineering. Majoring in cryptography, he has been engaged in the forefront research since 2024 with a grant from the Ethereum Foundation. His main research themes are cryptographic technologies, including zkVMs, and he aims to establish computational models based on quantum resistance and privacy protection.
Ikuma Mutobe | Founding Partner of Tané
"AI x Crypto"
Ikuma is a Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Tané. Before Tané, He had been an entrepreneur since 2009 in the consumer internet space, founded Eyeglasses e-commerce and social network for neighborhoods in Japan. Before being an entrepreneur, he was involved in investment and M&A at SoftBank and UBS Investment Bank.
Takeshi Ohishi | Co-Founder & Head of Network Operations of Tané
"AI x Crypto"
Before co-founding Tané, He was a senior product manager at SmartNews, the news aggregation mobile app for 30M+ monthly active users in Japan and the US. Takeshi graduated from the University of Tokyo and worked as a backend/iOS software engineer at DeNA and Twitter.
Tomoyo Iwatsuka | Chief of Staff at Tané
"The Current State of US Regulatory Reform"
Her career began in sales at a global electric company, followed by business development, advertising business launch, and operations building at venture companies. Later transitioned to a legal career, experienced at both startups and large-size Japanese companies. She joined Tané in November 2024, and contributs as a back-office manager, business planner, DAO analyst, and researcher.
Date and Place
- April 5th, 12:30 - 19:30
- Held in Shibuya. (The detailed location will be provided after your registration is approved on Luma.)
Application
Apply here: https://lu.ma/vzpzln7c
Your responses to this form will be carefully reviewed. If the number of applicants exceeds the venue capacity, participants will be selected based on these responses, so please fill it out thoughtfully.
Partners
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Coincheck, Inc. : Main Sponsor
Coincheck, Inc. operates "Coincheck," a cryptocurrency exchange service that has been ranked "No. 1 in Japan*" for six consecutive years in terms of app downloads.
With the mission of "Making new value exchange more accessible," we aim to create better services so that people can feel closer to the "new value exchange" created by cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, and blockchain technology, based on the latest technology and advanced security.
*Category: Cryptocurrency trading apps within Japan. Period: January 2019 to December 2024. Data provided by: AppTweak.
DeNA Co., Ltd. : Event Partner
DeNA is going all-in on AI and has launched its new chapter. Fully utilizing the internet and AI, we are developing our business on two axes: entertainment and solving social issues. We are focusing on creating vertical AI agents for businesses and immersive entertainment experiences, and we are also actively utilizing M&A. We, who create new value by leveraging technology, will continue to provide Delight that is globally competitive, together with ambitious members.
About Tané
Tané is a global incubator and infrastructure company specializing in Blockchain/Crypto. We invest in and support innovative projects, and contribute to the ecosystem through its investment arm, validator node operations for blockchains, and global DAO governance support.
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