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Japan Open Chain to Host Official Side Event“web3 Summer Summit 2025” at WebX2025

Written by G.U.staff | 2025/08/19 2:00:00

~ An exclusive one-night event to explore the future of JOC over sushi and Japanese sake ~

Japan Blockchain Foundation, Co., Ltd. (CEO: Daimei Inaba), the operator and administrator of the consortium behind Japan Open Chain (JOC), a fully Ethereum-compatible public blockchain operated by Japanese enterprises, is pleased to announce that it will host an official side event of WebX2025, one of Asia’s largest web3 conferences. The event, titled “web3 Summer Summit 2025 by Japan Open Chain,” will take place on Monday, August 25, 2025, from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM (JST).

▶︎ Register here: https://lu.ma/Web3-Summer-Summit

This special event is designed to give participants direct insight into the latest developments of Japan Open Chain, timed to coincide with the WebX2025 conference.

The keynote session will comprehensively cover the ecosystem’s future roadmap, including its core tokens like JOC Coin and JOCX, as well as enterprise collaborations. A panel discussion featuring top web3 experts will delve into timely topics such as market trends in Japan and abroad, the balance between regulation and innovation, and the evolving role of stablecoins, providing valuable perspectives especially for investors. (Details will be released later via Luma.)

Through real interaction with key industry figures from Japan and around the world, this will be a unique night where you can not only learn about but also feel compelled to invest in and participate in the future of Japan Open Chain.

▶︎ Register here: https://lu.ma/Web3-Summer-Summit

 

◽️ Sushi × Sake × web3

We’ll be serving premium hand-crafted sushi and carefully selected Japanese sake. Attendees will also receive exclusive on-site giveaways, including:

  • Limited-edition Japan Open Chain NFT (free for all participants)
  • Japan Open Chain original Japanese sake bottle (limited quantity, NFT holders only, first-come-first-served)

Enjoy a one-of-a-kind experience where traditional Japanese culture meets cutting-edge blockchain technology.

 

◽️ Who Should Attend?

  • Token investors and crypto traders
  • web3 / DeFi project founders and contributors
  • Representatives from exchanges, VCs, and stablecoin issuers
  • Anyone interested in the future of Japan Open Chain

◽️ Event Overview

  • Event Name: web3 Summer Summit 2025 by Japan Open Chain
  • Date & Time: August 25, 2025 (Mon), 18:00 ~ 22:00 JST (doors open at 17:30)
  • Venue: Within a 10-minute walk from the WebX2025 venue (details to be shared upon approval)
  • Admission: Free (pre-registration and approval required)

  • Organizer: Japan Open Chain
  • Sponsor: Minara
  • Event Partner: Pacific Meta

▶︎ Register here: https://lu.ma/Web3-Summer-Summit


 

◽️ About “web3 Summer Summit by Japan Open Chain”

The “web3 Summer Summit” is a networking event series organized by Japan Open Chain to connect stakeholders in the web3 space.

In 2024, the summit was successfully held twice as official side events of IVS (Kyoto) and EDCON (Tokyo), drawing global builders and thought leaders from the web3 industry.

In 2025, the event returns, bigger than ever, alongside WebX in Tokyo. From keynote sessions to panel discussions with notable guests, this summit aims to drive collaboration across investors, developers, and businesses, while showcasing the Japan Open Chain ecosystem.

This event embodies Japan Open Chain’s trusted foundation and showcases the forefront of web3 innovation from Japan.

 

◽️ About Minara

Minara.ai is an all-in-one AI agent designed for digital finance scenarios, the world’s first financial AI agent to achieve an ALL-IN-ONE solution integrating fiat onramp, analysis, decision-making, and trade execution, enabling users to complete everything from buying stablecoins (USDC) with fiat to asset analysis and trading through natural language. This empowers retail traders worldwide with AI capabilities previously only available to professional traders. Backed by DMind.ai, the financial AGI research arm under Byterum (parent company of NFTGo), It combines proprietary digital finance foundation models with a multi-agent architecture, leveraging fully real-time proprietary and external annotated databases, and uses embedding models to build dynamic user profiles. By creating an entirely new exchange paradigm, Minara is bringing 3 billion Web2 users into Web3.


 

◽️ "Japan Open Chain": A Blockchain Originating from Japan

Japan Open Chain is a practical, Ethereum-compatible (Layer 1) public blockchain operated by Japanese companies. Together with leading industry giants and Web3 innovators, it aims to provide a secure, high-speed, and low-cost blockchain infrastructure accessible to users worldwide. This project seeks to revolutionize global digital finance by building future financial infrastructure through initiatives like bank-led stablecoin projects and the digitization of assets such as NFTs.

The blockchain is currently operated by 14 validators (blockchain operation partners), includingDentsu Inc.; NTT Communications from the NTT Group; G.U.Technologies, Inc.; insprout Corporation; Kudasai Co., Ltd.; pixiv Inc.; TIS Inc.; extra mile Inc., a TV Asahi Group company; Kyoto University of the Arts; Hatena Co., Ltd.; CAC Corporation; CYBERLINKS CO.,LTD.; SBINFT Co., Ltd.; Pacific Meta Inc. and Nethermind. The blockchain is managed in a decentralized manner and is expected to expand to 21 validators in the future.

 

Official website | X (Twitter) | Discord

Project page:https://www.japanopenchain.org

 

◽️ About Japan Blockchain Foundation Co., Ltd.

The Japan Blockchain Foundation Co., Ltd. operates and manages the consortium for "Japan Open Chain," a business-oriented blockchain designed to address social challenges through blockchain technology. This initiative is run by trusted Japanese companies in compliance with Japanese law. 
To ensure the safe and appropriate use of blockchain technology, the foundation develops and operates various types of blockchains tailored to business objectives, including private chains, consortium chains, and public chains.

[Company Overview]
Company Name        :Japan Blockchain Foundation Co., Ltd.
Location            :26-1 Sakuragaoka-cho, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Representative        :President & CEO/CTO, Daimei Inaba
Founded            :July, 2022
URL                :https://www.jbfd.org/en/
Business Overview        :Operation and Management of Web3 Infrastructure
Affiliated Companies    :G.U.Group, Inc., G.U.Technologies Inc.

◽️ For Inquiries Regarding This Press Release

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