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Singapore hosts record 40+ business conferences alongside 2026 F1 Grand Prix

Singapore's Formula 1 weekend coincided with more than 40 business conferences this year, up from over 30 in 2024 and over 25 in 2025, according to the Singapore Tourism Board. Events included the Milken Institute Asia Summit, TOKEN2049, the Forbes Global CEO Conference and the Solana Summit APAC, while race organizers reported 301,294 spectators, the second-highest attendance in the event's history.

cnbc.com · 2026-10-14

Nasdaq CEO: tokenization could unlock tens of billions in collateral

Nasdaq CEO Adena Friedman said at the TOKEN2049 conference in Singapore that tokenizing assets like Treasurys, equities and money market funds, along with the flow of money, could free tens of billions of dollars currently tied up as collateral across the financial system. She cited growing institutional interest in tokenization, linking it partly to the passage of the Genius Act, which created a U.S. regulatory framework for stablecoins.

cnbc.com · 2026-10-08