Four-Dimensional Resonance: Hong Kong Web3 Carnival Side Forum Jointly Maps the Blueprint for Global Financial New Infrastructure
- Core Insight: The 2026 Hong Kong Web3 Carnival Side Forum focuses on four key areas – RWA, AI, DeFi, and compliant payments – leveraging policy guidance, technological drivers, and ecosystem collaboration to promote the integrated innovation and implementation of global financial infrastructure. Hong Kong is accelerating its construction as an Asian fintech hub.
- Key Elements:
- Policy guests called for cross-border regulatory collaboration and policy inclusivity to provide institutional safeguards for Asia's new financial infrastructure, emphasizing cooperation between Hong Kong and regions like South Korea.
- Enterprises including MagnetX, Bitroot, and Microsoft explored the AI Agent economy, public chain revolution, and AI's reconstruction of the financial operations layer, outlining a new landscape driven by technology.
- The forum launched four major ecosystem achievements: GWDC 2026 Korea, the strategic partnership between Web3Labs and Microsoft, a grassroots anti-fraud platform, and the Injective Rising Star program.
- Roundtable discussions centered on "Web3 × AI × Payment," institutional-grade RWA, and RWA × DeFi, emphasizing that deep integration will propel the financial paradigm shift towards a digital revolution.

On April 22, 2026, Hong Kong — As one of the core sub-forums of the Hong Kong Web3 Carnival, the "Four-Dimensional Resonance: 2026 Global Financial New Infrastructure" forum was successfully held today at the OpenStage of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. The forum was co-hosted by Web3Labs and DE-SHANG Singularity Technology, with Bitroot, Injective, Microsoft, and Z Oracle as co-organizers, and received strong support from Stoneii, ENI Network, MagnetX, Picwe, AI Mall, and NeuroLabs. The event gathered heavyweight guests from the political, industrial, and investment sectors, focusing on the four core areas of RWA (Real World Assets), AI (Artificial Intelligence), DeFi (Decentralized Finance), and compliant payments to explore the integrated innovation and implementation pathways of global financial infrastructure.
Policy Guidance: Cross-Border Collaboration to Build an Inclusive Innovation Environment
The forum specially invited Wu Jiezhuang, Member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and Chairman of the Commerce, Innovation and Technology Committee of the Hong Kong Legislative Council; Min Byung-deok, Member of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea; and Yoon Seok-hoon, Chairman of the Asia Economic Development Committee to deliver speeches. The three policy guests unanimously emphasized that cross-border regulatory collaboration and policy inclusivity are key to the development of fintech, calling for a more open international financial innovation ecosystem to provide institutional safeguards for financial new infrastructure in Asia and globally.
Technology-Driven: Outlining a New Blueprint for Financial Infrastructure
Web3Labs CEO Caspar stated in his opening address that Hong Kong, as an international financial innovation hub, needs to drive synergy among industry, capital, and policy to accelerate the digital upgrade of financial infrastructure. DE-SHANG Singularity Technology CEO Chang Shuai delivered a speech themed "Consensus, Resonance, and Symbiosis," proposing that global financial new infrastructure is approaching a "singularity moment."
During the keynote speech session, MagnetX Vice President JerryYu analyzed the infrastructure construction of the AI Agent economy, pointing out that intelligent agents will become the underlying support for financial operations. Bitroot CEO Juan proposed the "Third Public Chain Revolution of Web3," arguing that the evolution of public chain technology will drive financial infrastructure towards a more efficient and trustworthy stage. Microsoft Strategy and Technology Lead JerryLu and Injective representative Vincent Jin shared insights on "AI's Reconstruction from a Tool to an Operational Layer" and "The New Financial Era Under the AI Wave," collectively painting a technology-driven picture of the future of financial infrastructure.
Ecosystem Co-Construction: Four Collaborative Achievements Inject New Development Momentum
Several important launch and signing ceremonies were held at the forum, injecting substantial momentum into global financial new infrastructure:
· GWDC 2026 Korea Launch: Representatives from Hong Kong and South Korea jointly announced a collaboration, marking deep cooperation between the two regions in the fields of AI and Web3, accelerating the internationalization of Asia's financial new infrastructure.
· Web3Labs and Microsoft Strategic Partnership Signing: The two parties will deepen collaboration in cloud computing power, AI technology integration, and industry resource connectivity, achieving a strong alliance between a tech giant and the Web3 ecosystem.
· Civil Anti-Fraud Alliance Platform Launch: Jointly promoted by Z Oracle, the Blockchain Compliance Professional Association, and SlowMist, among others, the platform aims to build industry security defenses and create a trustworthy financial ecosystem.
· Injective Nova Program Launch: Injective, together with Web3Labs and Microsoft, officially launched the program. The three parties will collaborate deeply in infrastructure, cloud computing power, and resource incubation, precisely supporting global developers with AI and Web3 integration projects that possess industrial-grade potential.
In-depth Dialogue: Promoting the Global Layout of the Asian Fintech Ecosystem
In the panel discussion segment, in-depth dialogues were held around three core topics: "Web3 × AI × Payment," "Institutional-Grade RWA," and "RWA × DeFi." Participating guests engaged in multi-dimensional discussions on topics such as the intelligentization of payment scenarios driven by AI, compliance pathways for cross-border transactions, and the challenges of trust building and liquidity enhancement faced by RWAs in institutional applications. They unanimously agreed that the deep integration of RWA and DeFi will become a core driver of financial infrastructure, pushing the financial paradigm toward a revolutionary transformation from the physical to the digital. Through a multi-dimensional resonance of policy guidance, technological discourse, and ecosystem co-construction, this forum provided a clear pathway for the development of global financial new infrastructure. As an international financial and innovation hub, Hong Kong continues to play a bridging role, promoting the global layout and sustainable development of the Asian fintech ecosystem.


