CryptoMondays Wall Street x ETHConf NYC, presented by 1inch and Troutman Pepper Locke, opened Ethereum Conference Week in New York City with a private, invitation-only gathering. The event brought together founders, investors, operators, attorneys, builders, and market leaders for substantive conversations around real world assets, institutional infrastructure, regulatory clarity, capital formation, and the practical next chapter of Web3 adoption.
Presenting sponsor 1inch announced reDeFine Money, a limited-edition oral history of decentralized finance, and released a free digital edition on the 1inch website. Physical copies are available only at select 1inch events. The announcement aligns with the conference's focus on the evolution of DeFi and its integration into traditional finance.
American Crypto Academy founder Jahon Jamali delivered a keynote emphasizing that education is essential to scaling institutional adoption of tokenized real-world assets. He positioned the American Crypto Academy (ACA) as a central resource for professional and institutional markets, offering professional-grade crypto and blockchain education for CPAs, financial advisors, attorneys, and investment professionals. ACA's curriculum bridges the knowledge gap between digital asset markets and the professionals navigating them, providing continuing education content built for the compliance, tax, accounting, and investment communities.
The gathering, part of the global CryptoMondays network—which includes 70+ chapters across 14 countries and over 150,000 community members—is designed for high-signal conversation among those shaping the institutional future of crypto. CryptoMondays Wall Street is a monthly, curated event at the intersection of digital assets, capital markets, institutional finance, and Web3 innovation.
Troutman Pepper Locke, a premier U.S.-based law firm with more than 1,600 attorneys, specializes in financial services including digital assets and blockchain development. The firm's involvement underscores the growing importance of legal and regulatory frameworks for institutional adoption.
Other partners include Valmar Capital, a multistrategy investment firm offering access to diversified systematic quantitative strategies, and NFT VIP, a boutique event production company founded by Julie Lamb that operates across crypto, culture, luxury, media, and institutional ecosystems.
The event's focus on real-world assets and institutional infrastructure reflects a broader shift in the crypto industry toward practical applications and mainstream integration. As regulatory clarity improves, events like CryptoMondays Wall Street x ETHConf NYC provide a platform for industry leaders to discuss capital formation and the next steps for Web3 adoption.
