Hack VC 2025 Annual General Meeting

We had an excellent turnout at our Annual General Meeting in New York on October 8, 2025. A thesis-driven AGM from a thesis-driven firm, we brought our investment theses to life through conversations with the top founders, policymakers, and industry leaders shaping crypto’s next decade. Here is a quick recap:

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Ripple x Rail Fireside Chat

A fireside on regulation, Ripple’s acquisition of Rail, and how stablecoins and middleware are reshaping global payments.

• Brad Garlinghouse | CEO of Ripple
• Bhanu Kohli | CEO of Rail
• Alex Pack (moderator)

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America Leading the Way

A wide-ranging fireside on the GENIUS & CLARITY Acts, stablecoin policy, and the intersection of AI & crypto in U.S. competitiveness.

• Bo Hines | CEO of Tether USAT & White House AI Advisor
• Alex Pack (moderator)

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State of the Union: What’s Hot and What’s Not

Alex Pack’s thesis presentation on how 2025 became one of crypto’s most transformative years, and how Hack VC is positioned to seize the tailwinds.

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Evolving Opportunities in Tokenized Equities (Fidelity x Dinari x S&P Global)

On bridging TradFi and DeFi, Dinari x S&P’s new on-chain index, and what tokenized securities mean for investors.

• Tom Jessop | President, Brokerage and Head of Digital Assets at Fidelity
• Anna Wroblewska | CBO of Dinari
• Cameron Drinkwater | CPO of S&P Global
• Peter Hans (moderator)

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Enterprise Blockchain Adoption (Ant x Pharos)

On RWA adoption at internet scale, the Pharos-Ant partnership, and why modular design and stablecoins are the backbone of enterprise DeFi.

• Joe Bian | President of Blockchain Business at Ant Group
• Alex Zhang | CEO of Pharos
• Herbie Fu (moderator)

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The Stablechain (Fireside with Stable)

How Stable is architecting a chain purpose-built for stablecoin payments with USDT as native gas and deep integrations with Tether and Bitfinex.

• Michael Cao | Partner at Stable
• Rodney Yesep (moderator)

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The AI Tech Stack (Fireside with 0G)

Decentralized AI meets high-throughput blockchains. From data + compute + chain + DA, 0G’s mainnet and recent token launch mark a new chapter for verifiable AI on-chain.

• Michael Heinrich | CEO of 0G
• Rodney Yesep (moderator)

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Are Stablecoins the Future of Global Payments? (Nonco x Rail)

A discussion on middleware moats, valuation models, regulation, and why stablecoins may become the default rails of global finance.

• Fernando Martinez | CEO of Nonco
• Bhanu Kohli | CEO of Rail
• Ro Patel (moderator)

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The Missing Pieces for Institutional Adoption (Miden)

A framework for scaling crypto to institutions by tackling technical, regulatory, operational, and cultural barriers.

• Azeem Khan | Co-Founder of Miden