From Datavault AI to Soil and Firelight... 'XRP Seoul 2026' Fourth Lineup Revealed

[Block Media Editor Choi Dong-kyuk] The fourth lineup for 'XRP Seoul 2026' includes Nasdaq-listed Datavault AI, as well as Soil, Firelight, Axelar, RedStone, and Midnight.

XRPL Korea unveiled the fourth lineup for 'XRP Seoul 2026' on the 29th. This list includes companies in the fields of real-world asset (RWA) tokenization, XRP-based income products, digital asset protection, cross-chain infrastructure, oracles, and privacy blockchains.

The event will take place on October 3rd at the Grand Hyatt in Seoul during Korea Blockchain Week 2026 (KBW2026 with Upbit). Ripple will participate as the title sponsor. Previously, XRPL Korea announced the participation of Ripple's key executives, including Monica Long, President of Ripple, Christina Chan, and Ayo Akinyele, as well as representatives from Kweather, Tria, Robinhood, and Bitstamp.

Datavault AI and Soil... Introduction of RWA and XRP Income Models

Datavault AI will have CEO Nathaniel T. Bradley as a keynote speaker. Datavault AI is an AI platform company that monetizes data and real-world assets by converting them into digital assets. It holds over 100 patents related to tokenization, sound, and data monetization.

The company launched three trading platforms, including 'IDE', which supports data valuation, tokenization, and trading functions, on the 15th. On the same day, it announced securing a first purchase order worth $100 million related to its tokenization service.

At the event, there will be a hands-on program to experience the 'ADIO' technology that transmits data via inaudible sound waves using smartphones, as well as a commemorative digital collectible for XRP Seoul.

Soil will feature co-founder Nicholas Motz as a speaker. Soil is an on-chain vault curator under the asset management company ORQO, based in Abu Dhabi. When users deposit assets into the vault, institutional-grade management strategies are applied, and returns are paid in the same assets as the deposited assets.

Through XRPL-based applications, it provides income products to XRP and RLUSD holders. According to the company, as of mid-month, the amount of XRP deposits is approximately $30 million, with over 3,000 depositors.

Firelight, Axelar, RedStone... On-chain Financial Infrastructure Speakers Join

Firelight will have Chief Strategy Officer Corner Sullivan as a speaker. Firelight is an on-chain cover protocol that complements the technical and economic risks of digital assets based on staked XRP. It was incubated by Centora, a decentralized finance (DeFi) service company for institutions, and built on the Flare Network.

Firelight raised $8 million in seed investment last month, led by Gumi Cryptos Capital. When it first unveiled its staking vault in December last year, 25 million XRP were deposited within hours, according to the company.

For cross-chain infrastructure, Adam Uziar, Growth Lead from development partner Common Prefix, will be a speaker. Axelar is a cross-chain infrastructure that connects over 80 blockchains, providing a development environment for issuing and trading stablecoins, RWAs, and funds across multiple blockchains.

When the XRPL EVM sidechain launched in June last year, it participated as a cross-chain connector, enabling XRP to be sent to the sidechain. According to its own explorer, the cumulative transfer amount this month is approximately $13.5 billion.

Marcin Kazimierczak, co-founder of RedStone, will also be a speaker. RedStone is a modular oracle infrastructure company for on-chain finance, providing price data to over 200 protocols and institutions across more than 110 blockchains.

According to the company's website, the assets managed based on RedStone data amount to approximately $9.1 billion as of this month. Last September, it acquired the DeFi credit rating company Credora, combining price data with standardized risk ratings, and last month, it obtained ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certification.

Midnight, SC Ventures, and Other Global Financial and Blockchain Companies Participate

Taro Kimura, Japan Country Manager, will be a speaker from the privacy blockchain Midnight. Midnight is a blockchain that emphasizes selective data disclosure and privacy protection. Worldpay, MoneyGram, eToro, and Google Cloud are participating in operating network nodes.

Monument Bank in the UK is using Midnight to pursue a retail deposit tokenization project worth £25 million. Domestically, it signed a business agreement with token securities company Vysel Standard in June to verify the plan of tokenizing Korean assets on Midnight for overseas distribution.

Ripple will have Tatsuya Goroki, Senior Manager of Ecosystem Growth, and Ginny Lee, Asia-Pacific Sales Director, as speakers. Goroki is responsible for investing in and nurturing XRPL-based fintech startups and developers, supporting ecosystem expansion in the Asia-Pacific region.

Additionally, Jake Gu, Growth Lead from Catalyze Research, and Alex To, Executive Director of Innovation and Venture Investment at Standard Chartered's SC Ventures, will also participate as speakers.

Joyce Chui, Partner at Hong Kong asset tokenization infrastructure company Asseto, Wendy Chai, co-founder and CEO of Anchored Finance, which supports on-chain issuance of tokenized stocks and funds, and Lacey Wisdom, General Partner at venture capital firm PL Capital, are also on the lineup.

An official from XRPL Korea stated, "We have gathered companies building on-chain financial infrastructure from tokenized assets to XRP deposit income, cross-chain, and privacy, and this will be an opportunity for institutions, developers, and investors to observe the flow of XRPL and the on-chain financial ecosystem."

Meanwhile, at 'XRP Seoul 2025' held last year at COEX in Seoul, over 100 companies and more than 3,000 participants were recorded by the organizers. This year's event will be held on October 3rd at the Grand Hyatt in Seoul. Tickets are available for purchase through Move Ticket, YES24, and Ticketlink.

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