Token 2049
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anchored·41A6yw…XCR4Summary
Token 2049 is one of the world's largest crypto conferences, held annually in Singapore and Dubai by Hong Kong-based BOB Group. The event has faced repeated criticism for insufficient sponsor vetting, most notably when OFAC- and UK-sanctioned Russia-linked stablecoin A7A5 was listed as a platinum sponsor and given a speaking slot at the October 2025 Singapore edition. Separately, in March 2025, on-chain investigator ZachXBT publicly flagged multiple Token 2049 sponsors — including DWF Labs, Bitunix, JuCoin, WEEX, and Spacecoin — for fraud, wash trading, and regulatory non-compliance, warning that conference sponsorship carries no implied credibility.
Connected Entities
4 entities · 60 linked investigations- A7A5 Stablecoin / Old Vector→mentioned with→Grinex(70%)
- Token 2049→mentioned with→Grinex(75%)
- Token 2049→mentioned with→ZachXBT(70%)
- Grinex→mentioned with→A7A5 Stablecoin / Old Vector(80%)
- Token 2049→mentioned with→A7A5 Stablecoin / Old Vector(80%)
Connected Through
3 shared actors · 419 investigationsDistinct actors this investigation shares with others — holders, traders, and named parties. Shared infrastructure (exchanges, pools) is excluded.
- □ZachXBTorganization
- □Grinexorganization
- ♦A7A5 Stablecoin / Old Vectortoken
Timeline(8 events)
13 September 2023
JPEX, a platinum sponsor of Token 2049 Singapore 2023, is declared unlicensed by Hong Kong's SFC during the conference. Staff abandon the booth. Over $200M in alleged losses follows.
2025
A7A5 ruble-backed stablecoin launches. On-chain data later shows Garantex wallets began moving funds into A7A5 at launch, weeks before the March 2025 enforcement action against Garantex.
27 March 2025
ZachXBT issues public Telegram warning flagging Token 2049 Dubai sponsors Spacecoin, Bitunix, JuCoin, WEEX, and DWF Labs for fraud, regulatory non-compliance, and wash trading.
14 August 2025
OFAC sanctions A7A5 network: A7 LLC, Old Vector, Grinex, and principals Sergey Mendeleev, Pavel Karavatsky, and Aleksandr Mira Serda. UK follows with parallel designations. Garantex re-designated.
3 October 2025
Reuters contacts Token 2049 regarding A7A5's platinum sponsorship and speaking slot at the Singapore conference. Token 2049 scrubs all references to A7A5 and removes Oleg Ogienko from the speaker list.
6 October 2025
CoinDesk reports on why A7A5 could legally exhibit at Token 2049 Singapore despite sanctions, citing BOB Group's Hong Kong incorporation and the inapplicability of Singapore MAS restrictions to non-licensed event organizers.
Decision Log
- slot 420685941 · hash A52upmCVRTmq75gX9SWGRHHSk76nhHUcfTRqaXoC6CUd
This investigation is cryptographically anchored to the Solana blockchain (1 decision).
model: claude-sonnet
generated: 5/4/2026, 4:05:03 PM
last updated: 8/29/2026, 1:36:02 AM
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