ChangeNOW organized a series of panel discussions and interviews at TOKEN2049 Singapore on October 28th, 2026, bringing together industry leaders to discuss wallet development, infrastructure, and crypto adoption.
ChangeNOW Chief Strategy Officer Pauline Shangett delivered a keynote address titled "Next Billion Users Should Never Touch Blockchain," arguing that users should access cryptocurrency without managing network selection, gas fees, or navigating multiple services. Shangett presented crypto super apps as a unified platform for everyday financial tasks.
Wallet and Infrastructure Discussions
A wallet panel moderated by The Block's Kelvin Sparks included representatives from MetaMask, Trezor, and ChangeNOW. Panelists discussed how wallet interfaces are expanding to integrate additional services and addressed security considerations alongside user approval mechanisms for AI agents.
Yana, Head of Business Development and Account Management at ChangeNOW, noted that user experience improvements should reduce complexity around gas fees and network switching, with such functions handled in the background.
An infrastructure panel featured Banxa, RocketX, WalletConnect, and Aztec Labs, focusing on transaction routing, privacy for on-chain payments, and collaboration among specialized providers.
Crypto Super Apps and Media Integration
A separate panel examined crypto super apps including Pulsar Money, Rubic, Hercules, and CoinRoutes. Participants debated whether payments, trading, or a broader range of financial services would drive regular user engagement, with Shangett identifying payments as a potential foundation for these platforms.
A fourth discussion panel included CoinEasy, The Block of Media, and ChangeNOW, examining artificial intelligence's role in search, SEO, and audience monetization, along with opportunities to integrate crypto swaps into media and analytics platforms.
NOW Effect Interviews
Journalist Ramia Farrage conducted NOW Effect interviews with representatives from Stellar, Injective, NEAR Intents, USDD, Sonic, and Zcash. The interviews covered cross-border payments, institutional participation in decentralized finance, stablecoins, privacy, and blockchain usability.
ChangeNOW recorded the panels and interviews for release as part of its TOKEN2049 coverage.
