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SmartCon brings together the world’s leading voices in finance, Web3, and government to share firsthand insights on how blockchain and onchain technologies are transforming industries, institutions, and the global economy—sparking critical conversations that chart the course of an onchain future.

Johnny Reinsch
Executive Director, Tokenized Asset Coalition
Lou Kerner
Founder, CryptoMondays
Fiona Ma
Protocol Strategy Lead, Falcon Finance
Ben Sherwin
General Counsel, Chainlink Labs
Andrew McFarlane
CTO, Validation Cloud
Dr. Axel U. J. Lode
Head of Decentralized Finance, Blocksize
Kevin Zhang
Contributor, DFX
Zubin Pratap
DevRel Engineering Manager, Chainlink Labs
Kenneth Shek
Moca Network Lead, Animoca Brands
Frank Seibold
Global Head Banking & Cap Markets Sales, Chainlink Labs
Zayi Reyes
Head of Partner Marketing, Chainlink Labs
Jake Denny
Chief Commercial Officer, Pier Two
Sam Elfarra
Community Spokesperson, TRON DAO
Michaël van de Poppe
Founder & CIO, MN Capital & MN Fund
Aaron Arnold
Host/Founder, Altcoin Daily
Austin Arnold
Founder, Altcoin Daily

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NOV 4-5, 2025  |  THE METROPOLITAN PAVILION

Where Worlds Converge.

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Michaël van de Poppe
Founder & CIO, MN Capital & MN Fund
Michaël van de Poppe, a 32-year-old economist, crypto expert, and trader from the Netherlands, began his crypto journey 8 year ago in February 2017 when a friend introduced him to Bitcoin and altcoins. Fascinated by the potential of blockchain to transform the financial world, he bought his first altcoin, Digibyte, on Litebit that very same day.

At the beginning of 2018, after the bull market, Michaël transitioned to full-time crypto trading. That same year, he founded MN Trading, an educational crypto community.

In November 2023, he took MN Trading to the next level by launching MN Consultancy, MN Capital and MN Marketing. MN Consultancy offered advisory services and asset management for individuals and businesses, which evolved in 2025 into MN Fund, an investment fund registered with the Dutch authorities that focusses on volatitity trading and OTCs. MN Capital invests in and advises early-stage Web3 projects with the goal of accelerating blockchain adoption. MN Marketing supports crypto and Web3 projects with strategic branding and community building, and also produces the New Era Finance Podcast, where Michaël hosts in-depth conversations on crypto, finance, and the future of the economy.

Michaël’s mission is to accelerate blockchain adoption by educating people and growing the ecosystem, while empowering individuals to achieve financial freedom.