CryptoMondays Wall Street x ETHConf NYC, presented by 1inch and Troutman Pepper Locke, opened Ethereum Conference Week in New York City with a private, invitation-only gathering at the law firm's offices. The event brought together founders, investors, operators, attorneys, builders, and market leaders for substantive conversations around real world assets, institutional infrastructure, regulatory clarity, capital formation, and the practical next chapter of Web3 adoption.
Presenting sponsor 1inch announced reDeFine Money, a limited-edition oral history of decentralized finance, and released a free digital edition on the 1inch website, with physical copies available only at select 1inch events. The announcement underscores the protocol's commitment to documenting and promoting DeFi education as the sector matures.
In his keynote address, American Crypto Academy founder Jahon Jamali stressed that education is essential to scaling institutional adoption of tokenized real-world assets. He positioned American Crypto Academy as a central resource for professional and institutional markets, offering continuing education content built for the compliance, tax, accounting, and investment communities. "The knowledge gap between digital asset markets and the professionals navigating them remains a significant barrier," Jamali said. "Our curriculum is designed to bridge that gap, providing CPAs, financial advisors, attorneys, and investment professionals with the tools they need to engage confidently with tokenized assets."
The event was part of the global CryptoMondays network, which spans 70+ chapters across 14 countries with over 150,000 community members. The Wall Street edition is curated for high-signal conversation among founders, investors, operators, and policymakers shaping the institutional future of crypto. The gathering also featured participants from Troutman Pepper Locke, a premier U.S.-based law firm with more than 1,600 attorneys across 30+ offices, specializing in financial services, including a dedicated focus on digital assets and blockchain development.
Other sponsors included Valmar Capital, a leading multistrategy investment firm offering access to diversified, systematically managed portfolios, and NFT VIP, a boutique event production company founded by Julie Lamb that operates across crypto, culture, luxury, media, and institutional ecosystems.
As Ethereum Conference Week unfolds in New York, the discussions at CryptoMondays Wall Street x ETHConf NYC signal a growing emphasis on practical adoption, regulatory clarity, and the integration of digital assets into traditional finance. The event highlighted that while innovation continues at a rapid pace, the infrastructure and education needed to support institutional participation remain critical areas of focus.
