Three Years, One World: How WEEX Built a Global Legacy on the Way to TOKEN2049 Singapore

TL;DR

• WEEX is heading to TOKEN2049 Singapore for the third consecutive year, taking place October 7–8, 2026.
• Founded in 2018, WEEX has grown into a leading global crypto exchange serving over 10 million users across more than 170 countries.
• Across the past three years, WEEX has moved through every major cycle in the industry — from the memecoin wave of 2024, to TradFi's arrival in 2025, to the rise of AI trading in 2026 — building products, not just chasing headlines.
• The journey spans 31 events, 20+ cities, and 16+ countries, from Dubai to Singapore, Hong Kong to Paris, Miami to Milan.
• WEEX's Global AI Hackathon became one of the industry's defining moments in 2026: a $1.8 million prize pool, $8 billion in total trading volume, and 160,000 API calls from the world's most competitive algorithmic trading teams.
• Season 2 of the AI Hackathon is coming soon — and WEEX's next chapter starts at TOKEN2049 Singapore this October.

A Letter to an Industry That Never Stands Still

In October, WEEX returns to TOKEN2049 Singapore for the third year running and the second time as a Platinum Sponsor. It is a milestone worth pausing on — not because sponsorship titles are rare in this industry, but because so few exchanges have earned the right to say they showed up, year after year, through every version of this market.

Founded in 2018, WEEX has grown into one of the world's leading crypto exchanges, now serving more than 10 million users across over 170 countries. But the number that matters more than any of these is time. Three years. Through bull markets and bear markets. Through euphoria and silence. Through cycles that made and unmade fortunes, and narratives that rose and faded within a single season.

From the memecoin frenzy that defined 2024, to the arrival of TradFi capital and institutions in 2025, to the AI trading revolution now reshaping 2026 — WEEX did not simply observe these shifts from the sidelines. At every crossroad, WEEX moved first, built fast, and stayed close to the people who make this industry what it is.

This is a story about a global footprint built one city at a time. It is a story about products built for real traders, not just for market cycles. And more than anything, it is a letter — to an industry that never stands still, and to the millions of users who never stopped trusting WEEX to keep up with it.

Riding Every Wave: A Timeline Written in Cycles

2024 — When the Market Spoke in Memes

The memecoin wave didn't wait for anyone, and neither did WEEX. As tokens launched by the hour and liquidity became the deciding factor between winning and missing out, WEEX met the moment with deep liquidity and a fast, reliable listing pipeline — giving traders a real shot at catching opportunities before they disappeared.

The platform has now expanded to over 1,700 trading pairs, with 120+ new pairs added every month — giving traders access to fresh opportunities before the crowd catches on. Futures trading offers up to 400x leverage, so users can size positions to match their conviction. Zero maker fees on popular futures pairs mean more of every gain stays in traders' pockets. And with Guaranteed Price delivering zero-slippage execution, users get the price they see, not the price the market decides to give them.

The result: traders move at the market's speed, not behind it — and every feature exists to put more control, and more upside, in their hands.

2025 — The Year Institutions Walked Through the Door

If 2024 belonged to retail momentum, 2025 belonged to institutional conviction. As traditional finance began flowing into digital assets at scale, WEEX built the bridge early — expanding to over 300 TradFi trading pairs, ranking No.2 among industry peers. Gold, stocks, oil — all became accessible on WEEX, unified under a single principle: One Account, All Markets.

The line between crypto and traditional finance started to disappear — and WEEX made sure its users never had to choose sides.

2026 — AI Trading Takes the Wheel

This year, the frontier shifted again — from human-led trading to AI-driven execution. WEEX answered with its Global AI Hackathon, a milestone moment not just for its $1.8 million prize pool that drew elite talent from across the globe, but for proving that the future of AI trading belongs to a new wave of accessible, AI-powered innovation.

Season 1 unleashed a trading storm of monumental scale. Elite algorithmic teams clashed head-to-head, generating $8 billion in total trading volume and 160,000 battle-tested API calls — forging one of the most hardcore algorithmic trading arenas the industry has seen, and an ideal proving ground for strategy iteration at the highest level.

Season 2 is coming, with bigger stakes across the board: larger prizes, more elite competitors, and even greater opportunities to showcase what AI-driven trading can do. For anyone who missed Season 1 — or anyone hungry for another shot at glory — the message is simple: start preparing now. The AI trading revolution is accelerating, and WEEX intends to stay exactly where it has always been: at the center of it.

Three cycles. Three answers. One constant — WEEX builds for what's next before the rest of the market catches up.

A Global Footprint, One City at a Time

Three years. One world. No standing still. From the ETF era to AI × Crypto, from RWA to TradFi — WEEX moved with every defining shift the industry produced. The result: 31 events, 20+ cities, 16+ countries. The world became WEEX's roadmap.

Dubai. Hong Kong. Paris. Milan. Barcelona. Miami. And now, TOKEN2049 Singapore.

WEEX didn't watch crypto go global. WEEX went global with it. The journey began in 2024 with TOKEN2049 Singapore and CCCC Dubai — early signals of a global ambition still taking shape. By 2025, that ambition had matured into a full sponsorship footprint: Platinum Sponsor at TOKEN2049 Dubai, Whale Sponsor at WAIB, Platinum Sponsor at Blockchain Rio, Silver Sponsor at Taipei Blockchain Week, Platinum Sponsor at TOKEN2049 Singapore, Platinum Sponsor at Blockchain Life 2025, and Platinum Sponsor at CCCC.

In 2026, the footprint expanded further still — the AI Hackathon Workshop series across Europe, Gold Sponsor at NBX, Strategic Partner at Crypto Summit 2026, and now, as Platinum Sponsor at TOKEN2049 Singapore.

But the biggest venues were never the whole story. Behind every major sponsorship, WEEX hosted more than a dozen side events, bringing together top KOLs, creators, project leaders, and entrepreneurs from every corner of the industry — spaces built not for spectacle, but for real conversation, real collaboration, and real ideas about where crypto goes next.

And on the ground, the WEEX AI Hackathon Workshop campaigns across Dubai, London, Paris, Amsterdam, Munich, and Turkey brought AI trading directly to the frontlines — giving sponsors offline dominance, connecting with top AI trading units, and forging strategic alliances that extended far beyond the events themselves. Livestreamed to the world, these battles drew 350,000 views and more than 30,000 interactions, generating outsized visibility for every sponsor and partner involved.

Every city was a promise kept. Every event, another proof point that WEEX shows up — not just online, but on the ground, where the industry actually lives.

Three Years, One World, No Standing Still

Zoom out, and a pattern emerges. Across time, WEEX moved through every cycle the market produced — memes, institutions, AI — never chasing a trend after it peaked, but building for it before it arrived. Across space, that same instinct carried WEEX from Dubai to Singapore, from Miami to Munich, turning 31 events and 20+ cities into a single, continuous global presence.

Time and geography tell the same story from two different angles: WEEX doesn't wait for the industry to define its direction. WEEX moves alongside it, city by city, cycle by cycle.

What Comes Next: The Story Continues in Singapore

This October 7–8, WEEX returns to TOKEN2049 Singapore for the third time as a Platinum Sponsor. What new product experiences will WEEX bring to the floor this time? What conversations, what collaborations, what sparks will fly when the industry's sharpest minds share the same room once again?

That story is still being written — and it's one worth waiting for.

What's certain is this: through every downturn, WEEX held its ground. Through every surge, WEEX kept building, steadily, without losing sight of the people it serves. Three years in, the mission hasn't changed — grow alongside the industry, stand alongside every user, stay level-headed in the lows and steady in the highs, and keep moving toward whatever comes next, together.

This article is a look back at three years. But more than that, it's a thank-you letter — to an industry that keeps reinventing itself, and to the millions of users who made every mile of this journey worth taking.

See you in Singapore.

About WEEX

Founded in 2018, WEEX has developed into a global crypto exchange with over 10 million users across more than 170 countries. The platform emphasizes security, liquidity, and usability, providing over 1,600 spot trading pairs and offering up to 400x leverage in crypto futures trading. In addition to the traditional spot and derivatives markets, WEEX is expanding rapidly in the AI era delivering real time AI news, empowering users with AI trading tools, and exploring innovative trade to earn models that make intelligent trading more accessible to everyone. Its 1,000 BTC Protection Fund further strengthens asset safety and transparency, while features such as copy trading and advanced trading tools allow users to follow professional traders and experience a more efficient, intelligent trading journey.

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