NexBridge at XRP Tokyo 2026
NexBridge participated as an exhibitor at XRP Tokyo 2026 — Asia's largest XRPL-focused conference — held on April 7, 2026 at the historic Happo-en in Tokyo. At the exhibition area, NexBridge showcased its enterprise-grade stablecoin infrastructure alongside fellow XRPL ecosystem players including SuzuPay, New Economic Flow, and Papi Code.
NexBridge exhibition booth at XRP Tokyo 2026, Happo-en, Tokyo. Ripple and XRP Ledger branding visible across the venue.
The event provided an opportunity to demonstrate NexBridge's full-stack custody and issuance architecture to institutional investors, developers, and ecosystem partners. With XRP positioned as a title sponsor of the TEAMZ Summit and Ripple's senior leadership in attendance, the event underscored the growing importance of XRPL infrastructure for institutional stablecoin operations — a core focus area for NexBridge.
Panel: 5 Japanese Startups on the XRPL
NexBridge Co-Founder Jean Zhu took the stage as a panelist in the session “5 Japanese Startups: Japan’s XRPL Ecosystem — Local Innovation and Global Opportunities,” moderated by Tatsuya Kohrogi of Ripple. The panel highlighted the diverse range of Japanese startups building on the XRP Ledger, from stablecoin infrastructure to payment solutions.
Panel session screen: “5 Japanese Startups: Japan's XRPL Ecosystem — Local Innovation and Global Opportunities.” Panelists: Kosuke Ai (SuzuPay), Ikkei Matsuda (Digital Platformer), Sojun Katsura (Papi Code), Jean Zhu (NexBridge), Yusuke Hirota (Laplace). Moderated by Tatsuya Kohrogi (Ripple).
Live panel discussion on stablecoins and the XRPL ecosystem at XRP Tokyo 2026.
Event Details
About XRP Tokyo 2026
XRP Tokyo 2026 is the inaugural edition of the largest XRPL-focused conference in Asia. Organized by XRPL Japan in collaboration with Asia Web3 Alliance and TEAMZ, Inc., the event brought together over 3,000 attendees from 50+ countries for a full day of keynotes, panel discussions, and networking at Happo-en in Tokyo.
The conference spotlighted innovations across the XRP Ledger ecosystem, with sessions covering: scaling the Internet of Value with XRP, stablecoins and tokenized deposits reshaping finance, institutional blockchain adoption in Japan and Asia, tokenized payments for cross-border tourism, real-world asset (RWA) tokenization, and XRPL ecosystem development and developer tooling.
About TEAMZ Web3/AI Summit
XRP Tokyo 2026 was held as part of the broader TEAMZ Web3/AI Summit 2026 — Japan's premier Web3 conference attracting over 10,000 attendees annually. The summit featured more than 60 speakers from leading organizations including Ripple, SBI Ripple Asia, Rakuten Wallet, a16z Crypto, and the Digital Chamber.
XRP Tokyo 2026 will become a landmark event representing the next wave of blockchain innovation from Japan to the world.
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