BitAngels Unites Top Blockchain Leaders at Dubai Tech Tuesdays During Token2049
BitAngels Dubai brought together top blockchain investors, Web3 founders, and crypto innovators for a high-impact pitch event with Dubai Tech Tuesdays during Token2049 2025.
Set against the glittering Dubai Opera backdrop, the 43rd edition of Dubai Tech Tuesdays unfolded, transforming the elegant Belcanto Restaurant into a nexus of innovation, conversation, and connection. With over 1,200 attendees, this special edition, produced in collaboration with BitAngels and Invest Web3 Forum (IWF), cemented its status as one of the week’s premier gatherings during TOKEN2049 Dubai.
The event ran well past 1:30 a.m., with guests staying late into the night to connect, exchange ideas, and celebrate the energy of the Dubai blockchain community. Gordon Einstein, with his partners Mohammed Siam and Iryna Erzen, delivered an unforgettable presentation that truly knocked it out of the park. With the added energy and insight from Roc Zacharias and Richard Stangland, BitAngels brought new momentum to an already thriving Dubai Tech Tuesdays scene, making this edition one of the most memorable to date.
An Evening of Ideas and Impact
Guests were welcomed into a candlelit setting of curated conversation, networking, and strategic exchange. The venue's opulent atmosphere matched the quality of discourse, where blockchain builders, global investors, and technologists explored the future of Web3 in real time.
This event was proudly sponsored by MultiBank Group, a global leader in financial derivatives established in California in 2005. It serves over 2 million clients across 100 countries and is regulated by 17 financial authorities across five continents. The Group is now making a decisive move into the Web3 arena with a platform designed to support a three-pillar ecosystem, enabling fee payments, customer loyalty rewards, and seamless digital settlements across MultiBank FX (retail), MEX Exchange (institutional), and MultiBank.io (retail crypto).
Our media partner, Myco, also took the spotlight with co-founder Tariq Jaser detailing the platform’s mission to bring the next billion users into Web3 through blockchain-powered content ownership. From film to sports to influencer-generated media, Myco is building a decentralized future for entertainment, where users can earn, stream, and own.
Keynote Speakers: Visionaries at the Helm
The night’s featured segment, “BitAngels Dubai Edition,” brought several industry leaders to the stage:
Michael Terpin, CEO and Co-Founder of BitAngels and Founder of Transform Ventures, delivered a keynote that reflected both depth and foresight. As the force behind Transform Ventures, a blockchain and AI venture studio, Terpin shared insights from portfolio projects like OpenCarbon, an enterprise-grade carbon offset marketplace utilizing blockchain and AI/LLM, and First Block, a platform focused on financial and news distribution within the crypto space.
Michael also serves as a partner in Alpha Transform Ventures and is the founder of Transform Group, the largest advisory and marketing firm in the cryptocurrency industry. Transform Group has been instrumental in launching some of the most influential blockchain platforms to date, including Ethereum, Tether, Augur, Bancor, Gnosis, Golem, Neo, Qtum, and WAX. A true pioneer, Terpin also co-founded BitAngels, the first crypto angel network. Based in San Juan, Puerto Rico, he was the recipient of the first Act 22 tax decree granted in the blockchain industry.
Brock Pierce is an entrepreneur and venture capitalist known for founding, advising, and investing in disruptive businesses. He co-founded Blockchain Capital, Tether, BlockOne, the EOS Alliance, and Mastercoin, the first ICO. Pierce served as Chairman of the Bitcoin Foundation and was a major investor in both Bitcoin and Ethereum. His ventures include IGE, ZAM, and IMI Exchange, with exits to Tencent and Goldman Sachs-backed buyers. He helped launch the first security token and ICO for a venture fund. A frequent speaker at global conferences, Pierce is also active in philanthropy, supporting organizations focused on civil liberties and judicial reform.
Matthieu Merchadou, CEO of Magma, followed with a bold vision for real estate’s digital transformation. His platform uses blockchain and AI to create digital twins of properties, revolutionizing transactions from Paris to Miami to Dubai. Magma’s approach fuses spatial computing and tokenization to reshape how we understand, trade, and interact with physical spaces.
🎉 BitAngels Pitch Competition Winners
One of the night’s biggest highlights was the BitAngels Pitch Competition, where a curated group of founders pitched live before a crowd of investors, advisors, and fellow innovators. These startups captured attention for their bold ideas and execution:
🥇 1st Place: MatterFi, presented by Jakub Zurawinski and Michal “Mehow” Pospieszalski.
MatterFi is building the secure fintech infrastructure that modern finance demands. Designed to merge the convenience of legacy apps with next-gen cryptographic security, MatterFi enables seamless and private transactions across both traditional and digital assets. Its ecosystem includes wallet and custody solutions that let users send funds by name, swap globally with proven compliance, and retain full control and privacy. With advanced tools like MatterWallet, MatterChip, and its patented Open-Transactions protocol, MatterFi offers a trusted foundation for institutions and consumers alike to embrace the future of finance.
🥈 2nd Place: Stratex, presented by Head of BD Jack Hartley.
StratEx is a DeFi platform offering fully insured strategies to unlock passive and safe crypto income. Users can choose from yield strategies such as depositing wBTC into Aave, converting ETH into multiple assets for Flare-based strategies, or using stablecoins in Stargate and QuickSwap pools. The platform currently supports stratUSD, stratBTC, stratETH, and stratPOL, with APRs displayed and maximum capacities listed. Institutional tools, fund vehicles, and strategy expansion are noted as “coming soon.” Users can join the waiting list to earn rewards and receive updates.
🎉 Most Spirited: Unseen presented by Wissam Hussein
Each of these companies received top recognition and opportunities to connect deeper with the global BitAngels investor community. Congratulations to all who pitched—you’re shaping the decentralized future.
Elegant Playfulness: Chess and Conversation
The women of the Chess Arts Club added a unique twist to the evening’s intellectual atmosphere, inviting attendees to test their strategic mettle at two chess tables. It was a moment of mental exercise, elegance, and community, where gameplay mirrored the calculated moves being made across the blockchain world.
Gratitude and What’s Next
This unforgettable evening would not have been possible without the leadership and generosity of our hosts: Gordon Einstein, Mohammed Siam, Iryna Erzen, Rick Goddard, Michael Terpin, and Joyce Chow. Their vision and coordination continue to elevate Dubai’s status as a global blockchain hub, and we’re grateful for their continued support.
Whether you joined to pitch, learn, or build meaningful connections, the night reaffirmed one thing: Dubai is at the forefront of Web3 innovation, and BitAngels is helping lead the charge.
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