ChangeNOW Hosts Wallet Leaders at TOKEN2049

Token2049 Panels Debate Gas Abstraction

ChangeNOW hosted four distinct panel sessions at TOKEN2049 in Singapore featuring representatives from MetaMask, Trezor, and WalletConnect, according to event schedules published Tuesday. Chief Strategy Officer Pauline Shangett delivered a keynote address on the Bit Digital Stage titled Next Billion Users Should Never Touch Blockchain. Shangett told attendees that everyday traders should utilize financial products without manually managing gas fees, choosing networks, or navigating fragmented decentralized services.

Yana, Head of Business Development at ChangeNOW, added during the wallet panel moderated by Kelvin Sparks that background execution must handle multi-chain routing. Users should never need to think about gas. Liquidity fragmented across networks creates friction.

Infrastructure Leaders Address Privacy Routing

Infrastructure discussions brought together teams from Banxa, RocketX, WalletConnect, and Aztec Labs to evaluate transaction routing mechanics and privacy for on-chain payments. Specialized providers debated the operational realities of collaboration across isolated networks. Meanwhile, a separate super app panel featuring Pulsar Money, Rubic, Hercules, and CoinRoutes argued over whether payments or advanced trading tools provide the primary sticky foundation for consumer retention.

Shangett identified direct payments as the core baseline required for sustainable user acquisition. Transaction volumes across participating DEX routes fluctuated throughout the conference. Traders watched routing efficiency closely.

Media Platforms Integrate Crypto Swaps

The fourth panel examined artificial intelligence impacts on search engine optimization, audience monetization, and crypto swap integrations within media platforms. CoinEasy, The Block of Media, and ChangeNOW executives discussed video and podcast distribution channels. Journalist Ramia Farrage conducted NOW Effect interviews with representatives from Stellar, Injective, NEAR Intents, USDD, Sonic, and Zcash covering cross-border payments and institutional participation in decentralized finance.

Recordings from these sessions are scheduled for distribution through official company recap channels. Institutional desks reviewed the transcript data immediately. Market participants digested the new product vectors.