After a stellar performance at Consensus 2024 in Austin, Texas, Zeebu returned as the Main Stage Sponsor at the Consensus Hong Kong.
Running from February 18-20, 2025, Consensus attracts the most influential faces of web3, digital assets, and blockchain and serves as a hotbed of ideas and innovation.
The event united East with West, attracting over 15,000+ attendees from more than 100 countries - all convened to shape the future of digital economies of the world.
Leading The Conversation in Consensus Hong Kong
Zeebu took this opportunity to introduce event participants to the ZBU protocol and showcase how its transforming B2B payment settlements with greater speed, transparency, and efficiency.
Here's how we did it:
1. Exclusive Learning & Networking Opportunities: Engaging interactive discussions that fostered the exchanging of ideas and fostered a deeper understanding of the ZBU protocol and why it's needed.
2. Early Ecosystem Access: Exclusive sneak-peaks into how Zeebu is establishing a network of decentralized clearing houses and redefining cross-border telecom transactions.
3. Exciting Giveaways and Rewards: Everyone loves to earn – Zeebu hosted fun giveaways with exclusive rewards for event participants.
Zeebu Takes Center Stage At Consensus Hong Kong
We were honored to be the exclusive mainstage sponsor for Consensus Hong Kong. This prestigious partnership featured a grand "Main Stage presented by Zeebu," showcasing Zeebu's branding across the entire stage.
The main stage was a hotbed for the best minds building the future of blockchain and Web3, showcasing a lineup of entrepreneurs, industry leaders and innovators.
The Zeebu Main Stage provided our founders with a platform to engage with attendees and highlight how Zeebu empowers businesses to level up their productivity.
Raj Brahmbhatt's Panel Discussion on Zeebu Mainstage
Zeebu CEO and Founder Raj Brahmbhatt hosted an insightful panel discussion on Bridging Reality and Blockchain: The Future of RWAs & User Abstraction. The panelists included 0xsocratic, Founder, DapDap, James Harris, Chief Commercial Officer, Zodia Custody, and Benjamin Schiller, Managing Editor, CoinDesk.
The panelists explored blockchain’s role in enhancing liquidity, accessibility, and security, thereby redefining ownership and value exchange, and how blockchain is quickly becoming mainstream.
Raj explained how Zeebu is transforming B2B telecom settlements for wholesale and retail carriers through blockchain: "We are working to enable blockchain wallets, crypto collateralized credit cards for the telecom service providers", Raj said.
He highlighted that Zeebu enables 139 institutions to settle cross-border payments in 3-7 minutes and at a lower cost compared to traditional banks and payment intermediaries. Raj also added," We have enabled the telecom carriers to do over $6B worth of transactions to date.”
"Zeebu's blockchain-enabled ecosystem is KYC/KYB and AML compliant. It provides a secure, transparent, and trustworthy environment for telecom businesses to conduct seamless cross-border payments," Raj further added.
The panel discussion offered an understanding of Zeebu and its impact on the web3 industry to the attendees.
Raghav Hunasgi’s Keynote Speech
Raghav Hunasgi, Co-founder and CMO, Zeebu, shared a keynote speech on the Future of Payments – Blockchain & Web3 in collaboration with the DNA House on 19 Feb 2025, covering how existing payments are slow, expensive, and burdened with regulatory hurdles.
As a result, businesses face high fees, long wait times, and currency restrictions. Not exactly a seamless system.
"Zeebu is solving this problem by enabling instant settlements, lower fees, and truly borderless payments. We are redefining how money moves globally," he said.
He further added," With 100,973+ invoices settled and 1.3 billion ZBU burned, Zeebu is revolutionizing B2B payments while pioneering the world's first Web3 telecom loyalty program to make transactions seamless, instant, and rewarding.
Raj Brahmbhatt's Keynote Speech
Raj Brahmbhatt also gave a keynote on the functioning of the one-of-a-kind liquidity protocol – the ZBU Protocol. He said," We are aiming to disrupt a $2 trillion worth of telecom industry by enabling decentralized settlements for telecom transactions".
Raj highlighted that the protocol features decentralized settlements designed for scalable transactions and deep on-chain liquidity. It also includes governance and rewards mechanisms that empower stakeholders to actively participate in building a trust network, securing the protocol, and earning rewards.
Learn and Earn Challenge
To keep things fun and engaging, Zeebu gave participants the chance to guess what Zeebu does in 60 seconds for a chance to win $50 in ZBU.
Wrapping Up
We're thrilled to have shared this incredible journey with the community at Consensus Hong Kong!
The event offered our team the opportunity to network with top-tier investors, founders, and innovators. It also gave the participants a chance to explore the ZBU protocol and how it is transforming cross-border payment settlements.
If you enjoyed seeing us in Hong Kong, follow us on social media and bookmark our blog to stay updated on all things Zeebu, and consider joining the ZBU protocol to participate in the 60M ZBU airdrop.