New York, United States, June 18th, 2026, Chainwire
Stratosphere, Pudgy Penguins and Streamex hosted a non-public Founders Desk VIP Dinner in New York Metropolis throughout ETHConf 2026 and NYC Tech Week, bringing collectively leaders throughout digital property, tech, AI, conventional finance and institutional capital.
The invite-only dinner happened on June ninth and gathered a curated room of founders, operators, funds, C-level executives and institutional leaders for an intimate night of dinner and dialog.
Company in attendance included leaders from Citi, BitMine, BitGo, Mirae Asset Securities USA, Experian, Pyth Community, Area and Time, MegaETH, B3, Secure, Antler, Delphi Digital, Enjoyable, Linera, Vanta Buying and selling, Streamex, PolyData, Horizen Labs, World Basis, Zipcode, OpenLedger, Onyx, Definitive, Notalone Ventures and extra.
The Founders Desk format is deliberately easy: a particular visitor listing, a non-public room and no stage agenda. The purpose is to carry the suitable folks collectively in a setting the place conversations can occur naturally.
The dinner was hosted by Stratosphere with Pudgy Penguins and Streamex. Stratosphere introduced its community throughout founders, operators, traders and institutional groups. Pudgy Penguins added one of many strongest shopper manufacturers and communities in digital property. Streamex introduced the institutional and real-world asset aspect of the dialog, with its give attention to tokenized gold and commodity markets.
The Stratosphere workforce and its CEO, Hassan Shaikh, have continued to construct Founders Desk into a non-public dinner sequence round main trade conferences. After earlier editions throughout Digital Asset Summit and Consensus, the New York dinner continued the identical thought: high-quality rooms, chosen attendance and conversations which can be arduous to recreate on a convention ground.


For Stratosphere, the dinner reinforces the corporate’s place as an ecosystem associate for main manufacturers throughout tech, finance and digital property. Established initiatives work with Stratosphere to deepen cultural relevance, strengthen market narratives and join with founders, traders, establishments and operators throughout the trade.
“I’m optimistic concerning the subsequent section of digital property, particularly across the tokenization of commodities,” stated Hassan Shaikh, CEO of Stratosphere. “These dinners give us a approach to carry funds, establishments, and founders into the identical room to speak about the place the market is heading.”
The Founders Desk sequence is predicted to proceed round main world conferences all year long, with future editions centered on bringing collectively founders, capital, establishments and main manufacturers in non-public, relationship-driven rooms.
For these inquisitive about attending or getting concerned in future Founders Desk editions, attain out to the Stratosphere workforce.
About Stratosphere
Stratosphere is an ecosystem associate and progress consultancy for trade leaders in tech and finance, constructing the narratives, ecosystem partnerships, and distribution flywheels that create sustainable, repeatable progress.
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