AI is shifting the question from how we build compute to where it can realistically scale.
As AI workloads grow, infrastructure limits are becoming harder to ignore. Power, cooling,
water, and land are now shaping how far compute can expand.
That is why some major technology groups are looking beyond Earth. Google is preparing early satellite prototypes through Project Suncatcher, while SpaceX and Blue Origin have signalled interest in large-scale orbital compute networks.
In orbit, systems could draw on continuous solar energy, use natural radiative cooling, and process satellite and AI-generated data closer to the source. If viable, this could reduce pressure on terrestrial infrastructure and change how certain types of data are handled.
The hurdles remain significant. Launch costs, radiation, heat management, debris, and long-term maintenance are still unresolved.
But the direction is becoming clear.
As AI scales, infrastructure is becoming part of the competition. Not only what models can do, but where the compute behind them can operate.
One of the conversations that stayed with us from @money20_20 was how much more grounded the discussion around blockchain has become.
For a long time, a lot of the talk around onchain finance sat in the future tense. At this event, it felt much closer to the present. Stablecoins were being discussed less as a speculative product and more as payment infrastructure already being used for real-time settlement at scale.
That naturally opens up a bigger set of questions.
If these rails are becoming more usable for institutions, where do they fit within the existing financial system? Do they simply make current payment flows more efficient, or do they start to shift how cross-border finance works underneath?
Laura was part of that conversation as the focus turned toward institution-ready onchain finance, the growing role of stablecoin payment rails, and what this could mean for the next phase of financial infrastructure.
What feels clearer now is that parts of finance are starting to move onto new rails, and cross-border payments may be where that becomes most visible first.
For founders in Web3, AI, and fintech, staying quiet is getting expensive.
Markets move fast. Attention moves faster.
In emerging tech, people rarely wait for the full story. They fill in the blanks.
That is why founder visibility matters.
Roadmaps do not build trust.
Decks do not create conviction.
Whitepapers do not shape perception.
Founders do.
Visibility helps investors understand the vision, talent understand the mission, and the
market understand why the company matters now.
Stay quiet too long, and other people will define the story first.
That is not a branding issue.
It is a strategic one.
#PersonalBranding #Founders #Web3 #EmergingTech #StartupStrategy
Great to be at BUIDL Asia this week and hear where the market is heading from the people building it.
The conversations felt sharper this year and much closer to what is actually being built.
A few themes kept coming up across the event: stablecoins growing in scale, RWAs becoming easier to understand in practical terms, cross-chain infrastructure drawing more attention, and AI agents moving closer to execution.
What stood out most was the level of focus on structure, trust, interoperability, privacy, and how these systems will work beyond the pitch stage.
When the conversation gets more specific, the market is usually moving into its next phase.
Good conversations, thoughtful people, and a lot to keep watching from here.
#BUIDLAsia #Web3 #Stablecoins #RWA #Tokenization AI
We love seeing tech in action. @gitexasia great to meet the voices shaping the future of AI, (quantum secure) blockchains, cybersecurity and much more. Experts, leaders, policymakers and governments united to see how the next wave of tech unfolds before our eyes. Thank you to the team for making this possible.
#GITEXAsia
AI Agents x Crypto
Crypto promised open financial rails for humans.
They may end up fitting machines even better.
Wallets, gas fees, seed phrases… friction for people.
For AI agents, none of that matters. They just need programmable money and instant settlement.
If agents begin coordinating services, making payments, and transacting autonomously, the rails underneath suddenly matter more.
Stablecoins and on-chain systems offer something traditional finance doesn’t: borderless, always-on, machine-native value transfer.
Circle’s Arc push hints at this direction, particularly for machine-to-machine and micro-transactions.
The more economic activity shifts to agents, the more logical crypto infrastructure becomes.
The Gulf is becoming one of the most important markets in the world for emerging tech.
We are preparing to publish our GCC State of Innovation in Emerging Tech report, created to help companies understand what they actually need to know before entering the region.
Not just where activity is happening, but how the system works underneath it.
The report covers the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, and Qatar, with a focus on regulation, sovereign capital, ecosystem platforms, market structure, and the practical routes emerging tech businesses can use to enter credibly.
For firms working across AI, fintech, digital assets, tokenisation, and digital infrastructure, this is a guide to understanding the Gulf with more clarity and making expansion decisions with better context.
Coming soon 🔜
#GCC #EmergingTech #AI #Fintech #DigitalAssets Tokenisation MENA Innovation
Singapore next ✨
Conquista PR will be at GITEX ASIA Singapore 2026, with two AI Summit conversations on April 9 focused on some of the biggest questions shaping the market right now.
One will explore how AI can widen access to financial services in ways that people, institutions, and markets can trust. The other will focus on the infrastructure behind the AI economy, and on the role Southeast Asia could play as that buildout accelerates.
Both conversations speak to where AI is moving now, into systems, markets, and institutions that need more than speed alone. Laura will be bringing Conquista’s perspective to those discussions in Singapore.
Looking forward to being part of the conversation in Singapore 🇸🇬
#GITEXASIA #GITEXASIA2026 #Singapore #AI#DigitalInfrastructure
At Korea’s National Assembly this week for the STO seminar, one thing felt clear: South Korea is trying to move tokenisation closer to the financial mainstream.
The legal foundation is now in place after the January amendments brought token securities into the traditional financial system. What comes next is the part that will shape the market more deeply. The enforcement rules, the infrastructure, and the standards around issuance, circulation, disclosure, investor protection, and settlement.
Korea is also looking closely at markets that are already further along. Germany established its electronic securities framework years ago. The U.S. is moving further on tokenised securities and payment stablecoins. The UAE has already created clearer regulatory lanes for digital asset activity.
That comparison matters because Korea sees the opportunity clearly. Tokenisation could widen access to RWAs, open new funding channels for SMEs and creators, and bring more activity into regulated markets.
The next step is whether that progress turns into a market with enough clarity and flexibility to fully develop.
Dubai, we’re back 👀
We’re partnering with Global Blockchain Congress, returning March 26–27, 2026 at Anantara Downtown Dubai Hotel.
GBC is built for closed-door, pre-arranged 1:1s.
Projects meet allocators fast. No wandering booths.
What we’ll be tracking on the floor:
Stablecoins + digital dollar, DeFi, DePIN + AI agents, RWAs, funding, crypto treasury.
Building or covering any of the above?
DM us to link up.
Very excited to share that Laura will be moderating Building a Sustainable Art Market for African Narratives at the Mauritius Art and Cultural Investment Summit.
Laura’s work sits across media, policy, finance, and market positioning, with a strong focus on how ideas gain traction, how trust is built, and how emerging sectors create long term value. That makes her a strong fit for a discussion like this one, where the question is not only how African narratives are seen, but how they are supported, valued, and sustained.
She will be guiding the discussion around the conditions that help cultural narratives grow with depth and staying power, including visibility, access, investment, and the wider structures that shape a market over time.
Excited to see Laura take part in this and proud to have Conquista PR represented at such an important gathering.
Hope to see you there.
#MIAF #MauritiusArtFair #ConquistaPR
