State Street’s Zahid Mustafa Joins Global Onchain Summit Singapore 2026 Speaker Lineup

The Global Onchain Summit Singapore 2026 has confirmed another senior leader from the institutional finance world for its speaker lineup.

This time, it is Zahid Mustafa, Managing Director and Head of Digital Custody and Cash, Product Development at State Street. He will take the stage at the institutional digital assets event on October 6 in Singapore.

Who is Global Onchain Summit Speaker, State Street’s Zahid Mustafa

Mustafa joins a growing roster of speakers, including Arthur Hayes, CIO and Co-Founder of Maelstrom, and Franklin Templeton Senior Vice President Chetan Karkhanis. This comes as the summit continues to bring together leaders from traditional finance and the digital asset industry.

Zahid Mustafa is the Head of Digital Custody and Cash, Product Development at State Street. In his current role, he leads the development of institutional solutions spanning digital custody, tokenization, and digital cash for wholesale financial markets.

Mustafa joined State Street in 2019 and has been part of its digital assets business since 2021, rising from Vice President of Product Development at State Street Digital to Managing Director before assuming his current position.

State Street oversees more than $50 trillion in assets under custody and administration, making it one of the most influential financial institutions exploring digital asset infrastructure. As banks increasingly move toward tokenized assets and blockchain-based settlement, Mustafa has been closely involved in the firm’s digital asset strategy.

Prior to State Street, he held senior leadership roles at EY, Deutsche Bank, and Aon, leading large-scale banking, capital markets, and regulatory transformation programs. With nearly three decades of experience across financial services, Mustafa has worked extensively on market infrastructure, custody, and institutional product development. This makes him one of the key executives driving traditional finance’s transition toward tokenized and onchain financial markets.

Sharing his excitement about participating in the summit, Mustafa said in a Linkedin post:

“Welcome the opportunity to participate with a fantastic line-up of institutional participants on the evolving landscape of tokenisation of real world assets, digital asset infrastructure and fungible on-chain money at the Global Onchain Summit.”

Onchain Finance Summit Set for October 6

Organized by CoinGape, the Global Onchain Summit Singapore 2026 is set to serve as an institutional-focused platform bringing together leaders shaping the next phase of blockchain-powered finance.

With a global readership of over 25 million, CoinGape has spent nearly a decade tracking the evolution of the digital asset industry. It provides 24 by 7 regular coverage across cryptocurrencies, tokenization, regulation, and institutional adoption through news coverage, executive conversations, podcasts, research reports, and industry-led initiatives.

Over the years, CoinGape has featured key executives across the crypto and traditional finance ecosystem. This includes leading voices such as Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan, European Commission Advisor Peter Kerstens, James Smith from the Ethereum Foundation, CJ from Strategy. It has also featured executives from Grayscale, 21Shares, Binance, Avalanche, VARA, and other major industry participants.

Building on this industry presence, the summit is set to provide an institutional-grade discussion forum for institutional investors, tradfi giants, financial institutions, regulators, infrastructure providers, and digital asset leaders.

Abhinav Agarwal, COO of CoinGape, said, “The conversation around institutional digital asset adoption has moved beyond participation to infrastructure, scalability, and implementation. Leaders like Zahid Mustafa are helping build the foundation that will enable financial institutions to participate in the onchain economy. We are excited to welcome him to the Global Onchain Summit and continue creating a platform where the industry’s most influential voices can exchange ideas on the future of finance.”