The approval-only gathering on 7 October will bring guests together for drinks, food and conversation after the conference’s first day.
ChangeNOW will host the Retrofuture Soiree by ChangeNOW: Singapore Edition on Wednesday, 7 October 2026, during TOKEN2049 Singapore. The private side event will bring a limited group of crypto industry guests together at a cocktail bar for an evening of drinks, food, music and conversation.
The Soiree is scheduled for the evening after the first day of TOKEN2049. Doors will open at 7.00 pm, and a short welcome from ChangeNOW Chief Strategy Officer Pauline Shangett and Director of Strategic Partnerships Martin Masser is scheduled for 8.00 pm. The event listing describes an informal evening, with no panel programme or series of presentations.
TOKEN2049 Singapore takes place on 7 and 8 October 2026 at Marina Bay Sands. ChangeNOW’s gathering forms part of the surrounding week of side events, which gives conference attendees additional opportunities to meet outside the main venue.
A 1960s-inspired evening
The venue is a Singapore cocktail bar inspired by the culture and design of the 1960s. ChangeNOW has not publicly named the bar or released its exact address. According to the registration page, those details will be shared with approved guests ahead of the event.
The setting will carry through the Soiree’s retrofuture theme. ChangeNOW says guests can expect 1960s-inspired interiors, references to capsule geometry and a photo space inspired by experimental capsule architecture. The event listing also promises custom ChangeNOW cocktails and late-night bites. Music will be part of the evening, alongside time for guests to talk.
The choice of setting gives the gathering a clear identity while keeping its programme brief. Shangett and Masser will welcome guests, after which attendees will be free to spend the evening in conversation. ChangeNOW has presented the Soiree as an opportunity to reconnect with familiar faces and spend more time with people met during the conference day.
That format differs from a conference session. Guests will not be asked to move between scheduled talks or follow a presentation agenda at the bar. The central activities described by ChangeNOW are meeting people, enjoying the venue and continuing conversations after TOKEN2049’s first day.
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A limited-edition guest takeaway
Each guest will receive a limited-edition takeaway made for the occasion. ChangeNOW has based it on a question that connects the 1960s setting with cryptocurrency: if crypto had existed six decades ago, how would someone have kept a seed phrase secure until today?
The company says it has created its own answer and that guests will take it home at the end of the night. It has not disclosed what the takeaway is, so its form and design remain a detail for the event itself.
A seed phrase is a set of words used to restore access to certain cryptocurrency wallets. ChangeNOW’s question brings that familiar element of crypto security into the Soiree’s imagined 1960s setting. The takeaway is one of several details created for the evening, alongside the capsule-inspired photo space and the venue’s period design.
The theme appears in the event’s name, its surroundings and the item guests will receive. ChangeNOW has described these elements publicly, while leaving the exact venue and the finished takeaway undisclosed ahead of the gathering.
Part of ChangeNOW’s presence in Singapore
The Soiree is one part of ChangeNOW’s participation in TOKEN2049 Singapore. Shangett is listed on the conference agenda for a session titled “Next Billion Users Should Never Touch Blockchain” on Wednesday, 7 October.
ChangeNOW also plans to discuss its direction towards a crypto super app and its idea of bringing more of what users do with crypto into a single product. Those discussions belong to the company’s conference presence. The Retrofuture Soiree has a separate, social format, with a short welcome followed by an evening for guests to meet and talk.
The two activities put ChangeNOW in both the formal conference programme and the events taking place around it. Attendees interested in the company’s product direction can follow its participation at TOKEN2049; guests approved for the Soiree can then join the evening gathering after the first conference day.
The distinction is useful for anyone planning their time in Singapore. TOKEN2049 is a two-day conference, while the Soiree is a separate ChangeNOW event with its own registration process. A TOKEN2049 ticket does not, by itself, constitute an approved registration for the private gathering. The Soiree’s listing states that entry is subject to host approval.
Registration and event details
Registration for the Retrofuture Soiree is available through Luma. The listing states that places are free but strictly limited and that registration is subject to approval. Guests should wait for confirmation before treating their place as secured. The exact address will be provided to approved attendees.
The published details are:
| Detail | Information |
| Event | Retrofuture Soiree by ChangeNOW: Singapore Edition |
| Date | Wednesday, 7 October 2026 |
| Doors | 7.00 pm |
| Welcome | 8.00 pm |
| Hosts | Pauline Shangett and Martin Masser |
| Location | A Singapore cocktail bar; exact address shared with approved guests |
| Entry | Free, limited and subject to approval |
These times distinguish the start of the event from the hosts’ welcome: guests may enter from 7.00 pm, while the welcome is scheduled for 8.00 pm.
For ChangeNOW, the evening adds a private gathering to its TOKEN2049 schedule. For approved guests, the programme is straightforward: arrive after the conference’s first day, hear a brief welcome, and spend the rest of the evening over drinks, food and conversation in a 1960s-inspired space.
