Events calendar
The blockchain and crypto conferences worth travelling for, from Mumbai to Miami: dates, venues, who goes and what to expect at each one.
Conference · Europe
MERGE Madrid is an institutional crypto and Web3 conference linking Europe and Latin America, held in the Madrid stock exchange and the Palacio de Cibeles.
OCT
27–29
2026
Conference · Americas
Ripple's conference for banks, payments and the XRP Ledger.
OCT
28–29
2026
Conference · Europe
Stellar's annual conference on payments and digital assets.
New York
2026
OCT
29–30
2026
Academic conference · Americas
Academic conference on crypto economics at Columbia University.
Buenos Aires
2026
OCT
30–31
2026
Conference & expo · Americas
Latin America's Bitcoin and blockchain conference, since 2013.
OCT
31
2026
Conference · Europe
A community-run Bitcoin conference for the Balkans, held in Sofia.
NOV
1–2
2026
Technical conference · Asia
Two days on keeping DeFi protocols safe, held just before Devcon.
NOV
1–2
2026
Conference · Asia
India's flagship Web3 conference moves to Mumbai.
NOV
1–12
2026
Hacker house · Europe
A builder workspace with daily workshops before Breakpoint.
Dubai
2026
NOV
2–3
2026
Institutional summit · Middle East
DIFC's finance summit, with digital assets and crypto rules on the agenda.
Mumbai
2026
NOV
2
2026
Conference · Asia
A free one-day gathering on privacy and digital rights in Mumbai.
NOV
2–6
2026
Fintech conference · Asia
Asia's flagship fintech week, with Web3 high on the agenda.
NOV
3–6
2026
Developer conference · Asia
The Ethereum developer conference comes to India.
NOV
4–6
2026
Conference · Americas
Regulators, banks and crypto firms meet in Bogotá for three days.
NOV
5–6
2026
Conference & expo · Europe
The European edition of The Bitcoin Conference.
Seoul
2026
NOV
5–6
2026
Developer conference & hackathon · Asia
A developer conference and hackathon on Bitcoin privacy.
NOV
5–6
2026
Institutional summit · Asia
An institutional digital assets summit, in Hong Kong.
NOV
5–7
2026
Hackathon · Asia
ETHGlobal's in-person Ethereum hackathon during Devcon week.
NOV
5–6
2026
Conference · Asia
A two-day Web3 business conference in Mumbai, new to India.
NOV
6
2026
Summit · Asia
ETHGlobal's one-day summit for Ethereum builders in Mumbai.
NOV
7–8
2026
Conference · Asia
Korea's community-run Bitcoin conference, now in its third year.
NOV
7–9
2026
Conference · Europe
A French-language Bitcoin conference in the Alps.
NOV
10–11
2026
Conference · Europe
A Vienna conference about making crypto and stablecoins safer.
NOV
10–11
2026
Institutional summit · Europe
Blockworks' institutional crypto conference, on Park Lane.
NOV
11–12
2026
Conference · Americas
El Salvador's own Bitcoin conference, in its National Palace.
Chiba
2026
NOV
11–13
2026
Trade show · Asia
Japan's blockchain trade show inside NexTech Week.
Cape Town
2026
NOV
12–13
2026
Conference · Africa
Stablecoin policy and payments summit for Africa, in Cape Town.
New York
2026
NOV
13
2026
Institutional summit · Americas
A one-day institutional crypto conference in Midtown Manhattan.
NOV
15–17
2026
Conference · Europe
Solana's annual conference, in London for the first time.
NOV
17–18
2026
Conference · Americas
Legal and compliance forum for crypto firms and banks.
NOV
18–20
2026
Fintech festival · Asia
The world's big fintech gathering, where digital assets meet central banks.
NOV
19–20
2026
Summit · Americas
Bitcoin Beach opens its circular economy summit to the public.
NOV
19–22
2026
Festival & conference · Europe
A four-day Bitcoin festival in Manchester with talks, music and art.
NOV
20
2026
Conference · Africa
Cape Town's one-day Web3 conference, now in its eighth edition.
Singapore
2026
NOV
23
2026
Academic conference · Asia
Research conference on blockchain economics, security and protocols.
NOV
27–28
2026
Forum · Africa
Senegal's Bitcoin forum returns for a fourth edition.
NOV
28–29
2026
Conference · Asia
Binance's flagship event returns to Asia, in Bangkok.
NOV
28–29
2026
Conference · Asia
Two days of Bitcoin and Lightning talks and workshops in Bangkok.
NOV
28–29
2026
Convention & expo · Oceania
Australia's biggest crypto event, with free general admission.
DEC
1–2
2026
Forum & expo · Middle East
Dubai's big crypto forum, now with an AI track.
DEC
2–5
2026
Conference · Africa
Africa's largest Bitcoin gathering comes to Malawi.
DEC
3–4
2026
Invitation-only summit · Middle East
An invitation-only digital assets summit inside the Louvre Abu Dhabi.
DEC
7–10
2026
Finance summit · Middle East
Where the world's biggest investors gather, with crypto in the room.
DEC
7–8
2026
Conference & expo · Middle East
The Bitcoin conference for the Middle East and North Africa.
DEC
10–11
2026
Conference & expo · Middle East
A two-day Web3 conference and expo in Abu Dhabi.
JAN
13–15
2027
Institutional summit · Europe
An application-only digital assets conference for investors in the Alps.
JAN
29–30
2027
Conference · Americas
The San Salvador edition of Lugano's Plan B Bitcoin conference.
FEB
1–3
2027
Conference & expo · Asia
CoinDesk's Consensus, at the door to Asia's capital markets.
FEB
1–2
2027
Conference · Europe
Institutional digital assets conference in London.
Christ Church
2027
FEB
8–12
2027
Academic conference · Americas
The long-running academic conference on cryptography for money.
FEB
10–11
2027
Tech conference · Africa
African tech's main meeting, with a Money & DeFi track.
FEB
26–27
2027
Conference · Africa
A Bitcoin-only conference about everyday use in Southern Africa.
MAR
22–24
2027
Conference & expo · Americas
A Bitcoin mining expo in the Dallas area, now paired with AI computing.
MAR
30
2027
Institutional summit · Americas
Blockworks' institutional crypto conference at the Javits Center.
Orlando
2027
MAR
31
2027
Conference · Americas
Strategy's two-day programme on Bitcoin in corporate finance.
APR
6–7
2027
Policy conference · Americas
The crypto industry meets US lawmakers and regulators in Washington.
Frankfurt
2027
APR
7
2027
Hybrid conference · Europe
Frankfurt School's conference linking banks with digital assets.
APR
12–15
2027
Community conference · Europe
Europe's biggest Ethereum conference turns ten, in Cannes.
Hong Kong
2027
APR
19–21
2027
Festival & expo · Asia
Three days of Web3 at the heart of Hong Kong.
APR
19–20
2027
Conference · Middle East
A two-day Web3 conference in Dubai built around investor meetings.
Tokyo
2027
APR
21–23
2027
Trade show · Asia
Spring edition of Japan's blockchain trade show.
APR
21–22
2027
Conference & expo · Middle East
TOKEN2049 returns to Dubai after a year away.
APR
23–25
2027
Conference · Europe
A German-language Bitcoin-only conference on Lake Constance.
MAY
4–6
2027
Conference & expo · Americas
The largest crypto conference in the Americas.
MAY
4–6
2027
Exhibition & conference · Middle East
The Middle East's big cybersecurity show, at Expo City Dubai.
MAY
6–8
2027
Conference & expo · Europe
A three-day Bitcoin-only conference and expo in Prague.
MAY
19–20
2027
Conference · Europe
The two-day main summit of Amsterdam's blockchain week.
MAY
20–22
2027
Conference · Europe
Three days for builders, institutions and newcomers in Milan.
Lisbon
2027
MAY
27–29
2027
Conference · Europe
Lisbon's conference for NFTs, digital art and on-chain culture.
Toronto
2027
MAY
31
2027
Academic conference · Americas
IEEE's academic conference on blockchain and cryptocurrency, in Toronto.
JUN
2–3
2027
Conference · Europe
Two days on institutional digital assets and AI in Vienna.
JUN
14–16
2027
Conference · Americas
ETHGlobal's Ethereum conference for founders and institutions.
Warsaw
2027
JUN
24–27
2027
Film festival · Europe
A Warsaw film festival about Bitcoin and the culture around it.
JUL
15–17
2027
Conference & expo · Americas
The world's largest Bitcoin conference goes back to Nashville.
Tokyo
2027
AUG
25–26
2027
Conference & expo · Asia
Japan's flagship Web3 conference moves to Tokyo Big Sight.
AUG
26–27
2027
Conference & expo · Asia
The Bitcoin Conference returns to Hong Kong.
SEP
23–24
2027
Conference & expo · Europe
Barcelona's two-day meeting point for Europe's digital asset industry.
Madrid
2027
OCT
1–3
2027
Conference · Europe
Spain's Bitcoin-only conference returns to Madrid in October.
OCT
25–26
2026
Hackathon · Europe
A two-day hackathon in Lisbon for building products on Stellar.
Lugano
2026
OCT
23–24
2026
Conference · Europe
Europe's Bitcoin conference, in a city that takes Bitcoin at the till.
OCT
22–24
2026
Conference & expo · Africa
A three-day Web3 festival at the National Art Theatre in Lagos.
OCT
20
2026
Conference · Europe
A one-day Frankfurt event on stablecoins, tokenization and payments.
Denver
2026
OCT
20–22
2026
Summit · Americas
A Denver summit on Bitcoin for advisors, accountants and attorneys.
OCT
18–21
2026
Conference & expo · Americas
The big fintech show in Las Vegas, with a blockchain summit on day one.
OCT
17–18
2026
Developer conference · Asia
A community-run Ethereum conference, this year in Kuala Lumpur.
OCT
15
2026
Conference · Africa
Africa's longest-running blockchain conference, in its twelfth year.
Nairobi
2026
OCT
15–17
2026
Conference & expo · Africa
A three-day blockchain and tokenization festival in Nairobi.
OCT
12–15
2026
Developer conference · Americas
The technical Bitcoin conference, for the people who write the code.
OCT
7–8
2026
Conference & expo · Asia
The largest crypto gathering of the year, on Marina Bay.
OCT
7–8
2026
Conference · Asia
Sui's global conference, held alongside TOKEN2049 in Singapore.
SEP
29
2026
Conference · Asia
Seoul's flagship crypto conference, hosted by FactBlock.
Barcelona
2026
SEP
16–17
2026
Conference & expo · Europe
Barcelona's institutional digital asset conference.
SEP
16–17
2026
Conference · Americas
Avalanche's flagship conference, held in Manhattan.
AUG
20–21
2026
Festival · Asia
A crypto festival held across beach clubs in Bali.
Rio de Janeiro
2026
AUG
12–13
2026
Conference & expo · Americas
Brazil's largest blockchain and digital assets event, at ExpoRio.
JUL
13–14
2026
Conference & expo · Asia
CoinPost's Web3 conference in Tokyo.
JUN
18–19
2026
Conference & festival · Europe
A Berlin festival on privacy, digital sovereignty and usable Web3.
Prague
2026
JUN
11–13
2026
Conference & expo · Europe
A Bitcoin-only conference and expo at PVA Expo in Prague.
Paris
2026
JUN
2–3
2026
Summit · Europe
An invitation-only digital assets summit at the Louvre Palace.
Istanbul
2026
JUN
2–3
2026
Conference & expo · Europe
Türkiye's main Web3 conference, held at the Hilton Bomonti.
MAY
20–21
2026
Conference · Asia
Bangkok's regional conference on Web3 and digital assets.
MAY
8–10
2026
Conference & hackathon · Europe
An Ethereum conference and hackathon in central Prague.
Miami Beach
2026
MAY
5–7
2026
Conference · Americas
CoinDesk's flagship crypto conference, in Miami for the first time.
APR
27–29
2026
Conference & expo · Americas
The annual Bitcoin Conference, held at The Venetian in Las Vegas.
Hong Kong
2026
APR
20–23
2026
Conference & expo · Asia
A four-day Web3 festival at the Hong Kong convention centre.
APR
15–16
2026
Conference · Europe
A Paris conference linking traditional finance and digital assets.
APR
3–5
2026
Hackathon · Europe
A weekend Ethereum hackathon at the Palais des Festivals in Cannes.
Cannes
2026
MAR
30
2026
Developer conference · Europe
Europe's long-running Ethereum community conference, held in Cannes.
New York
2026
MAR
24–26
2026
Conference · Americas
Blockworks' institutional crypto conference in New York.
FEB
23–24
2026
Conference · Americas
NEAR's conference on AI agents, privacy and open infrastructure.
FEB
18–21
2026
Festival & hackathon · Americas
The community-run Ethereum festival and hackathon in Denver.
Hong Kong
2026
FEB
10–12
2026
Conference · Asia
CoinDesk's Asian edition of its flagship crypto conference.
Abu Dhabi
2025
DEC
11–13
2025
Conference · Middle East
Solana's yearly conference, held in the Middle East for the first time.
DEC
8–9
2025
Conference & expo · Middle East
The second Bitcoin MENA conference at ADNEC Centre Abu Dhabi.
Dubai
2025
DEC
3–4
2025
Conference · Middle East
Binance's flagship two-day conference at Dubai's Coca-Cola Arena.
DEC
3–5
2025
Conference · Africa
The fourth Africa Bitcoin Conference, held in Port Louis, Mauritius.
DEC
2–3
2025
Conference · Asia
India's main Web3 conference, hosted in Bengaluru by Hashed Emergent.
Sydney
2025
NOV
22–23
2025
Conference & expo · Oceania
Australia's largest crypto convention, held at ICC Sydney.
NOV
17–22
2025
Developer conference · Americas
The Ethereum Foundation's week-long "World's Fair" in Argentina.
Amsterdam
2025
NOV
13–14
2025
Conference · Europe
The European edition of the Bitcoin Conference series.
NOV
7–8
2025
Conference · Americas
Latin America's oldest Bitcoin and blockchain conference, in Buenos Aires.
New York
2025
NOV
4–5
2025
Conference · Americas
Ripple's invitation-only conference for banks and payment firms.
NOV
4–5
2025
Conference · Americas
Chainlink's yearly conference on bringing capital markets on chain.
OCT
28–29
2025
Conference & expo · Middle East
The 15th Blockchain Life forum on crypto, Web3 and mining in Dubai.
OCT
24–25
2025
Conference · Europe
The fourth Bitcoin conference run by the City of Lugano and Tether.
OCT
22
2025
Conference · Africa
South Africa's long-running blockchain conference, in its 11th edition.
OCT
1–2
2025
Conference & expo · Asia
The 2025 edition of Asia's largest crypto conference at Marina Bay Sands.
