ETHGlobal New York 2026
New York City, USA
In-person Ethereum hackathon at Metropolitan Pavilion. 800+ builders working on DeFi, RWA and decentralized infrastructure.
A curated calendar of the conferences, summits, and accelerator programmes most relevant to the TrueSource Metals™ programme — where the fintech, Real-World-Asset, and tokenization worlds meet. Hong Kong sits at the centre of our map; Singapore, Dubai, Europe and the Americas complete it.
What this calendar covers
Confirmed dates from organiser sites, sorted chronologically
New York City, USA
In-person Ethereum hackathon at Metropolitan Pavilion. 800+ builders working on DeFi, RWA and decentralized infrastructure.
Tokyo, Japan
Two-week festival of conferences, summits and hackathons connecting the global crypto ecosystem with Japan’s domestic Web3 industry.
Lisbon, Portugal
Iberian leg of ETHGlobal’s 2026 hackathon calendar. Builders, protocols and ecosystem partners gather for a three-day IRL hackathon; Pragma Lisbon conference precedes on 23 July.
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Invite-only event uniting capital markets and crypto leaders around the tokenization of real-world assets. ~350 hand-picked attendees focused on TradFi×blockchain capital flows.
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
The Middle East edition of Money 20/20, hosted at Riyadh Exhibition & Convention Center (Malham). Banks, payments, Islamic finance and regional fintech leaders.
Tokyo, Japan
Japan stop on ETHGlobal’s 2026 in-person hackathon calendar at Andaz Tokyo Toranomon Hills. Pragma Tokyo conference precedes on 24 September.
Miami, USA
SWIFT’s flagship global financial-services event. 2026 theme: “Digital finance for AI-driven economies.” 9,000–12,000+ banking, infrastructure and payments leaders.
Seoul, South Korea
Asia’s flagship blockchain and crypto conference: founders, exchanges, VCs and policy. 13,000+ attendees at the 2025 edition.
Singapore
The largest crypto conference in Asia. Decision-makers, founders and investors gather around the TOKEN2049 week of satellite events. 25,000+ attendees.
Washington, D.C., USA
US fintech policy forum: regulators, banks, crypto, AI and finance, on Capitol Hill.
Las Vegas, USA
The flagship US fintech event at The Venetian. Banks, networks, payments, infrastructure and emerging tokenization plays. 11,000+ attendees from 100+ countries; moves to Las Vegas Convention Center in 2027.
Dubai, UAE
10,000+ business leaders converge on Dubai for one of the Gulf’s top fintech and Islamic-finance gatherings.
Hong Kong
Asia’s flagship fintech festival, hosted by InvestHK with Finoverse. AI, Web3, tokenization, virtual assets and the Cyberport / HKMA agenda. 45,000+ attendees.
Mumbai, India
Ethereum Foundation’s flagship developer conference at Jio World Centre. Dedicated “Real World Ethereum” track on tokenization and RWA. ~12,000+ developers.
Mumbai, India
India edition of ETHGlobal’s 2026 IRL hackathon calendar, immediately following Devcon India. Pragma Mumbai conference precedes on 5 November.
London, United Kingdom
Flagship Solana ecosystem conference at Olympia Convention Centre, gathering global builders and financial institutions around payments, money and decentralized infrastructure. 7,000+ attendees.
Singapore
The world’s largest fintech festival, organised by MAS with Elevandi. 70,000+ participants across regulators, banks, infrastructure and Web3.
Davos-Klosters, Switzerland
The 57th Annual Meeting of the WEF. Public-private dialogue on AI, frontier technologies, geopolitics and the future of finance. ~3,000 delegates including heads of state, CEOs and regulators.
Cannes, France
Europe’s largest annual Ethereum conference at Palais des Festivals. The EthVC track connects blockchain startups and VCs; deep technical and policy programming. 6,500+ attendees.
Dubai, UAE
The Middle East edition of TOKEN2049, postponed from April 2026. Madinat Jumeirah host venue; 15,000+ attendees at the previous edition.
Miami Beach, USA
CoinDesk’s flagship US crypto/finance/tech/policy conference. 2026 edition was 5–7 May; next edition follows. 20,000+ senior leaders.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The pre-eminent European fintech deal-making conference. 7,400+ attendees; banks, infrastructure, payments and emerging tokenization plays.
Nashville, USA
The world’s largest Bitcoin conference at Music City Center. High-level policy discussions with heads of state and industry leaders; institutional Bitcoin adoption focus. 20,000+ attendees.
Established annual events with no confirmed 2026 / 2027 dates at time of writing
Hong Kong
CoinDesk’s Asia edition at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre. 2026 edition ran 10–12 February; 2027 dates expected later.
Hong Kong
Web3 event co-hosted by Wanxiang Blockchain Labs and HashKey Group. 2026 edition ran 20–23 April; 2027 dates expected later.
Hong Kong
Cyberport’s flagship investor forum: 2,700+ participants matching global VCs with Asian tech innovators. Last edition 6–7 November 2025.
New York City, USA
Messari’s annual immersive crypto summit. 2025 edition ran 15–17 September; 3,000+ attendees from research, infrastructure and capital.
London, United Kingdom
European edition of TOKEN2049, focused on UK and EU crypto / Web3 industry. Most recent confirmed dates: 9–10 November 2023.
Singapore (TBA)
Flagship Cardano ecosystem event focused on enterprise-grade blockchain adoption, institutional infrastructure and RWA tokenization. 2026 edition under reassessment following community governance vote.
Year-round and seasonal cohort programmes for fintech & Web3 founders
Virtual qualifiers · finals Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s flagship pitching programme, organised by InvestHK and Finoverse. 8 verticals incl. Blockchain & Digital Assets, Applied AI, Green FinTech. Virtual qualifier rounds Apr–Sep; finals at Hong Kong FinTech Week. 9th edition in 2026.
Hong Kong
24-month programme for digital-tech startups: up to HK$500,000 in funding, rental subsidies, mentorship and business development. Next intake after October: February 2027 (deadline 1 Dec 2026).
Sunnyvale, CA · global locations
Silicon Valley’s largest fintech innovation platform. Verticals include payments, banking, insurance, blockchain & digital assets, with tokenization-focused cohorts. 60+ corporate partners; 2,000+ portfolio companies.
Abu Dhabi, UAE
Specialised ecosystem for Web3 and digital-assets founders inside Abu Dhabi’s Hub71. Anchored by ADGM’s regulated VASP framework; partners include First Abu Dhabi Bank, Solana Foundation, Sui and Chainlink Labs.
Global · virtual programme
Mastercard’s dedicated engagement programme for digital-assets startups (stablecoins, tokenization, on/off-ramp, blockchain compliance). Requires seed or later funding and product in market. Launched 2021; recent cohorts include Plume, Nomyx, Borderless.xyz.
Zurich · Singapore · Madrid · Tallinn
Swiss-founded fintech & digital-assets accelerator (formerly F10). Co-founded by SIX Group; partners include Julius Baer and Generali. Specialised tracks for tokenization and Web3 infrastructure.
Berkeley, CA, USA
University-led Web3 accelerator at UC Berkeley, run jointly by Berkeley Engineering, Haas Business School and Blockchain at Berkeley. Equity-free 6-month programme; over 100 startups graduated since 2019.
Online / Remote
12-week Web3 accelerator. Curriculum across product, community, token design and entity structuring. 350+ portfolio companies.
San Francisco / London / New York
Andreessen Horowitz’s intensive Web3 accelerator. Connects founders with capital, mentorship and the a16z network. Roughly 21–25 startups per cohort.
Why this is on TrueSource Metals. TSM is a Hong Kong–based programme bridging the physical metals trade with on-chain Real-World Assets. The events above are where our partners, regulators, investors and engineering peers meet. We track them so anyone joining the TSM programme — or just interested in where commodities, fintech and tokenization intersect — has one place to look. Want us to add an event? Write to [email protected].