Top Blockchain & Crypto Conferences to Attend in 2026: The Complete Guide

Whether you're a seasoned trader, an institutional investor, or just getting started in crypto, attending industry conferences is one of the best ways to stay ahead of the curve. Here's our definitive guide to the most important blockchain and crypto events happening in 2026, including the ones where you can meet the Netcoins team in person.

The blockchain and cryptocurrency space moves fast. New protocols launch weekly, regulations shift quarterly, and market sentiment can flip overnight. While staying plugged into crypto Twitter and newsletters helps, nothing replaces the depth of knowledge, quality of connections, and energy you get from attending events in person.

From intimate Bitcoin-only gatherings in Calgary to 40,000-person mega-conferences in Las Vegas, 2026 has a packed calendar. We've compiled the most important events of the year, organized by month, so you can plan ahead, book early-bird tickets, and make the most of your conference season.

January 2026

WAGMI Miami

• Dates: January 20–23, 2026
• Location: James L. Knight Center, Downtown Miami, Florida
• Expected Attendance: 40,000+
• Tickets: wagmi.miami

WAGMI (We're All Gonna Make It) kicks off the 2026 conference calendar in a big way. With over 600 exhibitors and four full days of programming, this Miami-based event covers everything from DeFi and Web3 to NFTs, tokenization, and the latest in regulatory developments. It's a strong opener for anyone looking to set the tone for their conference year.

February 2026

ETHDenver Innovation Festival

• Dates: February 17–21, 2026
• Location: Denver, Colorado
• Expected Attendance: 18,000+
• Cost: Application-based
• Website: ethdenver.com

ETHDenver is the world's largest Web3 BUIDLathon, a five-day innovation festival that brings together Ethereum developers, founders, and enthusiasts for talks, workshops, hackathons, and collaboration spaces. If you're building on Ethereum or any EVM-compatible chain, this is the event to attend. The energy here is unmatched, and the hackathon prizes regularly fund the next wave of breakout projects.

Bitcoin for Corporations

• Dates: February 24–25, 2026
• Location: Wynn Las Vegas, Nevada
• Website: b.tc/conference

A focused two-day summit exploring Bitcoin's growing role in corporate treasury strategies. This one is aimed squarely at executives, CFOs, and institutional investors considering Bitcoin as a reserve asset, a trend that's only accelerated since MicroStrategy's pioneering moves. If your company is evaluating Bitcoin on the balance sheet, this is where the conversations are happening.

March 2026

DC Blockchain Summit

• Dates: March 17–18, 2026
• Location: Washington, DC
• Cost: Starting at $749
• Website: dcblockchainsummit.com

With the theme "Blockchain For a Better Tomorrow," the DC Blockchain Summit focuses on the intersection of blockchain technology and public policy. Expect panels on stablecoin regulation, CBDC debates, and the evolving relationship between crypto and government. Essential for anyone tracking the regulatory landscape in North America.

Digital Asset Summit (Blockworks)

• Dates: March 24–26, 2026
• Location: New York City
• Website: blockworks.com/event/digital-asset-summit-nyc-2026

Hosted by Blockworks, the Digital Asset Summit brings together institutional investors, fund managers, and fintech leaders for deep dives into digital asset investing, tokenization of real-world assets, and the evolving role of blockchain in traditional finance. New York sets the stage for high-level conversations about where institutional money is flowing.

Ethereum Community Conference (EthCC)

• Dates: March 30 – April 2, 2026
• Location: Cannes, France
• Cost: Starting at €400
• Website: ethcc.io

EthCC is Europe's largest annual Ethereum conference, and for good reason. With a strong emphasis on technology and community over hype, this multi-day event in Cannes draws core protocol developers, researchers, and builders from across the ecosystem. The surrounding EthCC Week features dozens of satellite events along the French Riviera, making it both productive and unforgettable.

April 2026

CG Digital Assets Symposium 🍁

• Dates: April 2026 (exact date TBA)
• Format: Virtual + In-Person
• Host: Canaccord Genuity
• Website: canaccordgenuity.com

🟠 The Netcoins team will be attending this event. Come say hello, we'd love to connect with fellow Canadians in the digital assets space.

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Canaccord Genuity's Digital Assets Symposium brings together industry thought leaders to examine important trends across the digital assets ecosystem. As one of Canada's leading capital markets firms, CG attracts a uniquely institutional audience that bridges traditional finance and crypto, making this an excellent networking opportunity for serious players in the Canadian market.

Paris Blockchain Week

• Dates: April 15–16, 2026
• Location: Paris, France
• Cost: Starting at €899
• Website: parisblockchainweek.com

Paris Blockchain Week draws more than 10,000 attendees and has sold out in previous years. As France continues to position itself as a European crypto hub, this event attracts top-tier projects, investors, and regulators. If you can only make one European event, this and EthCC are the ones to weigh.

Bitcoin 2026 🍁

• Dates: April 27–29, 2026
• Location: The Venetian, Las Vegas, Nevada
• Expected Attendance: 40,000+
• Cost: Starting at $199
• Website: b.tc/conference/2026

🟠 The Netcoins team will be attending this event. Look for us on the expo floor, we'll have team members ready to chat about the Canadian crypto landscape and what's coming next for Netcoins.

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The world's largest Bitcoin conference returns to Las Vegas with a stacked lineup. Featured speakers include Michael Saylor, Ross Ulbricht, and JD Vance, with 100+ additional speakers spanning technical, financial, and cultural topics. Bitcoin 2026 is where the global Bitcoin community comes together under one roof — from hardcore cypherpunks to Wall Street allocators. The expo floor alone is worth the trip.

May 2026

Consensus Miami 🍁

• Dates: May 5–7, 2026
• Location: Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami, Florida
• Expected Attendance: 20,000+
• Website: consensus.coindesk.com

🟠 The Netcoins team will be attending this event. Consensus is always a highlight of our calendar. If you want to grab coffee and talk about crypto in Canada, reach out, we'd love to meet up.

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Celebrating its 10th anniversary, Consensus is the largest and most influential crypto conference in the Americas. Organized by CoinDesk, it brings together founders, executives, investors, regulators, and brands shaping the future of digital finance, blockchain, and AI. The programming is world-class, the networking is unbeatable, and the Miami energy is infectious. This is a must-attend for anyone serious about the industry.

Web Summit Vancouver 🍁

• Dates: May 11–14, 2026
• Location: Vancouver Convention Centre, Vancouver, BC, Canada
• Website: vancouver.websummit.com

🟠 The Netcoins team will be attending this event. We're especially excited about this one, it's on home turf! Find us at the crypto and fintech stages, or just flag us down in the hallways.

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Web Summit is one of the most recognized tech conferences in the world, and the Vancouver edition puts Canada's tech ecosystem front and centre. While not exclusively a crypto event, Web Summit features dedicated blockchain and fintech programming tracks, and the cross-pollination with AI, SaaS, and enterprise tech makes it uniquely valuable. Attending Web Summit in Vancouver as a Canadian crypto company is a no-brainer.

SBC Summit Canada 🍁

• Dates: May 19–21, 2026
• Location: Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, ON
• Expected Attendance: 3,000+
• Website: sbcevents.com/sbc-summit-canada

🟠 The Netcoins team will be attending this event. We'll be around for the full summit, if you're in Toronto, let's connect.

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Formerly the Canadian Gaming Summit, SBC Summit Canada has rebranded and expanded its scope to include the intersection of gaming, fintech, payments, and digital assets. With crypto's growing presence in the gaming and payments space, this is an increasingly relevant event for the Canadian blockchain community. The shift to May avoids FIFA World Cup conflicts and positions it as a key spring event in Toronto.

Canada FinTech Symposium 🍁

• Dates: May 20–21, 2026
• Location: Metro Toronto Convention Centre, Toronto, ON
• Website: canadafintechsymposium.com

🟠 The Netcoins team will be attending this event. Co-located near SBC Summit Canada, we're making a full week of it in Toronto. If you're at either event, come find us.

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The Canada FinTech Symposium is where global finance, technology, regulation, and innovation converge. With a strong focus on the Canadian fintech landscape — including blockchain, open banking, and digital payments — this event is tailor-made for companies building at the intersection of traditional finance and crypto. The co-location with SBC Summit Canada makes for an incredibly productive week in Toronto.

June 2026

Money20/20 Europe

• Dates: June 2–4, 2026
• Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Website: europe.money2020.com

The European edition of the world's leading fintech and payments conference. Money20/20 attracts banks, payment processors, crypto companies, and regulatory bodies from across the globe. If your business touches payments, digital assets, or financial infrastructure, this is where the deals get done.

ETHConf

• Dates: June 8–10, 2026
• Location: Javits Center, New York City
• Expected Attendance: 5,000+
• Cost: Early bird starting at $399

A three-day event for Ethereum founders, industry leaders, and builders. Held at the massive Javits Center, ETHConf combines keynotes, technical workshops, and an expo floor showcasing the latest in Ethereum infrastructure, DeFi protocols, and Layer 2 solutions.

BTC Prague

• Dates: June 11–13, 2026
• Location: PVA EXPO, Prague, Czech Republic
• Website: btcprague.com

BTC Prague has quickly established itself as one of Europe's largest Bitcoin-only gatherings. The event combines a conference with expo areas and attracts a dedicated community of Bitcoiners, developers, and freedom-focused entrepreneurs. Prague's vibrant Bitcoin community makes it a fitting host city.

Bitcoin Rodeo 🍁

• Dates: June 25–26, 2026
• Location: The GRAND, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
• Website: bitcoinrodeo.com

🟠 The Netcoins team will be attending this event. Alberta's Bitcoin community is passionate, growing, and full of energy. We'll be there — come grab a drink with us and talk Bitcoin on the prairies.

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Alberta's Bitcoin conference rides again. The Bitcoin Rodeo is a uniquely Canadian event that captures the independent, frontier spirit of the Canadian West. Timed near the Calgary Stampede, this two-day conference brings together Bitcoin enthusiasts, miners, and investors for talks, panels, and networking in a distinctly Albertan atmosphere. It's intimate, it's fun, and it's one of the best Bitcoin events in Canada.

July 2026

Blockchain Futurist Conference 🍁

• Dates: July 21–22, 2026
• Location: Rebel Entertainment Complex, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• Expected Attendance: 7,000+
• Cost: Starting at $199
• Website: futuristconference.com

🟠 The Netcoins team will be attending this event. Futurist is Canada's biggest blockchain event, and we wouldn't miss it. Come visit us at the expo, we'll have the full team out in force.

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Now in its 9th year, the Blockchain Futurist Conference is Canada's largest and longest-running Web3 and AI event. Held during Canada Crypto Week (July 20–26), Futurist features 250+ speakers across three stages, plus exhibition halls, bootcamp sessions, and Toronto's best networking events. The venue at Rebel Entertainment Complex, complete with cabana pool bar, makes this one of the most unique conference experiences anywhere. If you attend one Canadian crypto event all year, make it this one.

ETHWomen

• Dates: July 21–22, 2026
• Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• Cost: Free
• Website: ethwomen.com

Running alongside the Blockchain Futurist Conference and ETHToronto, ETHWomen is a hybrid hackathon dedicated to women in Web3. Now in its fourth year, it's an important part of the growing push for diversity and inclusion in the blockchain space. The fact that it's free makes it accessible to everyone.

Rare Evo, A Blockchain Event

• Dates: July 28–31, 2026
• Location: ARIA Resort, Las Vegas, Nevada
• Website: rareevo.com

Rare Evo emphasizes interoperability and the convergence of traditional industry with Web3. This multi-day event in Las Vegas brings together builders, creators, and investors exploring the edges of blockchain technology, from gaming and NFTs to enterprise adoption and cross-chain infrastructure.

August 2026

Crypto 2026 (IACR)

• Dates: August 17–20, 2026
• Location: Santa Barbara, California
• Website: crypto.iacr.org/2026

Not your typical crypto conference. Organized by the International Association for Cryptologic Research, Crypto 2026 is an academic conference focused on the science of cryptography. If you're interested in the mathematical and computer science foundations that make blockchain possible, zero-knowledge proofs, post-quantum cryptography, consensus mechanisms, this is the event for deep technical knowledge.

October 2026

Money20/20 USA 🍁

• Dates: October 18–21, 2026
• Location: Las Vegas, Nevada
• Website: us.money2020.com

🟠 The Netcoins team will be attending this event. Money20/20 is where fintech meets crypto at scale. We'll be there exploring partnerships and showcasing what Netcoins is building for Canadian investors.

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The flagship Money20/20 event in Las Vegas is the world's largest fintech and payments conference, and crypto has become an increasingly central part of the conversation. With banks, payment giants, and crypto-native companies all under one roof, this is where the future of money gets negotiated in real time. If you're working on the intersection of crypto and traditional finance, this is essential.

Ripple Swell / Apex

• Dates: October 27–29, 2026
• Location: New York City
• Website: ripple.com

For the first time, Ripple is combining its flagship Swell conference with its Apex developer summit into a single three-day mega-event. The focus is on institutional integration, stablecoins, and cross-border payment infrastructure. If you're invested in XRP or interested in how Ripple is reshaping global payments, this unified event is a significant milestone.

December 2026

Blockchain Life 2026

• Dates: December 1–2, 2026
• Location: Dubai, UAE
• Expected Attendance: 15,000+
• Cost: Starting at $189
• Website: blockchain-life.com

The 16th edition of Blockchain Life closes out the 2026 conference calendar in style. Drawing over 15,000 attendees from 130 countries, this Dubai-based event has become a "crypto whale meeting point", attracting major exchanges, mining operations, and institutional players. Dubai's crypto-friendly regulatory environment makes it a natural host for one of the year's biggest events.

Why Attend Crypto Conferences in 2026?

The 2026 conference landscape reflects a maturing industry. Gone are the days of pure hype cycles — today's events focus on real use cases, institutional adoption, regulatory clarity, and measurable impact. Here's why attending matters:

1. Networking That Moves the Needle

The crypto industry runs on relationships. Partnerships, funding rounds, and career moves happen at conferences more than anywhere else. The people you meet at a side event in Miami or over coffee in Toronto could become your next co-founder, investor, or client.

2. Staying Ahead of Regulation

With governments around the world, including Canada, actively shaping crypto regulation, conferences are where you hear directly from policymakers and legal experts about what's coming. This is especially critical for Canadian investors and businesses navigating evolving OSC and CSA requirements.

3. Technical Knowledge You Can't Get Online

While blog posts and podcasts are great, nothing replaces attending a technical workshop where a core protocol developer walks you through the latest upgrade, or a panel where three competing L2 teams debate their approaches in real time.

4. Market Intelligence

Conference hallways are where you pick up signals that don't make it to Twitter for weeks. Which projects are gaining traction? Where is venture money flowing? What narratives are forming? The best alpha is often earned in person.

Tips for Getting the Most Out of Crypto Conferences

1. Book early. Early-bird tickets save hundreds of dollars, and popular events sell out. If an event is on your list, don't wait.
2. Plan your schedule in advance. Most conferences publish speaker lineups and session schedules weeks ahead. Identify your must-see talks and build your day around them.
3. Prioritize side events. Some of the best conversations happen at satellite events, dinners, and meetups surrounding the main conference. Check event-specific Telegram and Discord groups for announcements.
4. Bring business cards (yes, still). Or at minimum, have a clean LinkedIn profile and a quick way to exchange contact info. You'll meet dozens of people, make it easy to follow up.
5. Take notes and follow up within 48 hours. The connections you make are only valuable if you nurture them. Send a quick message to everyone you met while the conversation is still fresh.

Meet the Netcoins Team in 2026

We're hitting the road hard this year. The Netcoins team will be attending events across North America and beyond, and we'd love to connect with our community in person. Here's a quick recap of where you can find us:

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Want to set up a meeting at any of these events? Reach out to us, we're always happy to chat about crypto in Canada, what we're building at Netcoins, or just geek out about the latest in blockchain.

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2026 is shaping up to be one of the most eventful years in crypto conference history. With Bitcoin continuing its institutional adoption arc, Ethereum scaling to new heights, and Canada establishing itself as a global leader in crypto regulation, there's never been a better time to get involved in person.

Whether you're attending your first conference or your fiftieth, the key is to show up, be curious, and make connections. The blockchain industry is still small enough that the person sitting next to you at a panel could be the next Vitalik, or at least your next great hire.

See you out there. 🤝

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*This content is for informational purposes. While it may be an attendee, Netcoins or it’s employees do not endorse or partner with any particular conference. *

Last updated: February 2026

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