From London To Hong Kong: Major Blockchain Events Defining The First Half Of 2026
In Brief
The first half of 2026 features a globally distributed crypto and blockchain conference calendar, reflecting growing institutional engagement, regional diversification, and the maturation of digital asset adoption.
The 2026 world crypto and blockchain conference calendar for the first half of the year serves as an indicator of the industry’s level of institutional convergence, regional differentiation, and practical implementation. In London and Hong Kong, Miami, Paris, and New York, the early-2026 event agenda demonstrates how digital assets have moved beyond the experimental phase and are now tightly integrated into finance, infrastructure development, and real-world deployment.
Organizers across the industry anticipate that the first half of 2026 will be one of the busiest periods on record for blockchain conferences. This stands in stark contrast to the previous cycle, when events tended to cluster around bull-market peaks and specific regions. Instead, the early-2026 timeline reflects sustained and coordinated activity from institutions, creators, policymakers, and businesses operating within a more structured and mature crypto space.
As you all know, our own global series of events, the Hack Seasons Conference (HSC), takes place across key regions worldwide. In this overview, however, we focus on other major industry events in 2026 that are worth your attention.
Digital Assets Forum
February 5-6
The Digital Assets Forum, to be held on February 5-6 in London, is one of the most observed events of early 2026. The forum is widely considered one of the most influential institutional meetings, joining allocators, asset managers, banks, payment companies, and infrastructure providers working at the convergence point of traditional finance and digital assets.
The 2026 jobs will consist of two phases of panel discussions, exclusive round tables aimed at closed-door conversation, and a space with exhibits of solutions at the enterprise level. A one-to-one meeting zone gives the participants the opportunity to book a specific discussion with others, whereas a VIP networking evening establishes a pre-event atmosphere before the actual agenda.
Verified attendees are crypto-native and conventional financial institutions, such as the senior executives of decentralized finance protocols, international banks, asset managers, and advisory firms. The themes of agendas focus on stablecoins and payments, tokenized capital markets, institutional DeFi strategies, treasury management, and international regulatory trends that predetermine access to digital assets.
Past editions of the Digital Assets Forum have attracted over 2,000 participants and were reflective of trillions of euros of assets under management. The further development of the event indicates an increase in the institutional comfort with blockchain-based financial infrastructure, despite increased compliance requirements.
Consensus Hong Kong 2026
February 10-12
Only a few days following the London forum, the Consensus Hong Kong 2026 will be held on February 10-12, based on a sold-out inauguration the year before. The conference, organized by CoinDesk, will comprise around 15,000 people and will be among the largest conferences on digital assets in the Asia-Pacific region.
Consensus Hong Kong will have over 100 speakers in 6 stages and programming in institutional adoption, decentralized financing, tokenization, AI integration, stablecoins, and blockchain security. The result of this is that organizers have extended the event past the traditional panels and have added hackathons, startup pitch competitions, and city-wide networking events.
The wider ecosystem of the conference is made up of side events, developer meetups, and cultures tailored to introduce international visitors to the fintech ecosystem of Hong Kong. Conducted tours of the technological center in Shenzhen and special networking at some of the most iconic places in the city serve as the illustrious features of the city as the hub between global capital and Asian innovation.
Regulatory transparency, as seen in 2025, and financial infrastructure in Hong Kong have served to rebuild confidence among international companies interested in having exposure to Asian crypto markets. That positioning is highlighted by the fact that Consensus is coming back to the city.
WallStreetBets Live
January 28-30
In 2026, blockchain-related conferences will continue to center around the United States with a wide range of events focused on finance, policy, development, and consumer adoption.
WallStreetBets Live is planned in Miami in late January and is likely to appeal to traders, market analysts, and communities that focus on retail customers.
ITEXPO 2026
February 10-12
ITEXPO 2026 will be hosted in Fort Lauderdale in February and will focus on a wider range of technologies, such as blockchain infrastructure, fintech, and enterprise digital transformation.
ETHDenver 2026
February 17-21
In the meantime, there will be ETHDenver 2026, which is one of the largest events in Ethereum, and it will host developers, protocol teams, and open-source contributors during a week of technical talks and hackathons.
DC Blockchain Summit
March 17-18
In March, the DC Blockchain Summit will be hosted in Washington, DC, where policymakers, regulators, and industry leaders are anticipated to deliberate on the digital asset legislation, compliance models, and application of blockchain in the public sector.
This summit is considered to become more and more important as the regulatory clarity becomes a characteristic of market participation.
Paris Blockchain Week
April 15-16
The Paris Blockchain Week, which is among the most successful blockchain events in Europe, returns in April. The event is recognized to combine policy discussion, enterprise case studies, and cultural programming and has a diverse range of international companies and European regulators, and new enterprises.
Industry observers observe that the 2026 agenda on conferences represents a more equalized and globalized crypto ecosystem. The increasing proportion of major events in Asia indicates the growing activity of developers and regulatory involvement in the region. The consistent growth in Europe is indicative of further uptake of enterprises, where the North American region is an area of concern in capital markets and policy debates.
Instead of gathering around hypothetical hype, there is an even distribution of events on a year-long basis. This rate, analysts say, allows uninterrupted cooperation and information sharing, eliminating the boom-and-bust cycles that have characterized the conference circuit in the past.
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Alisa, a dedicated journalist at the MPost, specializes in cryptocurrency, zero-knowledge proofs, investments, and the expansive realm of Web3. With a keen eye for emerging trends and technologies, she delivers comprehensive coverage to inform and engage readers in the ever-evolving landscape of digital finance.
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Alisa, a dedicated journalist at the MPost, specializes in cryptocurrency, zero-knowledge proofs, investments, and the expansive realm of Web3. With a keen eye for emerging trends and technologies, she delivers comprehensive coverage to inform and engage readers in the ever-evolving landscape of digital finance.
