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.
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.
Raffles Place, Singapore
Invite-only tokenization industry gathering during Singapore’s crypto week, organised by RWA Week. Institutional issuers, custodians and infrastructure providers.
Marina One West Tower, Singapore
Flagship real-world-asset summit at Marina One West Tower during Singapore’s crypto week. Focus on tokenized funds, treasuries and commodities.
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.
Virtual (American Banker)
American Banker’s virtual summit on institutional tokenization: banks, asset managers and infrastructure providers on scaling on-chain finance.
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 info@truesourcemetals.com.