Asian Web3 & Crypto Conferences 2026

Curated list of the most important Web3, Crypto, Blockchain & AI+Blockchain events in Asia • 2026

Data compiled by Mark Koh of RektSurvivor
Original Google Sheet → View / Copy here

ETHChiangmai Hackathon 2026

January 28 – February 2, 2026 • Chiang Mai, Thailand

Focus: Privacy (ZK, Private Payment), Digital Economy (DeFi, Payment), Digital Resilience (DWeb, P2P), AI * Blockchain

Notable: Angela, Andrej Berlin, Frank, Guo Yu, Hazel Hu, Jiang, Kenway, Kin Nathapon, Kurt Pan, Leo Lara, Michel Bauwens, Nicholas Hu, Pan ZhiXiong, QJ, Sam Chua, Scott Moore, Victor Zhou, Yisi Liu, Yu Bai, Zhou Qi

Expected size: TBC

Travel advisory: Generally safe, but exercise increased caution due to ongoing political tensions and sporadic demonstrations. Air pollution can be an issue, particularly in Chiang Mai.

Consensus Hong Kong 2026

February 10 – February 12, 2026 • Hong Kong

$649 (Early bird: $649)

Focus: Digital Assets, Institutional Scale, Web3, blockchain, AI, crypto, digital finance, policy, builders, stablecoins & DeFi

Notable: Lily Liu (SOLANA FOUNDATION), Richard Teng (BINANCE), Tom Lee (Fundstrat Capital), ... Charles Hoskinson

Expected size: 15K Attendees

Travel advisory: Exercise increased caution when traveling to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) due to the arbitrary enforcement of local laws.

Solana Accelerate APAC

February 11 – February 11, 2026 • Hong Kong

$699 (Pro Pass + Solana Accelerate)

Focus: DeFi, Web3, AI, regulatory landscape, blockchain, bitcoin, finance, technology, internet capital markets

Notable: Solana Foundation President Lily Liu, Binance CEO Richard Teng, TRON, 20+ Policymakers, 50+ Disruptive Crypto Startups

Expected size: 2000+ attendees

Travel advisory: Exercise increased caution due to arbitrary enforcement of local laws. Generally, Hong Kong is a safe place for travelers, but be aware of strict national security laws.

RWC 2026 – Real World Crypto Symposium

March 9 – March 11, 2026 • Taipei, Taiwan

$400

Focus: Cryptography, Real-World Systems, Cryptologic Research

Notable: International Association for Cryptologic Research (IACR), Academia Sinica

Travel advisory: Generally safe, low crime rate. Exercise normal precautions. Risk of natural disasters (earthquakes, typhoons).

FOSSASIA Summit

March 9 – March 10, 2026 • Bangkok, Thailand

$50.89 – $159.03 (Early bird: $31.79)

Focus: Open source collaboration, innovation, knowledge exchange, open technologies, AI, Cloud, Security, Databases

Notable: Roger Dingledine, Hong Phuc Dang, Peter Membrey, Mitch Altman, Kamolphan Liwprasert, Mario Behling, Frank Karlitschek, Rebecca Rumbul, (James) Kanin Kearpimy

Expected size: Over 2,800 participants

Travel advisory: Bangkok is generally considered safe for tourists, but exercise reasonable caution and be aware of surroundings. Petty scams and pickpocketing can occur. Violent crime rarely involves tourists.

ETHMumbai

March 12 – March 15, 2026 • Mumbai, India

Focus: DeFi, Privacy, AI

Notable: Abhishek Yadav (Etherspot), Aditi Polkam (Offline Protocol), Aniket Sharma (Rath Finance), Polygon Labs (Past Sponsor), Devfolio (Friend of ETHMumbai)

Expected size: 500 attendees

Travel advisory: Mumbai is generally considered safe, but travelers to India should exercise increased caution due to general advisories regarding crime and terrorism.

Art Basel HK

March 27 – March 29, 2026 • Hong Kong

$159 (Early bird: $151)

Focus: Modern and contemporary art, Asia-Pacific art, global artistic perspectives, web3, digital art

Notable: UBS (Global Lead Partner)

Travel advisory: Exercise increased caution when traveling to Hong Kong due to the arbitrary enforcement of local laws. Violent crime is low, but petty crime can occur in crowded areas.

TEAMZ Summit

April 7 – April 8, 2026 • Tokyo, Japan

$210 (General) / $3,570 (VIP) (Early bird: $30 (General) / $1,388 (VIP))

Focus: Web3, AI, blockchain, crypto, startups, investment, policy, technology trends, business applications, regulatory developments, global expansion

Notable: Alex Tapscott, Steve Yun, John Hyman, Tim Draper, Charles Hoskinson, Anthony Pompliano, Justin Sun, Roger Ver, Tone Vays, VERBAL, 渡辺 創太, 加納 裕三, 國光宏尚, 平 将明, 玉木 雄一郎, 片山さつき, 川崎ひでと, 平井 卓也, 橋下 徹, 小田 玄紀, 堀江 貴文, 上野 義明

Expected size: Around 10,000 attendees

Travel advisory: Tokyo is generally very safe with a low crime rate. Petty crime can occur in entertainment districts at night. Be aware of potential risks around drink spiking.

Hong Kong Web3 Festival

April 20 – April 23, 2026 • Hong Kong

$499 (Early bird: $399)

Focus: Industry hot topics, policy trends

Notable: Paul Chan, Wong Wai Lun, Lu Weiding, Xiao Feng, Duncan Chiu, Vitalik Buterin, Chen Siyuan, Cathie Wood, Sergey Nazarov, Genki Oda, Hong, Dominic Williams, Steve Yun, Illia Polosukhin, Avery Ching, Lily Liu, CZ

Expected size: 35,382+ attendees

Travel advisory: Generally safe, but exercise increased caution due to the arbitrary enforcement of local laws. Petty crime like pickpocketing can occur in crowded areas.

Money 20/20 Asia in Bangkok

April 21 – April 23, 2026 • Bangkok, Thailand

Focus: Fintech solutions in Asia, AI-driven wealthtech, Islamic finance, digital payments, blockchain, financial services, policy, payments, fintech, tech, startups, retail

Notable: Peng Ooi Goh (SILVERLAKE GROUP), Sridhar Narayanan (IBM Payments Center, IBM), Vivien Tan (ALLIANCE BANK MALAYSIA), Rob Schimek (BOLTTECH), Anu Phanse (COINBASE), Tony Isidro (FUSE FINANCING INC. (GCASH)), Raymond Ng (REVOLUT), Jessica Lam (WELAB), Kelvin Tan (AUDAX), Fozia Amanulla (BOOST BANK), Shail Deep (EXPERIAN), Caroline Tran (HELLO CLEVER), Rahul Advani (RIPPLE), Zhe Wang (TRIP.COM), Satoshi Ikeda (FSA JAPAN), DG Roong Poshyananda Mallikamas (BANK OF THAILAND), Chuchi Fonacier (BANGKO SENTRAL NG PILIPINAS), Lee Chyi (SECURITIES COMMISSION (SC) MALAYSIA)

Expected size: 4000+ attendees

Travel advisory: Exercise increased caution in Thailand due to risk of unrest. Some areas have increased risk, particularly along the Cambodian border and in the Yala, Pattani, and Narathiwat provinces due to civil unrest and armed conflict.

CONVICTION 2026

May 8 – May 9, 2026 • Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Focus: Blockchain, AI, Digital Asset Economy

Expected size: TBC

Travel advisory: Generally safe, but exercise normal precautions. Petty crime like pickpocketing and purse snatching occurs frequently in crowded areas.

CB+DC Conference

May 12 – May 14, 2026 • Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

$1,725.83 (Early bird: $1,375.66)

Focus: Digital currencies, payment systems, blockchain technology, CBDCs, stablecoins, tokenized assets, financial stability, banking supervision, regulatory and legal frameworks, next-generation payment solutions, B2B payments

Notable: Kwame Oppong (Head, FinTech and Innovation, Bank of Ghana), Dr. Michael Salmony (CEO, Payments Innovation Consulting), Harry Smorenberg (Senior Payment Expert & Executive Advisor, Smorenberg Corporate Consultancy)

Expected size: TBC

Travel advisory: Kuala Lumpur is generally safe, but be aware of petty crime in tourist areas. Secure travel documents and avoid areas with demonstrations.

Unchained Summit Vietnam

May 28 – May 29, 2026 • Da Nang, Vietnam

$149 – $449 (Early bird: $149)

Focus: Crypto, Blockchain, DeFi, Web3, RWA tokenization, AI in Web3

Notable: Ronghui Gu (CertiK), Ella Zhang (YZi Labs), Kostas Chalkias (Mysten Labs & Sui), Sreeram Kannan (EigenLayer), Greg Scanlon (Franklin Templeton Digital Assets), Eowyn Chen (Trust Wallet), Anthony Bassili (Coinbase Asset Management), Katherine Dowling (Bitwise Asset Management), May Zabaneh (PayPal), Keone Hon (Monad Foundation)

Expected size: 500+ attendees

Travel advisory: Generally safe, but petty crime like pickpocketing and bag-snatching occurs in crowded areas. Exercise caution when crossing streets and avoid walking alone at night in some areas.

IEEE International Conference on Blockchain and Cryptocurrency

June 1 – June 5, 2026 • Brisbane, Australia

Focus: Blockchain, Cryptocurrencies

Expected size: TBC

Travel advisory: Generally safe. Exercise normal precautions. Petty crime like pickpocketing and bag snatching occurs in larger cities. Be aware of potentially dangerous Australian wildlife.

Super AI Singapore

June 10 – June 11, 2026 • Singapore

$999 (Early bird: $299)

Focus: Frontier Models, Robotics & Embodied AI, AI Infrastructure, AI in Finance, BioTech & HealthTech, AI’s Global Impact

Notable: Balaji Srinivasan, Dwarkesh Patel, Tao Cheung, Edward Snowden, Felix Shang

Expected size: 10,000+ attendees

Travel advisory: Singapore is generally safe, but exercise normal precautions. Violent crime against tourists is rare, though pickpocketing can occur in crowded areas. Road conditions are good, but frequent showers may pose a hazard.

IVS2026

July 1 – July 3, 2026 • Kyoto, Japan

Focus: Startup ecosystem, innovation, entrepreneurship, Web2, Web3, AI, Web3 gaming, stablecoin regulations.

Expected size: 10,000+ attendees (based on IVS2025 record of 13,000 participants and IVS Kyoto's established 10,000-attendee scale).

Travel advisory: Kyoto is generally considered a very safe city for tourists. Standard precautions against petty crime are advisable, but serious crime is rare. Public transportation is efficient and safe. (Generally safe)

WebX2026

July 13 – July 14, 2026 • Tokyo, Japan

$349 (Early bird: $89)

Focus: Crypto assets, blockchain, Web3 technologies

Notable: CoinPost

Expected size: 5000+ attendees

Travel advisory: Japan is generally safe. Level 1 - Exercise normal precautions. Petty crime can occur in entertainment districts.

Coinfest Asia 2026

August 20 – August 21, 2026 • Bali, Indonesia

Focus: Web3, DeFi, NFTs, gaming ecosystems, exchange infrastructure

Notable: Rachel Conlan (CMO Binance), Stephan Lutz (CEO Bitmex), Kevin Kwong (CBO of Memeland), Nischint Sanghavi (Head of Digital Currencies, AP at VISA), Eunice Giarta (Co-Founder & COO of Monad), Karl Mohan (GM APAC, Crypto.com)

Expected size: 10,000+ attendees

Travel advisory: Exercise increased caution in Indonesia due to terrorism and natural disasters. Bali is generally safe for visitors.

Bitcoin Asia

August 27 – August 28, 2026 • Hong Kong

$48

Focus: Bitcoin adoption and community building, Bitcoin regulation and policy, Bitcoin technology and infrastructure, Bitcoin financial products and investment, Mining and energy infrastructure, Bitcoin's societal and cultural impact, Bitcoin education and outreach, Institutional adoption and enterprise use, Bitcoin's future and strategic outlook

Notable: David Bailey (CEO, KindlyMD), Balaji Srinivasan (Founder, CEO, Network School), Eric Wall (Magician, Taproot Wizards), Will Casarin (Founder, Nostr, Damus Inc.), John Pratt (Moderator, Bitcoin Sydney), Marco Lim (Independent Non-Executive Director, Boyaa Interactive), JP Richardson (CEO, Exodus Movement), Elizabeth (Founder, Elabs), Bonnie Chang (Founder, Bonnie Blockchain), Nolan Bauerle (Moderator, Build Asset Management), Jack Yang (Founder & CEO, LTP), Ryo Sakai (Global Head of Business Relations Strategy, Remixpoint), Stephan Livera (Podcast Host, Stephan Livera Podcast), Adam Back (Co-founder & CEO, Blockstream), Tyler Evans (Moderator, KindlyMD), Kazuhiro Yamamoto (Vice President & Director, ANAP Holdings Inc.), Ted Kim (CEO, K Wave Media)

Expected size: 20,000+ attendees

Travel advisory: Exercise increased caution when traveling to the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) due to the arbitrary enforcement of local laws. Generally, Hong Kong is a safe place for travellers, but there are more significant safety or security concerns than usual.

Cardano Summit

October 5 – October 6, 2026 • Singapore

Focus: Cardano ecosystem innovations, blockchain technology, decentralized finance, AI integration, digital identity, regulatory innovation

Notable: TBC (Over 100 speakers expected)

Expected size: More than 10,000 attendees (including online viewers)

Travel advisory: Generally safe. Exercise normal precautions. Violent crime is rare, but pickpocketing and street theft can occur in crowded areas. There is a threat of terrorism, and security agencies are on high vigilance.

TOKEN2049 Singapore

October 6 – October 8, 2026 • Singapore

$1,299 (Early bird: $299)

Focus: Crypto ecosystem, Web3, DeFi, NFTs, regulation, tokenization

Notable: Balaji Srinivasan, Tom Lee, Fernando Alonso, Arthur Hayes, Star Xu, Richard Teng, Paolo Ardoino, Donald Trump Jr., Jeff Yan, Jesse Pollak

Expected size: 25,000+ attendees

Travel advisory: Generally safe. Violent crime and theft are rare. Exercise normal precautions.

Fintech Week Hong Kong

November 2 – November 6, 2026 • Hong Kong

Focus: AI, Web3, blockchain, digital payments, banking, fintech, wealthtech, startups

Notable: John KC LEE (Chief Executive, Hong Kong SAR), Paul CHAN (Financial Secretary, Hong Kong SAR), Liqun Jin (President and Chair, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank), Geoffrey Hinton (Professor Emeritus, University of Toronto), Georges Elhedery (Group Chief Executive, HSBC), Bill Winters (Group Chief Executive, Standard Chartered), Richard Teng (CEO, Binance), Lily Liu (President, Solana Foundation), Tomasz Stańczak (Co-Executive Director, Ethereum Foundation)

Expected size: 45,000+ visitors, 1,000+ leading speakers, 800+ exhibitors, 30+ Chinese Mainland and international delegations from 120+ economies

Travel advisory: Hong Kong is generally safe, but exercise increased caution due to arbitrary enforcement of local laws and petty crime like pickpocketing in crowded areas.

Cosmoverse

November 3 – November 4, 2026 • Hong Kong

Focus: AI, DeFi, Bitcoin, ZK, DePIN, RWAs, modularity, appchain innovation, cross-chain breakthroughs

Notable: Ethan Buchman (CEO, Informal Systems), Humayun Sheikh (Founder Fetch.AI), Yat Siu (Chairman, Animoca Brands), Sergey Gorbunov (Co-Founder, Axelar Network)

Expected size: 10K+ attendees

Travel advisory: Exercise increased caution due to arbitrary enforcement of local laws. Generally safe, but be aware of surroundings in crowded areas.

Devcon 8

November 3 – November 6, 2026 • Mumbai, India

Focus: Core Protocol, Cypherpunk and Privacy, Usability, Real World Ethereum, Applied Cryptography, Cryptoeconomics, Coordination, Developer Experience, Security, Layer 2s

Notable: ETHMumbai, Devfolio, Polygon (as regional partners)

Expected size: TBC

Travel advisory: Mumbai is generally considered safe for tourists, though exercising a high degree of caution is advised in India overall due to the threat of terrorism and crime.

Korea Blockchain Week

September 2026 (dates TBA) – September 2026 (dates TBA) • Seoul, South Korea

Focus: AI integration, real-world asset (RWA) tokenization, L1/L2 scalability, the intersection of geopolitics and Web3

Notable: Donald Trump Jr., Eric Trump, Arthur Hayes, Charles Hoskinson, Justin Sun, Sandeep Nailwal, Polygon, Solana Foundation, FACTBLOCK

Expected size: 72,700+ attendees

Travel advisory: Seoul is generally very safe with low crime rates. Exercise normal precautions, especially regarding petty crime in crowded areas and personal safety at night.

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