The 15th edition of the global crypto and Web3 forum returns to Dubai's Festival Arena with 15,000+ attendees, 200+ speakers and a stated 65% investor/fund attendee mix (Paolo Ardoino, Sergey Nazarov and Justin Sun are among the confirmed names). A dedicated Startup Pitch competition on the Space Stage gives early-stage blockchain and Web3 founders a 3 or 6 minute slot in front of a jury of investment funds and VCs, with rehearsals the day before. 2026 also debuts the AI Future track, folding agentic and model-infra startups into the mix. The real work happens at the side-event week around it, with 30,000+ at satellite dinners, parties and demo nights across Dubai.

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