The world’s largest crypto event returns to Marina Bay Sands on 7–8 October 2026, and for anyone serious about the industry, it is quickly becoming the one date in the calendar that cannot be skipped. TOKEN2049 Singapore has grown far beyond a conference: it is where the crypto industry’s biggest decisions get made, its biggest deals get done, and its most influential figures share a room.
The numbers alone explain the pull. More than 25,000 attendees from over 160 countries are expected, alongside 7,000+ companies, 500+ exhibitors and over 300 speakers. Crucially, this isn’t a retail crowd: more than 60% of attendees hold C-level titles, meaning the density of genuine decision-makers on the floor is unmatched by any other event in the space. Spread across all five floors of the iconic Marina Bay Sands, plus more than 1,000 side events happening around it, TOKEN2049 functions less like a trade show and more like a pop-up city for the entire industry.
The speaker lineup underlines that scale. Confirmed names for 2026 include Ethereum’s Vitalik Buterin, Balaji Srinivasan of The Network State, Polymarket founder and CEO Shayne Coplan, Hyperliquid Labs CEO Jeff Yan, Nasdaq Chair and CEO Adena Friedman, Maelstrom CIO Arthur Hayes, and Tom Lee, CIO at Fundstrat and Chairman at BitMine. The bill also extends beyond crypto’s usual circles, with Eric Trump (Executive VP, The Trump Organization) and Formula 1 world champion Lando Norris among the confirmed guests. Past editions have drawn similar praise from the industry’s biggest names — Binance founder Changpeng Zhao has called the energy “amazing,” while Real Vision’s Raoul Pal and Dragonfly’s Haseeb Qureshi both describe TOKEN2049 as the single event where the industry’s most important conversations actually happen.
Networking is where the real value compounds. With a global attendee base spanning 160+ countries and that C-level concentration on the floor, two days at TOKEN2049 can generate more relevant introductions, partnerships and deal flow than a full year of smaller regional events combined.
The event also invests heavily in what comes next for the industry. The _Nexus Startup Competition, billed as the world’s largest crypto startup competition, whittles hundreds of applicants — 500 in 2025 — down to ten finalists who pitch on a global stage for equity-free prizes and investor access. Alongside it, the TOKEN2049 Origins Hackathon gives developers, founders and mentors 36 hours to take an idea from concept to working product, with prizes, funding and recognition on the line.
The programming doesn’t stop when the main stage closes. After2049, the event’s official closing party, returns on 9 October 2026 at the Marina Bay Sands SkyPark Observation Deck, timed to coincide with Singapore’s Formula 1 Grand Prix weekend and promising skyline views and 360° spatial audio. A waitlist for After2049 is open now.
Happy Bird tickets for TOKEN2049 Singapore are live, and early registration typically offers the best pricing before rates rise closer to the event. Options are also available for companies interested in exhibiting, sponsoring, or speaking.
For an industry that still runs on relationships as much as on-chain activity, TOKEN2049 Singapore remains the clearest single opportunity each year to meet the people actually building, funding and regulating crypto’s next chapter — all under one roof, on 7–8 October 2026.
Tickets and more information: token2049.com/singapore