Digital Asset Summit 2026

DAS NYC was just 4 weeks ago. Missing it yet? Don't worry! Crypto's premier institutional event will return... DAS London 🇬🇧 October 20-21

An ETF that just holds assets is leaving utility on the table. Sandy Kaul, on why tokenized ETFs can be so much more than a wrapper. @iandebode x @OndoFinance x @therollupco x @andyyy x @robbieklages x @blockworksDAS x @Blockworks

Capital markets are being rebuilt onchain @Blockworks is evolving to meet the opportunity Check out @MikeIppolito_'s keynote from DAS NYC last month to see how we're approaching the onchain era

New identity, same conviction. Meet the new Blockworks.

Early access tickets are now available blockworks.com/event/digital-…

DAS NYC was just 4 weeks ago. Missing it yet? Don't worry! Crypto's premier institutional event will return... DAS London 🇬🇧 October 20-21

The top companies mentioned at DAS

Top protocols mentioned at DAS NYC 2026

A global data layer that every institution can write to/read from consistently, with fast finality, enables secure coordination across independent chains & financial systems. Espresso Network provides this. Great panel with @The_DTCC @Nethermind and @BNBCHAIN at @blockworksDAS

Stablecoins and agents dominated the conversation at DAS NYC last month Full breakdown of topics mentioned below

Blockworks gathered data on which protocols, companies, and people were most discussed at DAS. DAS is the largest institutional conference in crypto, so if you were mentioned, it was in front of MANY funds and financial institutions. Results below 🧵

@blockworksDAS The year of the vault

Agentic commerce was a HUGE topic at DAS NYC last month and the @eigencloud team was at the forefront of the narrative DAS attendees heard it first, but check out @sreeramkannan's talk on agentic companies below

Great catching up at DAS with @__kfm__ , @amoilsNisa , @ceci_rogers, @jerh17 , @JoshMSchwartz, Alexander Saleh, and Devin Errico. Should I do more of these?

We just published Q1 2026 events report. This quarter was marked a structural shift. The industry moved from narrative to execution, with institutional players actively building within it. Flagship events like @blockworksDAS (NYC) and @EthCC (Cannes) became gravitational centers, generating 130+ side events where real deal-making happened behind closed doors. Tokenization of real-world assets, stablecoins as payment rails, and institutional-grade infrastructure dominated conversations. At the same time, builders aligned around a clear thesis: AI + blockchain. Across @EthereumDenver and global hackathons, we saw a surge in AI agents, autonomous trading systems, and verifiable finance. Privacy tech (ZK, FHE, TEEs) also gained traction, signaling a shift toward production-ready infrastructure. Geographically, New York solidified its role as the institutional hub, Cannes as the builder/institutional crossover, while APAC (Hong Kong) and emerging regions like LATAM and Africa showed early but meaningful growth signals. TL;DR: Web3 is maturing on all fronts — capital, tech, and geography. A cycle by convergence. And increasingly, it looks AI-native. web3voyager.com/state-of-web3-…

Revisiting this chat at DAS where @jvisserlabs absolutely nailed the current trends. So good - The demand for compute is nearly endless and we need so much more - Software needs to rerate lower - Bitcoin will begin to outperform Incredible chat youtu.be/n2Mf3OotGrQ?si…

What was top of mind for the industry at DAS NYC? 3 Days. 102 sessions. 220 speakers. Here's what was mentioned the most

The foundation of onchain finance is finality. Espresso CEO @benafisch on why a universal database with real-time transaction finality is what will make seamless, interoperable financial systems possible. On stage at @blockworksDAS with @The_DTCC @BNBCHAIN and @tkstanczak

DAS NYC 2026 Playback Who Wins the RWA Race? Presented by @shayonsengupta

DAS NYC 2026 Playback What If We Got Everything We Ever Wanted? Presented by @PrimordialAA

DAS NYC 2026 Playback OTC Arbitrage and the Hidden Yield in Crypto’s Secondary Markets Presented by @behrin