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Blockchain Week – UNGA Edition 2026:
Why Coming Together Matters Now

Name: Blockchain Week - UNGA Edition 2026
Start: 2026-09-10
End: 2026-09-19
Location: Times Square

As the world confronts complex global challenges, the full ecosystem of policymakers, institutions, builders, founders, and innovators will gather in Times Square to turn dialogue into coordinated action.

New York, NY – August 13, 2026

In moments like these, the value of coming together becomes clear.

While the world navigates complex global challenges — from shifting geopolitical landscapes and technological disruption to questions of economic liberty, privacy, energy security, and real-world technology adoption — the most important gathering of the year is taking shape in New York.

Blockchain Week – UNGA Edition (September 10–19, 2026), coinciding with the 81st United Nations General Assembly, is where the big and the small meet in Times Square. Policymakers, institutions, builders, founders, and innovators will come together not simply to discuss the future, but to turn conversation into coordinated action.

Leaders, innovators, policymakers and founders gathering at Blockchain Week UNGA Edition 2026 — Where policymakers, builders, and visionaries converge

Blockchain, artificial intelligence, liberty, privacy, digital assets, energy, and real-world adoption do not advance in silos. Progress accelerates only when the full ecosystem occupies the same physical space at the same critical moment. That is precisely what Blockchain Week – UNGA Edition is designed to create.

Over ten days in the heart of Times Square, the gathering will bring together more than 100 speakers and a broad cross-section of the global community.

Confirmed Voices

Bitcoin pioneer and futurist Brock Pierce, Liberland President Vít Jedlička, Bitcoin Supercycle author and investor Michael Terpin, diplomat and blockchain diplomacy expert Hugh Dugan, CryptoMondays founder Lou Kerner, and Master of Ceremonies Bruce Porter Jr., CEO of GlobalBoost. These voices join a wider roster of policymakers, institutional leaders, technologists, and innovators focused on the practical intersection of technology and global affairs.

Hands collaborating on blockchain AI networks and decentralized systems at Blockchain Week — Building the future requires every hand at the table

The timing is intentional. With world leaders, diplomats, and decision-makers already concentrated in New York for UNGA 81, Blockchain Week – UNGA Edition creates a rare window for high-signal dialogue across traditionally separate domains. Discussions will span nation-state strategy and Bitcoin policy, AI and decentralized systems, energy innovation, digital identity and privacy, tokenization of real-world assets, and the broader infrastructure required for meaningful adoption.

This is not another conference that operates at the margins of global decision-making. It is a deliberate convergence — held in the same city, during the same week, when the people who shape policy and the people who build the technology are both present.

Times Square night view symbolizing liberty and Blockchain Week UNGA Edition 2026 — Times Square. September 2026. The moment is now.

This is why we gather.

This is why it matters.

See you in New York.

About Blockchain Week – UNGA Edition

Blockchain Week – UNGA Edition is the independent premier gathering held annually in New York City during the United Nations General Assembly and New York Fashion Week. From September 10–19, 2026, in Times Square, the 10-day program convenes policymakers, institutions, builders, founders, and innovators to advance blockchain, AI, liberty, privacy, digital assets, energy, and real-world adoption. The program includes high-level panels, workshops, networking, and the Washington Elite Investment Summit & Gala.

For more information and the full speaker roster, visit www.blockchainweek.ai.

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Media Contact

Blockchain Week – UNGA Edition

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Epic nighttime view of Times Square during UN Blockchain Week 2026 with holographic blockchain visuals, UN flags, and a stage of global speakers — UN Blockchain Week 2026 transforms Times Square during UNGA 81 + NYFW

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New York, NY – July 30, 2026

From Priority Round to Powerhouse Roster: UN Blockchain Week 2026 Unveils Expanding Visionary Lineup as Advanced Ticket Pricing Ends August 1

What began as a tightly curated priority speaker window has rapidly evolved into one of the most ambitious lineups in blockchain event history. Just days after the priority round closed, UN Blockchain Week 2026 has confirmed a powerhouse roster of global visionaries spanning Bitcoin pioneers, AI architects, cultural innovators, institutional leaders, and policy advisors.

The expansion signals something larger than a typical conference announcement. It reflects a genuine convergence moment: the same week 193 nations gather for UNGA 81 and New York Fashion Week lights up the runways, Times Square will host the builders, policymakers, and capital allocators rewriting the operating system of the global economy.

Confirmed Visionaries Include:

Brock Pierce – Bitcoin OG and Blockchain Pioneer
Futurist, Philanthropist, Economist, Creator • Bitcoin OG • Blockchain Pioneer
Vít Jedlička – President of Liberland
President of Liberland
Hugh Dugan – Diplomat & Author
Blockchain Diplomacy & the United Nations
Bruce Porter Jr. – Master of Ceremonies, UN Blockchain Week
UN Blockchain Week • CEO at GlobalBoost
Lou Kerner – Founder, DAIAA + CryptoMondays
Founder, DAIAA + CryptoMondays
Karla Ballard – Future of Work – Blockchain – Cultural Architect
HUMN / Blockchain for Communities
Alex Lightman – CEO, inventor, speaker, author, policy advisor, artist
Token Communities / Blockchain Education
Nikita (Sachdev) Lord – Founder and CEO of Luna PR
Luna PR & Luna Media Corp
Nisa Amoils – Managing Partner A100x Ventures
A100x Ventures • AI & Blockchain
Jimmy Nguyen – Founder New Win Ventures
New Win Ventures – IP, Data & Tokenization
Mihaela Ulieru – Professor of AI & Distributed Intelligence
SingularityNET / ASI Chain
Bryan Talebi – CEO and Co-founder Ahura AI
Ahura AI
Carsten Stöcker – Founder Spherity
Spherity – Legal Authority for AI Agents
Luciana Miranda – Head of Institutional Growth Sphere Labs
Sphere Labs (ex-Goldman, DB, BofA)

Group portrait of confirmed speakers for UN Blockchain Week 2026 including Brock Pierce, Vít Jedlička, Lou Kerner, Nisa Amoils and the expanding roster of global visionaries — A rapidly growing roster of policymakers, builders, investors, and founders already confirmed

…plus dozens more leading policymakers, institutional investors, builders, and founders. The complete and continuously updated list lives at unblockchainweek.com/speakers.

This is no longer a shortlist of early acceptances. It is a living map of the people actively building the next layer of money, intelligence, energy, governance, culture, and community.

What Attendees Will Experience

UN Blockchain Week (September 10–19, 2026) is not a single conference — it is 100+ experiences unfolding across Times Square while the world’s diplomatic and fashion capitals collide. Highlights already locked in include:

The flagship two-day UN Blockchain Week Conference (September 16–17) with keynotes on Blockchain’s Role in Global Governance, Nation-State Bitcoin Adoption, AI Agents & Decentralized Systems, Blockchain for the Energy Transition, and The Space Economy & Blockchain.

High-tech keynote stage at UN Blockchain Week Conference featuring AI agents and blockchain energy discussions with engaged global audience — Inside the two-day flagship UN Blockchain Week Conference (Sept 16–17)

The exclusive Washington Elite Investment Summit & Gala (September 18) — black-tie, invitation-driven, and the legendary deal-making and networking pinnacle of the week.

Luxurious black-tie Washington Elite Investment Summit & Gala during UN Blockchain Week with elite networking in Times Square — The exclusive black-tie Washington Elite Investment Summit & Gala on September 18

NYFW × Blockchain Runway moments, private roundtables, workshops, fireside chats, and side events spanning Bitcoin, AI & Energy, Space, Privacy & Liberty, and Fashion-Tech.

High-fashion blockchain-inspired runway show during NYFW and UN Blockchain Week with digital couture and holographic elements — The exciting fusion of New York Fashion Week and blockchain technology

Confirmed speakers receive full 10-day access, prime visibility, and an invitation to the Washington Elite Gala.

Ticket Prices Increase August 1 — Final Hours of Advanced Pricing

Countdown graphic warning that UN Blockchain Week 2026 ticket prices increase on August 1 from $199 GA and $999 VIP — Advanced pricing ends August 1 – secure your spot now

Advanced pricing remains available for a limited time only:

General Admission

$199

→ rises to $399 after August 1

Full Week Access

Why This Moment Matters

In a year when geopolitical stakes at the United Nations have rarely been higher, the simultaneous presence of world leaders, institutional capital, and the builders rewriting money, intelligence, energy, governance, and culture creates a once-in-a-generation alignment. This is the room where policy meets possibility, where ideas leave the stage and enter global frameworks, and where the next chapter of Bitcoin, AI, and decentralized systems will be written in real time.

The roster is no longer theoretical. It is already one of the densest collections of high-signal minds gathering in any single city this decade. The energy is electric. The opportunity to shape outcomes — rather than merely observe them — has never been clearer.

Come to NYC to change the world.

Tickets, the full speaker list, and partnership opportunities are available at unblockchainweek.com.

Media Contact
For interview requests, additional assets, or partnership inquiries, contact the UN Blockchain Week / Washington Elite team via WashingtonElite.com or the official channels at UNBlockchainWeek.com.

About UN Blockchain Week
Now in its fourth year, UN Blockchain Week is the premier 10-day gathering at the intersection of blockchain, cryptocurrency, AI, energy, space, and policy. Taking place in the heart of Times Square during the United Nations General Assembly and New York Fashion Week, it convenes policymakers, institutional leaders, investors, and builders for high-impact dialogue and real-world outcomes.