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

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.

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.

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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.

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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.

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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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BLOCKCHAIN WEEK • UNGA EDITION 2026 • TIMES SQUARE, NEW YORK
Privacy Under Siege: AI Agents, Surveillance & Why Blockchain Must Lead
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Privacy Under Siege:
AI Agents Are Watching
— And Blockchain May Be Our Only Defense

As powerful AI agents gain autonomy, they are collecting unprecedented amounts of personal data. Decentralized technology may be the only real solution.

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Bruce Porter Jr.

Founder, Washington Elite

July 15, 2026

8 min read

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AI surveillance is advancing rapidly. Can blockchain protect us?

As powerful AI agents gain the ability to act autonomously on our behalf, they are also collecting unprecedented amounts of personal data. Without decentralized infrastructure, this shift could mark the end of meaningful privacy as we know it.

We are entering a new era where AI agents don’t just answer questions — they make decisions, manage schedules, handle finances, and interact with services on our behalf. While this level of convenience is appealing, it also introduces one of the most serious privacy threats of our time.

These AI agents require deep access to emails, calendars, bank accounts, health records, and personal browsing history to operate effectively. In most cases, this sensitive data is processed and stored within centralized systems controlled by large technology companies.

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AI-powered surveillance systems are becoming increasingly invasive.

The real danger goes beyond data collection. Once personal information is fed into centralized AI systems, individuals lose visibility and control over how their data is used, who has access to it, and whether it is being monetized or shared.

Why Blockchain Is Essential

This is precisely where blockchain technology becomes essential.

Unlike centralized platforms, blockchain-based systems enable individuals to retain true ownership and control over their data. Through decentralized identity solutions, zero-knowledge proofs, and encrypted storage, users can grant AI agents limited, temporary, and purpose-specific access without exposing their entire digital lives.

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Blockchain offers a powerful shield for personal privacy and data sovereignty.

Several projects within the Bitcoin and broader blockchain ecosystem are already developing infrastructure that prioritizes user sovereignty. These solutions represent a fundamentally different model — one where privacy is protected by code and cryptography rather than granted by corporations or governments.

A Call to Action

The rapid rise of AI agents should serve as a clear wake-up call. Centralized systems were already problematic for privacy. Layering autonomous AI on top of them dramatically increases the risks.

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Centralized systems create dangerous data honeypots. Decentralized blockchain offers a better path.

Blockchain offers a viable path forward — but only if privacy is treated as a core priority rather than an afterthought.

Join the Conversation

The conversation around privacy, AI, and decentralized technology has never been more urgent.

I invite you to join leading voices in Bitcoin, blockchain, and finance at the upcoming Washington Elite Investment Summit & Gala.

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