Blockchain Life 2026

Blockchain Life is an international forum on blockchain, cryptocurrencies and Web3, running since 2017 and now in its 17th edition in Dubai. Over two days it combines a conference programme on several stages with a large expo of crypto companies, a startup pitch competition, industry awards and a week of side events across the city. It is co-located with the AI Future Forum, which covers AI and emerging technologies, and every ticket gives access to both.

What's covered

The programme is built around keynotes, panel discussions and live interviews across the Space Stage, the MEXC Stage and the AI Future Stage.

• Trading, Bitcoin, altcoins, derivatives and on-chain analytics
• Mining: ASICs, AI compute, data centres and energy
• Blockchain infrastructure: L1 and L2, rollups, ZK and interoperability
• Finance: DeFi, RWAs, stablecoins, payments and banking
• Institutional crypto, ETFs, venture capital and fundraising
• Web3 consumer apps, wallets, identity and gaming
• AI agents, enterprise AI and AI infrastructure (AI Future Forum)

Expo, pitch and awards

The exhibition area holds more than 200 booths of blockchain, mining and Web3 companies. Startups present to investors at the Startup Pitch, and the Blockchain Life Awards 2026 recognise industry projects. Announced 2026 sponsors include OKX, Bitget, BingX, EMCD, Whatsminer and MEXC.

Who attends

Investors and funds, traders, entrepreneurs, developers, mining companies, fintech and payment firms, banks and financial institutions, and government and regulatory representatives. The organiser reports that 68% of attendees are founders or C-level.

Blockchain Life Week

More than 100 side events hosted by crypto companies run from 27 November to 6 December around the main forum.

Key figures

Organiser figures for the forum: 15,000+ attendees from 130+ countries, 200+ speakers, 200+ sponsors and 30,000+ attendees at side events.

Tickets & passes

• Standard — USD 189: Early-bird price (last-chance price USD 399). Expo and conference access at Blockchain Life & AI Future, networking app, free water, coffee and tea
• Business — USD 329: Early-bird price (last-chance price USD 729). Standard plus gourmet lunch on both days and one year of stage video recordings
• VIP — USD 999: Early-bird price (last-chance price USD 2,099). Business plus VIP registration, VIP/speaker lounge and the official afterparty on 2 December