Digital Assets Week New York 2026 — agenda and what to expect

Agenda and format

DAW New York covers: moving public markets on-chain; tokenized private market liquidity; real-time settlement infrastructure; stablecoin & CBDC product development; interoperability & legacy system challenges; post-trade re-engineering; regulatory outlook for tokenized assets globally.

Sessions run as panel discussions and roundtables, with an explicit focus on implementation rather than concept-stage discussion.

The choice of Deutsche Bank as host carries weight beyond the name. The bank has been operationally active in tokenization – participating in a blockchain-based bond issuance for Siemens worth 300 million euros, supporting KfW’s tokenized bond, and preparing to launch crypto custody in 2026 with Bitpanda and Taurus. Its Head of Digital Assets and Currencies Transformation, Sabih Behzad, has framed the bank’s direction as building toward 24/7 instantaneous settlement across fully digitized capital markets. Their operational track record ensures DAW 2026 showcases live implementations rather than theoretical concepts.

The conference typically draws 400–500 participants, curated for senior institutional representation. Past attendees include executives from Bank of America, BlackRock, JPMorgan, Citi, BNY, DTCC, Franklin Templeton, State Street, Fidelity, Morgan Stanley, Wells Fargo, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and Coinbase Asset Management, among others.

Registration

Qualifying senior executives from institutional banks, fund managers, asset managers, and hedge funds with minimum $50M AUM can apply for complimentary access. 

Earlybird pricing is available until March 20. 

Sponsorship and speaking inquiries: Julia Simonova, [email protected].

Blockport is a media partner of Digital Assets Week.