TOKEN2049 is set to return to Singapore on October 7-8, 2026, with organizers projecting roughly 25,000 attendees drawn from more than 7,000 companies across 160 countries. The two-day event will once again take over all five floors of Marina Bay Sands, positioning it as the largest gathering on the crypto industry’s calendar this year.
Organizers say more than 500 exhibitors and 300 speakers — the first 100 of whom have already been announced — will take part, alongside upward of 1,000 side events running throughout TOKEN2049 Week. More than 70% of the exhibition floor has reportedly already been secured months ahead of the show, with Happy Bird tickets still on sale before the event is expected to sell out.
The early speaker list includes Polymarket founder and CEO Shayne Coplan, Hyperliquid Labs CEO Jeff Yan, Nasdaq chair and CEO Adena Friedman, Franklin Templeton CEO Jenny Johnson, Real Vision co-founder Raoul Pal, Fundstrat managing partner Tom Lee, and Trump Organization executive vice president Eric Trump.
Institutional Presence Grows
That lineup reflects how much the event’s institutional footprint has expanded. Leadership from BlackRock, J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley, Nasdaq, NYSE and CME are all expected to attend alongside Franklin Templeton, whose asset-management arm has been pushing further into tokenized products — the firm recently won SEC clearance to fold its tokenized BENJI fund into its broader product suite, a move that fits squarely with the kind of institutional integration TOKEN2049’s agenda is built around this year.
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A Steady Climb From Prior Editions
The 2026 numbers track closely with last year’s show, which itself sold out at 25,000 attendees, more than 500 exhibitors and roughly 1,000 side events. That marks a jump from the 2024 edition, which drew around 20,000 attendees and roughly 400 exhibitors — suggesting the event has plateaued at capacity for its current venue rather than continuing to grow unchecked. According to the event’s official ticketing page, badges are still available ahead of the October dates, though organizers are again signaling a sellout.
Hackathon and Startup Competition Return
Beyond the main stage, TOKEN2049 Origins — a 36-hour hackathon now in its second edition — will run alongside the NEXUS Startup Competition, which this year is being judged by Dragonfly, Multicoin Capital and Maelstrom. Both programs are aimed at early-stage teams building around the same institutional and infrastructure themes dominating the main-stage agenda.
With bitcoin’s price action drawing fresh institutional attention into crypto markets more broadly this year, organizers appear confident the October show will draw the kind of dealmaking crowd that has made Singapore a fixture on the industry’s conference calendar.
