In the second half of May 2024, there are even more significant events planned than in the first half. In CP Media’s overview, we’ll cover not only events directly related to the Web3 industry but also those dedicated to payment technologies in the broadest sense.
Note: We recommend double-checking information about specific events with the organizers before you plan on heading there.
Nordic Fintech Summit
Date: May 16.
Location: Wanha Satama, Helsinki, Finland.
Event Type: summit.
One of Northern Europe’s key events in digital banking and payment technologies. The organizers plan to attract more than 700 owners and top managers of industry companies. The main goal of the summit is networking, organized at the highest level through the use of a special app. Moreover, event guests can expect expert reports and discussions dedicated to the present and future of the FinTech industry.
Canadian Bitcoin Conference
Date: May 16–18.
Location: Rialto Theatre, Montreal, Canada.
Event Type: conference.
The second annual conference focused exclusively on Bitcoin. The event has a regional focus on Canada’s crypto market. The conference program includes workshops, masterclasses, seminars, and presentations on various aspects of Bitcoin and its ecosystem, as well as broader topics such as self-custody of digital assets, CBDCs, the relationship between cryptocurrencies and the traditional economy, and more.
Wiki Finance EXPO Hong Kong 2024
Date: May 17.
Location: International Commerce Center, Hong Kong, PRC.
Event Type: exhibition and conference.
A large-scale international event organized by WikiEXPO. The organizers plan to attract more than 300 exhibitors, 15,000 visitors, and 200 speakers. The exhibition and conference will cover all major segments of the Web3 industry, particularly tokenized assets (RWA), Metaverses, and cryptocurrencies, as well as AI technologies, payment systems, sustainable development practices, FinTech developments, regulatory issues, and more.
Pizza Day Prague 2024
Date: May 18–19.
Location: Paralelní Polis, Prague, Czech Republic.
Event Type: conference.
In 2024, the third annual Bitcoin conference Pizza Day will bring together the European BTC community. The key topic this year will be Bitcoin scaling issues and the associated challenges and prospects.
Berlin Blockchain Week 2024
Date: May 18–27.
Location: Berlin, Germany.
Event Type: a set of events.
Berlin Blockchain Week is a decentralized initiative organized by the cryptocurrency community, emphasizing that self-organization is the foundation of the Web3 ecosystem. Over the course of ten days, Berlin will host ten different crypto events, including conferences, hackathons, and parties. Some of them are featured in this overview as separate events, but the rest are likely to be interesting to members of the crypto community as well. You can find all the details on the Berlin Blockchain Week website.
Crypto Expo Dubai
Date: May 20–21.
Location: Dubai World Trade Center, Dubai, UAE.
Event Type: conference and exhibition.
A huge global summit aimed to unite representatives of regional and international crypto businesses and strengthen the status of Dubai as a major Web3 hub. Event guests will see an expo of DLT products and technologies, a thematic conference, and an award ceremony for the most outstanding reps of the crypto market.
Finance Magnates Africa Summit 2024
Date: May 20–22.
Location: Sandton Convention Center, Sandton, South Africa.
Event Type: exhibition and summit.
FMAS:24 is a major regional event designed to bring together individuals and businesses interested in e-commerce, financial technologies, payment system development, and wider use of cryptocurrencies. Among the invited experts are top managers of Africa’s leading banks, global IT giants, the world’s largest payment systems, and other prominent figures in the FinTech industry. The summit will be covered by the largest crypto publications. Participation is free, but only by pre-registration.
FTT Embedded Finance & Super-Apps
Date: May 21.
Location: etc.venues 155 Bishopsgate, London, United Kingdom.
Event Type: exhibition.
A specialized event focused on financial technologies. It’ll be held in conjunction with several other events:
- FTT Payments;
- Customer Alpha;
- Future Identity Customer.
More than 600 representatives of tech and financial companies are expected to participate. The program includes expert content sessions, an exhibition zone, and much more.
The CoinsPaid team plans to attend the event. Click on the link to schedule a meeting in advance.
ePay Summit
Date: May 21.
Location: Kensington Conference and Event Center, London, United Kingdom.
Event Type: summit.
Another specialized event on payments in e-commerce. The summit will explore the latest trends, challenges, and opportunities in the payments and e-commerce industry. Aside from the informative part, ePay Summit guests will be welcomed by an exhibition area.
Representatives of CoinsPaid will also attend this event. If you want to schedule a meeting, fill out the form available on the company’s website.
DappCon 24
Date: May 21–23.
Location: Radialsystem, Berlin, Germany.
Event Type: conference.
One of the events to be held as part of Berlin Blockchain Week 2024. DappCon is an annual conference for Ethereum devs focused on building infrastructure projects and decentralized apps. Around 900 developers are expected to attend DappCon 2024, featuring expert talks, panel discussions, and lots of live networking.
Organized by the community of blockchain project Gnosis, a decentralized EVM-compliant side-chain whose projects aim to expand the scalability of the Ethereum mainnet.
London Blockchain Conference
Date: May 21–23.
Location: ExCeL London, London, United Kingdom.
Event Type: exhibition and conference.
A massive international event covering AI, blockchain, and Web3. The conference will be held in a hybrid format, combining the option of in-person attendance with online streaming of expert keynotes.
The organizers expect over 5,000 physical participants, among which a considerable part will be founders and top managers of industry companies and representatives of big investment funds. London Blockchain Conference will also feature an exhibition showcasing more than 30 innovative solutions.
Finnovex Saudi Arabia 2024
Date: May 21–24.
Location: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Event Type: summit.
A prominent regional expo held under the patronage of the Saudi Arabian authorities as part of a plan to digitally transform the local economy. The event will bring together banking and financial sector leaders from across the Middle East and many major international companies.
Summit guests will enjoy productive networking, expert speakers, and the Finnovex Award ceremony. The event is private, and participants can be admitted only by pre-registration.
Latitude59
Date: May 22–24.
Location: Kultuurikatel, Tallinn, Estonia.
Event Type: conference, startup exhibition.
Latitude59 is a one-of-a-kind startup festival that invites everyone to “join the unicorns of the North.” Specifically, the organizers offer:
- For startups — to demonstrate their product or service to 3,000 visitors from 60 countries and meet more than 500 investors.
- For investors — to meet over 800 verified representatives of tech startups that create promising products.
- For event guests — to take a look at innovative Web3 developments, listen to expert speakers, and become a part of the global technology community.
The event will feature about 30 different activities, including the L59 Pitch Competition, with a prize pool of $1 million in 2024.
CoinsPaid will have a booth at the event, you can find it at number 6. Moreover, click on the link to schedule a meeting with the company’s representatives.
Blockchain Lifestyle Meetup
Date: May 22–24.
Location: Splendido Bay, Padenghe sul Garda, Italy.
Event Type: summit.
An event for members of the Web3 community in a Mediterranean resort setting. The main focus is on networking in a relaxed atmosphere, including breakfasts, lunches, dinners, excursions, parties, and several expert presentations on various topics. Want to relax while spending time productively? This is a great opportunity. The basic three-day event ticket costs €500.
Safe{Con} 2024
Date: May 23.
Location: Spindler & Klatt, Berlin, Germany.
Event Type: conference.
Another event for developers that will take place as part of Berlin Blockchain Week 2024. The organizers mainly aim to promote more mass adoption of decentralized applications and develop smart account technologies and self-custody solutions for digital assets.
The organizer is the community of blockchain project Safe, which is considered one of the leaders in account abstraction in the Ethereum ecosystem and EVM-enabled networks. It also offers infrastructure solutions for smart wallets.
ETHBerlin04
Date: May 24–26.
Location: Berlin, Germany.
Event Type: hackathon.
ETHBerlin is a hackathon, a cultural festival, an educational event, a platform for hacktivism, and a community initiative aimed at developing a decentralized ecosystem.
It’s the last of the Berlin Blockchain Week 2024 events mentioned in CP Media’s review. It’s organized by the Ethereum community, with the main audience being blockchain devs and crypto enthusiasts. The focus is on privacy issues, identity crisis, and overcoming global humanity’s challenges.
Bitcoin Ireland Conference 2024
Date: May 25.
Location: The Green Isle Hotel Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.
Event Type: conference.
A regional Bitcoin conference for the Irish and anyone else interested. The goals are pretty standard:
- developing the local Bitcoin community;
- supporting and promoting BTC-friendly businesses;
- popularizing cryptocurrencies and raising awareness of the general public about the principles of their work, as well as features and benefits of digital assets.
Adopting Bitcoin Arnhem
Date: May 25.
Location: Luxor Live, Arnhem, Netherlands.
Event Type: conference.
In 2024, the Adopting Bitcoin Arnhem conference celebrates its tenth anniversary. Throughout all these years, the event has brought together the local Bitcoin community and representatives of crypto businesses, popularizing digital assets as a means of payment.
The conference is part of the Adopting Bitcoin event series, which regularly takes place in different parts of the world.
Traders Fair Philippines
Date: May 25.
Location: Edsa Shangri-La, Manila, Philippines.
Event Type: fair.
Traders Fair is a series of events organized by FINEXPO in Asia and beyond. The events focus primarily on trading, investment, and financial technology, including cryptocurrencies.
Traders Fair Philippines is a major regional event that will provide attendees with lots of educational information from experts and networking opportunities on a global scale.
BlockSplit
Date: May 27–30.
Location: Hrvatski dom Split, Split, Croatia.
Event Type: conference and exhibition.
The organizers plan to host a cozy, not overly large event where developers, researchers, investors, designers, and many other Web3 specialists from around the world can come together. BlockSplit is expected to welcome around 600 participants, representing over 300 industry companies. One of the special themes of the conference is DeSci. Participants can expect panel discussions, speaker presentations, workshops, various networking formats, and a small exhibition.
Non Fungible Conference
Date: May 28–30.
Location: Lisbon, Portugal.
Event Type: festival.
A “radical experimental Web3 event” focused on non-fungible tokens. Representatives of Metaverse project The Sandbox and blockchain ecosystem WEMIX took part in the organization. Participants of NFC 2024 are expected to attend Gaming Stage, Gaming Startup Competition, MEMECON 2024, and many other interesting activities related to blockchain gaming, AI, digital art, and Web3.
Blockchain Week Rome 2024
Date: May 28–31.
Location: Palazzo Brancaccio, Rome, Italy.
Event Type: conference.
BWR24 is a large-scale event that will bring together the Italian and international crypto community. The conference will cover topics such as:
- blockchain development;
- Bitcoin and altcoins;
- decentralized finance (DeFi);
- the future of non-fungible tokens;
- Metaverse developments;
- digital assets and others.
Blockchain Week Rome has been held annually since 2019 and is the largest Italian event dedicated to the Web3 industry. In 2024, more than 2,500 participants are expected to attend, for which the organizers have prepared over 10 different events and parties.
Consensus 2024
Date: May 29–31.
Location: Austin Convention Center, Austin, USA.
Event Type: B2B conference.
An event, organized by crypto publication CoinDesk. In 2024, Consensus celebrates its tenth anniversary. To mark this occasion, the organizers have prepared a particularly rich program aimed primarily at business representatives and Web3 developers. The event will be attended by prominent opinion leaders representing the crypto industry, as well as leaders of U.S. regulatory bodies, high-ranking officials, financial sector professionals, and many others. Consensus is one of the largest annual industry events held in the United States.
ETHPrague
Date: May 31 — June 2.
Location: Holešovice Market, Prague, Czech Republic
Event Type: hackathon.
The event is aimed at Ethereum devs and focuses on the future of the project, as well as potential concepts and technologies, examples of practical implementation of which don’t yet exist. The organizers are confident that Ethereum will play an important role in addressing economic, social, and environmental issues and invite everyone to take part in finding decentralized solutions to existing challenges.
The hackathon organizers have already announced the prizes in three categories:
- Solarpunk Solutions — $3,000.
- Decentralized Community Resilience — $3,000.
- Ethereum Innovations for Sustainable Future — $3,000.
Two additional prizes of $1000 each have been announced in the categories Hacker’s Favorite and Audience’s Favorite. Further awards and categories will be announced later. In addition, hackathon participants can expect technical seminars, discussions, and everything necessary for fruitful work.
