Key Takeaways
- • Blockworks will host the sixth edition of its Digital Asset Summit (DAS) London at the London Hilton on Park Lane, bringing together senior executives from asset managers, institutional allocators, hedge funds, banks, payment providers and fintech firms.
- • Speakers announced include George Osborne (Coinbase, Chairman of Global Advisory Council), Emma Landriault (JPMorganChase, Global Head of Kinexys Labs & JPM Coin), Nikhil Sharma (BlackRock, Director of Digital Assets) and Matthew Long (U.K. Financial Conduct Authority, Director of Payments & Digital Assets).
- • The agenda spans AI and agentic finance, stablecoins and fintech payments, institutional integration, onchain asset management, digital asset regulation and the investment case for digital assets.
- • Blockworks states that past DAS events have represented over $3 trillion in assets under management, per the organizer's release.
- • Presenting sponsors include 50T Funds, Grayscale, LMAX Group and ZKSync; the next flagship DAS edition is scheduled for NYC, March 30 to April 1 at North Javits.
Summary
Blockworks is bringing its flagship institutional event, the Digital Asset Summit (DAS), back to London for its sixth edition, according to a Business Wire release. The two-day conference will be held at the London Hilton on Park Lane and is positioned as a gathering of leaders shaping digital assets, with a focus on how market dynamics, artificial intelligence and institutional products are changing the global financial landscape.
The program is designed to draw senior executives across the financial ecosystem, including asset managers, institutional allocators, hedge funds, banks, payment providers and fintech companies. Format includes fireside chats, keynote presentations and private conversations. Announced speakers include George Osborne, chairman of Coinbase's Global Advisory Council and former U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer; Emma Landriault of JPMorganChase, who leads Kinexys Labs and JPM Coin; Nikhil Sharma, director of digital assets at BlackRock; Dan Tapiero, founder and CEO of 50T Funds; Johann Kerbrat, SVP and GM of crypto at Robinhood; Zach Abrams, CEO of OpenStandard; Matthew Long, director of payments and digital assets at the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority; and Alex Seddon, head of private equity at M&G Investments.
Blockworks co-founder Michael Ippolito framed the event around a "pivotal moment for global capital markets," citing AI agents, tokenization and stablecoins as forces "rewriting how capital moves." The agenda covers six areas: AI and the next era of finance, stablecoins and fintech payments infrastructure, institutional integration of digital assets, onchain asset management with tokenization and DeFi, digital asset regulation including landmark U.S. legislation, and the investment case for digital assets within fund strategies.
The release cites more than $3 trillion in assets under management represented at past DAS events. Sponsors for DAS London 2026 include 50T Funds, Grayscale, LMAX Group and ZKSync as presenting sponsors, with Circle, Gate, Ripple and S&P Global at the diamond tier. The next flagship DAS event is scheduled for New York City, March 30 to April 1, at North Javits in Manhattan. The release does not disclose a ticket price or attendance figure.
The program is designed to draw senior executives across the financial ecosystem, including asset managers, institutional allocators, hedge funds, banks, payment providers and fintech companies. Format includes fireside chats, keynote presentations and private conversations. Announced speakers include George Osborne, chairman of Coinbase's Global Advisory Council and former U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer; Emma Landriault of JPMorganChase, who leads Kinexys Labs and JPM Coin; Nikhil Sharma, director of digital assets at BlackRock; Dan Tapiero, founder and CEO of 50T Funds; Johann Kerbrat, SVP and GM of crypto at Robinhood; Zach Abrams, CEO of OpenStandard; Matthew Long, director of payments and digital assets at the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority; and Alex Seddon, head of private equity at M&G Investments.
Blockworks co-founder Michael Ippolito framed the event around a "pivotal moment for global capital markets," citing AI agents, tokenization and stablecoins as forces "rewriting how capital moves." The agenda covers six areas: AI and the next era of finance, stablecoins and fintech payments infrastructure, institutional integration of digital assets, onchain asset management with tokenization and DeFi, digital asset regulation including landmark U.S. legislation, and the investment case for digital assets within fund strategies.
The release cites more than $3 trillion in assets under management represented at past DAS events. Sponsors for DAS London 2026 include 50T Funds, Grayscale, LMAX Group and ZKSync as presenting sponsors, with Circle, Gate, Ripple and S&P Global at the diamond tier. The next flagship DAS event is scheduled for New York City, March 30 to April 1, at North Javits in Manhattan. The release does not disclose a ticket price or attendance figure.
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