Boston Blockchain Association
Week of October 26, 2026
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What's Inside?
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Last Call for BBA NYC Event: Digital Assets at the Crossroads on 11/4
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Updated Agenda: Boston Institutional Digital Assets Forum on 12/1

- The BBA Website Has a New Look
- Upcoming Events:
- Swell 2026 on 10/27 — 10/29
- Best Execution: Regulatory, Compliance & Policy Issues Symposium on 11/2
- Digital Assets Forum on 11/13
- Consensus Hong Kong on 2/1 — 2/3
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Digital Asset Summit New York 2027 3/30 — 4/1

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Featured Must Read: Hong Kong’s Biggest Bank Puts a Stablecoin in 3 Million Wallets (Decrypt)
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Corporate Member News: Stand with Crypto Mobilizes Voters Ahead of U.S. Midterms
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Few Tickets Left! 
BBA Digital Assets Series: Digital Assets at the Crossroads
Wednesday, November 4, 2026
New York City, NY

The BBA is proud to bring its Institutional Series to New York City on November 4, 2026, hosted at Aon’s NYC office. The program will open with a fireside chat featuring Debra Brookes, Chief Risk and Compliance Officer at the Wyoming Stable Token Commission, moderated by James Knox, Managing Director at Aon and BBA Board Member. As institutional interest in digital assets continues to grow, the event will bring together leaders across asset management, financial infrastructure, risk, and digital assets to examine the progress being made, the challenges that remain, and the path forward. Discussions will explore digital asset ETFs, Bitcoin as an institutional asset, tokenization, stablecoins, onchain finance, and emerging use cases across payments, treasury management, private credit, real estate, and other assets.
A dedicated panel, Navigating Institutional Adoption of DeFi as well as Associated Challenges & Risks, will examine how decentralized finance is evolving alongside traditional financial markets. Alex Krasnow, DeFi Lead at Aon, will moderate the discussion with Alim Khamisa of OP Labs, David Knox of Hyperion DeFi, and Olivia Vande Woude of Ava Labs. A second panel, Institutional Adoption of Digital Assets in 2026: What’s Changing, will be moderated by Doug Mehne, CEO of Fortary Labs and BBA Chair, and feature Patrick Bush of VanEck, John D’Agostino of Coinbase, Andrew McCormick of Chainlink Labs, and Jeremy Pollack of USAT by Tether.
The program will also address the counterparty, liquidity, custody, and operational risks shaping institutional decision making, along with the infrastructure and standards needed for broader participation. The event will focus on real-world developments, emerging use cases, and actionable takeaways for institutions navigating the next phase of digital asset adoption, followed by a networking reception.
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Boston Institutional Digital Assets Forum
Tuesday, December 1, 2026
Boston, MA

The Boston Blockchain Association (BBA) and TABB Group are proud to present the 5th Annual Boston Institutional Digital Asset Forum, taking place on December 1, 2026, at Federal Reserve Plaza. As institutional adoption of digital assets accelerates, this year's forum will provide timely insights into the trends, technologies, and regulatory developments reshaping the market. Discussions will explore the evolving U.S. regulatory and market structure landscape, the convergence of traditional finance with blockchain-based infrastructure, and the expanding role of stablecoins across investment portfolios, payments, central banks, and the broader financial ecosystem. Featuring distinguished keynote speakers and expert panelists from across the industry, the forum will showcase real-world use cases, emerging products, and practical strategies for operating in an increasingly mature digital asset market. Whether you are expanding an existing digital asset strategy or evaluating new opportunities, this event will provide the insights, perspectives, and connections needed to navigate the next phase of institutional adoption.
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  The BBA Website Has a New Look! |   |
We're excited to share our revamped website, designed to better reflect the quality of our programming, the strength of our partnerships, and the community we've built since 2017.
Our new website brings this work into sharper focus, making it easier to discover upcoming events, learn about our corporate partners, access resources, and find opportunities to engage with the BBA. Whether you're an individual professional, an organization, or an institutional partner, there's more to explore and more ways to get involved.
A huge thank you to Anne Schmidt, Keri Lorincz, Eric Roux, Trevor Talley, Ryan Levesque, Doug Mehne, and all the volunteers who helped bring this project to life. Your time, hard work, and support made this possible, and we're excited to share the results!
Explore the new website
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Swell 2026
October 27 – 29, 2026
New York City, NY
To mark the 10th anniversary of Ripple's premier annual event, Swell 2026 is gathering 1,500 global decision-makers in New York City—from Wall Street C-suites and fintech founders to developers and academic researchers defining the next frontier. 

📢 BBA Members Only: A 25% discount code for this event was emailed to all BBA members on August 11.
🙋 Not yet a member? Join the BBA today by clicking here. New joiners may reach out to the BBA for the code.
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Best Execution: Regulatory, Compliance & Policy Issues Symposium
Monday, November 2, 2026
10:00 AM — 6:30 PM
New York City, NY
TabbFORUM’s Best Execution Symposium will bring together regulators, buyside and sellside firms, vendors, and other market participants for an in-depth look at the legal, compliance, and policy issues shaping best execution. The program will examine the changing regulatory landscape, including the SEC’s proposal to rescind the trade-through rule, as well as AI-driven trading, transaction cost analysis, cross-asset compliance, and the tools firms are using to measure and demonstrate best execution. Discussions will focus on how market participants can adapt their trading, compliance, and client-facing processes as execution requirements and market complexity continue to evolve.
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Digital Assets Forum
Friday, November 13, 2026
New York City, NY
Digital Assets Forum comes to New York on November 13, bringing together leaders from across asset management, banking, market infrastructure, and the institutional digital asset ecosystem. The event will feature more than 50 sessions across two stages, along with private roundtables, pre-scheduled 1:1 meetings, an exhibition area, and opportunities to connect with fund managers, allocators, and other institutional participants. Featured speakers include Sandy Kaul of Franklin Templeton, Tobias Adrian of the IMF, Maxwell Stein of BlackRock, Ryan Rugg of Citi, Anthony Scaramucci of SkyBridge Capital, Adam Back of Blockstream, Matthew Ducie of DTCC, Kathleen Wrynn of Invesco, and Will Peck of WisdomTree, with additional speakers still to be announced.
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Consensus Hong Kong
February 1 – 3, 2027
Hong Kong
Consensus Hong Kong returns February 1 – 3, bringing together executives, investors, builders, and policymakers from around the world to explore the forces shaping the next phase of digital assets and financial technology. Produced by CoinDesk, the event is expected to draw 10,000 attendees from more than 100 countries, with programming focused on digital assets at scale, tokenization, stablecoins, DeFi, AI, and the emerging agentic economy. Discussions will examine how institutions across Asia are putting blockchain and AI into production, from real-world asset tokenization and payments infrastructure to autonomous financial systems and enterprise adoption. Since its debut in 2025, Consensus Hong Kong has brought together more than 20,000 participants as a gateway for global capital to connect with Asia’s rapidly evolving digital asset ecosystem.
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Digital Asset Summit New York 2027
March 30 – April 1, 2027
New York City, NY
Blockworks’ Digital Asset Summit New York returns March 30 – April 1, bringing together leaders from across asset management, banking, fintech, payments, policy, and digital assets to explore the continued evolution of the onchain economy. The three-day event is expected to convene more than 3,500 attendees, 1,400+ institutions, and 200+ speakers, representing more than $3.8 trillion in assets under management. Programming will cover onchain capital markets, stablecoins and global payments, fintech and enterprise innovation, institutional investment, U.S. digital asset policy, and DeFi and risk management. Attendees will include asset managers, allocators, financial institutions, crypto companies, service providers, policymakers, and regulators shaping the next phase of digital asset adoption.
Click here to register
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Featured Must Read
Hong Kong’s Biggest Bank Puts a Stablecoin in 3 Million Wallets (Decrypt)
HSBC has launched RedCoin, a Hong Kong dollar stablecoin, in its PayMe app, making it available to more than 3.3 million users for peer-to-peer payments and purchases at more than 100,000 merchants. Issued under a Hong Kong Monetary Authority license, the token runs on HSBC’s private ledger, with plans to expand into the bank’s mobile app and soon support corporate and institutional use cases. The launch represents a notable test of whether stablecoins can move beyond crypto trading and become part of everyday payments within a regulated banking ecosystem.

Click here to read the article
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Corporate Member News
Stand with Crypto Mobilizes Voters Ahead of U.S. Midterms
Stand with Crypto is expanding its voter outreach ahead of the U.S. midterm elections, combining digital advertising with volunteer canvassing, phone calls, and local organizing to encourage turnout. Executive Director Mason Leno said the organization now represents more than 3.1 million advocates across 50 state chapters and 47 college chapters and is supporting 45 endorsed candidates. Stand with Crypto also operates a Voter Hub that grades candidates based on their positions on crypto policy. Leno argues that crypto-focused voters could influence closely contested races and help keep digital asset legislation a priority in the next Congress, regardless of which party controls the chambers.

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