Boston Blockchain Association
Week of September 28, 2026
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What's Inside?
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Last Chance to Register: 11th Annual “Crypto on the Hudson” Party on 10/3
- Upcoming In-Person BBA Events:
- BBA Digital Assets Series: Digital Assets at the Crossroads in New York City on 11/4
- Boston Institutional Digital Assets Forum on 12/1
- Upcoming Events:
- TRM Labs at the Harvard Technology, Science & Data Fair on 10/2
- Swell 2026 on 10/27 - 10/29
- Digital Assets Forum on 11/13
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Featured Must Read: SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce to Leave Post on Oct. 2 (Cointelegraph)
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Corporate Member News: TRM Labs Supports Microsoft's Disruption of EvilTokens, an AI-Powered Cybercrime Service
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11th Annual “Crypto on the Hudson” Party
Saturday, October 3, 2026
Knox Farm
Cold Spring, NY
The Knox family is pleased to invite the Boston Blockchain Association community to the 11th Annual “Crypto on the Hudson” Party. Taking place on Saturday, October 3, this year’s gathering promises to be an unforgettable day. Set in Cold Spring, NY, during peak foliage season in the beautiful Lower Hudson Valley, the event will feature entertainment by the amazing, award-winning Astrograss-Country Blue Grass Band, gourmet food, and signature drinks from Knox Farm. This year, guests will also enjoy an actual Irish pub, The Thatch Pub, installed on the farm for the day. You’ll also have the chance to enjoy a ride in one of the Knox family’s classic cars and trucks, including the Studebaker Golden Hawk and 1957 Dodge Sweptside, adding a touch of nostalgia to the day’s festivities. This is a wonderful opportunity to connect with colleagues, peers, and friends in the Digital Asset/Blockchain/Tech industry, all while enjoying a relaxed and fun atmosphere.
To RSVP, send an email to james.knox@aon.com with the subject line "Crypto on the Hudson," and include your name along with the names of any guests attending with you.
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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. 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 growing institutional appetite for digital assets, including digital asset ETFs, Bitcoin, tokenization, stablecoins, and onchain finance, as well as emerging use cases across payments, treasury management, private credit, real estate, and other assets. A dedicated DeFi panel will examine evolving approaches to risk management, the relationship between decentralized and traditional finance, and the infrastructure and standards still needed for broader institutional participation. The program will also address counterparty, liquidity, custody, and operational risks, with a focus on real-world developments and actionable takeaways for institutions navigating the next phase of digital asset adoption.
Click here to register
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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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TRM Labs at the Harvard Technology, Science & Data Fair
October 2, 2026
1:00 – 4:00 pm ET
Cambridge, MA
TRM Labs will be at Harvard on October 2 for the Technology, Science & Data Fair, connecting with Harvard University and MIT degree students and alumni interested in AI, security, distributed systems, and using technology to solve some of the world's hardest problems. Attendees can meet TRM's Clara Coxir, Luke Winslow, and Aymen Jaffry, learn about full-time opportunities, and hear about the company's work building an investigations platform that helps governments and financial institutions combat AI-enabled crime, including ransomware, terrorist financing, nation-state threats, and other forms of illicit finance.
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TRM Labs will also host a Tech Talk on October 8 from 5:00 – 6:00 pm ET at Harvard's Mignone Center for Career Success, 54 Dunster St., offering an inside look at how its team builds software and uses AI in its engineering work. The talk is open to Harvard seniors and recent undergraduate alumni.
Click here to register for the tech talk
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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.
Click here to register
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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.
Click here to register
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Featured Must Read
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce to Leave Post on Oct. 2 (Cointelegraph)
SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce will leave the agency on October 2, ending an eight-year tenure in which she became one of Washington’s most prominent advocates for clearer, rules-based crypto regulation. Peirce has also led the SEC’s Crypto Task Force since February 2025, helping shape the agency’s approach to digital assets, decentralized finance and developer liability. Her departure comes as the SEC continues shifting away from enforcement-led crypto policy under Chair Paul Atkins, leaving Atkins and Commissioner Mark Uyeda as the agency’s two remaining commissioners unless a replacement is named.
Click here to read the article
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Corporate Member News
TRM Labs Supports Microsoft's Disruption of EvilTokens, an AI-Powered Cybercrime Service
TRM Labs supported Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit and a coalition of industry partners in disrupting EvilTokens, an AI-powered cybercrime service that helped criminals turn compromised email accounts into financial fraud. EvilTokens combined account takeover capabilities, AI-driven mailbox analysis, and fraud tools to facilitate business email compromise and invoice fraud at scale. TRM Labs contributed AI investigative capabilities and blockchain intelligence to map cryptocurrency activity connected to the service, trace funds toward cash-out points, and identify financial infrastructure used to move and conceal criminal proceeds.
Click here to read the article
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Thanking Our Corporate Member | |
The BBA salutes Fidelity Investments, a financial services company that helps customers plan and achieve their most important financial goals.
Thank you for all you do for the #BostonBlockchain ecosystem.
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