Top 12 Web3 and Blockchain Conferences in 2023 from Epic Web3

Why attend Web3 and Blockchain Conferences?

Attending conferences and other virtual, live and hybrid events like workshops, seminars, etc. is one of the best ways to learn about the numerous use cases for blockchain and Web3 technology. Conferences and events overall are a fantastic opportunity to expand your blockchain business and discover innovative startups in the industry.

However, there is much more behind them. When you attend events — both virtual or live ones — you do not only learn practical marketing tools, community building tactics, or investment attraction strategies. You also get an amazing chance to promote your own business or product and network with top blockchain, crypto and Web3 players.

Who Attends Crypto-related Events?

Most of the blockchain and Web3 events certainly drive interest in the circle of blockchain and crypto developers, Web3 founders and growth marketers, and other tech experts and thought leaders who are looking for new business and investment opportunities, hiring new top talents, and searching for strategic partnerships.

Nevertheless, non-crypto natives that are just starting out their “from Web2 to Web3” journey can find cryptocurrency and blockchain events a good opportunity to learn more about the industry as they offer just the ideal setting for networking with thought leaders

in the field, as well as discovering new digital assets, launching products, and much more.

So, let’s dive into the list itself! Here are the top 12 most promising Web3 and blockchain conferences of the year 2023:

1. NFT NYC

• Date: April 12-14, 2023
• Location: New York, United States

About the Event:

NFT NYC Conference is one of the top annual NFT industry events. Since 2018, NFT NYC has been committed to giving a voice to the growing NFT community and has been supported by the most innovative brands and projects in the NFT ecosystem. Their internal goal is to educate and share knowledge with those who are curious about NFTs and their use cases.

Previous conference, in 2022, counted over 15,000 attendees, 1,500 speakers, and 9 venues spread around Times Square and its neighboring blocks. There were 20+ categories for the three days of talks and events focusing on Art, Film, Music, DAOs, Fashion, Brands, and Sports in the context of the NFT industry.

In 2023 NFT.NYC will return to Times Square & Hudson Yards with debates, industry thought leader talks and briefings from top NFT and Web3 brands and communities.

2. Epic Web3 Conference

• Date: June 9, 2023
• Location: Lisbon, Portugal

About the Event:

Epic Web3 Conference that will take place in Lisbon is the major conference in Europe for Web3 business people on how to build and grow products in the decentralized industry. This event, focused on the Web3 product growth, is packed with valuable content and practical case studies from top industry players.

Epic Web3 Conference will include three tracks of hyper-focused case studies with meaningful keynote speeches. You will learn:

1. Strategies & Tactics.
   How to raise funds, build an MVP, find Product-Market fit, and talk legal in Web3.
2. Marketing & Community
   How to get your product to go viral: marketing growth drivers to convert communities into power users.
3. Technologies & Product
   How to choose, build and use decentralized systems: the latest Web3 developments and technologies

At Epic Web3 Conference you can build strategic partnerships with the industry leaders, as the conference is providing the opportunity to expose around 40 company booths and organize speed consultations for networking.

What is more, there is also an opportunity of joining Pitch Competition for early-stage Web3 startups. If your project fits the categories of DeFi, Blockchain, Gaming, Metaverse, NFT, or DAO, you can apply to get noticed by VCs, accelerators, foundations and win a grant.

3. CONSENSUS by CoinDesk

• Date: April 26-28, 2023
• Location: Austin, Texas, United States

About the Event:

Consensus 2023 is the world’s largest conference dedicated to the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry in the fields of legacy finance and commerce. 

Since its inception in 2015, Consensus has served as grounds for calibration, collaboration and resolution amid a profound technological transformation towards blockchain technology. The economic backdrop to this year’s festival makes this mission all the more important. A shakeup in markets has created rich opportunities to set the industry on a path to mass adoption while also weeding out the unsustainable projects built on hype rather than substance. 

Consensus 2023 is a call to action for builders, creators, storytellers and money movers to come together and forge the future of finance and the Web3 economy in a volatile world. It will bring together thousands of attendees to learn from the most sought-after thought leaders and experience a wide range of keynotes, exclusive panels, workshops, and networking opportunities.

4. Non-Fungible Conference (NFC)

• Date: June 7-8, 2023
• Location: Lisbon, Portugal

About the Event:

Non-Fungible Conference 2023 is the European Conference about NTFs, taking place in Lisbon. NFC mainly focuses on such tracks as Gaming, Art, Collectibles and the Metaverse. It will explore the core foundations, the latest updates in these tracks and what the future holds for these NFT spheres.

In 2022 they hosted over 100 speakers as well as 100 artists, who shared their knowledge with more than 1,500 attendees from all over the world. The line-up comprised the top players in the NFT industry, including Sebastien Borget from the Sandbox, Brian o’Hagan from Sorare and Yen from World of Women. Other speakers included crypto art pioneer Kevin Abosch, Quasimondo, Magician Nahiko as well as The Guild. One of the most unique aspects of NFC was the NFC shopping district that allowed to market and sale collections to a live audience from around the world in a unique industry.

In 2023 Non-Fungible Conference is kicking back full of talks, panels, workshops, and parties to learn and celebrate all things non-fungible.

5. ETHDenver 2023

• Date: February 24 - March 5, 2023
• Location: Denver, Colorado, United States

About the Event:

ETHDenver is recognized as the biggest and longest-running event in the ETH and blockchain community. An annual two week-long event draws some of the brightest and most innovative minds in the Ethereum ecosystem and cryptocurrency, and is packed with meetings, hackathons, and social events with thousands of blockchain enthusiasts. It was first launched in 2017 and has grown exponentially thus far.

The community attending ETHDenver joins the event to learn and contribute to the global blockchain ecosystem, whether by decentralized applications, writing documentation white-papers, designing UI/UX, or network and get more involved in the industry.

In 2023 it will start on February 24th and end on March 5th, with the virtual BUILDathon presumably continuing throughout March.

6. DevCon

• Date: To be announced soon
• Location: To be announced soon

About the Event:

DevCon is the Ethereum conference for blockchain developers, researchers, thinkers, and makers. DevCon has been successfully held in Berlin, Osaka, and many other crypto hotspots around the world with the goal of bringing together the most cutting-edge projects, developers, and crypto savvy communities to exchange knowledge and ideas to strengthen the whole ETH ecosystem.

Additionally, this event serves as a global community reunion for those already a part of the ecosystem, an intensive introduction for new Ethereum and blockchain explorers, and a source of inspiration for all who learn about cryptocurrency and blockchain.

For 2023 the event location has not been chosen yet, as there are a number of deserving candidates. Vietnam is currently the top 1 in the vote, followed up closely by Turkey. We will keep you updated about the dates and venue.

7. Ethereum Community Conference (EthCC)

• Date: July 17-20, 2023
• Location: Paris, France

About the Event:

The Ethereum Community Conference (EthCC) is one of the world’s largest annual European Ethereum cryptocurrency events focused on technology and community. Every year it hosts 1200+ attendees, 250+ speakers, and several days of great content to learn from. Along EthCC come many side events, hackathons, meetups, crypto coffees & beers, and parties. 

In 2022 the conference counted over 14 different tracks, including DeFi, Security, Gaming, Protocol Development, Governance, Ethereum Layers, and many more.

Last year the conference included such keynote speakers as Vitalik Buterin, co-founder of Ethereum, Kevin Owocki, founder of Gitcoin, where the world's top Web3 projects are developed, approved, and funded, Eli Ben-Sasson, co-founder of StarkWare, which offers scaling and security solutions for Ethereum, and other blockchain and Web3 superstars. EthCC also gave verified entrepreneurs the chance to pitch in front of leading VCs like A16z, Sequoia, Framework Ventures, Cygni Labs, and BPI.

Wondering what comes in 2023? Do not worry — we will keep you informed about the event!

8. TOKEN2049

• Date: September 13-14, 2023
• Location: Marina Bay Sands, Singapore

About the Event:

TOKEN2049 is a premier crypto event, hosted in Singapore and London, where founders and executives of the leading Web3 companies share their view on the market. They cover the latest global developments, while taking a unique and widening perspective on the ecosystem and its vast opportunities.

​TOKEN2049 brings together the global Web3 industry, uniting entrepreneurs, investors, developers, industry insiders, influencer marketing specialists, and global media to create unparalleled networking opportunities for the community.

In 2022 the event covered a vast range of topics, including crypto regulation, DeFi, Global Macro, Web3, Privacy, and many more. Last year’s speakers included crypto experts and Web3 thought leaders from top companies like Pantera Capital, a16z crypto, Binance, The Sandbox, Animoca Brands, STEPN, Google, and more.

In 2023 TOKEN2049 will be the distinguished flagship event of Asia Crypto Week, which features a week of various independently organized side events around TOKEN2049. Attendees can expect a wide range of meetups, workshops, networking drinks, parties and Formula 1 Racing.

9. TMRW Conference

• Date: February 8-10, 2023
• Location: Dubai, the United Arab Emirates

About the Event:

The TOMORROW (TMRW) is a 3-day crypto conference in Dubai that covers the most popular topics globally – NFT, crypto, and Metaverse. This event will bring together 40.000+ in-person and online attendees and over 80 speakers to focus on the most interesting trends in blockchain, crypto, and Web3.

In 2022 the conference gathered more than 20,000 crypto enthusiasts from more than 100 countries. Participants of the event learned about the emerging blockchain and cryptocurrency trends and developments from the world’s most prominent leaders themselves, including the trends in DeFi, DAOs and Web3.

Next year, aside from the scheduled daytime program, which will highlight the most recent global trends in this area, the conference will also provide a forum for participants to network, find business partners, discover fresh ideas, and expand their networks with potential collaborators and investors through exclusive events, VIP dinners, and engaging workshops.

The current speaker lineup of the TMRW cryptocurrency conference (which is not announced fully yet) includes experts from Layer Three Ventures, Olympus Assets, PixeLynx, and more.

10. Paris Blockchain Week

• Date: March 20-24, 2023
• Location: Le Carrousel de Louvre, Paris, France

About the Event:

Paris Blockchain Week is an international blockchain conference dedicated to bringing together professionals from this developing industry. In 2023 they are expecting an international attendance of more than 10,000 including more than 400 speakers, media and journalists, 300 sponsors and a number of C-level executives.

Speakers on the event’s lineup include some of the biggest names in Web3 such as Tim Draper, founder and managing partner of Draper Associates, DFJ and the Draper Venture Network; Denelle Dixon, CEO and executive director of Stellar Development Foundation; Nicolas Cary, co-founder & vice chairman of Blockchain.com; Yat Siu, co-founder and executive chairman, Animoca Brands; Sébastien Borget, co-Founder & COO of The Sandbox; Alexandre Dreyfus, CEO, Chiliz & Socios.com and many others.

The greatest minds will come together in person to build the next Web3 chapter and drive progress.

11. Future Blockchain Summit

• Date: May 10-12, 2023
• Location: Dubai World Trade Centre, Dubai, the United Arab Emirates

About the Event:

The Future Blockchain Summit is the MENA (Middle East and North Africa) region’s first and largest blockchain conference and exhibition. The summit unites diverse and disruptive innovators who address all things blockchain: regulation, cryptocurrency and Metaverse.

Last year, summit's participants met speakers from FTX, Binance, Animoca Brands, as well as from Ocean Protocol, Crypto Oasis, TDeFi, Altcoin Daily and others.

In 2023 we can expect over 200 speakers from the major blockchain and crypto companies, and over 800 global investors. Overall, there will be 100,000+ of the foremost blockchain and tech professionals, business leaders, change makers, entrepreneurs and senior practitioners from across the world.

At the 6th Future Blockchain Summit, industry experts will leverage countless networking opportunities, an expert conference programme and transformational workshops to explore distinct themes including blockchain for Enterprise, The Future of Digital Assets and Into the Metaverse.

12. Permissionless 2023

• Date: September 11-13, 2023
• Location: Austin, Texas, United States

About the Event:

Hosted by Blockworks, Permissionless is a Web3 and blockchain conference that is organized to serve a diverse mix of builders, developers, artists, gamers and investors. It usually includes discussions about NFTs, the Metaverse and gaming, along with panels about institutional investing, liquid staking and stablecoins, and the future of finance.

In 2022 the conference and expo event at Permissionless allowed 5000+ attendees to hear the leading and most authoritative voices in the cryptocurrency industry. The speakers lineup included over 200 famous names from the blockchain, crypto and Web3 spaces such as Chris Dixon (Andreessen Horowitz), Vlad Tenev (Robinhood), Jeff ‘Jihoz’ Zirlin (Axie Infinity), Stani Kulechov (Aave and Lens Protocol) and other top industry’s leaders.

We believe that in 2023 Blockworks will host an even more impressive conferences and expos that will make us enjoy the valuable content as well as weave through the sponsored booths, shake hands and make small talk with the hope of meeting future potential partners.