European Blockchain Convention 2026: 80 of Europe’s Top 100 Banks Will Attend
With MiCA regulation now fully in force across Europe, the digital asset industry is converging on Barcelona this September for what may be its most consequential gathering yet. The European Blockchain Convention 2026 — its 12th edition — arrives at a pivotal inflection point: not to debate whether Europe will regulate crypto, but to work out what institutional players actually do now that it has.
Key takeaways
- EBC12 takes place September 16–17, 2026 at the Palau de Congressos de Catalunya in Barcelona.
- MiCA is now fully in force, making EBC12 the first major institutional gathering focused on post-MiCA next steps: CASP licensing, stablecoin issuance, and CBDCs.
- Over 80 of Europe’s top 100 banks are expected to attend, up from 50 last year, alongside more than 5,000 participants from 90+ countries.
- Deutsche Börse has invested $200 million in Kraken; Santander’s Openbank has expanded crypto trading across Germany and Spain — signaling the institutional shift already underway.
- Confirmed speakers include senior figures from J.P. Morgan, BNY, Invesco, Hamilton Lane, Fidelity, and the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority.
European Blockchain Convention 2026 Returns to Barcelona
The event lands at a moment when the regulatory question in Europe has effectively been answered. What remains open — and commercially urgent — is execution. CASP licensing, stablecoin issuance frameworks, and the role of central bank digital currencies in cross-border settlement are the real agenda items now. EBC12 is where those conversations will happen at scale.
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