Digital Assets Forum London 2027 (1–2 February)

The Digital Assets Forum London 2027, the fourth edition of the institutional event run by the Barcelona-based European Blockchain Convention (EBC), takes place on 1 and 2 February 2027 in London. EBC promises a new, more spacious venue but has not named it, so the location is still to be announced. Most speakers announced so far come from banks and public bodies, among them the Bank of England, the European Banking Authority, Deutsche Bank, HSBC and the London Stock Exchange Group.

The dates appear on the official event page and on the organiser’s TicketTailor listing, which calls the edition DAF4. EBC bills it as “the premier event for the Institutional Digital Assets industry”. It is a different conference from the Digital Asset Summit, which Blockworks runs and which has its own London edition, covered in our page on Digital Asset Summit London 2026.

Digital Assets Forum London 2027: what is new

The official page headlines the change as “2 days, instead of 1”, adding: “We’re doubling the excitement with two days to feature more speakers and panels than ever.” That line looks carried over from last year. The 2026 forum already ran over two days, as EBC’s own press release of 10 December 2025 announced, while the first two editions lasted one day each.

Other changes on the list:

• a 1:1 meeting area, where attendees scroll through the attendee list and book meetings in advance;
• private roundtables, described as a new format;
• a VIP night to open the event, a press room and a larger exhibition area;
• more allocators, institutional investors, family offices and wealth managers “than ever”, according to EBC.

Speakers: central bank, EU regulator and big banks

Sasha Mills, Executive Director for Financial Market Infrastructure at the Bank of England, heads the list published on the official page as of 16 October 2026. Christian Moor, Principal Policy Officer at the EBA, is also on it. He spoke at the 2026 edition too.

Bank speakers include Sabih Behzad and Immo Garlichs of Deutsche Bank, Bugra Celik of HSBC, Lee McNabb (Head of Digital Assets, NatWest), Elliot Hentov of State Street and Darko Hajdukovic, Head of Digital Markets Infrastructure at LSEG. Behzad was also a 2026 speaker. Spain sends Arturo Callau Berenguer of CaixaBank and Gabriel Lera Campo of BBVA. From France comes Nadia Filali, Chief Innovation Officer of the Caisse des Dépôts.

On the crypto and investment side: Yiannos Ashiotis, chairman of Revolut Digital Assets Europe; Marc de Kloe, partner at Theta Capital Management; Spencer Bogart, general partner at Blockchain Capital; and Pete Najarian, founder of Raptor Digital. No Italian bank appears on the list yet.

Agenda: the 2026 tracks give the direction

No 2027 programme has been published. The agenda page still shows the 2026 forum, built around eight tracks: stablecoins and payments, tokenization and on-chain capital markets, global policy, digital asset treasuries, institutional infrastructure, institutional DeFi, generating alpha, and institutional allocation and market strategy. Newcomers to the first track can start with our guide to stablecoins.

Tickets and prices

Three passes are listed, each with three price stages. Prices are in pounds and exclude 20% UK VAT:

With VAT, the cheapest General pass comes to £838.80 and the most expensive President pass to £11,998.80. All three passes carried a “sold out” label on the official page on 16 October 2026. The page does not say which stage applies now and shows only a countdown, “Ticket prices go up in”, with no date. The label may cover one stage rather than every ticket, so check the official page before planning a trip.

The General pass covers all stages, lunch with drinks, coffee breaks, an AI-powered networking app, the exhibition hall and networking drinks. VIP adds the VIP night party “at 5* venue” with speakers, sponsors and media, plus the speaker lounge. President adds the attendee list (without personal data) and four 1:1 meetings with attendees of the buyer’s choice. The page offers crypto payment for General and VIP passes and shows a “Buy 2 Get 3” team offer under the President pass.

Inside the FCA application window

The dates put the forum in the middle of a UK deadline. The FCA published its final crypto rules on 30 June 2026. Trading platforms, intermediaries, custodians, stablecoin issuers and firms arranging staking will need FCA authorisation, with capital and market-abuse rules attached. “This is a significant moment for crypto regulation in the UK,” David Geale, the FCA’s Executive Director of Payments and Digital Finance, said in the press release.

The FCA’s guidance for firms sets the application period from 30 September 2026 to 28 February 2027. The regime starts on 25 October 2027, when the FSMA 2000 (Cryptoassets) Regulations 2026 take effect. Existing firms that miss the window risk being unable to carry on their crypto activities after that date. Until then, the FCA only oversees financial promotions and anti-money laundering controls. DAF4 opens four weeks before applications close.

For EU readers, the UK sits outside MiCA. A firm serving both markets needs FCA authorisation and a MiCA licence, obtained separately. With an EBA policy officer and a Bank of England director on the same speaker list, both regimes will be represented in one room, though neither has said what they will discuss. Our MiCA guide explains the EU side.

Digital Assets Forum London location and past editions

The 2027 venue is to be announced. EBC calls it new and more spacious, yet its venue page still shows the 2026 address. Some third-party listings give Convene at 133 Houndsditch, others Convene at 155 Bishopsgate. Both are previous venues, so neither fits the organiser’s description.

The forum began on 15 April 2024 as a one-day event, according to the EU Blockchain Observatory. The second edition, on 3 February 2025, used Convene at 155 Bishopsgate. The third, on 5 and 6 February 2026, moved to Convene at 133 Houndsditch, with two stages. Its speakers included Stani Kulechov of Aave Labs, Nikhil Sharma of BlackRock and Emma Lovett of J.P. Morgan. Cardano was the Diamond sponsor, and Bitwise and the Caisse des Dépôts were among the Gold sponsors; Bpifrance also took part.

Audience figures come only from the organiser. EBC says participants represent “€3 trillion” in assets under management, and some listings repeat targets of 1,500 attendees and 200 speakers. None of these has been audited. Announcing the 2026 expansion, EBC co-founder Victoria Gago said: “After two fully sold-out editions, it was clear the market needed more space, both literally and figuratively.”

Getting there and what is still unknown

Eurostar runs to London from Paris and Brussels, and flights connect the city with most European and African capitals. EU visitors should check passport and electronic travel authorisation rules on gov.uk before booking. On 16 October 2026 the organiser’s hotel booking page showed only a sign-up form for the next edition. No side events are listed for 2027 yet.

Daily hours in London time are not confirmed: the ticket listing shows 08:30 to 20:30 but labels it CET. The 2027 agenda and the real ticket availability are also open questions. For another institutional event next year, Money20/20 Europe 2027 takes place in Amsterdam in June. EBC’s site warns that crypto-asset investment is unregulated and can lose the full amount invested. This page is not investment advice.