Blockchain Futurist Conference powered by Untraceable is Canada's largest and most high-profile blockchain and cryptocurrency event that takes place annually. ^[1]

Overview

Untraceable's Blockchain Futurist Conference is an annual event tailored to foster engagement from its participants with hands-on technology incorporated into every part of the conference. The event brings together a global audience of attendees with startups, investors, developers, enterprise leaders, financial institutions, researchers, academics, and emerging tech pioneers to build the future.​ ^[2]

Attendees hear leading experts discuss trends, showcase the newest technology, and debate topics that foster technological revolution. Highlights include crypto-enabled food trucks, NFT galleries, a crypto marketplace, Bitcoin ATMs, and crypto tickets – turning the conference into a fully functioning crypto-enabled world. ^[1][2][9][8]

The conference brings together 100+ world-class speakers, industry experts, and thought leaders to discuss blockchain technology, NFTs, Metaverse, DeFi, Cryptocurrency, DAOs, and more. ^[2]

In May 2024, the Blockchain Futurist Conference team announced a partnership with Emerald, America’s largest producer of business-to-business trade shows, and their associated conferences, content, and commerce, to grow the Canadian show and expand to the US Market in 2025. ^[7]

“We are thrilled about the future of the Blockchain Futurist Conference as we elevate our Canadian show and pave the way for our US expansion in 2025, bringing unparalleled opportunities to our attendees,” - said Tracy Leparulo, Founder of Blockchain Futurist Conference.

Blockchain Futurist Conference will also expand to Las Vegas as a second show in 2025, marking its entry into the US market. ^[7]

Upcoming Events

The Blockchain Futurist Conference is expanding with events in both Canada and the United States. The upcoming schedule includes the inaugural US conference in Miami, Florida on November 5-6, 2025, and the 8th annual conference in Toronto on July 21-22, 2026. ^[1]

2025 Edition in Ontario

The 7th edition of the annual web3 event held in May 13, 2025 in Ontario, Canada. It hosted notable speakers like Tom Bilyeu, Dr. Ben Goertzel, Elena Sinelnikova, and Shan Aggarwal. ^{[9] [10]}The conference covered topics like Cryptocurrency trends & market insights, tokenization of real-world assets (RWA), AI + Blockchain: merging technologies, DeFi, DAOs, NFTs & the future of digital identity, legal, regulatory, and institutional crypto adoption, building in web3: developer tools, infrastructure & use cases. ^[10]

2024 Edition

Blockchain Futurist Conference, the 6th edition took place from August 13-14th, 2024, at the ‍Rebel Entertainment Complex & Cabana, Toronto, Canada. ^[1][9][3]

Notable speakers included Anthony Di Iorio, Ari Juels, Camila Russo, Perianne Boring, Dean Skurka, Lani Dizon, Mike Silagadze, Tyler Spalding, Lucas Matheson, Pegah Soltani, The Honourable Dale Nally, Ronghui Gu, Corbin Fraser, Silvina Moschini, Stefan Rust, Dan Nuñez Cohen, etc. ^[4]

The conference also covered AI sessions including AI Ethics Roundtable, Crypto X AI Booking Signing, AI Web3 & Robotics for Kids, etc. ^[5]

2024 media partners included Coinmarketcap, Cointelegraph, CoinGecko, Benzinga, Bitcoin.com, Genzio, Luna, The Defiant, CryptoNews, Be(in)crypto, Qubika, Cryptonite, ICO Holder, CoinBold, WikiBit, DYOR Media Network, etc. ^[6]

Past Editions

In its past events, the Blockchain Futurist Conference utilized blockchain tech and crypto throughout its events. ^[2]

Examples of how these were facilitated include: Farm to Table on the Blockchain where blockchain tech was used to track and verify all the conference's fresh food using Blockchain Software, Blockchain Secured Ticketing & Purchase Tickets with Cryptocurrency, POS with Cryptocurrency, Helicopter Ride purchases with Cryptocurrency, Bitcoin ATMs, Multiple NFT Galleries, Crypto Enabled Marketplace and Foodtrucks, etc. ^[2]

In 2023, the conference hosted over 35 sub-events onsite that included networking opportunities, art galleries, private VIP events, and the much-anticipated Cabana Parties. ^[8]

In 2022, through a partnership with Gemach DAO, SydTek DAO, and Women in Blockchain Canada, the Blockchain Futurist Conference held their event in the metaverse. In a build developed by Dr. Justin Goldston, Vitalik Buterin graced the phygital stage in Cryptovoxels ^[10].