Blockstories Horizon 2026: Madrid Summit 🇪🇸

🔭 Where Digital Assets Are Headed — Insights from Those Who See It First

What forces will shape the next wave of institutional adoption in digital assets? Nobody holds a crystal ball — but certain people have a sharper view of what's coming. Blockstories Horizon brings those people into the same room.

This exclusive Madrid gathering unites 80+ carefully selected senior decision-makers from banking, asset management, fintech, and market infrastructure. The mission: get ahead of the innovations and use cases that financial institutions need to understand before they become mainstream.

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🗣️ TED-Style Presentations from 8 Industry Leaders

Eight category-leading companies will each deliver a focused 7-minute TED-style talk — covering where their space stands today and what the next 12–18 months will bring:

🏦 Topic	🏢 Presenter
What's Next in Stablecoins?	Visa
Trends in Institutional Infrastructure	BitGo
Innovation in Crypto Asset Management	Bitwise
Onchain Vaults	Steakhouse Financial
Transforming Private Markets with Tokenization	Apex
The Case for Tokenized Collateral Management	Digital Asset
Next Frontier of Interoperability	LayerZero
Regulatory Outlook in Digital Assets	Bird & Bird

Each presentation is followed by a Q&A session, creating a dynamic, insight-driven picture of the future before it arrives.

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🗓️ Program

• 5:00 PM — Doors open
• 6:00 PM — TED-talk presentations with Q&A
• 7:30 – 10:30 PM — Networking over food and drinks

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🌍 Part of the Horizon 2026 Summer Series

The Madrid Summit is one stop in the Blockstories Horizon Summer Series, running from May through July 2026. The series convenes Europe's most influential institutions across four cities — Madrid, Amsterdam, Paris, and Zurich — to collectively explore what's next in digital assets.

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🤝 Co-Hosted with Bird & Bird

A special thank-you to the team at Bird & Bird for co-hosting this event.

📩 Questions? Reach out at mail@blockstories.io