Crypto and blockchain meetups in the DMV
Crypto and blockchain in the DMV: meetups, conferences, hackathons and networking for builders and investors across DC, Maryland and Northern Virginia.
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Tuesday, October 13
DC Fintech Week 2026All day, day 1 of 4, Oct 13 to 16Free1818 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20433Four-day fintech and policy conference. Opens Oct 13 with full-day programming at the World Bank in DC, moves to Amazon HQ2 in Arlington on Oct 14, then runs salon-style sessions at the Milken Institute and FINRA headquarters in DC on Oct 15 and 16. The 2026 program covers stablecoins and programmable finance, real-world asset tokenization, smart contracts, digital identity, and crypto market structure. Free with registration; 2,300+ in-person attendees expected.
Wednesday, October 14
Cypherpunk Policy Dinner5pm$200918 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20004Zcash-community dinner the evening before the DC Privacy Summit, presented by PGPZ on the sixth floor of the National Union Building. Opens with a 5:00 to 6:30 PM happy hour reception, followed by a seated dinner with keynotes from ZODL CEO Josh Swihart and SEC Crypto Task Force senior advisor Landon Zinda, plus a fireside chat moderated by Digital Currency Group's Julie Stitzel. Tickets are $200 per person, payable only in Zcash (ZEC).
Thursday, October 15
BGIN Block158:30am to 6pm, day 1 of 2, Oct 15 to 16$35.883700 O Street Northwest, Washington, DC 20057Two-day in-person gathering of the Blockchain Governance Initiative Network, the global nonprofit working on blockchain governance and standards. Brings blockchain experts to Georgetown University to shape governance frameworks, standards, and cross-industry collaboration. Tickets start around $36.
DC Privacy Summit 2026All day918 F Street NW, Washington, DC 20004Third annual summit on privacy, identity, and security policy hosted by Project Glitch. Brings together cryptographers, developers, policymakers, regulators, and civil liberties advocates for talks, firesides, panels, and roundtables on zero-knowledge proofs, digital identity, age verification mandates, and AI-era privacy. Speakers include Erik Voorhees, former EFF director Cindy Cohn, cryptographer Matt Green, and Coin Center's Peter Van Valkenburgh.
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