On-Chain Evolution: From Digital Gold to Programmable Finance

​Tickets: https://events.neob.ai/event/4/vienna-blockchain-week-vbw26

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​Day 1 - May 18, 2026

​On-Chain Evolution: From Digital Gold to Programmable Finance

​13:00 - 13:30

​Doors Open & Registration

​Check-in, Networking, Coffee, Snacks & Drinks

​13:30 - 13:50

​Opening Keynote

​SPEECH

​Speaker A1 TBA

​To be announced

​13:50 - 14:05

​Impulse Talk: The State of Layer 1 Blockchains

​SPEECH

​Speaker A2 TBA

​To be announced

​14:05 - 14:45

​Panel: Modern L1s & L2s – Interoperability Redefined

​Layer 1 Blockchains, Layer 2, Smart Contracts

​PANEL

​Moderator

​Moderator A1 TBA

​To be announced

​Speaker A3 TBA

​To be announced

​Speaker A4 TBA

​To be announced

​Speaker A5 TBA

​To be announced

​14:45 - 15:00

​Impulse Talk: Bitcoin as a Platform

​Beyond Digital Gold: Bitcoin's Layer 2 Revolution

​SPEECH

​Speaker A6 TBA

​To be announced

​15:00 - 15:40

​Panel: The Global Race for Bitcoin

​Why Nations are Adding BTC to their Balance Sheets – Nation State Adoption, Strategic Bitcoin Reserve, Institutional Demand

​PANEL

​Moderator

​Moderator A2 TBA

​To be announced

​Speaker A7 TBA

​To be announced

​Speaker A8 TBA

​To be announced

​Speaker A9 TBA

​To be announced

​15:40 - 16:00

​Networking Break

​Coffee & Snacks

​16:00 - 16:15

​Impulse Talk: The Sovereign Finance Layer

​Stablecoins on Bitcoin: The Global Settlement Layer

​SPEECH

​Speaker A10 TBA

​To be announced

​16:15 - 16:55

​Panel: Bitcoin Infrastructure & Privacy

​AI x Bitcoin, Privacy (Fedimint & Ark), Mining & Energy

​PANEL

​Moderator

​Moderator A3 TBA

​To be announced

​Speaker A11 TBA

​To be announced

​Speaker A12 TBA

​To be announced

​Speaker A13 TBA

​To be announced

​16:55 - 17:10

​Impulse Talk: Decentralized Identity – Why SSI Matters Now

​SPEECH

​Speaker A14 TBA

​To be announced

​17:10 - 17:50

​Panel: Privacy & Identity – SSI, ZKPs & Decentralized Social

​SSI, ZKPs, Decentralized Social Networks

​PANEL

​Moderator

​Moderator A4 TBA

​To be announced

​Speaker A15 TBA

​To be announced

​Speaker A16 TBA

​To be announced

​Speaker A17 TBA

​To be announced

​17:50 - 18:05

​Impulse Talk: The Backbone of Web3

​SPEECH

​Speaker A18 TBA

​To be announced

​18:05 - 18:45

​Panel: Infrastructure Deep Dive – Nodes, Oracles & Mining

​Node Infrastructure, Oracles, Mining

​PANEL

​Moderator

​Moderator A5 TBA

​To be announced

​Speaker A19 TBA

​To be announced

​Speaker A20 TBA

​To be announced

​Speaker A21 TBA

​To be announced

​18:45 - 19:00

​Day 1 Closing Remarks

​SPEECH

​Speaker A22 TBA

​To be announced

​20:00 - Late

​🎉 After Party

​Starts 20:00 | DC Tower 3 Eventspace & Open Air Garden | Live DJ from Malta · BBQ · Open Bar