Futuristconference
AcquiredToronto, CA · 1 known investors
Blockchain Futurist Conference is a North American Web3 and AI event featuring speakers, expo booths, networking events, and VIP cabanas focused on blockchain, crypto, AI, NFTs, and DeFi. Founded in 2018 by Untraceable Events and now part of EmeraldX, the conference is held in Toronto.
Also known as Blockchain Futurist Conference · Futurist Conference · Untraceable's Blockchain Futurist Conference
Investors · 1
Company profile
researched Aug 2026Blockchain Futurist Conference is a Web3, cryptocurrency and AI event series positioned as one of North America's leading conferences in the category and described as Canada's largest Web3 conference. Founded in 2018 by Untraceable Events, a Canadian blockchain events company that has organized blockchain and cryptocurrency events since 2013, the conference is now part of EmeraldX while continuing to be run by its original team. Emerald, described on the company site as America's largest producer of business-to-business trade shows and related conferences, content and commerce, acquired the Futurist Conference; site pages carry an Emerald Expositions LLC copyright notice.
The event programs main-stage presentations, panels, workshops, roundtables and bootcamps for beginners, alongside exhibition halls, an NFT and metaverse gallery, a marketplace with vendors and food trucks, an ETH Toronto hackathon, ETHWomen programming and an AI Futurist Conference track. Marketing materials cite more than 250 speakers and over 100 sessions for recent editions (100+ speakers and 60+ sessions in the 2022 edition), 150+ Web3 community partners and 120+ media partners. Past speakers listed include Vitalik Buterin, Charles Hoskinson, Eric Trump, Iggy Azalea, Brock Pierce, Tristan Thompson, Ben Goertzel, Don Tapscott and Tom Bilyeu.
The format emphasizes nightclub and dayclub venues rather than convention centres, with waterfront private cabanas, a VIP cabana experience, networking and closing parties, and installations such as crypto helicopter rides, robots, augmented reality art galleries and DeLoreans. Blockchain technology has been integrated into event operations, including farm-to-table food tracking, blockchain-secured ticketing, crypto point-of-sale, Bitcoin ATMs, on-chain artwork, insurance on the blockchain and attendee airdrops; event gamification uses the UNNY token.
Founding story
The conference was founded in 2018 by Untraceable Events, described as the first blockchain events company in Canada and the organizer of large-scale blockchain and cryptocurrency events since 2013. The AI Futurist track has been part of the Futurist ecosystem since 2018.
Business model
Revenue is generated from event attendance and event commerce: general admission and VIP conference passes, sponsorships, expo booths, branded private cabanas, marketplace/vendor spots and media partnerships. Tickets can be paid for in fiat or cryptocurrency.
Ticket sales across tiered passes (super early bird, early bird, general and VIP), plus sponsorship packages, exhibition booths and cabana bookings. Listed prices include general passes from $249 super early bird up to $799, and VIP passes from $699 up to $2,500; 2026 Toronto pricing is listed as CAD 649 general and CAD 1,399 VIP with stated increases to $799 and $2,500. Tickets are non-refundable but transferable.
Traction
Recent editions are marketed with 250+ speakers, 100+ sessions, 150+ Web3 community partners and 120+ media partners; the 2022 edition listed 100+ speakers and 60+ sessions with over 80 international media partners. The site marks a ninth year of the conference and expansion into the United States.
Latest developments
The 2026 Toronto edition is scheduled for July 21-22, 2026 at the Rebel Entertainment Complex, with the AI Futurist Conference included in all Blockchain Futurist Conference tickets and speakers announced including Don Tapscott, Janet Adams, Trevor Koverko, Lisa Loud and Evin McMullen. A Brave ticket giveaway closed with winners selected July 12, 2026, and a BRAVE discount code remains available.
▸Full profile — market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history
Market position
Presented as North America's leading Web3 and AI experience and home to Canada's largest Web3 conference, expanding from Toronto into the United States. Third-party event coverage describes it as one of North America's leading Web3 and AI events.
Differentiators cited include non-convention-centre venues (nightclub, dayclub and waterfront settings), private branded cabanas and a VIP cabana experience oriented to deal-making, immersive installations, gamified attendance via the UNNY token, integration of blockchain into event operations such as ticketing, payments and food traceability, and a combined Web3 plus AI agenda.
Technology
A Futurist web app provides schedule, events, speaker information and gamification. The event uses blockchain-secured ticketing, cryptocurrency point-of-sale, Bitcoin ATMs, blockchain-based food traceability, on-chain artwork and insurance, attendee airdrops, and the UNNY token for event gamification.
Go-to-market
Distribution relies on a partner network of 150+ Web3 community organizations and 120+ media partners, promotional ticket giveaways and discount codes run with ecosystem partners such as Brave, investor pass programs for institutional investors and VCs, volunteer and speaker application programs, and a high-profile speaker roster used to attract attendance.
Startups, investors and venture capital firms, developers, enterprise leaders, financial institutions, researchers and academics, crypto and Web3 professionals, AI specialists, fintech and digital asset companies, plus general attendees new to crypto served by beginner bootcamps. Sponsors and exhibitors seeking business development and deal flow are a second customer group.
Geography
Headquartered around its Toronto, Canada flagship at the Rebel Entertainment Complex and Cabana Pool Bar, with 2025 programming in Florida and 2026 events listed for Toronto and Miami.
History
The fourth annual edition ran August 9-10, 2022 at the Rebel Entertainment Complex & Cabana in Toronto. The event has since expanded to the United States, with a 2025 Florida edition and 2026 programming listed for Toronto and Miami. Site messaging thanks the community for a ninth year. The company was acquired by Emerald and is now part of EmeraldX, remaining led by its original team. The 2026 Toronto show is scheduled for July 21-22, 2026 at the Rebel Entertainment Complex and Cabana Pool Bar.
Compiled by commissioned research from 8 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed — not independently audited.
Timeline · 5
launches, deals, and filingsThe 2026 Toronto edition is scheduled for July 21-22, 2026 at the Rebel Entertainment Complex and Cabana Pool Bar, covering Web3, blockchain, AI, cryptocurrency and digital assets, with the AI Futurist Conference included in all tickets.
A ticket giveaway run with Brave closed with winners selected July 12, 2026; a BRAVE promo code for discounted tickets remains available to the community.
The company's site states that Emerald, described as America's largest producer of business-to-business trade shows and related conferences, has acquired Futurist Conference, which is now part of EmeraldX while remaining led by its original team.
The conference, described as Canada's largest Web3 conference, expanded into the USA, with 2025 speakers listed for a Florida edition and 2026 events listed for Toronto and Miami.
The fourth annual edition was held August 9-10, 2022 at the Rebel Entertainment Complex & Cabana in Toronto, Canada.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Futuristconference do?
- Blockchain Futurist Conference is a Toronto-based Web3, crypto and AI event series now part of EmeraldX.
- Who are Futuristconference's investors?
- Futuristconference's investors include Castrum Capital.
- Where is Futuristconference headquartered?
- Futuristconference is headquartered in Toronto, CA.