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Istanbul Blockchain Week is Turkiye's annual Web3 conference and expo, produced by marketing agency EAK Digital.
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researched Aug 2026Istanbul Blockchain Week (IBW) is an annual blockchain and Web3 conference and expo held in Istanbul, Turkiye. It is organized by EAK Digital, a Web3 marketing agency, and was founded by Erhan Korhaliller, EAK Digital's CEO. The event gathers founders, developers, investors, enterprises, creators, influencers and policymakers around topics spanning crypto, DeFi, AI agents, gaming and real-world assets.
The fifth edition is scheduled for 2-3 June 2026 at the Hilton Bomonti Hotel in the Bomonti district of Sisli, Istanbul, with exhibitor booth setup on 1 June 2026. Doors open at 9:00 AM for exhibitors and general attendees, stage sessions begin at 10:30 AM and the program concludes at 6:00 PM. The two-day format includes keynotes, fireside chats, panels, roundtables and workshops. Programming for 2026 is organized around several components: IstanBlock, the main summit with exhibitors, keynotes, panels, media lounges and KOL meet-and-greets; the Istanbul Institutional Markets Summit, a closed-door forum for policymakers, regulators, financial institutions, asset managers, exchanges and infrastructure providers covering market structure, liquidity, capital formation, custody, compliance and the integration of digital assets into existing financial market infrastructure; and a startup pitch competition run with Endeavor Turkiye for Web3 and emerging technology startups presenting to investors and venture capital firms. Prior editions have also featured DeFAI Con, a KOL Summit and investor roundtables.
Announced themes for the 2026 edition include AI agents and autonomous economies, privacy technologies, real-world asset tokenization and institutional tokenization, DeFi security and infrastructure resilience, Layer 2 scaling, stablecoins and payment infrastructure, Bitcoin DeFi, cross-chain interoperability, prediction markets and regulatory compliance.
Founding story
Istanbul Blockchain Week was founded by Erhan Korhaliller, CEO of the Web3 marketing agency EAK Digital, which produces the event.
Business model
The event generates revenue from attendee ticket sales (sold through Eventbrite, with all purchases non-refundable) and from sponsorship and exhibitor packages sold to Web3 companies seeking visibility with the event's audience. Sponsors of past editions have included HTX DAO, TRON and Polkadot. Travala is the official travel partner of IBW 2026.
Ticket sales and paid sponsorship/exhibition packages.
Traction
Across recent editions, the organizer reports more than 20,000 cumulative attendees and over 500 speakers from protocols, exchanges and institutions. The 2025 edition featured speakers including Justin Sun (TRON), Ali Ihsan Gungor (Capital Markets Board of Turkiye), Mehmet Camir (OKX TR), Kostas Chalkias (Mysten Labs), John Linden (Mythical Games) and Aaron Teng (Igloo Asia/Pudgy Penguins). Sponsors including HTX DAO, TRON and Polkadot have publicly described participating in the 2025 edition.
Latest developments
A press release dated December 2025 announced the fifth edition for 2-3 June 2026 at the Hilton Bomonti Hotel, with early sponsorship opportunities open. In May 2026 the organizer announced the launch of the Istanbul Institutional Markets Summit, a closed-door institutional forum on digital asset adoption within regulated markets, and a startup pitch competition in partnership with Endeavor Turkiye.
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Market position
Positioned as Turkiye's flagship Web3 conference and expo and described by a sponsor as the largest Web3 event in Turkiye, situated in Istanbul as a bridge between the European and Asian markets and between the financial centres of Dubai and London. Third-party event listings place it alongside other regional digital-asset conferences.
Go-to-market
IBW markets the event directly through its website, LinkedIn, X, Instagram and YouTube channels, an email newsletter, media passes and press accreditation for journalists, discount codes distributed through crypto media partners such as Coin Bureau, and press releases distributed via crypto news outlets. Speaker applications and sponsorship enquiries are handled through forms on its site, and the organizer supports attendees with visa invitation letters reviewed within five business days.
Web3 and crypto founders, developers, executives, investors and venture capital firms, exchanges, enterprises, creators and key opinion leaders, plus policymakers, regulators, financial institutions, asset managers and infrastructure providers for the institutional track.
Geography
Based in and focused on Istanbul, Turkiye, with the main venue at the Hilton Istanbul Bomonti (No: 42 Bomonti-Sisli, Sisli, 34381 Istanbul). The event draws an international audience and speakers from global protocols, exchanges and institutions.
History
The event is produced by EAK Digital and returns for its fifth edition in June 2026, following prior editions including one held in 2025.
Compiled by commissioned research from 8 cited public sources — announcements, filings, and press listed under research sources below.
Key figures
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Timeline · 4
launches, deals, and filingsThe fifth edition of Istanbul Blockchain Week is scheduled for 2-3 June 2026 at the Hilton Bomonti Hotel in Istanbul, featuring keynotes, panels, roundtables and workshops on real-world asset tokenization, AI, regulation, privacy and stablecoins.
Istanbul Blockchain Week announced the Istanbul Institutional Markets Summit, a closed-door forum convening policymakers, regulators, financial institutions, asset managers, exchanges and infrastructure providers on market structure, liquidity, custody and compliance.
IBW 2026 includes a startup pitch competition run in partnership with Endeavor Turkiye for Web3 and emerging technology startups presenting to investors and venture capital firms.
Travala is the official travel partner of IBW 2026, offering flights, hotels and activities plus a $100 discount for attendees.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
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Frequently asked questions
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- Istanbul Blockchain Week is Turkiye's annual Web3 conference and expo, produced by marketing agency EAK Digital.
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