Latin America's largest blockchain gathering ran 6-7 August 2025 at ExpoRio, preceded by the invitation-only Blockchain Leaders day on 5 August. The organiser promised 200+ sessions and projected 20,000 participants, with Brazil's central bank president and the regional heads of Binance, Coinbase and Crypto.com on stage.
Headline speakers on the archived 2025 site: Gabriel Galípolo (Banco Central do Brasil), Guilherme Nazar (Binance), Sergey Nazarov (Chainlink), Michael Shaulov (Fireblocks), André Portilho (BTG Pactual), Lukas Enzersdorfer-Konrad (Bitpanda) and Fabio Plein (Coinbase). The 2026 edition is announced for 12-13 August 2026. Source: blockchainrio.com.br (2025 site via Wayback), checked 4 Sep 2026.
