{"id":27110,"date":"2026-03-09T17:31:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T17:31:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=27110"},"modified":"2026-03-09T17:31:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T17:31:12","slug":"dubais-signature-token2049-crypto-event-set-to-go-forward-even-as-other-conferences-hit-pause-amid-growing-conflict","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/?p=27110","title":{"rendered":"Dubai\u2019s signature Token2049 crypto event set to go forward even as other conferences hit pause amid growing conflict"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img src=\"https:\/\/fortune.com\/img-assets\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/GettyImages-2212249456-e1773075783113.jpg?w=2048\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>The organizers of Token2049 Dubai say that one of the year\u2019s biggest crypto conferences, set to take place this spring, is going forth as planned amid escalating conflict in the Middle East.\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"paywall\">\n<p>\u201cToken2049 Dubai remains scheduled as planned and preparations continue in full as we build toward the event at the end of April,\u201d said an event spokesperson, in a note to <em>Fortune. <\/em>\u201cRegistrations track toward a sold-out event, and the exhibition floor is already fully secured. Preparations with our venue and partners continue as planned.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The crypto event\u2019s decision to continue as planned comes at a time when other conferences have been postponed, and when sporting events have been canceled. The Megacampus Summit, a Dubai and Abu Dhabi-based entrepreneurship and innovation conference, made the decision to postpone the event from March to September. An ATP tennis tournament in Dubai scheduled for last week was also canceled, as some top players, like Daniil Medvedev, were stuck in the region.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Several of this year\u2019s Token2049 speakers declined to comment when asked if they were still planning on attending the event. Considering that the conference doesn\u2019t take place until the end of April, the organizers may be hopeful that the conflict will subside by then.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Last week, after the U.S.-Israeli attacks on Iran, Dubai\u2019s main airport was partially damaged by a suspected airstrike. Four people were injured as missile debris came down on the Palm Jumeirah, a man-made island known for its luxury hotels. After retaliatory strikes from Iran, there were reports of several Americans who were stuck in Dubai and were not getting help from the U.S. to get out.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Token2049 Dubai is considered one of the biggest crypto events of the year. Some of its most notable speakers this year are President Donald Trump\u2019s son Eric Trump, Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan, and Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Last year, over 15,000 people attended the event, according to Token2049\u2019s website. The conference included a zipline from an 18-meter tower, and the organizers said that it transformed \u201cthe unique indoor-outdoor venue at the luxurious Madinat Jumeirah Resort into an extraordinary, festival-like environment.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"not-prose empty:contents [:has(*[data-empty=true])]:hidden clear-both\">\n<div class=\"typography-level-4 mt-4 font-graphik-compact [&amp;_*_a]:hover:underline\" data-cy=\"subscriptionPlea\"><span class=\"description-parser contents\"><strong>Join us at the Fortune Workplace Innovation Summit <\/strong>May 19\u201320, 2026, in Atlanta. The next era of workplace innovation is here\u2014and the old playbook is being rewritten. At this exclusive, high-energy event, the world\u2019s most innovative leaders will convene to explore how AI, humanity, and strategy converge to redefine, again, the future of work. Register now.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>#Dubais #signature #Token2049 #crypto #event #set #conferences #hit #pause #growing #conflict<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The organizers of Token2049 Du&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":27111,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[2],"tags":[15452,9038,1227,1094,14769,1454,2489,711,6890,997,15450,15451],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27110"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=27110"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27110\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/27111"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=27110"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=27110"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=27110"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}