The inaugural U.S. Blockchain Futurist conference landed at the Hard Rock Hotel in Hollywood, Florida on November 5–6. 250+ speakers. Thousands of attendees. Two days at the intersection of AI, art, blockchain, and gaming. THE STAGE
Over 100 panels and workshops covered DeFi, institutional adoption, and community-driven finance. The venue layout kept things moving — sponsor halls, speaker panels, VIP cabanas, and rooftop areas all feeding into each other naturally. NOTABLE VOICES
- Eric Trump on Bitcoin mining - Todd Shapiro fireside chat — psychedelics and personal sovereignty - Luca Netz (Pudgy Penguins) on ecosystem building - Iggy Azalea and Tristan Thompson on crypto's impact on fan engagement - Doginal Dogs' "WEB" on DeFi's Social Layer: Storytelling, Sentiment & Collective Power
VENDORS & THE FLOOR Ault Nodes (decentralized infrastructure), Disco Cat Vodka, K9 DAO, and Token Panda's live art gallery shared floor space. The mix was exactly what it should be — builders, artists, and brands that belong in the same room.
AFTER DARK
Opio happy hour. Doginal Dog VIP afterparty. Private dinners. The conversations that matter at events like this happen in the margins — and FUTURIST gave those margins plenty of room.
"New friendships, potential collabs, and a ton of excitement around Web3's next chapter."