2025 Schedule

SmartCon Agenda

Hear from leaders at Swift, JPMorgan, Mastercard, Aave, Optimism, and more as they unpack real-world tokenization, cross-chain interoperability, onchain data, compliance, identity, and emerging use cases.

Keynotes from Chainlink Co-Founder, Sergey Nazarov, and product leaders will anchor a dynamic lineup of panels, fireside chats, and more — plus exclusive networking and community events.

November 3
Chainlink Community Day

A full day dedicated to celebrating and connecting the Chainlink community at SmartCon.

vLEI Hackathon Awards Ceremony
Hosted By
SmartCon at Sunset

Invite-only reception to say thank you to our VIPs for their time, insights, and your role in making SmartCon truly exceptional.

November 4
Program Topics

Convergence of TradFi and DeFi

Capital Markets

  • RWA Tokenization
  • Compliance
  • Asset Servicing
  • Interoperability
  • Payments and Settlements
  • On-chain data distribution

Government

  • Proof of Reserves
  • Automated Compliance
  • Identity
  • Interoperability
  • Real-World Applications
  • Legislation

Keynote by Sergey Nazarov

Chainlink Product Keynote

Featured Speakers
Thomas Zschach
Swift
Raj Dhamodharan
Mastercard
Chris Perry
Broadridge Financial Solutions
Ryan Rugg
Citi
Nelli Zaltsman
Kinexys by JPMorgan
Sergey Nazarov
Chainlink
Chainlink Ecosystem Night

Chainlink Build, Scale, and Ecosystem friends come together for an invite-only special evening of food, drinks and networking.

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November 5
Program Topics

Web3

  • Derivatives
  • Liquid Staking
  • BTCFi
  • Cross-Chain
  • Convergence of TradFi and DeFi
  • Stable coins
  • Economics

Government

  • Proof of Reserves
  • Automated Compliance
  • Identity
  • Interoperability
  • Real-World Applications
  • Legislation
Featured Speakers
Stani Kulechov
Aave Labs
Ben Jones
Optimism
Ophelia Snyder
21.co
SmartCon After Dark
The official SmartCon closing party

More SmartCon events and details announced soon…

NOV 4-5, 2025  |  THE METROPOLITAN PAVILION

Where Worlds Converge.

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Fireside Chat with Nathan Allman of Ondo Finance
3:00 PM
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3:12 PM
Penn Station
Data Confidentiality on Transparent Ledgers
11:15 AM
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12:00 PM
Union Square
Lightning Talk, Nov. 4, 3:59-4:06pm
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Fulton St
Lightning Talk by Paul-Adrien Hyppolite of Spiko
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[HOLD] Fireside Chat with TK of S&P
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Union Square
Closed for Sergey & Product Keynote
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Penn Station
Lightning Talk, Nov. 4, 3:45-3:52pm
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Grand Central
Welcome to SmartCon 2025 Day 2
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9:35 AM
Grand Central
Node Operator Compliance: Set the Standard
11:00 AM
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11:07 AM
Fulton St
Master's Class on Price and Liquidity Data Quality
1:14 PM
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1:21 PM
Fulton St
Lightning Talk, Nov. 5, 9:44-9:51am
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9:51 AM
Fulton St
TradFi x Crypto: Building Winning Products in a Converging World
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3:45 PM
Grand Central
Stablecoins and the Evolving Financial Stack
2:45 PM
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3:15 PM
Union Square
The Staple of Stablecoins: Navigating the Future of Digital Value
9:50 AM
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10:20 AM
Grand Central
Institutional Adoption of DeFi
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5:00 PM
Union Square
The Chainlink Stack: The Developer's Edge
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2:30 PM
Union Square
Break
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Lightning Talk, Nov. 5, 11:37-11:44am
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The Future of Global Finance
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How Ethereum's 10-Year Roadmap Impacts Billions in DeFi Today
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10:51 AM
Fulton St
Lightning Talk, Nov. 4, 4:45-4:52pm
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4:52 PM
Fulton St
Break
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Broad St
How Chainlink Node Operators Power the Network
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10:00 AM
Union Square
Lightning Talk, Nov. 4, 10:07-10:14am
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Fulton St
Lightning Talk, Nov. 5, 10:44-10:51am
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Fulton St
Building for DeFi Summer 2.0
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4:30 PM
Union Square
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Grand Central
Closed for Main Stage
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Penn Station
Brickken: Building the Future of Tokenization With Chainlink
3:12 PM
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3:20 PM
Penn Station
Staying Safe Onchain: The Key to Mass Adoption
1:00 PM
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1:25 PM
Penn Station
A New Institutional Standard: What TradFi Needs to Join the RWA and Stablecoin Economy
4:00 PM
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4:15 PM
Grand Central
Lightning Talk, Nov. 5, 11:44-11:51am
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11:51 AM
Fulton St
Ecommerce and Digital Assets: 24/7 Cross-Border Convergence and Infrastructure Evolution
3:00 PM
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3:45 PM
Union Square
Lightning Talk, Nov. 5, 3:44-3:51pm
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3:51 PM
Fulton St
BCM Closed-Door Sessions
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6:30 PM
Hudson Yards
Blank Panel
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Penn Station
Lightning Talk, Nov. 5, 2:14-2:21pm
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Fulton St
CRE TradFi / DeFi (Top User)
2:45 PM
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3:15 PM
Grand Central
Keynote by Ben Jones of Optimism
1:30 PM
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1:45 PM
Union Square
Fireside Chat with Stani Kulechov of Aave Labs and Sergey Nazarov of Chainlink
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1:35 PM
Grand Central
Break
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11:15 AM
Broad St
[HOLD] Fireside Chat with TK of Cryptex Finance
12:00 PM
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12:15 PM
Union Square
Tokenized Deposit Spotlight
9:45 AM
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10:00 AM
Penn Station
Lunch
12:15 PM
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1:00 PM
Grand Central
From Benchmark to Blockchain: Trust, Access, and the Next Wave of Market Innovation
10:05 AM
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10:15 AM
Grand Central
Lunch
12:05 PM
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1:00 PM
Fulton St
Blockchain and Chainlink Fundamentals
9:45 AM
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11:00 AM
Broad St
Lightning Talk, Nov. 4, 11:37-11:44am
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Grand Central
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Grand Central
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Fulton St
Lightning Talk by Kevin Liu of Metis and GOAT Network
3:00 PM
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3:07 PM
Penn Station
Keynote by Juan Carlos Reyes of the Government of El Salvador
10:15 AM
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10:30 AM
Penn Station
CRE Workshops
2:45 PM
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5:00 PM
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Onchain FX Markets
1:00 PM
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1:07 PM
Fulton St
SOL Season: Why Institutions Are Choosing Solana
1:40 PM
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2:00 PM
Penn Station
Community Advocate Dinner
7:00 PM
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10:00 PM
Side Events
Lightning Talk, Nov. 4, 10:30-10:37am
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Fulton St
CCIP on EVMs
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Broad St
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Union Square
[HOLD] Solo CRE Talk 1, Nov. 5, 2:00-2:14pm
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Break
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Penn Station
Keynote by Sergey Nazarov of Chainlink
1:15 PM
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2:00 PM
Grand Central
Keynote by Chris Perry of Broadridge Financial Solutions
12:05 PM
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12:15 PM
Grand Central
DvP in Practice: From PoC to Production
4:00 PM
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4:30 PM
Grand Central
Lightning Talk, Nov. 4, 3:52-3:59pm
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3:59 PM
Fulton St
CCIP on Non-EVMs
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Broad St
Lightning Talk, Nov. 4, 4:52-4:59pm
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Fulton St
Keynote by Justin Sun of TRON
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Grand Central
Keynote by Rodrigo Coelho of The Graph
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Grand Central
Break
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Fulton St
Modernizing Corporate Actions 2.0
4:00 PM
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4:30 PM
Union Square
Talent Lunch
12:15 PM
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Hudson Yards
Lightning Talk, Nov. 4, 4:22-4:29pm
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Keynote by Shea Ketsdever of Flashbots
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Union Square
Collateral Mobility: Optimizing Liquidity With Intraday Onchain Solutions
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Grand Central
Keynote by Nate Holiday of MakeInfinite Labs
1:00 PM
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1:15 PM
Grand Central
Lightning Talk, Nov. 4, 11:58am-12:05pm
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Fulton St
Ecosystem Night
7:00 PM
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10:00 PM
Side Events
[HOLD] GSR Panel
3:20 PM
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3:45 PM
Penn Station
Fireside Chat with Torab Torabi of Move Industries
1:35 PM
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1:45 PM
Grand Central
Lightning Talk, Nov. 4, 4:15-4:22pm
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Lunch
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Penn Station
Lightning Talk, Nov. 4, 11:14-11:21am
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Fulton St
The TikTok-ification of Crypto: AI, Feeds, and Financial FOMO
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Fulton St
Community Day
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Lightning Talk, Nov. 5, 2:30-2:37pm
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BCM Closed-Door Sessions
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Hudson Yards
SmartCon After Dark
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12:00 AM
Side Events
Lightning Talk by Demetrios Skalkotos of Blockdaemon
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11:07 AM
Fulton St
Building the World's Trust Network: The ZK Revolution for Enterprises
1:45 PM
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1:52 PM
Grand Central
Australian Story: From Securing Chainlink Oracles to Securing Networks
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1:14 PM
Fulton St
Break
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11:15 AM
Union Square
Unlocking Institutional Capital: The Data, Identity, and Regulation Imperative for DeFi
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10:00 AM
Penn Station