The Government Blockchain Association (GBA) has confirmed the full roster of governments, regulators, and companies attending the Future of Money, Governance & the Law (FoMGL) 2026, a four-day conference running September 29 to October 2 across Washington, D.C., and New York City.
Conference Schedule
The program begins September 29 in Washington, D.C., with a private Capitol Hill Roundtable and visits with members of Congress and their staff. September 30 features the Summit Conference, the Annual Achievement Awards, and an evening gala reception at the Whittemore House. The program concludes October 2 with a FinTech Summit at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, pending final room confirmation.
Government and International Participation
Confirmed government and multilateral participants include the World Bank Group and the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund. International representation spans diplomatic missions from Armenia, Australia, Brazil, Chile, Germany, Italy, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the Gabonese Republic, as well as permanent UN missions from Mexico, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, and Zambia. Kenya's Parliament is also confirmed to attend.
U.S. participation includes the Office of House Financial Services Committee Chairman French Hill, Rep. Sean Casten, and multiple federal departments: Treasury, Justice, and Health & Human Services. Regulatory agencies confirmed include the Securities & Exchange Commission, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the National Credit Union Administration, the IRS, and the Small Business Administration. Federal agencies NASA and FEMA are also registered. State and local government delegations represent the District of Columbia, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Utah, Wyoming, and New York City.
Industry and Academic Attendees
Confirmed industry participants include cryptocurrency exchanges Coinbase and Binance, blockchain company Ripple, payment firms Circle and Mastercard, financial institutions Goldman Sachs, Citi, and Capital One, and technology companies Meta and Anchorage Digital. Chainalysis Government Solutions and professional services firms EY, King & Spalding, FTI Consulting, and Grant Thornton are also registered.
Academic institutions represented include New York University, Cornell University, the University of Notre Dame, and Carnegie Mellon University.
Registration and Attendance
Government employees at federal, state, and local levels may attend free of charge with registration. Registration for FoMGL 2026 is open to other attendees. The conference covers digital asset and crypto policy, institutional finance and fintech, asset tokenization, artificial intelligence, decentralized finance, and quantum technology.
