Digital Asset Summit 2026: New York Recap

We were excited to be part of Digital Asset Summit New York 2026, one of the biggest institutional digital asset events of the year. Hosted by Blockworks, DAS ran from March 24 to 26 in New York and brought together asset managers, crypto companies, financial institutions, allocators, service providers, and policy leaders for three full days of meetings, sessions, and networking.

For us, it was a full New York week, not just a conference appearance. Across DAS, we ran three branded coffee booths, placed 1,100 KAST chair covers on the main stage, and distributed 1,000 Stanley tumblers and tote bags to attendees. At the same time, our team spent the week meeting founders, partners, investors, and operators across the venue and around the city.

That made the week feel active from the start. We had a strong presence on site, but just as importantly, we had time for the right conversations with the people building, funding, and shaping this space.

DAS put us in the middle of the right conversations

DAS focused on the themes driving digital assets forward right now: onchain institutional finance, digital assets in public markets, stablecoins and global payments, investor strategy, DeFi and risk management, and U.S. and global digital asset policy.

That made it a strong fit for KAST. The summit brought together many of the names and institutions shaping those conversations, including Paul S. Atkins, Robin Vince, Michael Saylor, Samara Cohen, Robbie Mitchnick, Amy Oldenburg, Devin McGranahan, Fidelity Investments, Morgan Stanley, BlackRock, Citi, Visa, Swift, DTCC, and JPMorgan.

So while the venue branding mattered, what really made the week valuable was being in the room with people working on the future of payments, digital assets, market structure, and financial access. That was the bigger point of being there.

The week went beyond the summit floor

DAS was the anchor, but not the whole story. During the same week, we also hosted two side events in New York that gave the week a different rhythm.

The KAST VIP Dinner gave us a smaller, more personal setting with core users and partners. It was built for quality time, real conversations, and a more intimate New York evening.

Then the Pengu Card Party brought a more social side to the week. It gave New York a bigger late night moment around the Pengu Card launch and brought together founders, investors, partners, VIP users, and community members in one room.

Together, those events gave the week more shape. The dinner added depth. The Pengu party added energy.

We made the most of a packed week in New York

Back at DAS, the week also included interviews, content shoots, meetings, and Raags’ keynote on March 26. So from the summit floor to our side events, the full run in New York gave us room to show up, connect, and keep building through the entire week.

What stayed with us was the mix of everything. We had visibility, face time, content, side events, and a packed room of people moving the industry forward.

That is what made DAS New York strong for us. It gave us reach, but it also gave us substance. And that made the whole week count.

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