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Program

Digital Money, Payments & Stablecoins

The evolution of money is here. Stablecoins, CBDCs, and tokenized money are reshaping global payments and financial infrastructure. MERGE explores how banks, fintechs, and regulators are adopting this new digital layer of finance.

Featured sessions:

CBDCs, Stablecoins and Tokenized Money: The Future of Global Payments.
Digital Euro: Status, Timeline, and Implications.
From Cross-Border to Local Rails: How Stablecoins Are Transforming Payments.
Why Stablecoins Matter for Latin America.
Building Trust in Stablecoin Payments: Pre-Authorization as the Missing Layer.
Institutional Capital Markets Opportunities with Stablecoins and Bitcoin.
Tap to the Future: Why Custody Will Define the Stablecoin Era.
What Will Payments Look Like in Ten Years?.

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Banks, Brokers & Institutional Crypto

When traditional finance meets blockchain. Banks, brokers, and asset managers are integrating crypto and tokenization into their operations. This track focuses on how institutions are adopting blockchain and building the next generation of financial products.

Featured sessions:

Banks on Chain: The Next Wave of Institutional Financial Products.
Bridging Tradition and Innovation: Spanish Banks Embracing Crypto (Boerse Stuttgart Digital).
The Banking Playbook for Crypto in Spain and Latin America.
Traditional Finance & Crypto: Beyond Custody and Spot Trading.
Creand’s Success Story: A Crypto-Pioneer Bank that Goes Beyond.
How (if) Institutional Investors Are Investing in Crypto.
Bitcoin Treasury Management: A New Asset for Balance Sheets.
Redefining Wealth: How Digital Assets Are Powering the Next Generation of Investors.

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Tokenization & Capital Markets.

Tokenization is transforming real-world assets into digital, liquid, and accessible financial products. From bonds to real estate and funds, MERGE brings real-world success stories from Europe and Latin America.

Featured sessions:

Tokenizing SME Bonds on EBSI – The DEUSS Project.
Tokenized Capital Markets: Opportunities, Risks, and the Road Ahead.
Real-World Asset Tokenization: Unlocking Liquidity and Access.
Tokenized Secondary Markets: From Regulation to Practice.
Tokenized Equities: Bridging Crypto & TradFi.
Spain’s Registered Intermediaries (ERIR) and Their Role in Tokenization.
Tokenizing Private Markets: Lessons from Hamilton Lane & Securitize.
Beself Brands: The First Tokenized Company in Spain.

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Regulation, Compliance & Legal Frameworks.

Europe leads the way with MiCA, while Latin America and the U.S. develop their own regulatory paths. At MERGE, regulators, lawyers, and financial institutions discuss the key challenges and opportunities in shaping the digital asset ecosystem.

Featured sessions:

Implementing MiCA: Insights from the CNMV (Spanish Supervisor).
A Year with MiCA: What’s Working, What’s Not.
Legal Track | AML, KYC and On-Chain Compliance – What’s Next?.
Legal Track | Crypto Taxes.
Key Regulatory Developments in 2025.
Legal Track | Main Differences in the U.S. and Europe Approach.
The New Fintech Regulatory Framework in LatAm.
Argentinian Regulatory Approach to Tokenization.
MiCA Meets Traditional Finance: The Future Starts Today.

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Blockchain Infrastructure & Emerging Technologies.

The foundation of tomorrow’s financial system. From Layer 1 & 2 architectures to zero-knowledge proofs and interoperability, this track showcases the technology enabling blockchain scalability, privacy, and institutional adoption.

Featured sessions:

Have We Found the Final Blockchain Infrastructure? (Hedera).
The Future of Blockchain Infrastructure: Public vs Private Chains, Bridges and Layers.
Cross-Chain Interoperability: Wormhole, Axelar, LayerZero.
ZK Proofs: From Fundamentals to Real-World Use Cases.
Account Abstraction: UX, Security and Custody Redefined.
Privacy and Applied Cryptography (MPC, FHE, Mixnets).
AI × Blockchain: Data Provenance, AI Agents & Smart Contracts.
The Impact of Quantum Computing on Blockchain.

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Innovation, Culture & the Web3 Economy.

Beyond finance, Web3 is transforming culture, identity, and digital interaction. From sports and gaming to public administration, MERGE connects creators, brands, and institutions building the next digital era.

Featured sessions:

Chiliz Presents: Web3 Gaming – Token Economies and the Future of Play.
Sevilla FC: Redefining the Fan Experience in the Digital Era.
Extended Reality & NFTs: Redefining Fan Engagement.
GovTech Subtrack | The Future of Digital Identity.
Qubic: Shaping AI’s Destiny Through Decentralized Networks.
The Power of Belonging: Why Communities Drive Success in Web3.
Where the 3D Internet Is Going.
Holograms as Customer Service Agents.
GovTech & Blockchain for Transparency and Institutional Trust.

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