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The institutional conference on crypto and Web3 connecting Europe and Latin America.

5.000+ Attendees

250+ Speakers

2x per year

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Francisco Maroto

Head of Blockchain and Digital Assets at BBVA

Lead the strategy and execution of blockchain for BBVA
Specialties: Blockchain - DLT - Cryptocurrencies - Bitcoin - Hyperledger - Ethereum - Payments - SWIFT - International Banking - Foreign Commerce - International Relations

Events

Liquidity Is a Product: Designing Markets That Actually Work — MERGE Madrid 26
The infrastructure institutions need to tokenize, settle and move money onchain — MERGE Madrid 26
Navigating MiCA: Opportunities and Challenges for Crypto Businesses — MERGE Madrid 24
Integrating TradFi and Crypto for the Future of Finance — MERGE Madrid 24

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Alfonso Pidal Ligués

CS Strategy: Blockchain & Digital Assets

Samuel Martinez

Blockchain & Digital Assets Senior Manager

This is MERGE

Where banks, regulators and the crypto ecosystem sit at the same table.

Twice a year, MERGE brings together 5,000+ attendees and 250+ speakers. A private Institutional Summit at the Madrid Stock Exchange, two days at the Palacio de Cibeles, and the networking that moves the industry.

Next edition → MADRID

October 27–29, 2026 Institutional summit · Main conference · Palacio de Cibeles

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