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Unlike traditional expos focused on scale over substance, BlockCon is built around the concept of decision density, prioritizing meaningful access to capital, regulators, and strategic partners over audience volume.
BlockCon Global today announced the retreat to be held at the Barceló Bávaro Grand Resort in Punta Cana, from November 25 to 28, 2026. The four-day retreat is designed as a convergence point for the institutions, capital allocators, regulators, and infrastructure builders shaping the architecture of the global digital economy.
This initiative arrives at a year of unusual significance. The regulatory frameworks that will govern stablecoins, tokenized assets, and cross-border payment rails for the next decade are being finalized across the United States, the European Union, and a growing number of strategically positioned jurisdictions. Institutional capital is moving from observation to allocation. And the conversation is no longer happening inside a single industry.
"The boundaries between finance, Web3, regulated iGaming, and prediction markets are dissolving in real time. The institutions designing what comes next have been working in parallel conversations. BlockCon is built to put them in the same room." — Raymond Ratti, Co-Founder & CEO, BlockCon Global.
(L–R) Farbod Sadeghian, Founder, TheBlock; Oksana Verbetska, Business Development Executive, BlockCon Global; H.E. Shaikh Ali Sultan Al Nuaimi, Royal Family of the Emirate of Ajman; Alexandra Schoormans, Founder & CEO, Datalis Technologies; Raymond Ratti, Co-Founder & CEO, BlockCon Global; and Danish Chotani, CEO, Burj Financial — photographed at the official BlockCon Global launch, TheBlock Headquarters, Dubai World Trade Center, May 25, 2026.
For executives operating in any of these spaces, the strategic case for being in Punta Cana is direct. The architectural decisions being made over the next two quarters, which payment rails, which jurisdictions, which infrastructure partners, which regulatory frameworks will determine competitive position for the next decade. These decisions cannot be resolved inside a single discipline.
BlockCon’s programming spans the five territories that increasingly function as one continuous infrastructure conversation: stablecoins and digital payments, tokenization and real-world assets, prediction markets and iGaming infrastructure, regulatory architecture, and cross-border fintech rails. The integration of regulated iGaming and prediction markets is deliberate: these sectors operate some of the most sophisticated real-time liquidity and cross-border payment infrastructure outside traditional financial markets.
A New Format: The All-Inclusive Business Retreat
BlockCon is structured around the concept of decision density, a principle that prioritizes the concentration of decision authority over audience volume. The full experience includes premium hospitality, full board accommodation, and signature programming, including the Golf tournament, Cigar experience, and VIP activations designed to support the high-trust environment in which institutional decisions actually get made.
Confirmed Speakers
The roster includes H.E. Shaikh Ali Sultan Al Nuaimi (Royal Family of Ajman, BOF Investments); Dr. Jorge Szabo (Central Bank of the Dominican Republic, Deputy Director of Reserve Requirements); Julio César Valentín (Superintendent, Insurance Superintendency of the Dominican Republic); Senator Mario Ishii (Province of Buenos Aires); Imad Al-Abdulgader Partner, DGA-Albright Stonebridge Group); Adam Corey (SVP & Board Member, Howden Group & Ault & Company), and more.
(L–R) Farbod Sadeghian, Founder, TheBlock; H.E. Shaikh Ali Sultan Al Nuaimi, Royal Family of the Emirate of Ajman; and Raymond Ratti, Co-Founder & CEO, BlockCon Global — signing the official partnership agreement, Dubai World Trade Center, May 25, 2026.
Why the Dominican Republic
The choice of Punta Cana is intentional. The Dominican Republic has emerged as a strategically positioned financial, technological, and tourism hub in the Caribbean, with an evolving regulatory environment for digital assets and a growing fintech ecosystem. For Latin America and the Caribbean more broadly, BlockCon arrives at a significant moment: a region with some of the most compelling use cases for digital financial infrastructure in the world is being recognized as central to, not peripheral to, the global conversation.
“The iGaming sector is no longer adjacent to fintech and Web3 — it is becoming one of the industries driving adoption at scale,” -Tomas Pérez-Quevedo, co-founder of MakaChain.
The Invitation
The institutions that show up in November will be in the same room as the people designing the next decade of digital payments, tokenization, regulatory frameworks, and structured market infrastructure. All-inclusive pre-sale tickets are available only for the next week. Sponsorship and partnership opportunities are open for organizations whose work aligns with the programming pillars and the audience profile.
About BlockCon Global
BlockCon's programming spans five converging infrastructure pillars: stablecoins and digital payments, tokenization and real-world assets, prediction markets and iGaming infrastructure, regulatory architecture, and cross-border fintech rails.
The inaugural BlockCon retreat takes place November 25–28, 2026, at the Barceló Bávaro Grand Resort, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
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