Ripple Swell 2026 will be held at The Shed in Hudson Yards, New York City, USA, from October 27 to 29. This premier event, which is organised by Ripple, unites the Swell and XRPL Apex conferences into a single, cohesive experience for the first time, bringing together researchers, developers, financial institutions, fintech entrepreneurs, and the XRP community. The event will include more than 1,500+ people, 75+ speakers, 50+ sessions and three stages. Specific session timings will be revealed closer to the event.
Over three days, there will be keynote expert panels, technical workshops, networking opportunities, and interactive lectures on tokenisation, stablecoins, AI, capital markets, interoperability, crypto infrastructure, and institutional blockchain adoption. At Ripple Swell 2026, industry leaders may collaborate on the future of traditional banking and the onchain economy.
Event Agenda
Main Stage
Hear on the future of payments, tokenisation, and institutional use of digital assets from world leaders in blockchain and finance.Industry Sessions
Participate in discussions about financial markets, artificial intelligence, DeFi, stablecoins,cryptocurrency infrastructure and interoperability impacting onchain economy.
Developer Track
Through XRPL Apex program, discover technical courses centred on the XRP Ledger, developer tools and blockchain innovationNetworking & Expo
Discover the latest blockchain solutions while interacting with financial institutions, fintech firms, developers, investors and researchers.Event Highlights
-75+ knowledgeable speakers on blockchain and finance.-50+ Web3 and digital finance sessions.
-Dedicated track for XRP Ledger developers.
-Connecting with leaders in the worldwide industry.
-Information about stablecoins, tokenisation, and payments.
-Take advantage of the first-ever combined Swell + XRPL Apex conference.
Speakers
-Matt Damon – Co-Founder, Water.org-Tom Farley – Chairman & CEO, Bullish
-Brad Garlinghouse – CEO, Ripple
-Monica Long – President, Ripple
-David Schwartz – CTO Emeritus, Ripple
-Billy Hult – CEO, Tradeweb
Who can Attend?
-Banking and financial institution executives-FinTech founders and professionals
-Blockchain and Web3 developers
-XRP Ledger developers
-Digital asset investors
-Enterprise technology leaders
-Payment solution providers
-Venture capital and private equity investors
-Regulators and policymakers
-Researchers