Blockchain.RIO 2026: Why This Is the Event to Watch for LATAM's Digital Finance Infrastructure
Por Linka Finance
On August 12–13, Rio de Janeiro's ExpoRio will host Blockchain.RIO 2026, the event organizers describe as the institutional gateway to Latin America's Web3 ecosystem and one of the few conferences in the region where central bank officials, securities regulators and the heads of digital assets at major banks share the same schedule as stablecoin issuers and payments infrastructure providers. Linka's CEO, Víctor Egoávil, will be attending.
What Blockchain.RIO actually is
Blockchain.RIO positions itself as a convening platform for regulators, financial institutions, governments, and digital asset infrastructure leaders not a retail crypto expo. The confirmed speaker list reflects that framing: representatives from the Bank for International Settlements, Brazil's Comissão de Valores Mobiliários (CVM), the Banco Central do Brasil, and digital assets leads from BTG Pactual, Itaú, Bradesco, and Standard Chartered Bank are listed alongside global stablecoin and payments players including Tether, Ripple, Visa, and Nium.
The event runs across two formats. Leaders, a closed-door session for C-level executives and founders, takes place on August 11 at Casa Camolese. The main Blockchain.RIO program runs August 12–13 at ExpoRio in Cidade Nova, structured around institutional tracks including a Financial Infrastructure Forum, Stablecon, Global Finance, and a Regulation-focused stage, the tracks most directly relevant to companies moving money across LATAM borders.
Why this matters for cross-border payments and treasury teams
Most blockchain conferences are built around technology narratives. Blockchain.RIO is built around the regulatory and institutional layer that determines whether that technology can actually move corporate money, which is a more useful lens for a CFO or treasurer evaluating stablecoin rails than a product demo. Sessions organized specifically around financial infrastructure and regulation, with central bank and securities regulator participation on the agenda, put concrete restrictions, licensing questions, and interoperability plans in front of the people building on top of them, rather than leaving those questions for after the pilot is already running.
For a company like Linka, operating stablecoin-based settlement for B2B clients across Latin America, that regulatory and institutional context is directly relevant. It's also where Linka has crossed paths with the organizers before: Francisco Carvalho, Blockchain.RIO's founder and CEO, was present at Perú Blockchain Conference 2026, where Linka received the Premio a la Innovación en Pagos Internacionales e Infraestructura Financiera Digital.
Linka at Blockchain.RIO 2026
Linka's CEO, Víctor Egoávil, will be present at Blockchain.RIO 2026, joining a program built around the same question Linka's business is built to answer: how does money actually move, compliantly, transparently, and quickly, across Latin American borders using stablecoin infrastructure. This is a continuation of Linka's recurring presence across the region's institutional fintech and blockchain events, following participation earlier in 2026 at Perú Blockchain Conference, Blockchain Summit Latam, and Paytech Conf Bogotá.
FAQ
When is Blockchain.RIO 2026? The main event runs August 12–13, 2026, at ExpoRio in Cidade Nova, Rio de Janeiro. A separate closed-door executive session, Leaders, takes place August 11 at Casa Camolese.
Who attends Blockchain.RIO? The event is designed for regulators, financial institutions, governments, and digital asset infrastructure leaders. Confirmed speakers include representatives from the Bank for International Settlements, Brazil's CVM, the Banco Central do Brasil, and digital assets executives from banks including BTG Pactual, Itaú, and Standard Chartered.
What tracks are most relevant to B2B payments and treasury teams? The Financial Infrastructure Forum, Stablecon, and the Global Finance and Regulation-focused stages are the tracks most directly tied to cross-border settlement, stablecoin regulation, and institutional payment infrastructure.
Is Linka sponsoring or exhibiting at Blockchain.RIO 2026? Linka's CEO, Víctor Egoávil, will be present at the event as an attendee, continuing Linka's ongoing participation in the region's institutional fintech and blockchain conferences.
Where can I get tickets or more information? Ticket tiers and full event details are available directly through Blockchain.RIO's official site, blockchainrio.com.br.
Meet Linka at Blockchain.RIO
If your company is evaluating how stablecoin infrastructure fits into cross-border payments or trade finance, Blockchain.RIO's regulatory and institutional focus makes it one of the more useful stops on the 2026 calendar to have that conversation directly. Linka's CEO, Víctor Egoávil, will be attending, reach out at linka.xyz if you'd like to connect during the event.