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Blockchain Week Bulgaria reveals the full agenda and speaker lineup for ETHSofia and F3, with over 50 speakers and tickets still available.
Blockchain Week Bulgaria has finalized the schedule and speaker roster for its two main conferences: ETHSofia on Sept. 24 and F3: Future Finance Forum on Sept. 25. Over 50 speakers are set to appear across the two days at Sofia Tech Park.
The agenda spans Ethereum's technical fundamentals as well as the institutions advancing regulated finance onchain.
Among the speakers confirmed for both events are delegates from Chainlink Labs, J.P. Morgan Payments, Bitpanda, CertiK, ChainSecurity, Crédit Agricole CIB, Commerzbank AG, the Digital Euro Association, Eversheds Sutherland, Franklin Templeton, the Bulgarian Stock Exchange, the Bulgarian Financial Supervision Commission, and the Ethereum Foundation.
Now in its third edition, ETHSofia convenes developers, protocol teams, founders, and security researchers to examine the technical core of the Ethereum ecosystem.
This year's sessions cover smart contract security and OPSEC, DeFi, RWA tokenization, Ethereum development, onchain privacy, scaling, and self-custody. Security experts from CertiK and ChainSecurity, infrastructure teams from Chainlink Labs and Aave Chain Initiative, and contributors from the Ethereum Foundation are scheduled to speak.
âI work on the EU rules that decide how crypto-asset markets, AML compliance and privacy on public, permissionless blockchains fit together, not traded off against each other. Ethereumâs CROPS framework gets that right: privacy has to be non-negotiable at the protocol level, and EU law needs to make room for it across payments, compliance and infrastructure alike.â Vyara Savova, Senior Policy Expert, European Ethereum Institute.
F3 focuses on the institutional side of digital assets, placing banks, regulators, and asset managers on one platform to explore how tokenization, custody, and digital-asset infrastructure are transitioning from pilot projects to full production.
Confirmed speakers include representatives from J.P. Morgan Payments, Crédit Agricole CIB, Commerzbank AG, Franklin Templeton, Bitpanda, the Digital Euro Association, Eversheds Sutherland, the Bulgarian Stock Exchange, and the Bulgarian Financial Supervision Commission. Topics include MiCA and Bulgaria's regulatory environment, institutional digital-asset portfolios, RWA, custody, payments, and AI-driven financial infrastructure.
âThe digital euroâs decisive challenge is adoption, not technology. Europe should position it as a sovereign public settlement layer, with banks and fintechs leading and competing on the customer experience above it. Without compelling economics, seamless integration, and clear everyday utility, it risks becoming technically impressive infrastructure with limited relevance.â Bojidar Ibrishimov, VP Growth & Innovation at Wiser
Tickets for Blockchain Week Bulgaria remain available, with a combined option granting access to both ETHSofia and F3: Future Finance Forum. The combined package also includes networking opportunities, lunch and coffee breaks, the closing party, and event merchandise.
Tickets can be obtained via the official Blockchain Week Bulgaria website: https://www.blockchainweek.bg/get-tickets
Blockchain Week Bulgaria assembles Ethereum builders, financial institutions, regulators, and the wider Web3 community for a week of conferences, workshops, and networking at Sofia Tech Park, highlighting Sofia's role in Europe's expanding digital infrastructure landscape.
The event is supported by partners and sponsors, including UEB3, Pashov Audit Group, Bitomat, Unramp, BenchMark, Altcoins, Tangem, Trezor, Bettâr, and mömax, whose contributions have been vital in making the week possible.
For inquiries, reach out at partners@blockchainweek.bg
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