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May 19–23 / New York City

Tech, Finance, and Policy are Changing

Accelerate is an event where business, policy, and crypto leaders collaborate to write the next chapter of blockchain in America.

Scale. Ship.

Accelerate.

Choose your path. Accelerate is a week packed with two conferences and dozens of summits, workshops, dinners, and more.

MAY 22-23 / NYC

SHIP OR DIE

$400

Ship or Die will host leaders from tech, finance, and policy to accelerate the future of crypto in the United States.

Are you a Student?

APPLY FOR DISCOUNT

MAY 19-20 / NYC

SCALE OR DIE

$200

Scale or Die is a developer-only conference to dig into the deep tech behind scaling the global demand for blockspace.

Who's attending?

3000+

Builders, Executives, and Attendees

100+

Fintech and Tech Companies

20+

Policymakers

50+

Disruptive Crypto Startups

Speakers

Meet the visionaries behind transformative ideas redefining the future of innovation. These are the architects of tomorrow.

RITCHIE TORRES

Ship or die

RITCHIETORRES

U.S. House of Representative

(D) NY-15

SUMMER MERSINGER

Ship or die

SUMMERMERSINGER

CFTC

Commissioner

LUCA NETZ

Ship or die

LUCANETZ

Pudgy Penguins

CEO

SHIP OR DIE Speakers

MARY GOONERATNE

Loopscale

Co-Founder

ROBERT LESHNER

Superstate

CEO & Co-founder

AUSTIN HURWITZ

Doodles

Head of Business Development and Strategy

DAVID PAKMAN

CoinFund

Managing Partner & Head of Venture Investments

EMMETT HOLLYER

Solana Mobile

General Manager

PAUL KOHLHAAS

Bio Protocol & Molecule

Co-founder

MIKE CAGNEY

Figure Markets

CEO & Co-founder

TAYLOR JOHNSON

Exo Technologies

Founder

SCALE OR DIE Speakers

JORRIT PALFNER

Light Protocol

Co-founder

CHRIS CHANG

Ghost

Co-founder

VANISHREE RAO

Fermah

Founder & CEO

ROGER WATTENHOFER

Anza

Head of Research

DOCTORBLOCKS

Switchboard

CTO

THEO DIAMANDIS

Independent

Researcher

PATRICK O’GRADY

Commonware

Founder

ANDREW MCCONNELL

Malbec Labs

Co-Founder & CTO

Sponsors

HEADLINE SPONSORS

SUPPORTING SPONSORS

Stories

FAQ

Location Guide

Follow the map to discover curated spaces where blockchain meets community, and local meets global.

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SHIP OR DIE (MAIN CONF)

299 South St, NY 10002

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SKYLINE (SOLANA OFFICE)

299 South St, NY 10002

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PHOTOBOOTH LOCATIONS

ART & CULTURE

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SOLANA SPACES

Bowery Showroom, 57 Stanton St, NY 10002

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TIME TO BE HAPPY GALLERY

219 Bowery, New York, NY 10002

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On The Block: Solana Streetfair

Boweryland, 231 Eldridge street, NY 10002

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SOLANA MURALS

Ridge Hotel, 151 E Houston St, NY 10002

FOOD & BEVERAGE

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Boba Guys (nolita)

35 Spring St, NY 10012

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Boba Guys (SOHO)

145 Greene St, NY 10012

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Fools Gold

145 E Houston St, NY 10002

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Solana Murals

Ridge Hotel, 151 E Houston St, NY 10002

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Welcome to chinatown

Ridge Hotel, 151 E Houston St, NY 10002

JING FONG 202 Centre St, NY 10013

PHOENIX PALACE 85 Bowery, NY 10002

NHA TRANG ONE 87 Baxter St, NY 10013

Come to NYC

Accelerate is for high-conviction people building the next chapter of American tech.

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