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.
Ship or die
RITCHIETORRES
U.S. House of Representative
Ship or die
SUMMERMERSINGER
CFTC
Ship or die
LUCANETZ
Pudgy Penguins
SHIP OR DIE Speakers
MARY GOONERATNE
Loopscale
Co-Founder
ROGER BAYSTON
Franklin Templeton
EVP & Head of Digital Assets
AUSTIN HURWITZ
Doodles
Head of Business Development and Strategy
AMIR HALEEN
Helium
Co-Founder & Co-CEO
EMMETT HOLLYER
Solana Mobile
General Manager
LINDA XIE
Farcaster
Developer Ecosystem Lead
MERT MUMTAZ
Helius
CEO
REBECCA RETTIG
Jito Labs
Chief Legal Officer
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
Stories
Location Guide
Follow the map to discover curated spaces where blockchain meets community, and local meets global.
Main Conference, Pier 36
SKYLINE
Solana Foundation Office
CHECKPOINT PHOTOBOOTH LOCATIONS
ART & CULTURE
SOLANA SPACES
TIME TO BE HAPPY GALLERY
SOLANA MURALS
FOOD & BEVERAGE
Boba Guys (nolita)
Boba Guys (SOHO)
Fools Gold
Chinatown Restaurant Week
19 locations with loyalty program on Solana (and prizes)
JING FONG 202 Centre St
PHOENIX PALACE 85 Bowery
NHA TRANG ONE 87 Baxter St
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