Staking Summit 2025-2026: How Staking Shapes the Crypto Future
In the rapidly advancing world of cryptocurrencies, systems such as Proof-of-Stake are changing the approach to security and investment in blockchain. Events such as Staking Summit have become a platform for reviewing innovations and a key hub for networking with industry leaders. Attending the summit can provide a unique perspective on the changing landscape of staking and cryptocurrency investment. In this article, we will take a closer look at the evolution of the Staking Summit and find out why it is vital to the global world of cryptocurrency.
What is the Staking Summit?
Staking Summit is an annual international conference that unites leaders in the blockchain and Proof-of-Stake (PoS) industries. Validators, developers, and investors are also welcome to join. Staking Summit is intended to gather industry participants to exchange knowledge, demonstrate new technologies, and discuss trends in staking, assisting in the formation of promising approaches to investing in PoS mechanisms.
Staking Summit includes the talks of prominent professionals and representatives of innovative blockchain projects. The participants will have an opportunity to attend the workshops and panel discussions covering hardware solutions, regulatory challenges, and PoS trends.
Pitch sessions are also organized for startups and validators, where they will be able to present their projects and find investors. They organize separate networking events where they can share experiences, create contacts, and form partnerships.
The Staking Summit Buenos Aires 2025 (November 15-16, 2025)
The Buenos Aires summit will be one of the most important events of the year in the PoS community, where ideas on global engagement, regulatory development, and technological innovation will be exchanged. However, a major summit, in advance of November, took place in Dubai in April, providing a platform for various discussions and speeches on the subject of institutional staking, restaking, and regulatory issues. Below are the three main highlights for 2025: Key events, speakers, and trends that shaped conference discussions.
Main Topics of The Summit
Key topics to be discussed at the Staking Summit in Buenos Aires:
- Restaking and liquid staking as drivers of DeFi development.
- Institutional income strategies and staking adaptation for large investors.
- Tokenization of real-world assets (RWA) and their place in the PoS economy.
- AI and network security – new tools for optimizing staking models.
- Regulations and global trends – how different countries are approaching the legalization of PoS.
- Stablecoin and liquid fund strategies – using stablecoins and liquid funds in a chain to generate stable yields.
Speakers and Experts
Each year, Staking Summit welcomes founders of the most successful blockchain projects, institutional investors, and technical leaders to the discussion where they can share their insights and present innovations, and discuss the upcoming trends in the PoS and DeFi ecosystem.
Some of the invited speakers include:
- Vitalik Buterin (Co-founder & CEO of Ethereum),
- Fisher Yu (CTO of Babylon Labs),
- Sreeram Kannan (Founder & CEO of EigenLayer),
- Misha Putiatin (Co-founder of Symbiotic),
- Alex Esin (CEO of P2P.org),
- Tarun Chitra (CEO and Co-Founder of Gauntlet),
- Adrian Brink (Co-founder of Anoma),
- Jacob Phillips (Co-founder at Lombard) and others.
In 2025, even more representatives from Symbiotic, DoubleZero, HypurrFi, Puffer, Obol, Lido, Starknet, and other key players are expected to join the program in Buenos Aires.
Global Presence
The organizers report that more than 1000 participants, over 20 speakers, and partners from different regions are expected in Buenos Aires. It will be a platform that will bring together participants from Latin America, North America, Europe, and other continents. Such an international mix should enhance the exchange of experience and the creation of partnerships.
Innovations in Staking and DeFi
The 2025 Summit will spotlight the next stage of staking evolution – from liquid staking and restaking to AI-driven validation and cross-chain interoperability.Assets will move seamlessly between protocols, giving users flexible portfolio tools and automated risk management. Reward systems will prioritize delegation to smaller validators, increasing network decentralization and resilience.
New concepts like zero-trust validator infrastructure (via NFTs or smart contracts) are expected to enhance transparency and security. DeFi will also see more integration between staking, lending, and derivatives, creating complex but efficient liquidity systems.Emerging models, such as Proof-of-Social-Capital and validator competition frameworks like SPARC, may redefine how trust and performance are measured in staking ecosystems.
The Staking Summit Dubai 2025 (April 28–29, 2025)
The first major PoS event of the year was the Staking Summit in Dubai on April 28-29, 2025, which established the tone of the further discussions that would take place in Buenos Aires. The summit was held at Waldorf Astoria Palm Jumeirah and brought together experts, institutional investors, and developers worldwide. The event created a tangible momentum for the industry in terms of institutional staking, restaking, and compliance with regulations. Dubai was a preview of the central discussions of the year, and it laid down the groundwork of the themes and strategies that defined the PoS ecosystem in 2025.
Main Topics of The Summit
Key topics highlighted at the Dubai summit included:
- Institutional staking – ensuring that staking becomes safe, appealing, and compliant for large investors.
- Restaking and efficiency – a scientific method of reusing staked assets and scaling PoS chains.
- Regulatory compliance – KYC/AML requirements, trust requirements, and risk management models.
- PoS chain performance – how to make the network more efficient and how to make validators work.
Speakers and Experts
The following well-known speakers appeared in Dubai:
- Adrian Brink (Co-founder of Anoma),
- Tarun Chitra (CEO and Co-Founder of Gauntlet),
- Mike Silagadze (CEO of Ether.fi),
- Misha Putiatin (Co-founder of Symbiotic),
- Fisher Yu (CTO of Babylon Labs),
- Sreeram Kannan (Founder & CEO of EigenLayer),
- Alex Esin (CEO of P2P.org) and others.
These individuals are leaders or leading developers in projects involved in institutional staking, DeFi innovations, liquid staking, and protocols that provide low risk and high standards of trust for large players.
Innovations and Trends in PoS
The Dubai summit also highlighted new trends – restaking & liquid staking, the inclusion of real-world assets (RWA), regulatory transparency (KYC/AML, risk control), as well as models for institutional portfolios that combine profitability and security. The emergence of such topics suggests that the PoS ecosystem is moving not only towards technical innovation but also towards financial acceptability and mainstream adoption.
Main Trends for 2025
Summarizing the events of 2025, the key topics focused on the development of institutional staking, scaling PoS protocols, restaking, and liquid staking tokens (LSTfi). Considerable attention was paid to regulatory aspects in various jurisdictions, transparency of rewards, and risk management. Participants noted that the introduction of these innovations opens up new opportunities for integrating staking into business processes and forming institutional portfolios.
Previous Staking Summits: Key Events and Trends
After reviewing this year's program in Buenos Aires and Dubai, it is worth mentioning how Staking Summit has evolved over the years.
Each event, from Lisbon to Bangkok, laid the foundation for current trends, shaped new standards in the Proof-of-Stake field, and became a meeting point for leading companies, developers, and investors. It is the sequence of these events that allows us to understand how the staking community has arrived at the topics that today determine the direction of the entire industry.
The Staking Summit Bangkok 2024
In 2024, the event moved to Bangkok, Thailand, where it took place on November 8-9 at the Siam Kempinski Hotel. This summit was a turning point in the industry's development, as it ushered in the era of restaking – the reuse of staked assets in additional security protocols. Held during Devcon, it marked a significant shift toward integrating Bitcoin into PoS ecosystems and exploring new yield opportunities.
Participants discussed Bitcoin Staking, experiments with integrating Bitcoin into the PoS economy, and the concept of LSTfi (Liquid Staking Token Finance) – a symbiosis of liquid staking and DeFi, and AI/risk management in staking.
Key speakers included Sunny Aggarwal (Osmosis), Fisher Yu (Babylon Labs), Misha Putiatin (Symbiotic), Tarun Chitra (Gauntlet), and Konstantin Richter (Blockdaemon). Participants included representatives from companies such as Coinbase, Lido, Symbiotic, Chorus One, Puffer Finance, and SSV Network were partners, confirming Staking Summit's status as a global hub for the PoS ecosystem.
The Staking Summit in Bangkok brought together around 1,000 participants and attracted more than 38 sponsors. This made it the world's largest event dedicated to staking, and that is why it has become a key global hub in the PoS ecosystem. The summit also featured live broadcasts, networking opportunities, and various discussions on innovative solutions in the blockchain industry.
The Staking Summit Istanbul 2023
The following year, Staking Summit 2023 was held on November 10-11, 2023, in Istanbul (Turkey), a city that bridges East and West, becoming a symbol of dialogue between different blockchain ecosystems.
The main discussions focused on optimizing validator networks, Post-Shapella dynamics, and the development of Distributed Validator Technology (DVT) and MEV.
Speakers included Martin Köppelmann (Gnosis) and Anton Bukov (1inch), who discussed the challenges of scaling and security in decentralized systems. Participants included representatives from companies such as Quantstamp, Lido Finance, Luganodes, Obol Collective, Tenderize, Ethereum Foundation, and others.
The event brought together about 700 people, featuring unique activities like validator cart racing and a cultural afterparty, and established itself as the leading educational and expert center for validators and staking services, which form the basis of the new blockchain economy.
The Staking Summit Lisbon 2022
The first Staking Summit took place on November 8, 2022, in Lisbon as part of Lisbon Blockchain Week, coinciding with other gatherings like ETHLisbon, Web Summit, NEARCon, and Solana Breakpoint. The organizers selected LX Factory as the location and invited the most significant specialists in the Proof-of-Stake ecosystem to share their vision of the future of the industry.
Some of the key points were liquid staking, DVT, MEV, governance, custody, UX, and regulation and validator behavior issues.
Participants included representatives from companies such as Fantom Foundation, Bitcoin Suisse, Cosmos, Obol Labs, Ankr, Tenderize, Luganodes, and others.
The event brought together about 250 people and became the first platform to combine technical expertise with the practical aspects of decentralized networks. It was the beginning of a global event that expands its geography every year.
Staking Summit 2022 - 2025: Overview of Locations, Topics, and Speakers
Every year had its details: Lisbon 2022 was devoted to the fundamentals of validators and blockchain security, Istanbul 2023 was dedicated to governance and DVT, Bangkok 2024 was characterized by the increased interest in Bitcoin Staking and LSTfi, and 2025 will be marked by two major events – in Dubai and Buenos Aires – with the focus on institutional staking, protocol innovation, and regulatory transparency.
The table below clearly indicates the locations, topics, key speakers, and growth dynamics of participants, which proves that Staking Summit is becoming a more global and innovative platform.
| Location & Year | Key topics | Key speakers | Number of participants | Notes |
| Buenos Aires, Argentina November 15-16, 2025 | LATAM PoS adoption, Protocol innovations, DeFi integrations, Bitcoin yield markets, institutional yield, AI/risk management | Vitalik Buterin (Ethereum), Fisher Yu (Babylon Labs), Sreeram Kannan (EigenLayer), Misha Putiatin (Symbiotic) | 1000+ | The final global event of the year, with an international audience, and active discussion of LSTfi, and restaking |
| Dubai, UAEApril 28-29, 2025 | Institutional staking, Restaking, Regulation | Sreeram Kannan (EigenLayer), Fisher Yu (Babylon), Tarun Chitra (Gauntlet), Adrian Brink (Anoma) | 1000+ | The first major event of the year, preparing for the global stage |
| Bangkok, ThailandNovember 8-9, 2024 | Bitcoin Staking, Restaking, LSTfi, PoS chains, DeFi symbiosis | Vitalik Buterin (Ethereum), Tarun Chitra (Gauntlet), Adrian Brink (Anoma), and local DeFi startups | 600-1000 | Growth in international participation, integration of DeFi, and PoS |
| Istanbul, Turkey November 10-11, 2023 | Validator best practices, governance, DVT, MEV, post-Shapella dynamics, scaling/security in decentralized systems | Martin Köppelmann (Gnosis), Anton Bukov (1inch), Ethereum Foundation (representatives), Lido Finance, Coinbase Cloud | 250-400 | Focus on infrastructure and approaches to validators |
| Lisbon, Portugal November 8, 2022 | PoS basics, liquid staking, DVT, MEV, governance, custody, UX, regulation | Michael Kong (Fantom Foundation), Yves Holenstein (Bitcoin Suisse), Zaki Manian (Cosmos) | 200-250 | First international summit after the pandemic, focus on basic PoS processes and security |
What's New & Expected for 2026
In 2026, we are likely to see an even deeper composition of yields: liquid staking + restaking + DeFi strategies, where assets move between different protocols to maximize profits.
We have already seen in 2025 how the “liquidity loop” is gaining popularity, with staking income being reinvested in other assets.
In addition, micro-measurements of the circulation speed of liquid staking tokens (e.g., stETH and wstETH) are becoming an important indicator of activity – new research already shows that a small group of large holders carry out most transactions, while other users remain passive.
Reward systems that encourage delegation to smaller validators (to avoid centralization), such as coopetition models (SPARC), are becoming interesting as a potential trend.
Potential New Summit Locations
The Staking Summit continues its global expansion. Future summit locations may include:
- South Africa
- Kenya
- Morocco
- Latin America
To engage different local communities, regional summits may be held in Southeast Asia or Eastern Europe, thereby supporting the development of diverse ecosystems in the participating countries.
Beyond the Staking Summit: Global Events Shaping PoS and DeFi
While Staking Summit remains a platform dedicated specifically to the development of Proof-of-Stake and other staking-related topics, other conferences also discuss various innovations in the field of cryptocurrencies and blockchain. For example, they also cover topics such as Web3 infrastructure, institutional proceedings, staking in the context of DeFi, and so on. You can find a list of conferences below:
- ETHGlobal and Devcon: These two conferences bring together various researchers and developers from around the world. The main topics focus on various Ethereum innovations, and the development of Proof-of-Stake is also discussed. In particular, the Devcon conference can be considered the “heart” of Ethereum innovation.
- Token2049: Token2049 is one of the largest blockchain summits, bringing together leading figures from DeFi, exchanges, various analytical companies, and investors. This summit covers topics such as profitability strategies through staking, cross-chain solutions for integrating various assets, new business models, and more.
- Consensus: This conference focuses on topics related to the future of Web3, mainly discussing various institutional solutions for blockchain, as well as topics related to asset management and various regulations. Issues of financial security and compliance with standards are also raised at this conference.
- Paris Blockchain Week and Blockchain Expo Europe: These events are more focused on technological and financial approaches, and primarily discuss topics related to liquid staking, restaking, and the development of the DeFi market in Europe. Another topic is the tokenization of real-world assets (RWA).
- Web3 Summit and DeFiCon: There are also events created by the community for the community, and the Web3 Summit and DeFiCon are prime examples. Key topics include the future of decentralization and DAO governance. The summits also feature reward systems for validators and reveal new models in the field of staking, namely LSTfi and restaking.
Together, these events can shape the global dialogue on staking and DeFi as a whole, from idea labs to the capital market.
Is It Worth Participating in the Summit?
Staking Summit 2025 offers valuable opportunities for developers, investors, and enthusiasts alike. Attendees will:
- Learn first-hand about new PoS technologies and DeFi strategies.
- Join workshops and seminars with leading blockchain experts.
- Network with top companies and investors shaping the staking market.
Whether you are integrating staking into business operations or seeking collaboration, the Summit provides both knowledge and networking to accelerate your projects.
Speakers, Sponsors, and Registration
The 2025 event will take place on November 15-16 in Buenos Aires, at the Sheraton Buenos Aires Hotel & Convention Center. Participation options include General Pass (€149) and VIP Pass (€749), each offering access to programs, exhibitions, and networking areas. Sponsorship packages (Title, Platinum, Gold) provide brand exposure, exhibition opportunities, and direct engagement with the international PoS and DeFi community.
FAQ
What is Staking Summit?
Staking Summit is a global forum that assembles specialists, financiers, programmers, and infrastructure suppliers in the domain of PoS and DeFi. The event focuses on discussing important trends, technologies, case studies, and innovations in staking.
Who can participate in Staking Summit?
The event is open to everyone, from people who invest in cryptocurrency to people who work for companies and new businesses. It is particularly valuable for individuals looking to establish partnerships and keep up to date with the latest technological solutions.
When will the event take place?
The Staking Summit is scheduled for 15 -16 November 2025 at the Sheraton Buenos Aires Hotel & Convention Center in Argentina. This location is conveniently located for all participants, offering comfortable conditions and the developed infrastructure required to host large-scale international events.
How to purchase tickets and participate?
Tickets are available in General Pass and VIP Pass formats, with discounts available for validators and home stakers. Registration is available through the official website.
How to become a speaker or partner?
The experts who are interested can apply through the official portal. The partnership opportunities will be offered at various levels to give exposure and interaction, depending on your objectives. Full details are provided on the summit website.
Conclusion
The Staking Summit 2025 in Buenos Aires is a platform for the global exchange of knowledge and experience in the fields of staking and DeFi, not just a conference. The latest trends in PoS, liquid staking, and restaking can be learnt about here, partners can be found among the industry's leading players, and examples of successful cases and new technological solutions can be seen.
Participation in the summit helps you stay at the forefront of crypto ecosystem development, opportunities for business, investment, and partnerships are opened up, and access is provided to a unique audience of professionals from around the world.
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