NIKKEI NADA Digital Asset Conference 2026
Overview
A digital asset conference co-hosted by Nikkei's media business division and N.Avenue. It expands and renames the Digital Securities Forum, held for five years with the Financial Services Agency's endorsement, to mark Nikkei's 150th anniversary. Under the theme of the next common sense of capital markets, regulators, financial institutions, and blockchain companies discuss policy design and market implementation across stablecoins, tokenized deposits, RWA, and crypto ETFs. Free with advance registration.
Foundation
- Founded
- 2026
- Founder
- Nikkei Media Business / N.Avenue Inc.
Its predecessor, the Digital Securities Forum (endorsed by the Financial Services Agency), was co-hosted by the two companies for five years, drawing a cumulative 4,470 participants over five editions of discussion among financial institutions, corporations, and regulators around security tokens. With advances in blockchain technology and regulation, it was expanded into a new conference centered on digital assets to mark Nikkei's 150th anniversary. The program combines keynotes and panels with workshops, exhibit booths, and networking.
Transition
- 2021 Co-hosting of the predecessor Digital Securities Forum began, running five editions with a cumulative 4,470 participants
- 2023 Digital Securities Forum 2023 held under the theme 'A new chapter opens for the security token market'
- 2025 Digital Securities Forum 2025 held December 2 at KABUTO ONE
- 2026 Renamed and expanded into the NIKKEI NADA Digital Asset Conference to mark Nikkei's 150th anniversary, scheduled for November 20 at Toranomon Hills
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