"The conference said that it made the decision due to "ongoing uncertainty in the region and its impact on safety, international travel and logistics", according to the statement. Token2049 is not the first event to be canceled amid the violence in the region. Several others, including an entrepreneurship and innovation conference in Dubai and Abu Dhabi called the Megacampus Summit, were also shut down."
"After the U.S. and Israel struck Iran on February 28, violence spilled into other parts of the Middle East. A suspected airstrike partially damaged Dubai's main airport, and four people were injured after missile debris came down on Palm Jumeirah, a Dubai island filled with luxury hotels."
"When Token2049 organizers told a Telegram group of its ticket holders on Sunday that the event was going on as planned, someone responded in the chat, "What are you talking about. Iran is still hitting the Dubai airport," according to reporting by the Wall Street Journal."
Token2049 Dubai, a major cryptocurrency conference scheduled for late April, announced postponement to 2027 citing ongoing uncertainty in the Middle East region and its impact on safety, international travel, and logistics. Despite assuring Fortune on March 6 that the event would proceed as planned, organizers reversed course following escalating regional violence. The decision followed U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran on February 28, which triggered violence affecting Dubai infrastructure, including partial damage to the main airport and missile debris striking Palm Jumeirah. Multiple other events, including the Megacampus Summit and sporting events, were similarly canceled. The 2025 conference attracted over 15,000 attendees and featured prominent speakers including Eric Trump, Polymarket CEO Shayne Coplan, and Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino.
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