Ripple’s Swell 2026 to bring finance leaders and XRP

Ripple announced that Swell 2026 will merge its institutional Swell conference with the developer-focused Apex event and take place Oct. 27–29 at The Shed in Manhattan. The three-day program will combine institutional panels with technical sessions on the XRP Ledger and blockchain infrastructure.

Early-bird registration runs through July 11, with passes priced at $1,000 before standard registration rises to $1,200. Ripple provided the dates and ticketing reminder on July 10 and said it will add speakers and session details as the event approaches.

Organizers expect more than 1,500 attendees, at least 75 speakers and over 50 sessions across three tracks. Planned topics include payments, stablecoins, tokenization, capital markets, regulation, decentralized finance, cybersecurity, treasury management and practical uses for XRP.

Confirmed participants listed so far include Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse, President Monica Long and Chief Technology Officer Emeritus David Schwartz. Industry figures named on the program include Bullish Chairman and CEO Tom Farley, Tradeweb CEO Billy Hult and Water.org co-founder Matt Damon. Additional speakers will be announced later.

The program opens before the main conference with a hackathon on Oct. 24–25. An invite-only Institutional Summit and a welcome reception are scheduled for Oct. 27, followed by main-stage presentations, breakout sessions and an expo hall on Oct. 28–29.

A post on X invited attendees to “Join financial leaders, builders, developers, and the XRP community in NYC this October to explore the intersection of traditional finance and the onchain economy.”

Ripple indicated remaining agenda items, speaker additions and public demonstrations will be released in the weeks leading up to Swell 2026.