The premier event for the Institutional Digital Assets industry 

Digital Assets Forum Abu Dhabi (DAFME 1) is the Middle East edition of the Digital Assets Forum series — an institutional conference platform dedicated to digital asset adoption, tokenization, market infrastructure, and regulatory development. 

Taking place in Abu Dhabi on 13 May 2026, DAFME 1 convenes senior decision-makers across: 

●      Global and regional banks
  
●      Asset managers and sovereign capital
  
●      Regulators and policymakers
  
●      Market infrastructure providers
  
●      Custodians and ETF issuers
 
 ●      Tokenization platforms and institutional DeFi leaders
 
Positioned within Abu Dhabi’s rapidly advancing digital asset ecosystem — including the regulatory framework of Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) and its Financial Services Regulatory Authority (FSRA) — the forum serves as a high-level meeting point between traditional finance and the digital asset economy. 

Core Focus Areas 

DAFME 1 delivers a pragmatic, institutional agenda centered on: 

●      UAE and cross-border digital asset regulation
  
●      Stablecoins, payments, and CBDC initiatives
  
●      Real-World Asset (RWA) tokenization
  
●      Institutional custody and crypto ETFs
  
●      Crypto liquidity and market infrastructure
  
●      Risk management frameworks
  
●      DeFi–TradFi integration
  
●      Portfolio management and alpha generation in digital assets