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India Blockchain Week (IBW2026)

1 – 2 November 2026 · Fairmont Mumbai

The fourth edition of India Blockchain Week, moved to Mumbai after three years in Bangalore. The main conference runs at the Fairmont, with IBW week carrying more than 50 Web3 events and over 90 independent side events.

Why it might be worth the flight

The IBW2025 audience split was 30% builders, 22% founders and C-suite, 18% protocol teams, 15% investors and 8% policy and institutions - an unusually balanced mix. The move to Mumbai puts it alongside India's financial industry rather than only its developer community.

Key details

Format
Two-day main conference inside a full IBW week
Edition
Fourth, first in Mumbai
Week programme
50+ Web3 events, 90+ independent side events
IBW2025 audience
30% builders, 22% founders/C-suite, 18% protocol teams, 15% investors, 8% policy
Tickets
General admission from ₹1,199; a 40% discount code, FREEDOM, was live at the time of writing

Paying while you are there

  • Book the pass early - Indian conference pricing escalates steeply and the discount windows are short.
  • Tickets and hotels are usually priced in dollars already, so there is nothing to convert.
  • At the card machine, choose the local currency. Never take the offer to be billed in dollars.

Step 1 · The ticket

Get into India Blockchain Week (IBW2026)

Priced in dollars. Paid in dollars. Nothing lost in between.

Official tickets

Passes get more expensive the longer you wait, and the good side events fill up from the main ticket list. Book the pass first. Then the travel.

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Early bird is live

Early bird pricing is running across the ticket tiers. Lock the pass in before the rates step up.

CodeFREEDOM
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Last updated August 2026. Prices and availability may change. Check the official page for the latest details.

Step 2 · The flight

Get to Mumbai

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Flights to Mumbai

Fares climb sharply in the four weeks before a major conference. Around five and a half hours from Singapore.

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Step 3 · The room

Stay in Mumbai

A conference week empties a city of rooms. Book early.

Know before you tap

Two rules that save you real money abroad

  1. 01

    At the card machine, always choose the local currency

    Converts once, at a flat 1.8% Forex Charge.

    Why the dollar option costs more

    The machine will offer to charge you in dollars instead. It sounds helpful. It is not. Choose the local currency - baht, yen, won, whatever is on the screen - and your money converts once, at a flat 1.8% Forex Charge.

    Taking the dollar option is called dynamic currency conversion. The shop sets that exchange rate, not Visa, and it usually costs you 3% to 7%. You will never see it listed as a fee, because it is hidden inside the rate. That is the point of it. Say no, every time.

  2. 02

    Online, pay in dollars when the site is already in dollars

    Nothing to convert, nothing to pay. 0%.

    Why this one is not a trick

    Booking sites, conference tickets and airlines often quote in dollars already. That is not a conversion trick. That is just the price. Your money is already in dollars, so there is nothing to convert and nothing to pay. 0%.

    Hotel in dollars. Flight in dollars. Ticket in dollars. Three charges, no conversion on any of them.

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