Crypto Assets Conference 2026: Deutsche Börse Group and Frankfurt School Co-Host the 12th Crypto Assets Conference (CAC26) on 25 March 2026 

• Deutsche Börse Group and Frankfurt School of Finance & Management will jointly host the Crypto Assets Conference (CAC26) for the first time, strengthening the institutional dialogue on digital assets. 

• CAC26 positions the Frankfurt financial centre as a key player in the international competition for digital capital-market infrastructures. 

On March 25, Deutsche Börse Group and Frankfurt School of Finance & Management will jointly host the 12th edition of the Crypto Assets Conference (CAC26) for the first time. Through this joint organization, the conference will be further developed as an institutional platform for dialogue on digital assets, market infrastructure, and regulatory frameworks. 

CAC26 is aimed at decision-makers from the German and European financial industry, as well as representatives from regulatory authorities and politics. The conference focuses on the growing importance of digital assets for capital markets and the competitiveness of the European economy. Through this partnership, Frankfurt School and Deutsche Börse Group combine two complementary perspectives – academia and financial market infrastructure – thereby strengthening the institutional dialogue. 

With this strategic collaboration, the Crypto Assets Conference further consolidates its position as one of the leading digital-assets conferences in Europe, strengthens Frankfurt as a central hub for digital financial markets, and contributes to the positioning of Germany and Europe in the global competition for innovative capital-market structures. 

About Crypto Assets Conference

The Crypto Assets Conference (CAC) is one of Europe’s leading institutional conferences on Digital Assets. Since its launch in 2018, the conference has brought together decision-makers from the financial industry, regulatory authorities, policy institutions and academia to discuss the integration of digital assets into existing financial and capital market structures.  

The conference focuses on topics such as Digital Assets, tokenization, market infrastructure, regulatory frameworks and the role of digital technologies in shaping the future of capital markets. CAC follows a clearly institutional approach and specifically addresses the needs of established market participants, supervisory authorities and policy makers at national, European and international level. The 12th edition of the conference, CAC26, will take place on March 25, 2026, in Frankfurt am Main. 

About Frankfurt School of Finance & Management

Frankfurt School of Finance & Management (FS) is a private business school accredited by AACSB, AMBA and EQUIS. The university focuses on finance, economics and management, and offers Bachelor, Master, MBA and doctoral programmes as well as executive education courses and seminars for professionals and trainees. Frankfurt School is regularly placed among the top performers in major university rankings. For example, it ranks 31st in the latest Financial Times (FT) European Business School Ranking and is listed as the best German business school in the Times Higher Education Global University Employability Ranking. In the latest UTD Top 100 Business School Research Rankings Frankfurt School has also secured the top position in Germany. In the WirtschaftsWoche university ranking Frankfurt School ranks 3rd among all German universities for business administration.   

A central ambition of Frankfurt School is to promote entrepreneurship and start-ups, in particular with the in-house Entrepreneurship Centre and the subsidiary Futury as a start-up factory for the Rhine-Main region. Consulting is another important pillar of Frankfurt School’s activities. The university provides advice and support to businesses and organisations in emerging and developing countries, especially in the field of ESG. In addition to the main Frankfurt campus, Frankfurt School has study centres in Hamburg and Munich and is globally connected with over 125 partner universities. 

www.frankfurt-school.de.

About Deutsche Börse Group

As an international exchange organization and innovative market-infrastructure provider, Deutsche Börse Group ensures fair, transparent, reliable, and stable capital markets. Through its products, services, and technologies, it creates security and efficiency for a sustainable, future-ready economy. 

Its business areas cover the entire value chain of financial-market transactions. These include the provision of indices, data, software, SaaS, and analytics solutions, as well as listing, trading, and clearing services. The group also offers fund services, settlement and custody of financial instruments, and collateral and liquidity management. As a technology company, the group also develops modern IT solutions and provides IT services worldwide. 

The company is headquartered in the Frankfurt/Rhine-Main financial centre and employs more than 16,000 people worldwide, including in Luxembourg, Prague, Cork, London, Copenhagen, New York, Chicago, Hong Kong, Singapore, Beijing, Tokyo, and Sydney. 

www.deutsche-boerse.com