Korea Buidl Week 2026 to be held in Seoul in April… bringing together developer and investor communities

The Korea Buidl Week Alliance (KBWA) said on the 17th that the blockchain and digital-asset event “Korea Buidl Week 2026” will be held across Seoul from April 13 to 19.

Launched in 2018, Korea Buidl Week is the country’s longest-running developer-focused blockchain event. This year, it is set to expand in scale and be run as a global event featuring developers, investors and startups from across Asia.

The event was jointly planned by 10 major KBWA-affiliated organizations in the blockchain and digital-asset space. During the event period, five flagship programs—including a conference, hackathon, investment summit and networking events—will be held in sequence in the Gangnam, Jamsil and Seongsu areas of Seoul.

The detailed schedule begins with the hackathon “BuidlHack 2026 Builder Day” on April 14, followed by an AI and infrastructure conference and a finance-related summit on the 15th. The main conference, “Buidl Asia 2026,” will then take place on April 16–17, with CIS 2026 and various side events running from the 17th to the 19th.

In particular, the hackathon is a global program offering total prize money of $26,000, with major projects such as BNB Chain and Near AI participating as sponsors. Participants will showcase the projects developed during the event through final presentations. The hackathon’s final presentations are scheduled for the 18th.

KBWA, which hosts the event, includes major Korean blockchain companies and community leaders such as Formula Labs and Crypto Planet. The industry expects the event to serve as an opportunity to highlight the standing of Korea’s blockchain sector not only in the domestic ecosystem but also in the global market.