Fine dining meets crypto events
The Bitcoin Conference set its first‑ever awards for April 29 and plans to feature a Michelin‑starred chef at a premium venue — a clear sign crypto’s trying to gamify upscale hospitality (x.com). MEXC Ventures also hosted a Michelin VIP dinner at Next Block Expo, showing a growing overlap between crypto networking and Michelin‑level dining (x.com).
The awards have been formalized as “The Satos Awards,” an institutional platform organizers say will run during Bitcoin Conference week in Las Vegas and position itself as the permanent global recognition for Bitcoin excellence. (thesatosawards.com) Organizers list the evening as an invitation-only ceremony with roughly 500 high‑signal guests drawn from founders, miners, investors and policymakers. (eventbrite.com) The program outlines multiple award categories including leadership, innovation, institutional adoption, education, humanitarian impact and cultural contribution. (eventbrite.com) The event’s culinary slate is billed as a premium tasting curated by “Chef Korra” of Gymkhana — the two‑Michelin‑star London brand that has opened a Las Vegas outpost at ARIA — and the awards page also flags a private cigar lounge experience curated by Eight Cigar Lounge at Resorts World. (thesatosawards.com) Bitcoin Conference’s top‑tier Whale Pass is listed on official pages in the roughly $9,999–$12,999 range and explicitly promises “all‑inclusive gourmet food & beverages,” in‑house Whale Night programming and access to a private “Deep” VIP lounge. (2026.b.tc) The Satos organizers have singled out President Nayib Bukele as the inaugural recipient of a Satos “Sovereign Leadership” award for national‑level adoption efforts. (wire.expertini.com) In Europe, MEXC Ventures — the investment arm of the MEXC exchange and a listed Gold Sponsor of Next Block Expo (NBX) — co‑hosted an “exclusive Michelin‑level VIP dinner” with NBX on March 24 in Warsaw as part of its sponsorship activities. (financialcontent.com) NBX ran March 24–25 at the XXI EXPO venue, with organizers promoting expanded VIP tracks and an expected scale of up to about 5,000 attendees. (nextblockexpo.com)
