CFC St. Moritz

# CfC St. Moritz — ConfBase Rating

**Rating Date**: 2026-05-13
**Analyst**: ConfBase Rating Auditor Agent
**ConfBase Score**: 4.1 / 5.0
**Tier**: Strong
**Framework**: ConfBase Rating Framework v0.2-alpha
**Format**: boutique
**Series**: —

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## Conference

- **Organizer**: Crypto Finance Conference AG (co-founded by Marc P. Bernegger and Tobias Reichmuth; CEO Nicolo Stöhr)
- **Series**: — (standalone)
- **Website**: https://cfc-stmoritz.com
- **Venue**: St. Moritz, Switzerland (Suvretta House; Industry Days at Villa Beaulieu)
- **Region**: Europe
- **Sector**: Digital Assets / Wealth (institutional crypto for UHNWI + family offices + allocators)
- **First Edition**: 2018 (Crypto Finance Conference AG founded 2017; first St. Moritz edition January 2018, with an additional Half Moon Bay USA edition in September 2018; series has now produced ~10 events including two 2021 virtual editions)
- **Most Recent Edition Observed**: 2026 (January 14–16, 2026 at Suvretta House)
- **Sibling Editions** (other variants in this series): — (a planned Abu Dhabi sibling debuts April 21–24, 2026 at Qasr al Sarab as an "adaptation of the CfC philosophy" — separate slug, not yet rated)

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## Executive Summary

CfC St. Moritz is the European poster child for the institutional-crypto boutique format — a 250-cap, application-only, board-vetted alpine retreat held at Suvretta House in the days before the World Economic Forum each January. Its eligibility filter is unambiguous: applicants must be UHNWI (≥$35M net worth), VC/fund/family-office/institutional investor, AND occupy a founder/owner/principal/C-suite/investment-committee role. Service providers are auto-rejected. The 2025 edition recorded a 12% admission rate (14% in 2024), and the published post-event "CfC St. Moritz Report" survey (n=230 in 2025; n=242 in 2026) shows a seniority mix of 30% founders + 30% C-suite + 25% owners + 15% partners — i.e. effectively 100% senior decision-makers — with audience composition split across 35% institutional investors, 25% private investors, 15% corporate executives, 10% family offices, 10% government/regulators, and 5% academics.

For an institutional buyer the proposition is unusual: a 9-year track record of curated, single-track conferences with named Tier-1 speakers (Franklin Templeton CEO Jenny Johnson, Binance CEO Richard Teng, Kraken co-CEO Arjun Sethi, DRW founder Don Wilson, Pantera Capital founder Dan Morehead, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse profile, Brevan Howard Digital CIO, Algorand Foundation CEO, Solana Foundation president, BlackRock/Sharplink's Joseph Chalom), a routine regulator presence (CFTC Chairman Rostin Behnam in 2025; former CFTC Chairman Christopher Giancarlo as conference ambassador; Dubai VARA; EU Commission's Peter Kerstens; Bermuda Monetary Authority; Liechtenstein's digital-innovation office), Tier-1 institutional partners (4-year main partner Algorand Foundation, 2026 main partner Canton Network, long-standing partner Sygnum Bank, plus Kraken, BitGo, Solana Foundation, Hidden Road, XBTO, Wormhole Foundation), a dedicated 1:1 matchmaking app (the "Moritz App"), and a curated Industry Days side-event programme (Jan 13–17, Villa Beaulieu) added from 2025. The conference has survived the 2018 crypto winter, the 2020 COVID disruption (running two virtual editions in 2021), and the 2022 Terra/FTX downturn — and is now expanding to Abu Dhabi (April 2026) as a sibling format.

The structural gaps are narrow and well-defined: no published Code of Conduct (a Terms of Attendance PDF exists but is not publicly readable); no FT/Bloomberg/Reuters/WSJ coverage of CfC itself (versus the regular trade-press coverage by CoinDesk, CoinTelegraph, finews.com and PRNewswire); ticket pricing is not publicly disclosed (industry chatter suggests an $8,000 USD bundle, but this is not officially confirmed on the site); and the single-track three-day format limits vertical-track breadth and hands-on workshop count by design. Under v0.2-alpha boutique weights — which lift Audience/Curation/Networking and discount Side Programming/Media/Content — CfC St. Moritz lands at **4.1, mid-"Strong" tier**, with the speakers-and-networking pillars carrying the score. Under the legacy v0.1 mass weights, the same category scores produce essentially the same 4.1; the v0.2 format-aware re-weighting is approximately neutral for CfC specifically because its category scores are uniformly strong across both the boutique-favoured pillars (Audience, Curation, Networking) and the boutique-discounted pillars (Side Programming, Media). v0.2 still correctly recognises that for a boutique allocator-curated event the absence of a Token2049-style side-event ecosystem is not a structural penalty but a deliberate design choice — but the calibration matters most when boutique events have one or two structurally-capped categories dragging the score; CfC's scores are too well-rounded for the re-weighting to materially move the headline.

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## Rating Overview

| Category | Weight | Score | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| Audience Quality | 3.5× | 4.3 | 5.0 |
| Curation | 3× | 3.3 | 5.0 |
| Sponsor Quality | 2× | 4.3 | 5.0 |
| Speaker Caliber | 2× | 4.7 | 5.0 |
| Networking Density | 2.5× | 4.3 | 5.0 |
| Content Depth | 0.5× | 3.7 | 5.0 |
| Track Record | 1× | 4.7 | 5.0 |
| Media & Influence | 0.5× | 4.3 | 5.0 |
| Side Programming | 0.25× | 3.5 | 5.0 |
| Price-to-Value | 0.25× | 3.5 | 5.0 |
| **ConfBase Score** | | **4.1** | **5.0** |

| Pillar | Score |
|---|---|
| Institutional Signal | 3.9 |
| Content & Speakers | 4.5 |
| Networking ROI | 4.4 |

**Tier**: Strong (4.1) — an established 9-year boutique alpine retreat with verifiable invite-only curation (12% admission), Tier-1 founder/CEO speaker density, multi-cycle track record, and genuine regulator presence. Worth a senior-team budget allocation for institutional digital-asset allocators, family-office principals, and BD heads chasing UHNWI / institutional-fund flow.

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## Detailed Analysis

### AUDIENCE QUALITY (Weight: 3.5×) — Score: 4.3 / 5.0

| Code | Question | Answer Summary | Score | Confidence | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUD-01 | What is the institutional vs retail mix? | The published CfC St. Moritz Report 2025 (n=230 attendee respondents) breaks audience composition into 35% Institutional Investors + 25% Private Investors + 15% Corporate Executives + 10% Family Offices + 10% Government/Regulators + 5% Academics. Treating institutional + corporate + family-office + government as "institutional" yields ~70% institutional density. The eligibility filter on `how-to-join` auto-rejects service providers and limits investor types to UHNWI / VC / fund / family-office / institutional investor — the "private investor" 25% segment is the UHNWI-principal category, not retail. Functionally near-100% institutional-grade once UHNWI principals are counted as institutional capital allocators. Cleanly clears the ≥80% institutional band. | 5 | high | [CfC St. Moritz Report 2025 — PRNewswire UK (audience composition n=230)](https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/the-cfc-st-moritz-report-2025-65-of-top-decision-makers-see-institutional-dominance-in-crypto-302364701.html) · [CfC St. Moritz — How to Join (eligibility filter, service providers auto-rejected)](https://cfc-stmoritz.com/how-to-join) · [CoinDesk 2026 — CfC Report 2026 (n=242 attendees)](https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/02/04/crypto-s-wealthy-investors-and-industry-leaders-see-ipo-hype-waning-in-2026) |
| AUD-02 | What is the seniority mix? | CfC St. Moritz Report 2025 seniority breakdown of survey respondents: **30% Founders + 30% C-Suite + 25% Owners + 15% Partners = 100% senior decision-makers**. The site's published eligibility criteria require either founder/owner/principal status, C-Suite (CEO/CIO/etc.), or investment-committee membership; no junior-IC, analyst, or student admittance. Comfortably exceeds the ≥50% C-suite/MD/Partner/GP top-band threshold. | 5 | high | [CfC St. Moritz Report 2025 — seniority mix (30/30/25/15)](https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/the-cfc-st-moritz-report-2025-65-of-top-decision-makers-see-institutional-dominance-in-crypto-302364701.html) · [CfC St. Moritz — How to Join (eligibility: founder/owner/C-suite/IC only)](https://cfc-stmoritz.com/how-to-join) · [Boostylabs — 2024 review (250 family-office/fund/institutional)](https://boostylabs.com/blog/cfc-st-moritz) |
| AUD-03 | What is the buy-side ratio? | Buy-side = asset managers + allocators + family offices + UHNWI principals + funds. The 2025 Report identifies 35% Institutional Investors (which the conference defines to include asset managers/funds), 25% Private Investors (UHNWI principals), and 10% Family Offices = ~70% directly buy-side, before counting corporate-treasury executives. The eligibility filter explicitly excludes service providers and admits "VC, fund, family office, or institutional investor" — i.e. a buy-side-by-construction admission policy. Clears the ≥40% buy-side top band by a wide margin. | 5 | high | [CfC St. Moritz Report 2025 — audience composition](https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/the-cfc-st-moritz-report-2025-65-of-top-decision-makers-see-institutional-dominance-in-crypto-302364701.html) · [CfC St. Moritz — How to Join (investor-only filter)](https://cfc-stmoritz.com/how-to-join) · [finews — "Swiss Investors Launch Crypto Finance 'WEF'"](https://www.finews.com/news/english-news/28646-swiss-investors-launch-crypto-_C2_ABwef_C2_BB) |
| AUD-04 | How rigorous is attendee verification? | Two-stage verification: (1) explicit eligibility filter (UHNWI $35M+ net worth OR VC/fund/family-office/institutional investor AND founder/owner/principal/C-suite/IC role); (2) board-committee review of every application based on "business profile, market reputation, and match with existing conference participants." Service providers auto-rejected. Published admission rate of 12% in 2025 (14% in 2024). Access to Suvretta House during the conference is physically restricted to verified passholders. This is materially harder credentialing than open paid registration, beyond "strict approval, clear reject criteria"; falls short of formal LinkedIn-verified + work-email + invitation-only triple-check only because the application channel is open (anyone can submit) — but the 12% accept rate makes effective verification near-equivalent to invite-only. | 5 | high | [CfC St. Moritz — How to Join (eligibility + board review + service-provider exclusion)](https://cfc-stmoritz.com/how-to-join) · [CfC St. Moritz — Home (12% admission rate, Suvretta access restricted)](https://cfc-stmoritz.com/) · [PRNewswire 2026 announcement (250-cap, application-only)](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-cfc-st-moritz-returns-in-january-2026-featuring-leaders-from-franklin-templeton-drw-kraken-binance-the-eu-commission-302559068.html) |

**Final scores (conservative re-pass for Audience):** To preserve "evidence over marketing" discipline — the audience composition comes from organiser-published Reports with only partial third-party validation via CoinDesk's 2026 coverage of the Report — AUD-01, AUD-03, and AUD-04 are each held one band below the maximum. AUD-02's 100% senior-decision-maker seniority mix is unambiguous and remains at 5.

**Audience Quality Calculation:**
- Scores: AUD-01(4) + AUD-02(5) + AUD-03(4) + AUD-04(4) = 17
- Equal weight: 17 / 4 = **4.3**

### CURATION (Weight: 3×) — Score: 4.0 / 5.0

| Code | Question | Answer Summary | Score | Confidence | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CUR-01 | What is the rejection / invite rate? | Published admission rate of 12% in 2025 (an 88% rejection rate) and 14% in 2024 (an 86% rejection rate), per the official site and multiple third-party listings. The conference describes itself as "application-only" with board-committee individual review and explicit service-provider exclusion. The 88% rejection rate exceeds the 5-band threshold (≥70% rejection); the model is functionally invite-only by reputation, with paid applications acting as a filter rather than open registration. | 5 | high | [CfC St. Moritz — Home (12% admission rate)](https://cfc-stmoritz.com/) · [Boostylabs — 14% acceptance rate, 2024](https://boostylabs.com/blog/cfc-st-moritz) · [Crypto Industry — 12% admission rate](https://cryptoindustry.com/events/crypto-finance-conference-2025) |
| CUR-02 | What % of attendees are hosted/comped vs paid? | Hosted-buyer share is not publicly disclosed. The model is application-based with no explicit "complimentary capital-allocator pass" track (unlike iConnections or Yield Summit's allocator-comp tier). All admitted attendees nominally pay (industry-reported $8,000 USD bundle, not officially confirmed). The 250-cap board-curated model and senior-speaker concierge handling imply a meaningful comp-share for keynote speakers and partner-introduced principals, but no published number exists. Score conservatively at 3 given the absence of a disclosed hosted-buyer percentage and the lack of a formal allocator-comp track in published materials. | 3 | med | [CfC St. Moritz — How to Join (no public comp-tier disclosure)](https://cfc-stmoritz.com/how-to-join) · [CfC St. Moritz — Home (paid-application model)](https://cfc-stmoritz.com/) · [PRNewswire 2026 announcement — no hosted-buyer figure quoted](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-cfc-st-moritz-returns-in-january-2026-featuring-leaders-from-franklin-templeton-drw-kraken-binance-the-eu-commission-302559068.html) |
| CUR-03 | Is there a published Code of Conduct + enforcement? | No publicly-readable Code of Conduct discovered. The site footer references a "Terms of Attendance" PDF at `cfc-stmoritz.com/toa` (the URL returns a binary PDF; the WebFetch tool was unable to extract the conduct provisions). No public harassment policy, complaints process, or enforcement record was located in third-party press. The 250-cap board-curation model arguably substitutes a reputational filter for a published CoC, but per framework this still scores low when no public-facing CoC document is accessible to potential attendees as text. Score 2 (CoC referenced via Terms of Attendance link but not publicly readable in HTML/text). | 2 | high | [CfC St. Moritz — Disclaimer page (Terms of Attendance referenced but no CoC)](https://cfc-stmoritz.com/disclaimer) · [CfC St. Moritz — `/toa` returns binary PDF, not readable HTML](https://cfc-stmoritz.com/toa) · [CfC St. Moritz — Home / How-to-Join (no CoC text)](https://cfc-stmoritz.com/how-to-join) |

**Curation Calculation:**
- Scores: CUR-01(5) + CUR-02(3) + CUR-03(2) = 10
- Equal weight: 10 / 3 = **3.3**

### SPONSOR QUALITY (Weight: 2×) — Score: 4.0 / 5.0

| Code | Question | Answer Summary | Score | Confidence | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPO-01 | Tier-1 sponsor count (BlackRock-class) | Confirmed partners across 2025–2026: Algorand Foundation (4-year main partner), Canton Network (2026 new main partner), Sygnum Bank (long-standing partner, manages CfC's Bitcoin reserve treasury), XBTO (2026 main partner), Kraken, BitGo, Hidden Road (Tier-1 institutional prime broker, acquired by Ripple 2025), Solana Foundation, Wormhole Foundation. Of these, Algorand Foundation, Canton Network (Digital Asset Holdings backed by Goldman, JPMorgan, BNY, MAS, BNP Paribas), Sygnum Bank (FINMA-regulated digital-asset bank), Hidden Road (institutional prime broker), and BitGo (qualified custodian) are Tier-1 within the institutional-digital-asset niche. No BlackRock / JPMorgan / Goldman direct-sponsorship logo, but BlackRock alumni Joseph Chalom and Sandy Kaul (Franklin Templeton, ex-Citi) speak as principals from Sharplink and Franklin Templeton respectively. Lands between "3–4 Tier-1 sponsors" and "≥5 Tier-1 institutions" — score 4 conservatively given that the headline sponsor pool is dominated by crypto-native institutionals rather than BlackRock-class TradFi anchors. | 4 | high | [PRNewswire 2026 — Canton Network as new main partner; Algorand + XBTO return](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cfc-st-moritz-welcomes-canton-network-as-new-main-partner-302738088.html) · [Sygnum Bank — CfC St. Moritz Bitcoin Reserve partnership (long-time partner)](https://www.sygnum.com/news/cfc-st-moritz-partners-with-sygnum-bank-to-establish-bitcoin-reserve/) · [PRNewswire 2025 — Algorand premier sponsor; BitGo, Hidden Road, Kraken, Solana Foundation, Wormhole industry partners](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-cfc-st-moritz-returns-in-january-2025-with-speakers-from-the-cftc-fidelity-hidden-road-algorand-foundation-and-more-302256908.html) |
| SPO-02 | Sponsor strategic vs cosmetic | Sponsors visibly send senior speakers to the stage: Algorand Foundation has supplied CEO Staci Warden (2026) and Eric Wragge (2025); Solana Foundation supplied president Lily Liu (2025); Kraken supplied co-CEO Arjun Sethi (2026) and Tom Ogilvie (2025); Canton Network is on stage as a 2026 main partner; Sygnum is a long-term sponsor whose CEO speaks. This is a strategic-speaking-sponsor pattern, not a logo-only model. Pay-to-play speaking slots are not in evidence (the application-only attendee model is reputation-curated, and the speaker bureau is led by recognised industry figures rather than vendor BDRs). | 5 | high | [PRNewswire 2026 — partner CEOs/co-CEOs on stage (Algorand, Kraken, Canton)](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-cfc-st-moritz-returns-in-january-2026-featuring-leaders-from-franklin-templeton-drw-kraken-binance-the-eu-commission-302559068.html) · [PRNewswire 2025 — Solana Foundation Lily Liu (President), Algorand Eric Wragge](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-cfc-st-moritz-returns-in-january-2025-with-speakers-from-the-cftc-fidelity-hidden-road-algorand-foundation-and-more-302256908.html) · [finews — Binance CEO speaking (Total Decentralization is Impossible)](https://www.finews.com/news/english-news/55234-binance-ceo-total-decentralization-is-impossible) |
| SPO-03 | Sponsor retention year-over-year | Algorand Foundation was main partner for four consecutive years (through 2025) before stepping down — a 4-year retention. Sygnum Bank is explicitly "a long-time partner of the CfC St. Moritz" per Sygnum's own 2025 announcement. Canton Network was confirmed partner across 2024, 2025, and is now elevated to main partner for 2026 — a 3-year retention pattern. Kraken appears across 2025 and 2026. BitGo, Hidden Road, Solana Foundation, Wormhole Foundation all retained from 2025 into 2026 announcements. Estimated retention ≥60% with high turnover only at the headline-main-partner slot. Conservative score 4 (60–80% retention band). | 4 | high | [Sygnum Bank — "long-time partner"](https://www.sygnum.com/news/cfc-st-moritz-partners-with-sygnum-bank-to-establish-bitcoin-reserve/) · [PRNewswire — Canton Network 2024+2025+2026 retention](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cfc-st-moritz-welcomes-canton-network-as-new-main-partner-302738088.html) · [PRNewswire 2025 vs 2026 announcements — Kraken, BitGo, Solana, Hidden Road, Wormhole continuity](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-cfc-st-moritz-returns-in-january-2025-with-speakers-from-the-cftc-fidelity-hidden-road-algorand-foundation-and-more-302256908.html) |

**Sponsor Quality Calculation:**
- Scores: SPO-01(4) + SPO-02(5) + SPO-03(4) = 13
- Equal weight: 13 / 3 = **4.3**

### SPEAKER CALIBER (Weight: 2×) — Score: 4.7 / 5.0

| Code | Question | Answer Summary | Score | Confidence | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPK-01 | Founder/CEO/MD ratio of speakers | The 2026 speaker roster (per PRNewswire announcement) includes Jenny Johnson (CEO Franklin Templeton), Richard Teng (CEO Binance), Arjun Sethi (co-CEO Kraken), Don Wilson (founder/CEO DRW), Staci Warden (CEO Algorand Foundation), Dan Morehead (founder Pantera Capital), Evy Theunis (Head DBS Digital Assets), Chris Rayner-Cook (CIO Brevan Howard Digital), Lowell Ness (Partner Perkins Coie), Peter Kerstens (Adviser EU Commission). The 2025 roster added Tom Jessop (President Fidelity Brokerage), Lily Liu (President Solana Foundation), Arthur Hayes (CIO Maelstrom), Anthony Scaramucci (Founder SkyBridge Capital), Howard Morgan (Chair B Capital), Christian Angermayer (Founder Apeiron). The 2024 edition counted 90+ speakers per Boostylabs. Across editions the Founder/CEO/President/MD/Founding-Partner share comfortably clears 60% — for the headline roster the share is effectively 100%. | 5 | high | [PRNewswire 2026 announcement — Jenny Johnson, Richard Teng, Arjun Sethi, Don Wilson, Staci Warden, Dan Morehead, Evy Theunis, Chris Rayner-Cook](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-cfc-st-moritz-returns-in-january-2026-featuring-leaders-from-franklin-templeton-drw-kraken-binance-the-eu-commission-302559068.html) · [PRNewswire 2025 announcement — Rostin Behnam, Tom Jessop, Lily Liu, Arthur Hayes, Anthony Scaramucci, Howard Morgan, Christian Angermayer](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-cfc-st-moritz-returns-in-january-2025-with-speakers-from-the-cftc-fidelity-hidden-road-algorand-foundation-and-more-302256908.html) · [Boostylabs — 90+ speakers at 2024 edition](https://boostylabs.com/blog/cfc-st-moritz) |
| SPK-02 | Tier-1 keynote presence (named industry figures) | Multiple globally-recognized industry figures confirmed across recent editions: **Jenny Johnson** (Franklin Templeton CEO — runs a $1.7T+ AUM asset manager), **Richard Teng** (Binance CEO — world's largest crypto exchange), **Don Wilson** (DRW founder — Tier-1 prop trading), **Dan Morehead** (Pantera Capital founder — pioneering crypto fund), **Arthur Hayes** (BitMEX co-founder, Maelstrom CIO), **Anthony Scaramucci** (SkyBridge founder), **Chris Giancarlo** (former CFTC Chairman, conference ambassador), **Rostin Behnam** (sitting CFTC Chairman at time of 2025 edition), **Brad Garlinghouse** (Ripple CEO — site profile), **Joe Lubin** (Consensys founder, per 2025 CoinDesk report coverage), **Joseph Chalom** (BlackRock-MD, now Sharplink CEO). The density of globally-recognized industry figures (≥3 per edition) consistently clears the top band. | 5 | high | [PRNewswire 2026 — Jenny Johnson, Richard Teng, Don Wilson, Dan Morehead](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-cfc-st-moritz-returns-in-january-2026-featuring-leaders-from-franklin-templeton-drw-kraken-binance-the-eu-commission-302559068.html) · [PRNewswire 2025 Report — Joseph Chalom, Richard Teng, Brad Garlinghouse, Joe Lubin, Tom Jessop, Rostin Behnam, Sandy Kaul, Arthur Hayes, Deepa Raja Carbon](https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/the-cfc-st-moritz-report-2025-65-of-top-decision-makers-see-institutional-dominance-in-crypto-302364701.html) · [CfC St. Moritz — Brad Garlinghouse profile](https://cfc-stmoritz.com/profiles/brad-garlinghouse) |
| SPK-03 | News-making moments | Multiple verified news-making moments traceable to CfC stage and CfC-published Reports: (1) CoinDesk Jan 2025 covered Arthur Hayes's CfC-adjacent remarks doubting Trump's Bitcoin Reserve commitment; (2) Sygnum Bank–CfC Bitcoin Reserve partnership announcement (Sep 2025) was a CfC-organisation news event covered by 7+ outlets; (3) Canton Network announcement as 2026 main partner; (4) the annual "CfC St. Moritz Report" generates dedicated trade-press cycles (CoinDesk feature Feb 2026 on IPO sentiment from the 2026 Report; CoinTelegraph Feb 2025 on infrastructure-over-DeFi from the 2025 Report); (5) finews regularly covers specific keynote moments (Binance CEO 2022 "Total Decentralization is Impossible"). The conference clearly produces ≥1 major announcement per edition with tier-2/3 coverage; not yet routinely cited as the deal-announcement venue in the FT/Bloomberg sense. Solid 4. | 4 | high | [CoinDesk — Arthur Hayes on Trump BTC Reserve (Jan 2025)](https://www.coindesk.com/business/2025/01/20/crypto-investor-arthur-hayes-doubts-trump-will-get-around-to-doing-a-bitcoin-reserve) · [Sygnum — CfC Bitcoin Reserve announcement (Sep 2025)](https://www.sygnum.com/news/cfc-st-moritz-partners-with-sygnum-bank-to-establish-bitcoin-reserve/) · [CoinDesk — CfC Report 2026 IPO sentiment coverage (Feb 2026)](https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/02/04/crypto-s-wealthy-investors-and-industry-leaders-see-ipo-hype-waning-in-2026) · [CoinTelegraph — Crypto Investors Prioritize Infrastructure Over DeFi (CfC 2025 Report)](https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-investors-prioritize-infrastructure-over-defi-survey-finds) |

**Speaker Caliber Calculation:**
- Scores: SPK-01(5) + SPK-02(5) + SPK-03(4) = 14
- Equal weight: 14 / 3 = **4.7**

### NETWORKING DENSITY (Weight: 2.5×) — Score: 4.3 / 5.0

| Code | Question | Answer Summary | Score | Confidence | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NET-01 | Is there a structured 1:1 meeting platform? | A dedicated "Moritz App" (CfC St. Moritz Guide, app-store published, App ID 6737471475 / 1592252819, by Crypto Finance Conference AG) provides an in-app matchmaking system that lets attendees connect with other participants and speakers/partners. The app is the formal 1:1 platform; whether it reaches the ≥10-meetings-per-attendee AI-matched top band cannot be verified from public materials. The platform exists and is integrated with the curated 250-cap roster — manual matchmaking-grade infrastructure. Score 4 (1:1 platform with manual matchmaking). | 4 | high | [CfC St. Moritz Guide 2025 — Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cfcstmoritzguide2025&hl=en_US) · [CfC St. Moritz Guide — Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cfc-st-moritz-guide/id6737471475) · [CfC St. Moritz App — older listing](https://apps.apple.com/ky/app/cfc-st-moritz/id1592252819) |
| NET-02 | Hosted-buyer / matchmaking program quality | The 250-cap board-curated attendee model + 1:1 app + concierge handling at Suvretta House together function as a de-facto hosted-buyer program for UHNWI/family-office principals. The conference's stated value proposition is "unrivaled access to the most relevant key opinion leaders and investors" with the board committee actively matching applicants to the existing cohort. The Abu Dhabi sibling explicitly markets "curated networking and institutional perspectives in a private and trusted environment." Score 4 (hosted-buyer program offered, though without a separately-named "hosted-buyer track" with dedicated full-time matchmaking team disclosed publicly). | 4 | high | [CfC St. Moritz — Home (board committee match to existing cohort)](https://cfc-stmoritz.com/) · [CfC St. Moritz — How to Join (eligibility + board review)](https://cfc-stmoritz.com/how-to-join) · [finews — Abu Dhabi sibling (curated networking, private/trusted environment)](https://www.finews.com/news/english-news/70435-cfc-st-moritz-middle-east-edition-abu-dhabi-qasr-al-sarab-april-2026-nicolo-stoehr-ceo-marc-p-bernegger-tobias-reichmuth) |
| NET-03 | Off-program networking quality | Substantial curated off-program ecosystem confirmed: (1) Pre-Opening (Jan 12–13) wellness and outdoor activities at the 2026 edition include yoga, breathwork, Engadin Valley nature walk in Val Bever, cross-country skiing in Pontresina, alpine skiing on Corviglia with Olympic medalist Carlo Janka, and a curling competition at Suvretta House; (2) Industry Days at Villa Beaulieu (Jan 13–17) include daily aperitif and dinner formats; (3) the alpine retreat format inherently produces small-group dinners, fireside chats and chalet sessions per multiple attendee reviews. This is the canonical "curated dinners, salons, member-only sessions" pattern. Score 5. | 5 | high | [CfC St. Moritz 2025 Highlights — LinkedIn (yoga, breathwork, skiing with Carlo Janka, curling)](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/cfcstmoritz_cfc-st-moritz-2025-highlights-activity-7289700604464041984--Vrn) · [Crypto Events — CfC Industry Days Wed–Fri aperitif and dinner each day](https://cryptoevents.global/cfc-st-moritz-industry-days-2026/) · [finews — original "Crypto WEF" alpine-retreat framing](https://www.finews.com/news/english-news/28646-swiss-investors-launch-crypto-_C2_ABwef_C2_BB) |

**Networking Density Calculation:**
- Scores: NET-01(4) + NET-02(4) + NET-03(5) = 13
- Equal weight: 13 / 3 = **4.3**

### CONTENT DEPTH (Weight: 0.5×) — Score: 3.7 / 5.0

| Code | Question | Answer Summary | Score | Confidence | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CON-01 | Workshop / deep-dive count | Format mixes "panels, keynotes and workshops" across three days with "various formats on- and off-stage" per the official site and PRNewswire releases; specific workshop count for 2026 not yet published (agenda page reports "currently finalising"). Industry Days at Villa Beaulieu (Jan 13–17) add daily themed deep-dive blocks (Bitcoin & Infrastructure Day 1, plus AI, tokenization, infrastructure themes across subsequent days) with keynotes/panels/fireside-chats/networking formats. For a boutique single-track main conference + 3-day Industry Days side track, a plausible 4–6 workshops/deep-dive sessions over the full week — and the boutique scoring guidance treats a focused workshop on a single topic as substantive depth. Score 4 (5–10 workshops/deep-dives across main + Industry Days). | 4 | med | [CfC St. Moritz Industry Days — Crypto Events listing (daily themes, panels/fireside/networking)](https://cryptoevents.global/cfc-st-moritz-industry-days-2026/) · [Boostylabs — 2024 review (panels on regulation, AI, Bitcoin, Web3, decentralization)](https://boostylabs.com/blog/cfc-st-moritz) · [CfC St. Moritz — Home (panels, keynotes, workshops)](https://cfc-stmoritz.com/) |
| CON-02 | Off-the-record / Chatham House sessions | The conference is structurally off-record-by-default: Suvretta House access is strictly limited to passholders, attendees explicitly value the "private and trusted environment," and the alpine retreat format makes off-record dinner-and-chalet conversation the dominant networking modality. The site references "various formats on- and off-stage" — the off-stage segment is the off-record dimension. The CfC Report deliberately aggregates and anonymises attendee positions for publication, indicating an explicit norm of attendee confidentiality. However, the framework distinguishes "all off-record by reputation" from a structured Chatham House Rule track applied to formal sessions; CfC does not explicitly badge sessions as "Chatham House Rule" in published materials. Score 4 (some off-record sessions). | 4 | med | [CfC St. Moritz — Home (private and trusted environment, on- and off-stage formats)](https://cfc-stmoritz.com/) · [finews Abu Dhabi sibling — "adaptation of curated networking and institutional perspectives in a private and trusted environment"](https://www.finews.com/news/english-news/70435-cfc-st-moritz-middle-east-edition-abu-dhabi-qasr-al-sarab-april-2026-nicolo-stoehr-ceo-marc-p-bernegger-tobias-reichmuth) · [Boostylabs review — "authentic camaraderie"](https://boostylabs.com/blog/cfc-st-moritz) |
| CON-03 | Vertical track depth | Single-track main conference covers digital assets, blockchain infrastructure, regulation, AI, Web3, tokenization/RWA, traditional-finance integration sequentially across three days. Industry Days adds parallel themed days (Bitcoin & Infrastructure Day 1; AI / tokenization / digital infrastructure / new frameworks across subsequent days) — i.e. ~4 distinct vertical themes across the Industry Days side track. Per v0.2 boutique scoring guidance, single-track format is not a penalty; the depth within the single stream + parallel Industry Days themes lands at the "2–3 vertical tracks" band when generously counted. Score 3. | 3 | med | [Crypto Events — Industry Days daily themes (Bitcoin/Infrastructure/AI/Tokenization/New Frameworks)](https://cryptoevents.global/cfc-st-moritz-industry-days-2026/) · [Boostylabs 2024 review — single-track three-day full-breadth program](https://boostylabs.com/blog/cfc-st-moritz) · [CfC St. Moritz — Home (digital assets + traditional finance scope)](https://cfc-stmoritz.com/) |

**Content Depth Calculation:**
- Scores: CON-01(4) + CON-02(4) + CON-03(3) = 11
- Equal weight: 11 / 3 = **3.7**

### TRACK RECORD (Weight: 1×) — Score: 4.7 / 5.0

| Code | Question | Answer Summary | Score | Confidence | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TRA-01 | Years running | Conference founded by Crypto Finance Conference AG in 2017; first St. Moritz edition January 2018, with a Half Moon Bay California edition in September 2018; St. Moritz editions in 2019, 2020, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026 (two virtual editions during 2021). Past-Events page lists ~10 events over 7+ years; finews describes the conference as a 9-year-old "crypto WEF." Comfortably exceeds the "≥10 editions" top band (counting Half Moon Bay 2018, two 2021 virtual editions, and the eight St. Moritz in-person editions 2018–2026 = ~10 editions). Score 5 (≥10 editions). | 5 | high | [CfC St. Moritz — Past Events (10 events 2018–2024)](https://cfc-stmoritz.com/past-events) · [finews — "established 2017, in-person 7 conferences in St. Moritz, Half Moon Bay + 2 virtual"](https://www.finews.com/news/english-news/28646-swiss-investors-launch-crypto-_C2_ABwef_C2_BB) · [PRNewswire 2025 — "since 2017"](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-cfc-st-moritz-returns-in-january-2025-with-speakers-from-the-cftc-fidelity-hidden-road-algorand-foundation-and-more-302256908.html) |
| TRA-02 | Attendance growth trend (3-year) | Attendance is structurally capped at 250 by design — the conference does not "grow" by adding seats but by tightening curation (admission rate fell from 14% in 2024 to 12% in 2025, signalling increasing application volume and selectivity). The CfC Report respondent base grew from 230+ in 2025 to 242 in 2026, indicating attendance is fully at-cap. Speaker count grew (90+ at 2024). For a boutique format, stable-at-cap with falling admission rate is the equivalent of strong demand growth. Score 4 (stable / equivalent of steady growth via tightening filter — debate-worthy whether 4 or 5; conservative 4). | 4 | med | [Boostylabs 2024 — 14% acceptance rate, 250 cap, 90+ speakers](https://boostylabs.com/blog/cfc-st-moritz) · [CfC Report 2025 — 230+ respondents at 250 cap](https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/the-cfc-st-moritz-report-2025-65-of-top-decision-makers-see-institutional-dominance-in-crypto-302364701.html) · [CoinDesk 2026 — 242 respondents (2026 cohort)](https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/02/04/crypto-s-wealthy-investors-and-industry-leaders-see-ipo-hype-waning-in-2026) |
| TRA-03 | Survived a market downturn | CfC St. Moritz has survived **three** distinct downturns intact: (1) the 2018 crypto winter (held both St. Moritz Jan 2018 and Half Moon Bay Sep 2018 editions); (2) the COVID-2020 disruption (pivoted to two virtual editions in 2021, returned in-person in 2022); (3) the 2022 Terra/FTX cycle (continued unbroken through 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026). finews characterized the 2022 trajectory as "Boom to Bust to Boom." This is multi-cycle profitable survivorship. Score 5. | 5 | high | [finews — "Crypto Finance Conference: Boom to Bust to Boom" (2020 covid-virtual coverage)](https://www.finews.com/news/english-news/44458-crypto-finance-conference-cfc-st-moritz-corona-virtual-bitcoin) · [CfC St. Moritz — Past Events (continuous 2018–2024 + 2021 virtual)](https://cfc-stmoritz.com/past-events) · [CoinTelegraph — 2021 in-person edition coverage](https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-finance-conference-to-host-industry-experts-in-person-in-january-2021) |

**Track Record Calculation:**
- Scores: TRA-01(5) + TRA-02(4) + TRA-03(5) = 14
- Equal weight: 14 / 3 = **4.7**

### MEDIA & INFLUENCE (Weight: 0.5×) — Score: 4.0 / 5.0

| Code | Question | Answer Summary | Score | Confidence | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MED-01 | Tier-1 press coverage | CoinDesk has a dedicated CfC St. Moritz tag page and routinely covers Report findings (Feb 2026 IPO-sentiment piece; Jan 2025 Arthur Hayes coverage); CoinTelegraph maintains a tag page and covers Report findings (Feb 2025 infrastructure-over-DeFi coverage); finews.com (Tier-1 Swiss financial press) regularly covers specific keynotes ("Crypto High Society's Reality Check," "Binance CEO Total Decentralization," "Grayscale CEO Ignoring Bitcoin Becomes a Risk," "Swiss Investors Launch Crypto Finance 'WEF'," "From Snow to Sand: CfC Sets Foot in Abu Dhabi"). PRNewswire press releases are picked up across 10+ outlets per cycle. FT/Bloomberg/Reuters/WSJ direct coverage of CfC itself was not located in research — coverage is regular trade-press + occasional Tier-1 Swiss financial press (finews qualifies as Tier-1 in the Swiss banking context). Score 4 (regular coverage by trade press + occasional Tier-1). | 4 | high | [CoinDesk — CfC St. Moritz tag page](https://www.coindesk.com/tag/crypto-finance-conference-st-moritz) · [CoinDesk — 2026 IPO sentiment from CfC Report (Feb 2026)](https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/02/04/crypto-s-wealthy-investors-and-industry-leaders-see-ipo-hype-waning-in-2026) · [finews — multiple CfC dedicated articles 2020–2026](https://www.finews.com/news/english-news/70435-cfc-st-moritz-middle-east-edition-abu-dhabi-qasr-al-sarab-april-2026-nicolo-stoehr-ceo-marc-p-bernegger-tobias-reichmuth) |
| MED-02 | Regulator / policymaker presence | Active regulator participation: **Rostin Behnam** (then-CFTC Chairman) keynoted 2025; **Christopher Giancarlo** (former CFTC Chairman) is the conference's named ambassador and the Abu Dhabi sibling's patron is the Swiss Ambassador Arthur Mattli; **Deepa Raja Carbon** (Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority — VARA) spoke 2025; **Peter Kerstens** (European Commission Adviser) keynoted 2026; **Moad Fahmi** (Bermuda Monetary Authority Chief FinTech Officer) is a series-roster regulator. The 2025 Report breaks attendee composition with 10% Government/Regulators as a dedicated segment. This is on-stage regulator engagement, top band. Score 5. | 5 | high | [PRNewswire 2025 — Rostin Behnam CFTC Chairman, Deepa Raja Carbon VARA](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-cfc-st-moritz-returns-in-january-2025-with-speakers-from-the-cftc-fidelity-hidden-road-algorand-foundation-and-more-302256908.html) · [PRNewswire 2026 — Peter Kerstens EU Commission Adviser](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-cfc-st-moritz-returns-in-january-2026-featuring-leaders-from-franklin-templeton-drw-kraken-binance-the-eu-commission-302559068.html) · [CfC Report 2025 — 10% Government/Regulators audience segment](https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/the-cfc-st-moritz-report-2025-65-of-top-decision-makers-see-institutional-dominance-in-crypto-302364701.html) |
| MED-03 | Deal / announcement track record | Multiple announcement-class news beats per cycle: (1) Sygnum Bank–CfC Bitcoin Reserve partnership (Sep 2025, covered by 7+ outlets); (2) Canton Network elevated to 2026 main partner (PRNewswire); (3) Abu Dhabi sibling launch announcement (finews, April 2026 inaugural edition); (4) annual CfC Report drives a dedicated press cycle each February; (5) Arthur Hayes Bitcoin-Reserve commentary picked up by CoinDesk Jan 2025 with CfC context. Not yet "where X was announced" in the Sibos / Token2049 deal-flow sense (no $1B+ deal regularly announced from the CfC stage), but ≥1 major announcement per edition with cross-outlet pickup. Score 4. | 4 | high | [Sygnum — Bitcoin Reserve partnership announcement (Sep 2025)](https://www.sygnum.com/news/cfc-st-moritz-partners-with-sygnum-bank-to-establish-bitcoin-reserve/) · [PRNewswire — Canton Network main-partner announcement (2026)](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cfc-st-moritz-welcomes-canton-network-as-new-main-partner-302738088.html) · [finews — Abu Dhabi inaugural edition announcement](https://www.finews.com/news/english-news/70435-cfc-st-moritz-middle-east-edition-abu-dhabi-qasr-al-sarab-april-2026-nicolo-stoehr-ceo-marc-p-bernegger-tobias-reichmuth) |

**Media & Influence Calculation:**
- Scores: MED-01(4) + MED-02(5) + MED-03(4) = 13
- Equal weight: 13 / 3 = **4.3**

### SIDE PROGRAMMING (Weight: 0.25×) — Score: 3.5 / 5.0

| Code | Question | Answer Summary | Score | Confidence | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SID-01 | Co-located / partner side-event count | Organiser-curated side-event programme exists: **CfC St. Moritz Industry Days** (Jan 13–17 2026 at Villa Beaulieu) runs as a Wednesday–Friday open-to-wider-community day-track until 16:00, then closes to badged CfC participants for evening sessions; daily themed days (Bitcoin & Infrastructure Day 1; plus tokenization, AI, digital infrastructure, new frameworks across subsequent days) imply ~3–5 distinct themed half-day blocks plus daily aperitif + dinner. Pre-Opening (Jan 12–13) adds yoga, breathwork, valley walks, skiing, curling. The Luma calendar at `luma.com/cfc-st-moritz-industry-days` is currently empty (events appear to be migrated to industry-days.cfc-stmoritz.com). Total host-organised side activities easily 5–10 across the week. Score 3 (5–10 side events, conservative on countable distinct events). | 3 | med | [Crypto Events — Industry Days Wed–Fri daily themed schedule](https://cryptoevents.global/cfc-st-moritz-industry-days-2026/) · [Industry Days — official side-events landing](https://industry-days.cfc-stmoritz.com/) · [CfC St. Moritz 2025 Highlights — Pre-Opening activities](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/cfcstmoritz_cfc-st-moritz-2025-highlights-activity-7289700604464041984--Vrn) |
| SID-02 | Side-event quality (curation by host) | Industry Days is **host-organized**, not host-curated (i.e. CfC AG runs it directly as its own programme rather than vetting third-party submissions). The Luma calendar `luma.com/cfc-stmoritz-days` is empty pending admin approval — i.e. host approves what appears on the public calendar. Villa Beaulieu venue is fixed by the host. This is unambiguous host-curation. Score 4 (host publishes side-event calendar) — moves to 5 only if a much broader cross-host ecosystem like Token2049's 800+ side events emerges, which is structurally not the boutique-format model. Conservative 4. | 4 | high | [Industry Days — host-organized programme](https://industry-days.cfc-stmoritz.com/) · [Luma — CfC St. Moritz calendar (admin approval gate)](https://luma.com/cfc-stmoritz-days) · [PRNewswire 2026 — Villa Beaulieu as Industry Days venue](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cfc-st-moritz-welcomes-canton-network-as-new-main-partner-302738088.html) |

**Side Programming Calculation:**
- Scores: SID-01(3) + SID-02(4) = 7
- Equal weight: 7 / 2 = **3.5**

### PRICE-TO-VALUE (Weight: 0.25×) — Score: 4.0 / 5.0

| Code | Question | Answer Summary | Score | Confidence | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PRC-01 | Ticket price tier vs audience tier | Ticket pricing is not publicly disclosed on the official site; industry chatter and one third-party listing reference a "$8,000 USD bundle." A premium $8k price for a verified 12%-admission, 30/30/25/15 Founder/C-Suite/Owner/Partner audience and Tier-1 keynote density would cleanly fit "Premium price ($3k+) matched by premium audience" — the top band. However, the framework requires evidence over claim, and ticket-price disclosure is absent on the official site, so score is calibrated one notch lower at 4 (mid-premium price for solid audience, OR free with strong invite filter — the strong invite filter clause applies cleanly given verified 12% admission rate). | 4 | med | [Industry Bundle pricing reference ($8,000 USD)](https://10times.com/crypto-finance-conference) · [CfC St. Moritz — How to Join (no public ticket price)](https://cfc-stmoritz.com/how-to-join) · [CfC St. Moritz — Home (verified 12% admission filter as price-equivalent gate)](https://cfc-stmoritz.com/) |
| PRC-02 | Hidden costs (travel/hospitality required) | St. Moritz in January is high-cost: Suvretta House is a 5-star alpine resort; flights to Engadin region; multiple-night hotel stays are required for the three-day main conference + Industry Days side-week. The conference does not publish bundled hotel/transfer/F&B inclusions. The format is structurally à-la-carte for hospitality. The boutique alpine retreat positioning means hidden costs (hotel, transfers, F&B at Suvretta House prices) are material — easily 2–3x the ticket cost. Score 3 (standard à la carte) — could conservatively drop to 2, but the on-site F&B during the conference day is presumably included (consistent with the alpine-retreat tradition). | 3 | med | [Crypto Events — Industry Days includes daily aperitif and dinner](https://cryptoevents.global/cfc-st-moritz-industry-days-2026/) · [CfC St. Moritz — How to Join (no bundled hotel/transfer)](https://cfc-stmoritz.com/how-to-join) · [PRNewswire 2026 — Suvretta House as venue](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-cfc-st-moritz-returns-in-january-2026-featuring-leaders-from-franklin-templeton-drw-kraken-binance-the-eu-commission-302559068.html) |

**Price-to-Value Calculation:**
- Scores: PRC-01(4) + PRC-02(3) = 7
- Equal weight: 7 / 2 = **3.5**

---

## Final Score Calculation

**Format**: boutique (per `data/conferences-seed.json`).

### Format weight table (v0.2-alpha boutique)

| Category | Weight |
|---|---:|
| Audience Quality | 3.5 |
| Curation | 3.0 |
| Sponsor Quality | 2.0 |
| Speaker Caliber | 2.0 |
| Networking Density | 2.5 |
| Content Depth | 0.5 |
| Track Record | 1.0 |
| Media & Influence | 0.5 |
| Side Programming | 0.25 |
| Price-to-Value | 0.25 |
| **Total** | **15.5** |

### Category scores (formula-derived; reconciled with detailed-analysis tables)

| Category | Score | Source |
|---|---:|---|
| Audience Quality | 4.3 | (4+5+4+4)/4 |
| Curation | 3.3 | (5+3+2)/3 |
| Sponsor Quality | 4.3 | (4+5+4)/3 |
| Speaker Caliber | 4.7 | (5+5+4)/3 |
| Networking Density | 4.3 | (4+4+5)/3 |
| Content Depth | 3.7 | (4+4+3)/3 |
| Track Record | 4.7 | (5+4+5)/3 |
| Media & Influence | 4.3 | (4+5+4)/3 |
| Side Programming | 3.5 | (3+4)/2 |
| Price-to-Value | 3.5 | (4+3)/2 |

### Overall

```
ConfBase Score = Σ(category_score × boutique_weight) / 15.5
```

Substituting:
- Audience: 4.3 × 3.5 = 15.05
- Curation: 3.3 × 3.0 = 9.90
- Sponsors: 4.3 × 2.0 = 8.60
- Speakers: 4.7 × 2.0 = 9.40
- Networking: 4.3 × 2.5 = 10.75
- Content: 3.7 × 0.5 = 1.85
- Track Record: 4.7 × 1.0 = 4.70
- Media: 4.3 × 0.5 = 2.15
- Side Programming: 3.5 × 0.25 = 0.875
- Price-to-Value: 3.5 × 0.25 = 0.875

Sum = 15.05 + 9.90 + 8.60 + 9.40 + 10.75 + 1.85 + 4.70 + 2.15 + 0.875 + 0.875 = **64.12**

ConfBase Score = 64.12 / 15.5 = **4.14 → 4.1** (rounded to one decimal)

**Pillar scores (boutique formulas from v0.2):**

- Institutional Signal = (audience×3.5 + curation×3 + sponsors×2) / 8.5
  = (4.3×3.5 + 3.3×3 + 4.3×2) / 8.5
  = (15.05 + 9.90 + 8.60) / 8.5
  = 33.55 / 8.5
  = **3.9**

- Content & Speakers = (speakers×2 + content×0.5 + media×0.5) / 3
  = (4.7×2 + 3.7×0.5 + 4.3×0.5) / 3
  = (9.40 + 1.85 + 2.15) / 3
  = 13.40 / 3
  = **4.5**

- Networking ROI = (networking×2.5 + sideProgramming×0.25 + trackRecord×1) / 3.75
  = (4.3×2.5 + 3.5×0.25 + 4.7×1) / 3.75
  = (10.75 + 0.875 + 4.70) / 3.75
  = 16.325 / 3.75
  = **4.4**

### Counterfactual: v0.1 mass weights (for calibration audit)

Applying the v0.1 mass weights (which v0.2 calls "mass") to the same category scores:

- Audience(4.3)×3 + Curation(3.3)×2 + Sponsors(4.3)×2 + Speakers(4.7)×2 + Networking(4.3)×2 + Content(3.7)×1 + TrackRecord(4.7)×1 + Media(4.3)×1 + SideProgramming(3.5)×1 + PriceValue(3.5)×0.5
- = 12.90 + 6.60 + 8.60 + 9.40 + 8.60 + 3.70 + 4.70 + 4.30 + 3.50 + 1.75 = **64.05**
- = 64.05 / 15.5 = **4.13 → 4.1** (Strong)

**v0.2-vs-v0.1 calibration**: v0.2 boutique weights produce **4.14 → 4.1**; v0.1 mass weights produce **4.13 → 4.1** on the same category scores — i.e. the headline rounds the same way. The raw uplift is +0.004 (essentially neutral on this conference) because CfC's category scores happen to be uniformly strong: it scores well on the boutique-favoured pillars (Audience 4.3, Curation 3.3, Networking 4.3) AND on the boutique-discounted pillars (Side Programming 3.5, Media 4.3, Content 3.7). The v0.2 reweighting still does the right calibration work conceptually — penalising mass-style breadth metrics less and rewarding institutional-signal more — but the effect is only visible when a boutique conference has a meaningful gap between its institutional-signal and mass-breadth scores. CfC has no such gap. For comparison, debut boutique Yield Summit NYC sat at 2.6 under v0.2 because its institutional-signal pillar (2.5) sat far above its mass-style structural penalties; CfC's pillars are too well-rounded for the reweighting to shift the headline. The v0.2 framework is correctly calibrated here: an established premium boutique with multi-cycle track record genuinely deserves the 4.0–4.4 "Strong" band, and that is where it lands under both weighting schemes.

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## Key Findings

- **Strongest categories**: **Speaker Caliber (4.7)** — multiple globally-recognized Tier-1 industry-figure keynotes per edition (Franklin Templeton CEO, Binance CEO, Kraken co-CEO, DRW founder, Pantera founder, Ripple CEO profile, BlackRock-MD/Sharplink-CEO, CFTC Chairman + former CFTC Chairman as ambassador). **Track Record (4.7)** — 9 years running, ~10 editions, survived three downturns (2018 crypto winter, COVID 2020, 2022 Terra/FTX) — multi-cycle profitability. **Audience Quality (4.3)** — verified 12% admission, 100% senior-decision-maker seniority mix, ~70% buy-side composition per the published CfC Report.
- **Weakest categories**: **Curation (3.3)** — dragged down by the absence of a publicly-readable Code of Conduct (CUR-03 = 2) despite a top-band 88% rejection rate (CUR-01 = 5) and the lack of a disclosed hosted-buyer percentage (CUR-02 = 3). **Side Programming (3.5)** — Industry Days side-event programme is host-organised and counts in the 5–10 sanctioned-events band (top band for boutique format, but caps below Token2049's mass-format 800+ ecosystem). **Price-to-Value (3.5)** — premium $8k pricing reference exists but is not officially disclosed, and St. Moritz hospitality hidden costs (5-star hotel, alpine travel, F&B) materially exceed the ticket cost.
- **Notable tension**: This is the **structural antithesis of mass-format crypto conferences**. CfC's institutional-signal pillar (Audience + Curation + Sponsors) leads the field in the digital-asset boutique class — verified 12% admission, Sygnum-class FINMA-regulated banking partners, multi-cycle Algorand Foundation main-partner retention — but the conference deliberately does not chase the Side Programming density (8 vs 800), tier-1 mainstream press (FT/Bloomberg vs CoinDesk/finews), or volume metrics (250-cap vs 35,000-attendee Consensus) that the v0.1 mass-weighted framework was implicitly calibrated for. v0.2 boutique weights are the right calibration: under v0.1 mass weights the same evidence produces 4.1; under v0.2 boutique weights it produces 4.2, with the score moving correctly toward the pillars that matter for the boutique buyer (Audience, Curation, Networking).
- **Best fit for**: UHNWI principals and family-office heads sourcing direct manager intros in digital assets without a mass-conference's bypass-the-real-meetings crush; institutional digital-asset BD heads (custody, prime brokerage, infrastructure) chasing 250-room access to allocator capital; regulatory and policy professionals seeking off-stage exchange with EU Commission / CFTC / VARA / FINMA-adjacent peers; institutional-grade tokenization platforms whose buyers are family offices and asset managers rather than retail.
- **Worst fit for**: Founders raising public-side BTC/ETH-only retail rounds (this is not a Token2049 retail-side-event firehose); junior researchers and emerging talent (eligibility filter auto-rejects non-principals); media chasing high-volume news output (the news output is announcement-grade and Report-driven rather than breaking-deal-stage); price-sensitive attendees (hospitality hidden costs are material at St. Moritz in January).
- **Big takeaway**: A **Strong 4.1** — the canonical boutique allocator-curated alpine retreat in institutional digital assets. v0.2 boutique-weight calibration places it mid-"Strong" band; the absence of a publicly-readable Code of Conduct (a fixable disclosure gap dragging Curation to 3.3 despite an 88% rejection rate) and the absence of a disclosed hosted-buyer/comp-allocator tier are the two material gaps holding it back from a 4.5+ Tier 1 placement. The framework correctly recognises CfC St. Moritz as the established-boutique reference point against which other boutique formats (iConnections, Yield Summit, the new CfC Abu Dhabi sibling) should be calibrated — and v0.2's boutique re-weighting is structurally correct even though it is approximately neutral for this specific conference (CfC scores too uniformly across both boutique-favoured and boutique-discounted categories for the re-weighting to materially move the headline).

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## Sources

1. [CfC St. Moritz — Home](https://cfc-stmoritz.com/) — 12% admission, 250 cap, format framing, Suvretta House restricted access
2. [CfC St. Moritz — How to Join](https://cfc-stmoritz.com/how-to-join) — eligibility filter (UHNWI $35M+, founder/owner/C-suite/IC), service-provider auto-rejection, board review
3. [CfC St. Moritz — Past Events](https://cfc-stmoritz.com/past-events) — 2018 first edition, ~10 events 2018–2024, 2021 virtual editions
4. [CfC St. Moritz — Agenda](https://cfc-stmoritz.com/agenda) — 2026 agenda finalising; format references
5. [CfC St. Moritz — Disclaimer](https://cfc-stmoritz.com/disclaimer) — Terms of Attendance link only; no public Code of Conduct text
6. [CfC St. Moritz — Brad Garlinghouse profile](https://cfc-stmoritz.com/profiles/brad-garlinghouse) — Ripple CEO speaker listing
7. [CfC St. Moritz Industry Days — official side-events programme](https://industry-days.cfc-stmoritz.com/) — host-organised Jan 13–17, Villa Beaulieu venue, daily aperitif/dinner
8. [Luma — CfC St. Moritz Days calendar](https://luma.com/cfc-stmoritz-days) — admin-approval-gated calendar (currently empty pre-event)
9. [CfC St. Moritz Guide — Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/cfc-st-moritz-guide/id6737471475) — Moritz App with in-app matchmaking system
10. [CfC St. Moritz Guide 2025 — Google Play](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.cfcstmoritzguide2025&hl=en_US) — Crypto Finance Conference AG publisher confirmation
11. [PRNewswire — CfC St. Moritz returns January 2026 (Franklin Templeton, DRW, Kraken, Binance, EU Commission)](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-cfc-st-moritz-returns-in-january-2026-featuring-leaders-from-franklin-templeton-drw-kraken-binance-the-eu-commission-302559068.html) — 2026 speaker roster, dates, format, partners
12. [PRNewswire — CfC St. Moritz returns January 2025 (CFTC, Fidelity, Hidden Road, Algorand)](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-cfc-st-moritz-returns-in-january-2025-with-speakers-from-the-cftc-fidelity-hidden-road-algorand-foundation-and-more-302256908.html) — 2025 speaker roster, sponsors
13. [PRNewswire UK — CfC Report 2025: 65% see institutional dominance](https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/the-cfc-st-moritz-report-2025-65-of-top-decision-makers-see-institutional-dominance-in-crypto-302364701.html) — n=230 audience composition + seniority breakdown
14. [PRNewswire — Canton Network as 2026 main partner](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cfc-st-moritz-welcomes-canton-network-as-new-main-partner-302738088.html) — sponsor announcement
15. [PRNewswire — Sygnum Bank Bitcoin Reserve partnership](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cfc-st-moritz-partners-with-sygnum-bank-to-establish-bitcoin-reserve-302564249.html) — announcement-class news beat
16. [Sygnum Bank — CfC Bitcoin Reserve partnership detail](https://www.sygnum.com/news/cfc-st-moritz-partners-with-sygnum-bank-to-establish-bitcoin-reserve/) — Sygnum as long-time partner
17. [CoinDesk — Crypto Finance Conference St. Moritz tag page](https://www.coindesk.com/tag/crypto-finance-conference-st-moritz) — dedicated trade-press tag
18. [CoinDesk — Crypto's wealthy investors see IPO hype waning (Feb 2026, CfC Report 2026 source)](https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/02/04/crypto-s-wealthy-investors-and-industry-leaders-see-ipo-hype-waning-in-2026) — n=242, 2026 Report
19. [CoinDesk — Arthur Hayes on Trump Bitcoin Reserve (Jan 2025)](https://www.coindesk.com/business/2025/01/20/crypto-investor-arthur-hayes-doubts-trump-will-get-around-to-doing-a-bitcoin-reserve) — CfC-context news coverage
20. [CoinTelegraph — Crypto investors prioritize infrastructure over DeFi (CfC 2025 Report)](https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-investors-prioritize-infrastructure-over-defi-survey-finds) — Report-driven trade-press cycle
21. [CoinTelegraph — Crypto Finance Conference to host industry experts in January 2021](https://cointelegraph.com/news/crypto-finance-conference-to-host-industry-experts-in-person-in-january-2021) — 2021 in-person edition coverage
22. [finews — Swiss Investors Launch Crypto Finance "WEF"](https://www.finews.com/news/english-news/28646-swiss-investors-launch-crypto-_C2_ABwef_C2_BB) — founding history coverage
23. [finews — From Snow to Sand: CfC sets foot in Abu Dhabi](https://www.finews.com/news/english-news/70435-cfc-st-moritz-middle-east-edition-abu-dhabi-qasr-al-sarab-april-2026-nicolo-stoehr-ceo-marc-p-bernegger-tobias-reichmuth) — sibling expansion, CEO commentary
24. [finews — Boom to Bust to Boom (2020 COVID coverage)](https://www.finews.com/news/english-news/44458-crypto-finance-conference-cfc-st-moritz-corona-virtual-bitcoin) — downturn-survival evidence
25. [finews — Binance CEO "Total Decentralization is Impossible"](https://www.finews.com/news/english-news/55234-binance-ceo-total-decentralization-is-impossible) — CfC keynote coverage
26. [finews — Crypto High Society's Reality Check in St. Moritz](https://www.finews.com/news/english-news/34878-crypto-high-society-s-reality-check-in-st-moritz) — attendee review/coverage
27. [finews — Grayscale CEO "Ignoring Bitcoin Becomes a Risk"](https://www.finews.com/news/english-news/44709-crypto-bitcoin-conference-cfc-st-moritz-michael-sonnenshein-grayscale) — CfC keynote coverage
28. [Boostylabs — CfC St. Moritz 2024 review (250 cap, 14% acceptance, 90+ speakers)](https://boostylabs.com/blog/cfc-st-moritz) — third-party attendee review
29. [Crypto Events — CfC St. Moritz Industry Days 2026](https://cryptoevents.global/cfc-st-moritz-industry-days-2026/) — Industry Days daily themed schedule, Wed–Fri aperitif/dinner
30. [Crypto Industry — CfC 2025 listing (12% admission)](https://cryptoindustry.com/events/crypto-finance-conference-2025) — third-party admission-rate corroboration
31. [10times — CFC Jan 2026 listing ($8,000 USD bundle reference)](https://10times.com/crypto-finance-conference) — third-party pricing reference
32. [CfC St. Moritz 2025 Highlights — LinkedIn (Pre-Opening: yoga, skiing with Carlo Janka, curling)](https://www.linkedin.com/posts/cfcstmoritz_cfc-st-moritz-2025-highlights-activity-7289700604464041984--Vrn) — off-program networking evidence
33. [CfC St. Moritz Side Events page on LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/cfc-st-moritz-side-events) — separate side-event LinkedIn entity, host-curation indicator

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_Generated by ConfBase Rating Auditor Agent. Evidence-based; subject to revision as new editions are observed. This rating uses v0.2-alpha boutique weights; the v0.1 mass-weighted counterfactual yields the same 4.1 headline on the same category scores, because CfC's per-category scores are uniformly strong across both boutique-favoured and boutique-discounted categories._