CoinDesk’s Consensus Hong Kong 2026 is here. Over the next two days, more than 10,000 attendees will hear from over 350 speakers across five stages as they discuss tokenization, stablecoins, AI and more.
The conference comes just after crypto markets hit a period of intense volatility. Bitcoin plummeted from over $95,000 to close to $60,000 before rising to $70,000 within a few short weeks, swings familiar to longtime industry participants but jarring nonetheless.
Against this backdrop, we will hear from Hong Kong policymakers including Chief Executive John KC Lee, Legislator Johnny Ng and Securities and Futures Commission CEO Julia Leung about their work in crafting crypto-focused policies for the Special Administrative Region.
Industry leaders such as Animoca’s Yat Siu, Solana Foundation’s Lily Liu and BitMine’s Tom Lee will present the current state of the crypto world and lay out the trends they expect to see in the coming months.
It may be that the crypto industry is now merging more with traditional finance, leaving some of its more esoteric products by the wayside. Consensus spokesperson Armani Ferrante told CoinDesk last month that blockchains are more like financial infrastructure than supporting tools for non-fungible tokens (NFTs) or other projects.
Still, markets still need to mature to truly support institutional demand, Auros’ Jason Atkins told CoinDesk last month.
Institutions themselves — Robinhood, for example — are also looking deeper into blockchain as a tool that can support financialization for institutional clients, the company’s chief crypto officer, Johan Kerbrat, said last month.
