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Consensus Hong Kong commences on Wednesday featuring speeches from the city’s chief executive and the leader of its markets regulator.
(Nikhilesh De modified by CoinDesk)
Key Information:
- Consensus Hong Kong 2026 begins Wednesday with over 10,000 participants and 350 speakers addressing topics such as tokenization, stablecoins, AI, and other cryptocurrency subjects.
- This two-day event follows a recent period of significant fluctuations in bitcoin, which dropped from above $95,000 to approximately $60,000 before recovering to around $70,000 within weeks.
- Among the speakers are Hong Kong Chief Executive John KC Lee, Animoca co-founder Yat Siu, Solana Foundation President Lily Liu, and BitMine Chairman Tom Lee.
CoinDesk’s Consensus Hong Kong 2026 is underway. Over the next two days, more than 10,000 attendees will listen to over 350 speakers across five stages as they delve into discussions on tokenization, stablecoins, AI, and more.
The event occurs shortly after the crypto markets experienced a phase of dramatic volatility. Bitcoin fell from over $95,000 to around $60,000 and then recovered to $70,000 in a matter of weeks, fluctuations that are recognizable to seasoned participants in the industry yet still surprising.
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In this context, we will hear from Hong Kong officials, including Chief Executive John KC Lee, legislator Johnny Ng, and Securities and Futures Commission CEO Julia Leung about their efforts in formulating crypto-related policies for the special administrative region.
Industry figures such as Yat Siu from Animoca, Lily Liu from the Solana Foundation, and Tom Lee from BitMine will share insights on the current state of the crypto landscape and the trends they anticipate in the upcoming months.
It appears that the cryptocurrency sector is increasingly integrating with traditional finance, potentially leaving behind some of its niche products. Consensus speaker Armani Ferrante mentioned to CoinDesk last month that blockchains are evolving more into financial infrastructure rather than merely serving as support for non-fungible tokens (NFTs) or other initiatives.
Nevertheless, the markets still require further development to adequately meet institutional demand, as noted by Auros’ Jason Atkins in a conversation with CoinDesk last month.
Institutions themselves—such as Robinhood—are also exploring blockchain as a mechanism to facilitate financialization for institutional clients, the company’s crypto head, Johan Kerbrat, stated last month.
