Consensus, the oldest crypto conference in the world opens in Hong Kong next week, offering a unique point of view on digital assets in Asia.
More than 270 speakers and thousands of participants of more than 90 countries are expected at Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center for the event to be held from Tuesday, February 18 to Thursday, February 20.
Here are some of the strengths:
The opening of the conference (February 19) will be given by the financial secretary of Hong Kong, Paul Chan Mo-po, and will be followed by a round table on the potential of Bitcoin to be the basis of a new Financial system with Bitcoin OG and Blockstream CEO Adam Return, the CEO of Jan3, Samson Mow and the co-founder of Babylon, David Tse.
Then, Julia Leung, head of the main financial regulator of Hong Kong, the Securities and Futures Commission, details the regulatory priorities of the territory.
Yat Siu, the co-founder and president of Web3 Giant Animoca Brands will discuss the fight for digital property rights, while the still colorful founder of Tron, Justin Sun, should talk about the meteor of his token.
Meanwhile, the president of the Solana Foundation, Lily Liu, will discuss the future of the blockchain and also participates in a panel with Robinhood Head of Crypto Johann Kerbrat on the reasons why retail investors move in a chain. The founder of Suit, Evan Cheng, will explain how his blockchain adapts to institutional needs. And, completing the first day, the CEO of Binance, Richard Teng, will sit with the consensual president of Hong Kong, Michael Lau.
Thursday, regulators in Hong Kong, Thailand and Malaysia will provide a regulatory prospect in the region. The CEO of Stacks, Muneeb Ali, will shoot what should be a animated discussion on the Renaissance in Bitcoin Layer 2S which also includes the co -founder of Lombard Finance Jacob Phillips and the first contributor of Coredao Rich Rines. And Eric Anziani, the president of Crypto Exchange, based in Singapore, Crypto.com, who recently received a license to operate in the EU, makes a cat by the fireside on the ambitious global levels of his business.
Also Thursday, Thursday, the CEO and co-founder of Memeland, Ray Chan, sits with Sam Ewen from Coindesk to talk about the memory of finance. And, on the emerging technological scene, we have the summit of decentralized AI, with panels with Mark Rydon (Aethir), Paul Veraditakit (Pantera), Gary Liu (Terminal 3) and many others.
In addition to formal programming, there are also a multitude of other events offering the possibility of networking and competing. From Tuesday to Wednesday, the conference will see hundreds of developers from Asia and beyond the LIS for prices and potential investments of large VC companies in the Easya hackathon. And be sure to catch the tension battle live on stage between many web3 companies at the start of the most promising stadium in the world in the Coindesk Hong Kong Pitchfest 2025, which takes place from Tuesday to Thursday.
Finally, for those who have a sporting curvature, the eighth episode of the popular Boxing Night Crypto Fight exhibition will be held Thursday evening at the Grand Hyatt next to the HK Convention and the Exhibition Center, titled by a fight between influencers Crypto Bitlord and Korean Jew.
All of this promises to be an invigorating conference at a special time, in one of the most dynamic cities in Asia.
For the full program, please consult here. The pass is always available for sale here.
