HONG KONG — CoinDesk concluded the Hong Kong Consensus on Thursday with more than 11,000 participants visiting booths and stages. While the first day focused on institutional projects and the professional investor audience, the second day focused on developers. Representatives from the Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana communities all spoke about the challenge of scaling their […]
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CoinDesk Indices presents its daily market update, highlighting the performance of the leaders and laggards of the CoinDesk 20 Index. The CoinDesk 20 is currently trading at 1943.37, up 1.3% (+25.4) since 4 p.m. ET on Wednesday. Seventeen of the 20 assets are trading higher. Leaders: HBAR (+6.7%) and XLM (+4.2%). Lagging behind: UNI (-1.9%)
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Nearly every major company in the world is experimenting with artificial intelligence, but almost none are changing significantly, McKinsey Greater China President Joe Ngai told Consensus Hong Kong on Thursday. Internal surveys show that 98% of business leaders say they are implementing some form of AI, Ngai said. But when asked how much is deployed
The traditional four-year crypto cycle, long linked to Bitcoin BTC$66,489.23 halving events could be a thing of the past. Han Lin, founder and CEO of Gate and an early advocate of Bitcoin, told CoinDesk on Thursday that the digital asset market has become a global macroeconomic pillar that now moves in step with U.S. stocks
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Hong Kong — Institutional participation in crypto in Asia is entering a more mature phase as regulators establish clear frameworks for stablecoins and exchange-traded funds. Large players now favor market-neutral strategies and regulated vehicles over direct, directional exposure to digital assets. Vicky Wang, president of Amber Premium, highlighted this change during a panel discussion at
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Hong Kong — Asia is outpacing Western markets in adoption of blockchain financial services, thanks to a focus on user utility and proactive regulation. While the West remains focused on institutional asset management, Asian markets are prioritizing high-frequency retail applications and cross-border trading. During a panel discussion at Consensus Hong Kong, industry leaders highlighted how
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ETHZilla (ETHZ) has unveiled a tokenized aviation asset, marking a major milestone in its plan to bring revenue-generating real-world assets to Ethereum. The new offering, Eurus Aero Token I, allows accredited investors to access rental income from two commercial aircraft engines currently used by a major U.S. airline, ETHZilla announced Thursday. The deal, managed through
Bitcoin BTC$66,988.52 fell back to the bottom of its recent trading range late Thursday morning in the United States, as the tech-heavy Nasdaq fell 1.6%. Trading at $65,700, bitcoin is now down 1.5% over the past 24 hours, while ether ETH$1,961.10just above $1,900, is down more than 2%. Bitcoin price action – uncorrelated with the
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The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission, expected to become one of the key regulators of crypto markets, has named some of the crypto industry’s most prominent executives as members of its new Innovation Advisory Committee, including the CEOs of Coinbase, Ripple, Robinhood and Uniswap Labs. The 35-member committee will focus the U.S. derivatives regulator on
Bitcoin BTC$65,769.35 fell back toward last week’s lows, giving up almost all of its recent gains above $70,000 and resuming its fall alongside weakness in the broader tech sector, as the crypto now trades around $65,000. Bitcoin down 2% in the last 24 hours, with losses on ether ETH$1,923.63 and Solana GROUND$77.32 followed roughly. This
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