CoinDesk is hosting our second annual Consensus Hong Kong conference and, as always, we will be hosting a number of policy-focused sessions. Are you in town? Meet me on stage or in the lounge and say hello!
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The story
CoinDesk’s annual Consensus Hong Kong conference kicks off this Wednesday with a keynote address from Hong Kong Chief Executive John KC Lee.
Why it matters
Hong Kong plays an interesting role at the intersection of financial services between the East and West of the world. CoinDesk will explore this role at Consensus,
Break it down
We’ll hear from Financial Secretary Paul Chan and Securities and Futures Commission Director-General Julia Leung on the first day of Consensus, and we’ll have conversations about the growth of tokenization of real-world assets, stablecoins, and the evolution of payment systems and how exchange-traded funds (ETFs) will evolve.
Our speakers will include regulators and politicians from around the world, with panels examining how regulators and industry participants approach the sector – a conversation we’ve had every year at Consensus, but which continues to evolve.
Privacy, artificial intelligence, decentralized finance and trading behaviors will also occupy one of the conference’s many stages.
This will be part of a busy week ahead: SEC Chairman Paul Atkins will testify before the House Financial Services and Senate Banking Committees. Although the hearings will focus on SEC oversight in general, expect crypto and Atkins’ efforts to craft rules around the sector to be brought up.
The White House is also hosting another meeting between representatives of the crypto and banking sector. Few details are yet available.
Tuesday
- The White House is convening a second meeting between representatives from the crypto and banking industries to discuss stablecoin yield issues.
Wednesday
- 01:30 UTC (9:30 a.m. HKT) The first day of the Hong Kong Consensus begins.
- 3:00 p.m. UTC (10:00 a.m. ET) The House Financial Services Committee holds an oversight hearing with Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins.
THURSDAY
- 02:00 UTC (10:00 HKT) The second day of the Hong Kong Consensus begins.
- 3:00 p.m. UTC (10:00 a.m. ET) The Senate Banking Committee holds an oversight hearing with Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Paul Atkins.
If you have any ideas or questions about what I should discuss next week or any other comments you would like to share, please feel free to email me at [email protected] or find me on Bluesky @nikhileshde.bsky.social.
You can also join the group chat on Telegram.
See you next week!
