The consensus, the oldest cryptographic conference in the world, opens in Hong Kong next week, offering a unique point of view in digital assets in Asia.
More than 270 speakers and thousands of attendees from more than 90 countries are expected at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center for the event that will take place from Tuesday, February 18 to Thursday, February 20.
These are some of the most prominent aspects:
The key 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 panel discussion about Bitcoin’s potential to be the basis of a new financial system with Bitcoin OG and the Blockstream Adam CEO, the CEO of Jan3, Samson Mow and the co -founder of Babylon, David Tse.
Then, Julia Leung, the head of the main financial regulator of Hong Kong, the stock exchange and future commission, details the regulatory priorities of the territory.
Yat Siu, co -founder and president of Web3 Giant Animoca Brands will discuss the fight for digital property rights, while the always colorful founder of Tron, Justin Sun, is scheduled to talk about the meteoric increase of his token.
Meanwhile, the president of the Solana Foundation, Lily Liu, will discuss the future of Blockchain, and also participates in a panel with Robinhood Head of Crypto Johann Kerbrat about why retail investors move in the chain. The founder of Sui, Evan Cheng, will explain how his blockchain is adapting to institutional needs. And, completing the first day, the CEO of Binance, Richard Teng, will sit with the consensus of the president of Hong Kong, Michael Lau.
On Thursday, regulators in Hong Kong, Thailand and Malaysia will provide a perspective on regulation in the region. The CEO of Stacks, Muneeb Ali, the headlines of what should be an energetic discussion about the Renaissance in Capa 2 of Bitcoin that also includes the co -founder of Lombard Finance Jacob Phillips and the collaborator of Early Coredao Rich Rines. And Eric Anziani, president of Crypto Exchange Crypto.com, based in Singapore, who recently received a license to operate in the EU, offers a fire chat in the ambitious global plans of his company.
Also on Thursday, the CEO and co -founder of Memeland, Ray Chan, sits with Sam Ewen de Coindesk to talk about the memification of finance. And, in the emerging technological stage, we have the Decentralized Summit, with panels with Mark Rydon (Aethir), Paul Veradittakit (Panther), Gary Liu (Terminal 3) and many others.
In addition to formal programming, there are also a lot of other events that offer the opportunity to establish contacts and compete. From Tuesday until Wednesday, the conference will see hundreds of developers of Asia and beyond competing for potential prizes and investments of the main venture capital companies in Easya Hackathon. And be sure to see the live launch battle on the stage among many of the web companies of the most promising early stage in the world in the Coindesk Hong Kong Pitchfest 2025, which extends from Tuesday to Thursday.
Finally, for those with a folded sport, the eighth installment of the popular boxing exhibition of the cryptography fight will take place on Thursday night at the Grand Hyatt next to the HK Convention and Exhibitions Center, Headed by a fight between the cryptographic influencers of Bitsing and Korean Jews.
Everything promises to be a stimulating conference at a special moment, set in one of the most dynamic cities in Asia.
For the full agenda, see here. The passes are still available for sale here.
