Consensus Hong Kong 2025: The blockchain industry’s Super Bowl lands in Asia for the first time

The Consensus Conference, which Forbes calls the "Super Bowl of the Blockchain World," will be held at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center from February 18 to 20, 2025. This is the first time that the Consensus Conference has been held outside the United States in its 10 years of existence, marking a historic milestone.

As the flagship event of CoinDesk, the most credible media in the global crypto economy, Consensus started in 2015 and is the world's oldest, largest and most influential cryptocurrency and Web3 conference. The 2025 Hong Kong conference is expected to attract more than 8,000 industry participants from all over the world.

As the world's oldest, largest and most influential cryptocurrency and Web3 conference, the Consensus conference is no longer just an event, but an annual event for blockchain, cryptocurrency, digital assets and the Web3 ecosystem. The 2025 Consensus conference will be expanded to Hong Kong, China, aiming to provide a platform for free communication and in-depth discussions for Asian developers, traders, policymakers and decision makers, and to unite the East and the West for key dialogues and transactions.

Important Guests

This conference brings together the top figures in the global blockchain and cryptocurrency fields, and more than 200 industry leaders will share their insights into the development of the industry. They include:

  • Binance CEO Richard Teng will provide an in-depth analysis of the current volatile market environment;

  • Solana Foundation President Lily Liu will share strategies to promote Web3 adoption;

  • Blockstream co-founder and CEO Adam Back will discuss hot topics such as Bitcoin ETF and halving;

  • Julia Leung, CEO of the Securities and Futures Commission, will analyze regulatory policy changes and their impact on digital assets;

  • Johann Kerbrat, CEO of Robinhood’s cryptocurrency business, will also provide unique insights into the dynamics of the retail trading market.

Agenda for the February 19th General Assembly

Morning Session

  • 09:30-09:40 Opening Remarks

Guest: Michael Lau (Chairman of Consensus Hong Kong)

  • 09:40-10:10 "Bitcoin: The foundation of a new financial system?"

Guests: Blockstream CEO & Co-founder / David Tse - Babylon Inc. Co-founder / Samson Mow - JAN3 CEO / James Van Straten - CoinDesk Senior Analysis

  • 10:30-10:50 "Hong Kong: What's the next step for regulation?"

Guests: Julia Leung - CEO of the Securities and Futures Commission / Sam Reynolds - Senior Reporter at CoinDesk

  • 10:50-11:00 Keynote speech by Adrian Cheng

Guest: Adrian Cheng

  • 11:00 - 11:20 "Polymarket Outlook after the 2024 Election Year"

Guest: Shayne Coplan - Founder & CEO of Polymarket

  • 11:20-11:40 More Than Just Bitcoin: Shaping the Future with Binance

Guests: Richard Teng - Binance CEO / Michael Lau - Chairman of Consensus Hong Kong

  • 11:40 - 12:10 Where will Ethereum go next?

Guests: Shuyao Kong - Co-founder of MegaETH / Sandy Peng - Co-founder of Scroll / Mike Silagadze - CEO of ether.fi / Marcin Kazmierczak - Co-founder of RedStone Oracles

Afternoon Session

  • 13:10 - 13:30 "Fighting for Digital Property Rights"

Guest: Yat Siu - Co-founder & Chairman of Animoca Brands

  • 13:30 - 13:50 Tron: The Year of Momentum

Guest: Justin Sun - Founder of TRON

  • 13:50 - 14:10 "When DeFi meets financial institutions: Building trust and infrastructure on Sui"

Guest: Evan Cheng - Co-founder & CEO of Mysten Labs and SUI

  • 14:10-14:30 Solana Fireside Chat: Scaling Solutions to Promote Web3 Adoption

Guest: Lily Liu - President of Solana Foundation

  • 14:30-15:00 Beyond Trading: How Cryptocurrency Exchanges Shape the Market

Guests: Hong Fang - Chairman of OKX / Armani Ferrante - Founder & CEO of Backpack / Gracy Chen - CEO of Bitget

  • 15:00-15:20 《Wintermute Fireside Chat》

Guest: Evgeny Gaevoy - Wintermute CEO

  • 15:20-15:50 《China's Blockchain》

Guests: Lawrence Chu - IDA CEO & Co-founder / Yifan He - Red Date (Hong Kong) Technology Limited CEO / Edith Yeung - Race Capital Partner / Sam Reynolds - CoinDesk Senior Reporter

  • 15:50-16:10 Grayscale Fireside Chat

Guests: Peter Mintzberg - Grayscale CEO / Tom Farley - Bullish CEO

  • 16:10-16:40 "Protocol Founder: Next Generation L1 and L2"

Guests: Smokey Bera - Co-founder of Berachain / Keone Hon - Co-founder of Monad Labs

  • 16:40-17:00 "Dynamics and changes in the retail trading market"

Guest: Johann Kerbrat - CEO of Robinhood Cryptocurrency Business

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