Feb 12, 2026

Crypto industry experts at Consensus see Asian institutions pivot toward stablec...

Panelists at the conference discussed how regulatory progress in Hong Kong and Japan creates a structured path for capital allocat...

Feb 12, 2026

Gate CEO and founder Lin Han says banks have lost the war against stablecoins

The head of the fourth-largest crypto exchange by daily trading volume also said he believes bitcoin’s four-year cycle is no longe...

Feb 12, 2026

Only 5% of companies see AI improving profit, McKinsey China chairman tells Cons...

The chairman of Greater China at McKinsey said nearly every company is experimenting with AI, few are rethinking their organizatio...

Feb 12, 2026

Bitcoin layer-2 builders pitch BTCFi as the next institutional unlock

Leaders from Citrea, Rootstock Labs and BlockSpaceForce argued that bitcoin’s scaling layers are less about throughput and more ab...

Feb 12, 2026

From stablecoins to biotech: Why YZi Labs is betting on things that haven't happ...

Ella Zhang of YZi Labs says her firm invests in founders building what doesn’t yet exist, guided by first principles and long-term...

Feb 12, 2026

Recapping day 2 of Consensus Hong Kong

The conference's second day focused more on developers after day 1 concentrated on institutional providers and traders.

Feb 12, 2026

Forget $80k: Michael Terpin warns bitcoin could revisit the $40,000s before a re...

Terpin argued that bitcoin’s post-halving bubble followed its typical arc and says history suggests the market may still face anot...

Feb 12, 2026

AI-powered agents dominate the EasyA x Consensus Hong Kong hackathon

Winning projects like FoundrAI demonstrate how generative AI is allowing developers to build market-ready products in just 48 hour...

Feb 12, 2026

Solana leans into tokenization and payments at Hong Kong’s Accelerate APAC event

From ETFs to stablecoins to AI infrastructure, Solana’s pitch in Hong Kong was clear: less memecoin mania, more internet capital m...

Feb 12, 2026

zkME Technology wins $20,000 PitchFest prize at Consensus Hong Kong

The Hong Kong-based DePin company beat out 11 other finalists with its identity verification solution aimed at bringing DeFi to th...