Event Update | Consensus HongKong 2025 to Be Held on February 18-20
From February 18th to 20th, CoinDesk will host Consensus Hong Kong. Since 2015, Consensus has evolved from a mere event into an annual gathering of the industry's key players. Here, the most influential companies in the blockchain, Digital Assets, and Web3 fields come together to drive industry progress.
By 2025, Consensus has expanded to Hong Kong, bringing together the East and the West for crucial discussions and transactions to chart the course for the next steps.
Main Keynote Speakers
· Hong Kong Financial Secretary Mr. Chan
· Blockstream CEO Adam Back
· Binance CEO Richard Teng
· Solana Foundation Chair Lily Liu
· OKX Chair Hong Fang
· Bitget CEO Gracy Chen
· Grayscale CEO Peter Mintzberg
· Polymarket Founder Shayne Coplan
· Berachain Co-Founder Smokey Bera
· TON Foundation Board Member Steve Yun
· Monad Labs Co-Founder Keone Hon
· TRON Founder Justin Sun
· Animoca Brands Co-Founder Yat Siu, and others
Main Stage Agenda (Partial)
February 19
Topic: Opening Keynote
Time: 9:35-9:45
Speaker: Mr. Chan, Hong Kong Financial Secretary
Topic: Bitcoin: The Basis for a New Financial System?
Time: 9:45-10:15
Speakers:
· Adam Back, Blockstream
· Samson Mow, JAN3
· David Tse, Babylon Inc.
· James Van Straten, CoinDesk
Topic: Why DeFi Will Eat The World
Time: 10:15-11:00
Speakers:
· Adeniyi Abiodun, Mysten Labs
· George Danezis, Mysten Labs
Topic: How Polymarket Is Looking Beyond the 2024 Election
Time: 11:05-11:25
Speaker: Shayne Coplan, Polymarket
Topic: More than Bitcoin: Shaping the Future with Binance
Time: 11:25-11:45
Speakers:
· Richard Teng, Binance
· Michael Lau, Consensus HongKong
Topic: Where Does Ethereum Go From Here?
Time: 11:45-12:15
Speakers:
· Shuyao Kong, MegaETH
· Sandy Peng, Scroll
· Mike Silagadze, ether.fi
· Marcin Kazmierczak, RedStone Oracles
Topic: Dimensions of the Crypto Market
Time: 12:30-12:45
Speaker: Andrei Grachev, DWF Labs
Topic: Fighting for Digital Property Rights
Time: 13:10-13:30
Speaker: Yat Siu, Animoca Brands
Topic: Tron: A Year of Momentum
Time: 13:30-13:50
Speakers:
· Justin Sun, Tron
· Sam Reynolds, CoinDesk
Topic: Fireside: Solana
Time: 14:10-14:30
Speaker: Lily Liu
Topic: Beyond Trading: How Crypto Exchanges are Shaping the Market
Time: 14:30-15:00
Speakers:
· Gracy Chen, Bitget
· HongFang, OKX
· Armani Ferrante, Backpack
· Parikshit Mishra, CoinDesk
Topic: Protocol Village: Solana
Time: 15:00-16:00
Guests:
· Chris Zhu, SONIC SVM
· James Zhang, Jambo
· Dirk Yuan, CUDIS
· Richard Liu, Huma Finance
Topic: Fireside: Grayscale
Time: 15:30-16:10
Guests:
· Peter Mintzberg, Grayscale
· Thomas Farley, Bullish
Topic: Protocol Village: Ethereum
Time: 16:00-16:30
Guests:
· Gajinder Singh, ZEAM
· Jihoon Song, Software Developer
· Michael Ferris, Ethereum Foundation
Topic: Protocol Founders: Next Gen L1s & L2s
Time: 16:10-16:40
Guests:
· Smokey Bera, Berachain
· Keone Hon, Monad Labs
February 20
Topic: How Memecoins Went from Pictures to Cult Tokens in 2024
Time: 10:05-10:35
Guests:
· Jordi Alexander, Selini Capital
· Nom Bonk, BONK
Topic: In AI We Trust?
Time: 10:05-10:35
Guests:
· Terence Kwok, Humanity Protocol
· Gary Liu, Terminal 3
Topic: The Future of DeFi
Time: 11:20-11:50
Guests:
· Daniel Oon, Polygon
· Kain Warwick, Infinex
· Bobby Ong, CoinGecko
Topic: What Makes a Meme More Than a Meme? Memeland.
Time: 11:40-12:00
Guests:
· Ray Chan, 9GAG
· Sam Ewen, CoinDesk
Topic: Why are Crypto VC's Pivoting to AI
Time: 11:50-12:20
Guests:
· Martin Baumann, CMCC Global
· Cheryl Chan, Dragonfly Capital
· Akshat Vaidya, Maelstrom
· Paul Veradittakit, Pantera Capital
· Min Teo, Ethereal Ventures
Topic: Advancing Freedom of Finance for the Frontier Markets
Time: 13:30-14:40
Guest: Steve Yun, TON Foundation
Topic: Bitcoin's New Layer
Time: 14:55-15:25
Guest:
· Muneeb Ali, Stacks
· Jacob Phillips, Lombard
Topic: Data: Finding Alpha
Time: 15:30-16:00
· Niki Ariyasinghe, Chainlink
· Elodie de Marchi - Chouard, Kaiko
· Alex Thorn, Galaxy
Peripheral Events Summary
February 17
WAVE 2025 - Wave 2025
Time: 9:30-18:00
Location: Sky 100 Hong Kong Observation Deck
Organizers: Web3.pro, Jucoin
Event Link: https://lu.ma/coybec3e
PayFi Summit Consensus Hong Kong
Time: 12:00-18:00
Location: Renaissance Hong Kong Harbour View Hotel
Organizers: Huma Finance, Solana Foundation
Event Link: https://lu.ma/10xsqb5z
Telegram Builders Day | Consensus Hong Kong
Time: 12:00-20:00
Location: Soho House Hong Kong
Organizer: Epic Web3
Event Link: https://lu.ma/tghk
February 18
Bitcoin Tech Carnival 2025
Time: 9:00-18:00
Location: Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong
Organizers: UniSat, Babylon, SatLayer, BlockSpaceForce
Event Link: https://lu.ma/tjdzd7ap
MEMEX FESTIVAL
Time: 10:00-17:00
Location: Kerry Hotel, Hong Kong
Hosts: MemeCore, HashKey Exchange, MEMEX, 852Web3, Pudgy Penguins, TON
Event Link: https://lu.ma/memexfest
DNA House at Consensus Hong Kong, February 18th and 19th, 2025.
Time: 11:00-20:30
Location: Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre
Host: DNA House
Event Link: https://lu.ma/9y5u29gp
DWF Labs Haus: Consensus Hong Kong
Time: 18:00-22:00
Location: RSVP for details
Host: DWF Labs
Event Link: https://lu.ma/DWFLabsHaus-HK2025
February 19th
Sui Connect: Hong Kong
Time: 16:00-19:00
Location: Hutong
Host: Sui
Event Link: https://lu.ma/suiconnecthongkong
Consensus HK Institutions VIP Dinner (Invited Only)
Time: 18:00-21:00
Location: Soho House Hong Kong
Host: Core Foundation
Event Link: https://lu.ma/ispmtutq
Rare Social: Hong Kong Edition
Time: 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Location: The Rooftop at Fayy
Host: Rare Network
Event Link: https://lu.ma/m8cp6j1p
February 20
EASYCON Hong Kong
Time: 10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Location: Elephant Grounds
Host: CoinEasy
Event Link: https://lu.ma/0cci01jd
Hack Seasons Conference Hong Kong
Time: 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
Location: Renaissance Hong Kong Harbour View Hotel
Host: Metaverse Post
Event Link: https://lu.ma/hack_hk
AI in the Skyline
Time: 8:00 PM - 12:00 AM
Location: Faye
Host: 13DESK News, Sto, OffChain Global
Event Link: https://lu.ma/c6z1mcm7
February 21
DePIN Day Hong Kong
Time: 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
Location: To be announced
Host: Fluence, Titan Network
Event Link: https://lu.ma/depin-hk
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