Event Update | Consensus HongKong 2025 will be held from February 18th to 20th

By: blockbeats|2025/02/06 10:45:02

From February 18 to 20, CoinDesk will host Consensus Hong Kong in Hong Kong. Since 2015, Consensus has evolved from a mere event to the annual gathering of various groups. Here, the most influential companies in the blockchain, Digital Assets, and Web3 fields come together to drive industry development.

In 2025, Consensus expands to Hong Kong, bringing together the East and the West for key discussions and transactions to determine the next steps in development. BlockBeats is the official media partner for this event and will provide readers with exciting live coverage.

Event Update | Consensus HongKong 2025 will be held from February 18th to 20th

Conference Website: https://consensus-hongkong2025.coindesk.com/

Main 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 Conference Agenda (Partial)

February 19

Theme: Opening Keynote

Time: 9:35-9:45

Guest: Mr. Chan, Hong Kong Financial Secretary

Topic: Bitcoin: The Basis for a New Financial System?

Time: 9:45-10:15

Guest:

· 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

Guest:

· Adeniyi Abiodun, Mysten Labs

· George Danezis, Mysten Labs

Topic: How Polymarket Is Looking Beyond the 2024 Election

Time: 11:05-11:25

Guest: Shayne Coplan, Polymarket

Topic: More than Bitcoin: Shaping the Future with Binance

Time: 11:25-11:45

Guest:

· Richard Teng, Binance

· Michael Lau, Consensus HongKong

Topic: Where Does Ethereum Go From Here?

Time: 11:45-12:15

Guest:

· 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

Guest: Andrei Grachev, DWF Labs

Topic: Fighting for Digital Property Rights

Time: 13:10-13:30

Guest: Yat Siu, Animoca Brands

Topic: Tron: A Year of Momentum

Time: 13:30-13:50

Guest:

· Justin Sun, Tron

· Sam Reynolds, CoinDesk

Topic: Fireside: Solana

Time: 14:10-14:30

Guest: Lily Liu

Topic: Beyond Trading: How Crypto Exchanges are Shaping the Market

Time: 14:30-15:00

Guest:

· Gracy Chen, Bitget

· HongFang, OKX

· Armani Ferrante, Backpack

· Parikshit Mishra, CoinDesk

Topic: Protocol Village: Solana

Time: 15:00-16:00

Guest:

· 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

-- Price

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

Guests:

· 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

Echoes of the Future: Retro Visionaries Night

Time: February 19th 19:00-23:00

Location: Hollywood Center, Central, Hong Kong

Organizers: YBB Capital, Kronos Research, Waterdrip Capital, BlockBeats by Dapao, Vara & Gear

Event Link: https://lu.ma/8nirgchf

February 17

WAVE 2025

Time: 9:30 AM - 6:00 PM

Location: Sky100 Hong Kong Observation Deck

Organizers: Web3.pro, Jucoin

Event Link: https://lu.ma/coybec3e

PayFi Summit Consensus Hong Kong

Time: 12:00 PM - 6:00 PM

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 PM - 8:00 PM

Location: Soho House Hong Kong

Organizer: Epic Web3

Event Link: https://lu.ma/tghk

February 18

Bitcoin Tech Carnival 2025

Time: 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Location: Four Seasons Hotel Hong Kong

Hosts: 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: 11:00-20:22:30

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 19

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: 18:00-21:00

Location: The Rooftop at Fayy

Host: Rare Network

Event Link: https://lu.ma/m8cp6j1p

February 20

EASYCON Hong Kong

Time: 10:00-15:00

Location: Elephant Grounds

Host: CoinEasy

Event Link: https://lu.ma/0cci01jd

Hack Seasons Conference Hong Kong

Time: 10:00-19:00

Location: Renaissance Hong Kong Harbour View Hotel

Host: Metaverse Post

Event Link: https://lu.ma/hack_hk

AI in the Skyline

Time: 20:00-00:00

Location: Faye

Host: 13DESK News, Sto, OffChain Global

Event Link: https://lu.ma/c6z1mcm7

February 21

DePIN Day Hong Kong

Time: 11:00-16:00

Location: TBA

Host: Fluence, Titan Network

Event Link: https://lu.ma/depin-hk

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