HONG KONG – February 13, 2026 – Consensus Hong Kong 2026, held from February 10 to 12 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre, concluded its second edition after three days of high-impact programming that attracted 11,000 registered participants representing more than 122 countries and regions.
The conference began with remarks from the Honorable John KC Lee, the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Regionwho declared in his opening speech :
The world of Web3 and digital assets holds vast potential. They facilitate more efficient financial transactions, at lower costs and with more inclusive options. The Hong Kong Government is committed to establishing Hong Kong as a global center for digital asset innovation. Therefore, in recent years, Hong Kong has actively built the regulatory framework to promote the stable and sustainable development of our Web3 ecosystem.
The event is estimated to have generated nearly HK$300 million in economic impact for the local economy and featured a globally diverse audience, with an almost equal split between participants from Asia and the rest of the world. The main participating geographies included Hong Kong, United States, China, India, United Arab Emirates, Singapore, United Kingdom and South Korea. Senior management accounted for 62% of total attendance, reflecting the event's role as a central gathering point for senior industry decision-makers.
THE Financial Secretary of Hong Kong, the Honorable Paul Chan Mo-poalso has spoke at the conference as keynote speaker, emphasizing:
As the convergence of AI and blockchain continues to accelerate, government and our regulators will work with industry to drive real-world, high-impact use cases, while ensuring emerging risks are properly identified, monitored and managed.
Bringing together more than 350 speakers, the 2026 program highlighted the growing maturity of the digital assets sector, addressing topics ranging from institutional adoption and stablecoins to the architecture of new Internet Capital Markets. This edition also gave an important place to the “Machine Economy”, as well as the convergence between artificial intelligence agents, robotics and on-chain execution. Speakers included Lily Liu, president of the Solana Foundation; Richard Teng, co-CEO of Binance; Justin Sun, founder of TRON; Anthony Scaramucci, founder and managing partner of SkyBridge Capital; Ella Zhang, head of YZi Labs; Joe Ngai, president of McKinsey & Co. Greater China; as well as Charles Hoskinson, co-founder and CEO of Input Output.
In addition to regulators and industry executives, more than 1,000 developers and 240 startups participated in the EasyA Consensus Hackathon and CoinDesk's PitchFest. Alex Scheer of zkMe Technology Limited, which allows users and businesses to verify credentials without disclosing personal information using zero-knowledge cryptography, won PitchFest. On the hackathon side, the winning projects include FoundrAI, an autonomous AI agent capable of launching startups or projects, deploying tokens and recruiting talent to develop products; SentinelFi, which provides real-time security scores for crypto traders from on-chain analytics in six categories; and PumpStop, a non-custodial trading layer helping users manage risk with a built-in stop-loss feature.
In addition, the Solana Foundation launched Solana Accelerate APAC at Consensus at the show on February 11, bringing together thousands of builders, policymakers, and executives to discuss payments, institutional finance, DeFi, tokenization, AI infrastructure, and more, specifically for the Solana ecosystem.
Consensus Hong Kong 2026 has designed its program to transform the city into a hub of week-long industrial and lifestyle experiences. Alongside the main conference, more than 400 side events took place during the week. The final three days also saw lively official Consensus nights at The Trilogy and Pier 1929, as well as a return to Happy Valley Racecourse with the Consensus Cup.
With the support of 124 sponsors and 240 community and marketing partners, this year's event expanded beyond the main venue and reinforced Hong Kong's role as a global center for digital assets.
“Consensus was the perfect opportunity to showcase the advancements we have seen, not only in digital assets, but also in AI, robotics and internet capital markets,” said Michael Lau, president of Consensus. “Hong Kong continues to prove its role as a gateway to Asia, showing how forward-thinking policies and innovation have helped accelerate progress in one of the fastest-growing markets for digital asset adoption. I am excited to bring this momentum to Miami, bringing together world leaders to advance the conversation on the Americas. »
After its success in Hong Kong, Consensus will travel to Miami, from May 5 to 7, 2026, at the Miami Beach Convention Center. Serving as a major gathering for the West, the Miami edition will continue the conversations started in Hong Kong, bringing together high-level investors, builders and policymakers to set the digital assets agenda for the year ahead.
Tickets for Consensus Miami 2026 are available here.
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