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Crypto group counters Wall Street bankers with its own stablecoin principles for bill
After the bankers shared a document at the White House demanding a total ban on stablecoin yield, the crypto side answers that it needs some stablecoin rewards.

Recapping Consensus Hong Kong
Crypto's role in payments for AI, regulatory changes and the digital asset market dominated conversations on the ground.

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.

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 hours.

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 markets.

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 the mainstream.

Binance's Richard Teng breaks down the ‘10/10’ nightmare that rocked crypto
Every crypto exchange saw liquidations during the Oct. 10 liquidation event, Richard Teng told the crowd at CoinDesk's Consensus Hong Kong.

UK appoints HSBC for blockchain bond pilot
The Treasury appointed banking giant and law firm Ashurst to steer its digital gilt trial this year as Britain plays catch-up to Hong Kong and Luxembourg.

Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson says Midnight won't chase Monero, ZCash users
Midnight will target "billions who don't know they need privacy" rather than privacy maxis as mainnet launch nears in March, he said.

Last week's rout delivered bitcoin's biggest realized loss ever; bottoming signals grow
The Feb. 5 shock booked the largest-ever realized loss — $3.2 billion — in bitcoin history.
