Share this article
What to Expect at Consensus 2025
CoinDesk’s annual event kicks off this Wednesday in Toronto.
Updated May 13, 2025, 2:00 p.m. Published May 13, 2025, 4:20 a.m.
Make us preferred on Google
What to know:
- Consensus 2025 in Toronto will address key issues in crypto, including stablecoins, tokenization, and regulation.
- Eric Trump and Bo Hines are among the headline speakers discussing the future of digital assets and legislation.
- The event features summits on DeFi, AI, and Web3, with notable figures like Chris Pavlovski and Charles Hoskinson.
How is crypto changing the face of finance? What’s next for stablecoins, tokenization, and Web 3 marketing? How will digital assets be regulated in the future?
These are just some of the questions up for debate as Consensus 2025 kicks off in Toronto this Wednesday. Staged this year at the Metro Toronto Convention Center, crypto’s oldest “big tent” event gets underway at a pivotal moment for the industry.
STORY CONTINUES BELOW
Don't miss another story.Subscribe to the Crypto Daybook Americas Newsletter today. See all newsletters
Crypto is front-and-center in the national conversation and this year’s event will feature many names making news and making waves.
Eric Trump, whose mining startup, American Bitcoin, this morning announced that it plans to go public, is a headline speaker on Thursday.
We’ll hear from Bo Hines, head of the Presidential Council of Advisers for Digital Assets, on the White House strategy to pass legislation on crypto this year.
Dave Portnoy, founder of Barstool Sports, will sit for a fireside chat to discuss crypto culture, memecoins and the future of investing.
There’s an Open Money Summit featuring the biggest names in DeFi, a Brand and Creator Summit for companies positioning themselves for the next phase of the internet, and an AI Summit with a packed schedule of speakers at the intersection of AI and blockchain.
Other headline speakers include Chris Pavlovski (Rumble), Charles Hoskinson (Cardano), Kevin O’Leary (Shark Tank), Adrienne Harris (NYDFS), Justin Sun, David Goyer and dozens more from across the crypto and blockchain industry.
Our Explorations stage will have in-depth discussions on hot topics such as DePIN, crypto policy, staking, advanced trading, and Canada’s Web3 future.
We’ll also have a Hackathon (organized with EasyA), Pitchfest, a Research Symposium (with IEEE), a showing of the movie "Vitalik: An Ethereum Story" with the director (and special guests) and dozens of side-events and parties to attend across Toronto.
For coverage of Consensus 2025 including interviews with speakers, see here.
The full agenda can be found here.
Visit CoinDesk.com for a livestream and ongoing coverage of all the news, rumors and gossip from crypto’s annual gathering.
More For You
KuCoin captured a record share of centralised exchange volume in 2025, with more than $1.25tn traded as its volumes grew faster than the wider crypto market.
What to know:
- KuCoin recorded over $1.25 trillion in total trading volume in 2025, equivalent to an average of roughly $114 billion per month, marking its strongest year on record.
- This performance translated into an all-time high share of centralised exchange volume, as KuCoin’s activity expanded faster than aggregate CEX volumes, which slowed during periods of lower market volatility.
- Spot and derivatives volumes were evenly split, each exceeding $500 billion for the year, signalling broad-based usage rather than reliance on a single product line.
- Altcoins accounted for the majority of trading activity, reinforcing KuCoin’s role as a primary liquidity venue beyond BTC and ETH at a time when majors saw more muted turnover.
- Even as overall crypto volumes softened mid-year, KuCoin maintained elevated baseline activity, indicating structurally higher user engagement rather than short-lived volume spikes.
More For You
EasyA Promises Even Bigger Hackathon After Record-Breaking Success at Consensus 2025
More than 1,000 developers flocked to Toronto to compete for millions of dollars in prizes.
What to know:
- The EasyA Consensus Hackathon took place at Consensus 2025 on May 14-16.
- It was the biggest blockchain-related hackathon in North American history.
- Universal Studios representatives invited one of the winners, ApTap, to pitch their project to its executive team in Florida.
Top Stories
