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Recapping day 1 of Consensus Hong Kong
Hong Kong is looking to build its digital assets economy, its leaders said on stage.
Crypto's latest selloff was a TradFi event, not a crypto crisis
Last week’s downturn was driven by yen carry trades and macro leverage, highlighting how deeply digital assets are now tied to traditional markets, panelists at Consensus Hong Kong 2026 said.
As bitcoin extends declines, industry figures say it's time to buy
Your day-ahead look for Feb. 11, 2026
Aviva Investors to tokenize funds on XRP Ledger in Ripple partnership
The U.K. asset manager teamed up with Ripple to bring traditional fund structures onchain in its first tokenization push.
Franklin Templeton and SWIFT say the future of banking is 24/7 and onchain
Tokenized funds and deposits are edging toward the mainstream, though regulation, infrastructure and security remain obstacles.
Bearish sentiment prevails as bitcoin falls below $67,000, ether drops
Bitcoin and ether extended declines, dragging down crypto-related stocks, even as gold and silver rallied.
Joe Lubin claims DeFi is as safe as traditional finance, adding that bitcoin is in crisis
During an interview at Consensus Hong Kong 2026, Joseph Lubin argued that "blue chip" decentralized finance has reached parity with traditional banking.
Regulation, derivatives helping drive TradFi institutions into crypto, panellists say
Non-participation in decentralized finance is becoming a career risk for traditional finance professionals, panellists said.
DeFi is not really decentralized, it is unavoidably centralized
Rules are required to ensure DeFi projects grow and mature, which means they need layers of centralization before becoming truly decentralized. .
Robinhood believes yields should be passed on to the customer, criticizes traditional finance
Robinhood’s Johann Kerbrat took the stage along with Bullish CEO Tom Farley to speak of his platform's views on stablecoin yields and traditional financial systems.
Tokenization still at start of hype cycle, but needs more use cases, specialists say
Crypto asset specialists must figure out how to match tokenization hype to real-world utility, Securitize's Graham Ferguson said.
Hong Kong ready to issue first stablecoin licenses in March, Financial Secretary says
Hong Kong will begin issuing a small number of stablecoin licenses to companies with credible business models and strong compliance, Paul Chan Mo-po said.
Arkham Intelligence said to be shutting crypto trading platform as usage fails to sparkle
Data analytics firm Arkham Intel first floated the idea of adding a crypto derivatives exchange in late 2024.
Tom Lee says stop timing the bottom and start buying the dip
Thomas Lee, speaking on stage at Hong Kong Consensus 2026, said investors should be looking at opportunities as crypto is in the midst of a "mini winter."
MrBeast's finance bet could become the new generation's Schwab, Robinhood, Tom Lee says
The BitMine chairman said at Hong Kong Consensus 2026 that MrBeast acquiring neobank Step could win over a new generation of investors to crypto.
Binance teams up with Franklin Templeton to use tokenized money market funds as off-exchange collateral
Institutions can now use Benji-issued tokenized money market funds as off-exchange collateral to trade on Binance using Ceffu’s custody layer.
