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Key Senate Democrat wants U.S. crypto bill to move, and SEC chief reveals danger of defeat
Senator Mark Warner, a leading Democratic negotiator on the market structure bill, said he wants it to pass, and SEC chief Paul Atkins said durable policy actually requires it.
Ark Invest's Cathie Wood says bitcoin will thrive amid ‘deflationary chaos’ created by AI and innovation
Exponential tech will force down prices and stress legacy finance, for which bitcoin offers a trustless alternative, said Wood at Bitcoin Investor Week.
From FTX debris to global finance: Solana’s 2026 plan is all about the application layer
Resilience built from the debris of 2022 is now shaping the Solana ecosystems future, leaders from Jupiter, Backpack, Kamino and DoubleZero argued at Consensus Hong Kong 2026.
Bitcoin sinks below $66,000 as crypto prices follow U.S. stocks lower
Coinbase and Robinhood are down big again today as the crypto bear market pressures trading volumes.
Crypto for Advisors: The digital assets exchange-traded product landscape
Digital asset ETPs are rapidly integrating into traditional portfolios ($184B AUM), driven by U.S. bitcoin ETF adoption.
ETHZilla prepares for takeoff: How you can now own a piece of a jet engine for just $100
ETHZilla unveiled a tokenized aviation asset, Eurus Aero Token I, offering accredited investors access to lease income from two commercial jet engines.
Standard Chartered sees bitcoin sliding to $50,000, ether to $1,400 before recovery
The bank cuts its 2026 crypto price targets, warning of further near-term capitulation as ETF outflows and macro headwinds weigh on digital assets.
Asia leapfrogging the West in onchain retail use as regional hubs lead on stablecoin rules
Experts at Consensus Hong Kong said regional focus on user utility and stablecoin regulation is driving adoption.
A ladder for the masses: Pakistan’s Bilal Bin Saqib says crypto is a necessity, not a luxury
Regulation of digital assets is a great opportunity for emerging markets, said Pakistan’s crypto regulation lead.
Crypto industry experts at Consensus see Asian institutions pivot toward stablecoins
Panelists at the conference discussed how regulatory progress in Hong Kong and Japan creates a structured path for capital allocation.
Gate CEO and founder Lin Han says banks have lost the war against stablecoins
The head of the fourth-largest crypto exchange by daily trading volume also said he believes bitcoin’s four-year cycle is no longer a thing.
Only 5% of companies see AI improving profit, McKinsey China chairman tells Consensus
The chairman of Greater China at McKinsey said nearly every company is experimenting with AI, few are rethinking their organizations deeply enough to unlock profit.
CoinDesk 20 performance update: Hedera (HBAR) rises 6.7%, leading index higher
Ripple (XLM), up 4.2% from Wednesday, was also among the top performers.
Bitcoin layer-2 builders pitch BTCFi as the next institutional unlock
Leaders from Citrea, Rootstock Labs and BlockSpaceForce argued that bitcoin’s scaling layers are less about throughput and more about turning the asset into a programmable financial base layer.
From stablecoins to biotech: Why YZi Labs is betting on things that haven't happened yet
Ella Zhang of YZi Labs says her firm invests in founders building what doesn’t yet exist, guided by first principles and long-term conviction across AI, biotech and Web3.
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.
