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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 m...

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 natively on-c...
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...
During an interview at Consensus Hong Kong 2026, Joseph Lubin argued that "blue chip" decentralized finance has reached parity with traditio...

Regulation, derivatives helping drive TradFi institutions into crypto, panellist...
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 decentraliz...

Robinhood believes yields should be passed on to the customer, criticizes tradit...
Robinhood’s Johann Kerbrat took the stage along with Bullish CEO Tom Farley to speak of his platform's views on stablecoin yields and tradit...

Tokenization still at start of hype cycle, but needs more use cases, specialists...
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...
Hong Kong will begin issuing a small number of stablecoin licenses to companies with credible business models and strong compliance, Paul Ch...

Arkham Intelligence said to be shutting crypto trading platform as usage fails t...
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...

MrBeast's finance bet could become the new generation's Schwab, Robinhood, Tom L...
The BitMine chairman said at Hong Kong Consensus 2026 that MrBeast acquiring neobank Step could win over a new generation of investors to cr...

Binance teams up with Franklin Templeton to use tokenized money market funds as...
Institutions can now use Benji-issued tokenized money market funds as off-exchange collateral to trade on Binance using Ceffu’s custody laye...

Spark looks to build building a safe bridge between onchain capital and TradFi
Spark is opening access to its $9 billion stablecoin liquidity pool for hedge funds and other institutions to bridge onchain capital with of...

Hong Kong working to allow perpetual contracts, chief regulator says
Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission will publish a "high-level framework" allowing perpetual contracts, SFC CEO Julia Leung said.

ICE’s CoinDesk crypto futures are live, with DeFi rate contracts next on the lis...
The NYSE owner’s CoinDesk index futures began trading Monday. Attention now shifts to planned USDC rate futures tied to onchain borrowing co...

Institutions fuel tokenized RWA boom as retail looks set to follow suit
From treasuries and funds today to equities and private assets tomorrow.

Solana's Lily Liu champions internet capital markets at Consensus Hong Kong 2026
Fireside chat with Michael Lau spotlights finance focus, Asia's centrality, and revenue-driven growth

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