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UK appoints HSBC for blockchain bond pilot
12.2.2026
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
12.2.2026
Midnight will target "billions who don't know they need privacy" rather than privacy maxis as mainnet launch nears in March, he said
Privacy-focused Midnight blockchain to go live next month, says Cardano's Charles Hoskinson
12.2.2026
Input Output Global's Founder Charles Hoskinson said Midnight, the long-awaited privacy-focused blockchain, will launch in the final week of March as a partner chain to Cardano
BlackRock exec says 1% crypto allocation in Asia could unlock $2 trillion in new flows
11.2.2026
During a panel discussion at Consensus in Hong Kong, Peach pointed to massive capital pools in traditional finance as ETF adoption spreads across Asia
Hong Kong remains committed to digital assets but feels competition from an ‘aggressive’ UAE
11.2.2026
Dubai and Abu Dhabi have established a solid regulatory framework for virtual assets, and each region has brought this under the auspices of a single, dedicated regulatory authority
Gen Z 'nihilism' is fueling a $100 trillion crypto derivatives boom in response to a broken system
11.2.2026
A significant increase in housing costs makes home ownership unattainable for many Gen Z individuals, leading to financial nihilism, said CoinFund's David Pakman
Ondo and Securitize execs say utility, not hype, will drive tokenization’s next phase
11.2.2026
Executives from both firms say the next phase of tokenization must prioritize functionality and compliance during a panel at Consensus in Hong Kong
Why crypto VCs at Consensus Hong Kong are playing a 15-year game
11.2.2026
With capital tightening, investors are backing “what’s working,” like stablecoins and tokenization, while selectively betting on AI and prediction markets
The human brain's edge is fading. AI could outhink us in 2 years, Ben Goertzel says
11.2.2026
"The human brain is better at taking the imaginative leap to understand the unknown ... We should enjoy it for a couple more years."
In unfamiliar market conditions, historical data-driven AI trading bots will falter
11.2.2026
Bitget CEO Gracy Chen says AI trading apps are like interns for now; soon they will be full time employees
Decentralized AI is in a trough but real opportunities are emerging, crypto VCs say
11.2.2026
Moving away from overhyped GPU marketplaces and large AI model alternatives towards purpose-built, full-stack solutions is the goal
Recapping day 1 of Consensus Hong Kong
11.2.2026
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
11.2.2026
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
Hong Kong greenlights crypto margin financing and perpetual trading
11.2.2026
Hong Kong’s SFC will allow licensed brokers to offer digital asset margin financing and set a framework for crypto perpetuals for professionals
Franklin Templeton and SWIFT say the future of banking is 24/7 and natively on-chain
11.2.2026
Tokenized funds and deposits are edging toward the mainstream, though regulation, infrastructure and security remain obstacles
Joe Lubin claims DeFi is as safe as traditional finance, adding that bitcoin is in crisis
11.2.2026
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
11.2.2026
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
11.2.2026
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
11.2.2026
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
11.2.2026
Crypto asset specialists must figure out how to match tokenization hype to real-world utility, Securitize's Graham Ferguson said