Discover the Stages & Programming at Consensus
Welcome to the industry’s premier blockchain and crypto event — featuring 6 stages, 6 summits, 200+ sessions, and 500+ speakers. From DeFi and tokenization to AI and stablecoins, you’ll explore the ideas shaping the future of finance, technology, governance, and society. Scroll down to dive into the agenda and learn more about each stage, summit, and what’s in store.
Agenda At a Glance
Stages
Mainstage
Reserved for keynotes and the most significant topics with broad market relevance. Mainstage sessions feature marquee names, breaking news, and transformative insights from world-class thought leaders shaping the future of the crypto ecosystem.
The Bitcoin Stage
This new dedicated stage drives excitement for crypto’s first currency, with a focus on BTC treasury, institutional investing, mining, and global impact.
The Summit Stage
Home to the Open Money Summit, AI Summit, and the Brand Summit, this stage focuses on the future of finance, the world's top brands activating in Web3, and the intersection of AI and crypto.
Spotlight Stage
A platform for high-impact announcements and thoughtful, curated sessions from Consensus partners, along with sponsored content and presentations.
Explorations Stage
Venture into specialized areas of crypto and blockchain, with a focus on cutting-edge topics from tokenization to space exploration. The setting encourages conversation and connection, with networking opportunities between sessions.
Hackathon Stage
Home to CoinDesk’s record-breaking Hackathon, where hundreds of developers collaborate with the industry’s leading protocols and builders for a chance to secure millions in funding.
Summits
Open Money Summit
Dive into the crucial issues facing institutional investors and traditional finance as they explore digital assets. From ETFs and tokenization to the DeFi–TradFi dynamic, the Open Money Summit provides insights into the regulatory frameworks, best practices, and real-world use cases driving crypto’s mainstream adoption. Network with industry leaders navigating this new financial frontier.
AI Summit
Discover how AI transforms the Web3 landscape — powering advanced trading, NFTs, and decentralized applications — while addressing critical issues like privacy and data integrity. Sessions highlight the synergy between AI and decentralized networks, offering insight into how these technologies can work together to build more transparent, secure, and efficient systems.
The Crypto Brand Summit
Explore how the world’s biggest brands — alongside cutting-edge startups — are leveraging crypto tools, from stablecoins and decentralized wallets to NFTs and social tokens. Gain insights from industry giants, learn creative growth strategies, and see how crypto-powered communities are reshaping business, culture, and global consumer experiences.
Bitcoin Treasury Summit
The Bitcoin Treasury Summit explores institutional management of bitcoin on balance sheets. It unites corporate leaders, asset allocators, and CFOs to dive into bitcoin as a strategic reserve, diversification tool, and macro hedge. Sessions will cover how policies, accounting standards, and custody innovations are evolving to support institutional adoption.
Global Bitcoin Summit
The Global Bitcoin Summit is a front-row seat to bitcoin’s growing global impact. This summit unites the thought leaders, developers, and policymakers shaping the world’s most decentralized monetary network.
Sessions will explore topics from infrastructure and mining to monetary policy and emerging market adoption, revealing how bitcoin is transforming finance, sovereignty, and economic freedom.
Bitcoin Mining Summit
The Bitcoin Mining Summit explores the latest developments in Bitcoin mining. Sessions cover topics from sustainable energy solutions and hardware breakthroughs to evolving regulations and BTC L2 innovations.
The summit offers deep dives into how Bitcoin’s network is secured, mining’s role in the global energy landscape, and how new financial products are expanding BTC’s reach.
Explorations
Regulation & Policy
As digital assets rapidly evolve, so does the regulatory framework shaping their future. Explore the latest policy developments, global compliance challenges, and how decentralization intersects with oversight. Learn how businesses, investors, and lawmakers can strike the right balance between innovation and consumer protection in this fast-moving space.
DeFi
Decentralized Finance (DeFi) is revolutionizing finance by leveraging blockchain to create open, transparent platforms for lending, trading, and investing without intermediaries. Advancements in scalability and cross-chain interoperability are driving DeFi's growth and unlocking new opportunities for global financial inclusion, while evolving risks like smart contract exploits and regulatory shifts require vigilance.
Stablecoins
Stablecoins are at the heart of DeFi, remittances, and crypto adoption, acting as a stable bridge between traditional finance and digital assets. Investigate regulatory discussions, reserve management, and new opportunities in yield-bearing products. Learn how established global players and emerging CBDCs are competing for market share and building a more inclusive financial system.
Advanced Trading
Explore the latest on high-frequency trading, algorithmic strategies, and the rise of decentralized exchanges (DEXs). Sessions will tackle liquidity challenges, security considerations, and the shifting regulatory landscape shaping the global crypto market.
Sessions will actively examine how cross-chain solutions and emerging protocols are driving transparency, efficiency, and accessibility in digital asset trading.
Staking
Dive into how staking secures blockchains and propels decentralized finance, with Ethereum leading the way. Sessions will explore evolving models like restaking, assess the regulatory outlook, and discover how innovative protocols are pushing the boundaries of yield generation. Join the conversation on how staking could drive the next stage of sustainable, profitable crypto ecosystems.
Tokenization
Discover why BlackRock's CEO calls tokenizing "real world assets" a "game-changer" for capital markets. Explore the growth of RWAs—from treasury tokenization to regulatory challenges—and how this innovation is creating more accessible, liquid markets while redefining digital ownership.
Futurism (Robots, Space)
Adventure into the cutting-edge advancements shaping the world of tomorrow, from sophisticated robotics and space exploration, to emerging technologies like quantum computing and bioengineered materials. These discussions blend bold predictions with the practical challenges of turning science fiction into reality, sparkling conversations how these innovations could redefine human potential, from AI-driven automation to interstellar travel.
LATAM
Discover Latin America’s leading role in the charge in Web3 innovation, as the region fosters financial inclusion and cultivates a dynamic digital asset ecosystem. Sessions will highlight how local challenges are fueling the groundbreaking adoption of cryptocurrencies, DeFi, and NFTs, and provide a deep understanding of the unique opportunities and evolving regulatory landscape shaping LATAM's vibrant Web3 future.
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