Agenda at a Glance

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Welcome to the industry's premier blockchain and crypto event — featuring seven stages, 12 content tracks, 200+ sessions, and 500+ speakers. From DeFi and tokenization to AI and stablecoins, explore the ideas shaping the future of finance, technology, governance, and society. Scroll down to dive into the agenda and discover each stage, summit, and what’s in store.

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.

Bitcoin Stage

This new stage is dedicated to driving excitement for crypto’s original currency, with sessions focusing on BTC treasury strategies, institutional investing, mining infrastructure, and global impact.

Convergence Stage

Home to the Open Money Summit, AI Summit, and the Brand Summit, this stage explores 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.

Workshop Stage

While the Mainstage defines the vision, this stage provides the blueprint. Live workshops turn high-level concepts into hands-on execution, equipping attendees with practical tools and technical skills.

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.

Frontier Stage

This stage bridges technical architecture with market intelligence, featuring Protocols & Developers, Privacy, and AI alongside the "wisdom of crowds" in Prediction Markets. Spanning Brand innovation to LATAM adoption, it's a dedicated hub for the builders and visionaries defining the next frontier.

Summits

Bitcoin Treasury Summit

The Bitcoin Treasury Summit examines how corporations manage Bitcoin on their balance sheets. It unites corporate leaders, asset allocators, and CFOs exploring Bitcoin as a strategic reserve, diversification tool, and macro hedge. Sessions cover evolving policies, accounting standards, and custody innovations driving institutional adoption.

Global Bitcoin Summit

The Global Bitcoin Summit is a front-row seat to Bitcoin's growing global influence. It unites thought leaders, developers, and policymakers shaping the world's most decentralized monetary network. Sessions explore infrastructure and mining to monetary policy and emerging market adoption, revealing how Bitcoin is transforming finance, sovereignty, and economic freedom.

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Bitcoin Mining Summit

The Bitcoin Mining Summit explores the latest developments in Bitcoin mining—from sustainable energy solutions and hardware breakthroughs to evolving regulations and Layer 2 innovations. Sessions examine how Bitcoin's network is secured, mining's role in the global energy landscape, and how new financial products are expanding Bitcoin's reach.

Content Tracks

Capital Markets

As institutional finance merges with blockchain technology, traditional investment structures are undergoing a profound digital transformation. Explore how the shift toward on-chain infrastructure is redefining asset issuance, liquidity, and settlement, allowing legacy systems to operate with newfound speed and transparency. Learn how the convergence of professional finance and decentralized innovation is creating a more efficient and accessible global ecosystem for both investors and issuers.

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 & Trading

DeFi and Trading are revolutionizing finance by leveraging blockchain to create open, transparent platforms for lending, peer-to-peer exchange, and investing without intermediaries. Advancements in liquidity provision, scalability, and cross-chain interoperability are driving growth and unlocking new opportunities for global financial inclusion. However, evolving risks like smart contract exploits and shifting oversight require constant vigilance from market participants.

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.

Tokenization

As physical and financial assets move on-chain, Tokenization is transforming how we define ownership, liquidity, and value exchange. Explore how converting real-world assets—from real estate and commodities to bonds and private equity—into digital tokens enables fractional ownership and near-instant settlement. Learn how this programmable shift is dismantling market barriers and creating a more transparent, accessible, and high-velocity global economy.

Payments

Modern Payments are moving beyond traditional rails as blockchain technology introduces a new era of "invisible" and instant value transfer. Explore how the integration of stablecoins and digital identity wallets is streamlining cross-border settlement, reducing transaction costs, and enabling programmable commerce. Learn how financial institutions and fintechs are bridging legacy systems with on-chain infrastructure to deliver secure, 24/7 liquidity and a frictionless experience for global consumers and businesses.

Protocols & Developers

Dive into the mechanics of Layer 1 and Layer 2 scaling, the evolution of modular blockchain stacks, and the critical role of smart contract security in protecting the next wave of global applications. Discover how builders are leveraging interoperability and Zero-Knowledge proofs to create a seamless, private, and high-performance Web3 that can support billions of users.

AI

As the line between machine intelligence and decentralized infrastructure blurs, this track explores the rise of "agentic" systems that can independently reason, transact, and govern on-chain. Dive into the convergence of Large Language Models (LLMs) and blockchain to discover how verifiable intelligence is solving problems of data provenance, model transparency, and automated risk management. Learn how decentralized compute networks and smart contracts are moving from experimental concepts to the core infrastructure powering the 2026 digital economy.

Privacy

Privacy is no longer optional; it is the fundamental infrastructure required for Web3 to achieve mass adoption and institutional scale. Explore how Zero-Knowledge Proofs (ZKPs) and Self-Sovereign Identity (SSI) enable a truly trustless ecosystem, allowing billions of users and trillions in capital to transact confidentially.

LATAM

Discover Latin America's leading role in Web3 innovation, as the region fosters financial inclusion and cultivates a dynamic digital asset ecosystem. Sessions will highlight how local challenges are fueling 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.

Prediction Markets

As the world moves toward a high-stakes information economy, this track examines how decentralized platforms are turning global uncertainty into tradable, real-time intelligence. Discover how the "wisdom of crowds" is being harnessed via blockchain-based contracts to forecast everything from geopolitical shifts and economic indicators to corporate milestones with unprecedented accuracy. Learn how these incentive-driven ecosystems are evolving from speculative tools into a critical layer of financial data infrastructure, providing a transparent and tamper-proof alternative to traditional polling and expert analysis.

Brand

Explore the radical shift in digital culture, analyzing how blockchain and Web3 technologies are redefining the very concept of ownership for creators and consumers. Examine the impact of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), and generative AI on intellectual property rights, creator monetization, and community governance. Join leading minds to map the future legal and economic frameworks for sovereign digital identities and authentic cultural exchange.

Discover the Stages & Programming at Consensus