Bitcoin Asia 2026 will take place on Aug. 27-28 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre. BTC Inc. is organizing the event. The published event information says the conference will bring together developers, mining and hash-rate companies, institutional investors, and policymakers from the global Bitcoin ecosystem, with discussions focused on institutional allocation, compliance frameworks, and capital connections between East and West.
The organizer describes Bitcoin Asia as the largest Bitcoin-themed conference in Asia. It has been held in Hong Kong every year since its first edition in 2024, and the 2026 gathering is the third edition.
Conference format and venue plans
Alongside the main stage agenda and exhibition hall, this year’s program also includes an institutional and capital markets day, a Deal Day matchmaking session, a series of Bitcoin Week side events, and a digital art exhibition area.
The official website is https://asia.b.tc/ .
Featured speakers
The published speaker list includes:
- Binance founder Changpeng Zhao
- Network School founder and CEO Balaji Srinivasan
- Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference member and Hong Kong Legislative Council Panel on Commerce, Industry, Innovation and Technology chairman Johnny Ng
- Nakamoto Inc. chairman and CEO David Bailey
- Metaplanet CEO Simon Gerovich
- WBTC adviser Justin Sun
- Treasure Trove founder and CEO AJ Scaramucci
- Nano Labs founder and Hong Kong Cyberport director Jack Kong
- Bonnie Blockchain founder and host Bonnie Chang
- Morgan Creek Digital managing partner Mark Yusko
- Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority chairman Bilal Bin Saqib
Main stage agenda highlights for Aug. 27
From crypto native to capital markets: The next evolution of digital asset management
Time: 10:30-10:45
Speaker: Deng Chao, chief executive officer of HashKey Capital
The Coldcard vulnerability incident: What happened and why Bitcoin is more resilient
Time: 12:30-13:00
Speakers:
- Stephan Livera, host, Stephan Livera Podcast
- Chris Seedor, co-founder and chief executive officer, bitsurance | SEEDOR
- Dusty Daemon, Lightning Network protocol developer
- Kevin Loaec, chief executive officer, Wizardsardine
Pragmatic maximalism: The market needs stablecoins
Time: 13:10-13:35
Speakers:
- Craig Deutsch, moderator, content programming director at BTC Inc.
- Dominik Weil, co-founder, BitcoinVN
- Kishin Kato, co-founder, Japan Bitcoin Industry
- Birkan Kayadibi, chief operating officer, RGB Protocol Association
The Bitcoin century
Time: 15:00-15:30
Speakers:
- Kevin Follonier, moderator, host of When Shift Happens
- Changpeng Zhao, founder of Binance
The globalization of Bitcoin capital
Time: 15:30-16:00
Speakers:
- Bonnie Chang, moderator, founder and host of Bonnie Blockchain
- Justin Sun, WBTC adviser
Main stage agenda highlights for Aug. 28
Following Bitcoin’s trajectory: Will artificial intelligence become the next transformative technology?
Time: 10:45-11:15
Speakers:
- Sunny Ng, moderator, chief executive officer of PANONY | PANews
- Jack Kong, founder of Nano Labs and director of Hong Kong Cyberport
- Yushan Zheng, founding partner of Waterdrip Capital
- Jack Lee, managing partner of HCM Capital
Here be dragons: The first hash-rate bear market in Bitcoin history
Time: 11:25-11:40
Speaker: Rapha Zagury, chief executive officer of Twenty One Capital
The liquidation moment for Bitcoin treasuries: From financial engineering to real business
Time: 13:40-14:10
Speakers:
- John Riggins, moderator, chief executive officer of Moon Inc
- Michael Ho, chief executive officer of American Bitcoin Corp.
- Kiseok Kim, vice president and chief strategy officer of Bitplanet
- Khing Oei, founder and chief executive officer of Treasury
Bitcoin scales at the speed of trust: Digital credit and the next capital market
Time: 14:10-14:30
Speaker: Jeff Walton, chief risk officer of Strive and chief executive officer of True North
Building a house of cards: Examining financial engineering
Time: 14:30-14:45
Speaker: Mark Yusko, managing partner of Morgan Creek Digital
How institutional investors can generate yield from Bitcoin holdings
Time: 14:45-15:15
Speakers:
- Danny Knowles, moderator, host of What Bitcoin Did
- Shone Anstey, chief executive officer of LQWD Technologies
- Tyler Evans, chief investment officer of UTXO Management
- Dylan LeClair, head of Bitcoin strategy at Metaplanet
The first Asia cycle
Time: 15:30-15:45
Speaker: Simon Gerovich, chief executive officer of Metaplanet
From self-custody to shareholders
Time: 15:45-16:15
Speakers:
- Stephan Livera, moderator, host of Stephan Livera Podcast
- David Bailey, chairman and chief executive officer of Nakamoto Inc.
Network state: Designing the next form of society
Time: 16:15-16:45
Speakers:
- Mark Yusko, moderator, managing partner of Morgan Creek Digital
- Balaji Srinivasan, founder and chief executive officer of Network School
Side events on Aug. 27
WDMS Global 2026 — 2026 Global Digital Mining Summit
Time: 09:00-18:00
Location: Hong Kong, China
Organizer: BITMAIN
Event link: https://www.bitmain.com/zh/wdmsGlobal/Hongkong2026
Deal Day 2026
Time: 10:00-16:00
Location: Hong Kong
Organizer: The Bitcoin Conference
Event link: https://asia.b.tc/contact/deal-day
The New Payment Stack - From Stablecoins to Global Business
Time: 13:30-17:30
Location: Cai Building, Hong Kong
Organizers: Avalanche, Team1
Co-organizers: Kite AI, Tether, InterLace
Event link: https://lu.ma/5rfinivl
Yield on Trust | HashKey Cloud × Cactus Custody
Time: 14:00-18:00
Location: HashKey Exchange
Organizer: HashKey On-Chain
Event link: https://lu.ma/g60a01ih
AI & Crypto: Global Asset Allocation
Time: 14:00-17:00
Location: Hong Kong Island
Organizers: Zircon Securities, Miranda Wu
Event link: https://lu.ma/kopu6by1
Crypto Quant Capital Connect
Time: 14:00-17:00
Location: To be announced
Organizers: B7 Capital, Charlie
Event link: https://lu.ma/xo4ii241
Trusted Digital Finance Forum 2026
Time: 14:00-18:00
Location: Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
Organizers: Beosin, FCC ANALYTICS
Event link: Microsoft Forms registration page (long link available on the Foresight event page)
The AI Crucible: VC & Builders Roundtable
Time: 15:00-18:00
Location: Hong Kong Island
Organizers: Savior of Health, BBAI
Event link: https://lu.ma/7685bvdg
Cross-Chain Happy Hour @ Bitcoin Asia
Time: 18:00-22:00
Location: Hong Kong Island
Organizers: Mark, Bassam, Oleg, n.exchange
Event link: https://lu.ma/ftucws9q
THE PAYMENT LAYER FOR THE AGENT ECONOMY
Time: 18:30-22:00
Location: Runnovation
Organizer: DogPay
Event link: https://lu.ma/pam0o756
RWA AFTER HOURS: THE CULTURAL LAYER
Time: 18:30-22:00
Location: Hong Kong Island
Organizer: ULTILAND
Event link: https://lu.ma/q51fzyef
AI NIGHT: TRUST TO EARN
Time: 19:30-21:30
Location: Wing On Plaza
Organizer: OpenCheck
Event link: https://lu.ma/6jq60a87
Side events on Aug. 28 and Aug. 30
Through the fog, toward trusted payments | New frontiers in global stablecoin compliance and agent-based payments
Time: Aug. 28, 09:30-12:30
Location: CAI Building
Organizer: SlowMist
Co-organizer: ME Group
Event link: https://lu.ma/0c4fawzv
AI x BTC - BTC Asia Side Event
Time: Aug. 28, 12:30-18:00
Location: CAI Building
Organizers: OnePiece Labs, OP_CAT Layer, ClawChat Official, OffChain Global, Finch ai, ME Event, Web3Labs
Event link: https://lu.ma/btchk26oc
Navigating Type 1 Virtual Asset Uplift: One-Stop KYC, KYT & Travel Rule Solution for Licensed Brokers
Time: Aug. 28, 14:00-18:00
Location: Hong Kong Island
Organizers: Beosin, Sumsub
Event link: https://lu.ma/c1kifbmw
OnlyBulls After Dark
Time: Aug. 28, 19:00-22:00
Location: FAYY
Organizer: Rare Network
Event link: https://lu.ma/dl889os6
Official After Party
Time: Aug. 28, 19:30-01:00 the next day
Location: Hong Kong, China
Organizer: Official After Party
Event link: https://tickets.b.tc/event/bitcoin-asia-2026
Bitcoin & Faith 2026 — The Sunday After Bitcoin Asia
Time: Aug. 30, 11:00-16:00
Location: Hong Kong Island
Event link: https://lu.ma/dbdi8eyw
When old answers stop working — Fu Peng book signing and Bitfire VIP private gathering
Time: Aug. 30, 14:00-17:00
Location: To be announced
Organizer: Bitfire, New Huo Group
Event link: https://lu.ma/yxqcnwqr