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In a makeshift boxing ring, two humanoids square off; one in blue headgear and gloves, the other in matching red.
The spectacle might be run-of-the-mill for a robotics conference, but this was Consensus Hong Kong 2026, one of the largest events for the digital assets industry.
Behind the human-controlled fighting humanoids was BitRobot, an embodied AI research network built on the Solana blockchain.
Despite the bitcoin drawdown of recent weeks, the mood was upbeat. Consensus this year prioritised artificial intelligence, moving away from the focus on exchange-traded funds and digital asset treasuries that dominated last year’s discussions, according to Gracy Chen, CEO of crypto exchange Bitget.
“This is a key platform that brings together Web3 leaders from around the world to discuss and shape the future of the Web3 ecosystem,” Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu said in his speech at the conference, while emphasising the government’s commitment to “establishing Hong Kong as a global hub for innovation in digital assets.”
Lee said the first batch of stablecoin issuer licences was expected to be issued within the next month.
