Bitcoin Asia 2026 (Asian Bitcoin Conference) will be held on August 27–28, 2026 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). It is hosted by BTC Inc. (a subsidiary of Nakamoto Inc.), and Metaplanet is the naming sponsor. It is one of the largest Bitcoin-themed conferences in Asia.
According to the official announcements and confirmations released by multiple media outlets (including the first wave and subsequent updates, as of the eve of the event), the major big names/key speakers in the crypto community and related fields include:
Core Headliners
• CZ (Changpeng Zhao): Founder of Binance (later focusing on education and regulatory consulting, etc.); already confirmed to deliver a keynote on the main stage.
• Balaji Srinivasan: Founder of Network School and author of The Network State; featured as the top-tier closing keynote guest.
• Justin Sun (孙宇晨): Founder of TRON; advisor to WBTC/HTX, etc.
• Simon Gerovich: CEO of Metaplanet (the largest corporate Bitcoin holder in Japan; naming sponsor of the conference).
• David Bailey: CEO & Chairman of Nakamoto Inc. (NASDAQ: NAKA).
• Gracy Chen: CEO of Bitget.
• Mark Yusko: Managing Partner at Morgan Creek Digital.
• AJ Scaramucci: Founder and CEO of Treasure Trove.
Other Important Confirmed Guests
• Hugh Hendry: Founder of Acid Capitalist; former macro hedge fund manager (publicly shifted to supporting Bitcoin as a monetary asset).
• Matt Cole: Chairman and CEO of Strive (companies related to publicly listed Bitcoin treasuries).
• Jack Kong: Founder of Nano Labs; related to Hong Kong Cyberport.
• Bonnie Chang: Founder and host of Bonnie Blockchain.
• Policy and institutional side: Dr. Hon. Johnny Ng (吳杰庄) (Hong Kong Legislative Council member, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference), Bilal Bin Saqib (Chairman of Pakistan’s virtual asset regulatory authority), etc.
In addition, there will be many speakers from exchanges, custodianship, mining, development, institutional investment, and other fields (the official website lists 150+ people, including figures such as Stephan Livera, Bitget/BitGo/Bitdeer, and others). The agenda covers institutional adoption, macro finance, regulation, infrastructure, and more.
For the complete latest list and agenda, please visit the official website: asia.b.tc/speakers and the agenda page.
According to the official announcements and confirmations released by multiple media outlets (including the first wave and subsequent updates, as of the eve of the event), the major big names/key speakers in the crypto community and related fields include:
Core Headliners
• CZ (Changpeng Zhao): Founder of Binance (later focusing on education and regulatory consulting, etc.); already confirmed to deliver a keynote on the main stage.
• Balaji Srinivasan: Founder of Network School and author of The Network State; featured as the top-tier closing keynote guest.
• Justin Sun (孙宇晨): Founder of TRON; advisor to WBTC/HTX, etc.
• Simon Gerovich: CEO of Metaplanet (the largest corporate Bitcoin holder in Japan; naming sponsor of the conference).
• David Bailey: CEO & Chairman of Nakamoto Inc. (NASDAQ: NAKA).
• Gracy Chen: CEO of Bitget.
• Mark Yusko: Managing Partner at Morgan Creek Digital.
• AJ Scaramucci: Founder and CEO of Treasure Trove.
Other Important Confirmed Guests
• Hugh Hendry: Founder of Acid Capitalist; former macro hedge fund manager (publicly shifted to supporting Bitcoin as a monetary asset).
• Matt Cole: Chairman and CEO of Strive (companies related to publicly listed Bitcoin treasuries).
• Jack Kong: Founder of Nano Labs; related to Hong Kong Cyberport.
• Bonnie Chang: Founder and host of Bonnie Blockchain.
• Policy and institutional side: Dr. Hon. Johnny Ng (吳杰庄) (Hong Kong Legislative Council member, member of the National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference), Bilal Bin Saqib (Chairman of Pakistan’s virtual asset regulatory authority), etc.
In addition, there will be many speakers from exchanges, custodianship, mining, development, institutional investment, and other fields (the official website lists 150+ people, including figures such as Stephan Livera, Bitget/BitGo/Bitdeer, and others). The agenda covers institutional adoption, macro finance, regulation, infrastructure, and more.
For the complete latest list and agenda, please visit the official website: asia.b.tc/speakers and the agenda page.
