The world’s premier crypto summit debuts its 2026 agenda with an added focus on Institutional Finance and Agentic Commerce
CoinDesk, the leading media, events, indices, and data platform for the global cryptoeconomy, has announced the first wave of speakers and the agenda for Consensus Miami (May 5-7), the longest-running and most influential gathering for digital assets.
The first wave of speakers sets the tone for what promises to be an extraordinary lineup:
- Paul Atkins, Chairman, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
- Bo Hines, CEO, Tether USA
- Anatoly Yakovenko, Co-Founder, Solana; CEO, Solana Labs
- Mike Novogratz, CEO, Galaxy
- Arthur Hayes, Chief Investment Officer, Maelstrom
- Alex Rodriguez, CEO, A-Rod Corp; Co-Chairman, Minnesota Timberwolves & Lynx
- Brad Garlinghouse, CEO, Ripple
- Michael Selig, Chairman, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission
- Patrick Witt, Executive Director, President’s Council of Advisors on Digital Assets, The White House
- Tom Farley, CEO, Bullish
- Justin Sun, Founder, TRON
- Raoul Pal, Co-Founder & CEO, Real Vision; CEO & CIO, EXPAAM
- Stephanie Cohen, Chief Strategy Officer, Cloudflare
As the global economy is being rewritten, Consensus 2026 is where the architects of that new economy meet. This year in Miami Beach, Consensus will go beyond blockchain to bring together three forces that are reshaping global finance: Crypto at Scale, Institutional Finance, and Agentic Commerce.
This year’s agenda spans eight stages and summits, including the Capital Markets Summit and the Regulation & Policy Summit, as well as dedicated tracks on Stablecoins, Tokenization and Prediction Markets. Hands-on workshops, a CoinDesk Live Studio, and partner sessions round out three days of programming built for every corner of the industry.
“Following a landmark event in Hong Kong, there has never been a better time to bring Consensus back to America. The U.S. has always had the ingredients – talent, capital, and demand – but since we were last here in 2024, a more constructive regulatory environment has given the industry a real foundation to build on,” said Michael Lau, Chairman of Consensus. “Crypto is now in the U.S. at institutional scale, redefining how traditional markets operate and allocate capital, while emerging sectors like AI payments and blockchain infrastructure are unlocking opportunities that didn’t exist a year ago. Consensus Miami will bring together the people building these new verticals to learn, connect, and define what comes next.”
On May 5, the Institutional Summit returns as a curated, application-only gathering for leading asset managers and institutional investors, hosted in its own exclusive VIP area within the main venue. Operating under Chatham House Rule and designed to support capital flow between LPs and GPs, the Hong Kong edition attracted 300+ attendees and facilitated 350+ one-on-one meetings. Wealth Management Day is also back for its third year on May 6, offering registered financial advisors and wealth managers an application-only forum featuring closed-door roundtables, peer-led sessions on fiduciary risk and regulation, and frameworks for client-facing communication on digital assets.
New programming highlights include Stablecoin University and Agentic University, which are two-day enterprise programs covering enterprise stablecoin adoption, and a dedicated Agentic Commerce track featuring workshops and education sessions on OpenClaw, x402, and AI integrations for business. Consensus Miami also marks the U.S. return of Solana Accelerate, uniting over 3,000 builders, executives, and policymakers, as well as the EasyA Hackathon, where thousands of top-flight developers build on-chain solutions live on the show floor and compete for cash prizes.
The event also ramps up the stakes for startups and traders through marquee competitions offering significant cash prizes. Pitch Fest will see early-stage blockchain and AI companies battle for a $20,000 prize in front of top-tier investors, while the new Battle Codes tournament pits elite traders against one another in a bracket-style elimination for a $20,000 purse. Together, these transform Consensus into a three-day hub for live deals, demos, and high-stakes networking.
Consensus Miami takes place during a busy schedule for the city, following the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix and PGA Tour. Official side events include an opening party at the Sagamore pool deck, an evening at the iconic E11even, and a networking dinner at Papi Steak, and hundreds of side events, extending the Consensus experience well beyond the main floor.
Tickets are on sale now at www.consensus.coindesk.com/register