CoinDesk
CoinDesk's flagship Consensus conference opened Wednesday at the Miami Beach Convention Center, drawing thousands to the annual big-tent gathering for digital assets. Day-one keynotes and firesides feature Arthur Hayes, Lily Liu, Jesse Pollak, Anatoly Yakovenko, Mike Cagney, Brad Garlinghouse and others, with sessions spanning the macro backdrop, AI tooling and the growth of decentralized finance.
Why it matters
Policy is unusually front-loaded for a Day 1 agenda. CoinDesk's programming includes a deep look at the U.S. Department of Justice's enforcement push against mixer developers, plus a sit-down with Congressional staffers on how crypto-specific legislation is actually being drafted. Congressman Steven Horsford will walk through his effort to reform U.S. crypto transaction taxes, while CFTC Chairman Michael Selig outlines his agency's expanding remit over crypto and prediction markets. The combined signal — DOJ, Hill and the CFTC in one room — is the clearest read yet of how a more politically friendly Washington is sequencing its crypto posture.
Market impact
Day two brings CoinDesk's Capital Markets Summit, pairing traditional-finance veterans with the firms pushing products onchain. Tokenization was the breakout theme at Consensus Hong Kong in February; the Miami edition will test whether that TradFi-onchain build-out is still gathering pace or has cooled. Prediction markets and the U.S. midterms get dedicated meetup space, both running through the week as the conference moves from headline sessions to deal-making in the lobby.
Frequently asked questions
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When and where is Consensus Miami 2025 taking place?
Consensus Miami opened at the Miami Beach Convention Center, with CoinDesk's flagship digital-assets conference running across multiple days, including a Capital Markets Summit on day two.
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Which speakers are headlining Day 1 of Consensus Miami?
Day one keynotes and firesides feature Arthur Hayes, Lily Liu, Jesse Pollak, Anatoly Yakovenko, Mike Cagney and Brad Garlinghouse, covering macro, AI tooling and DeFi.
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What policy topics are on the Day 1 agenda?
Programming covers the U.S. Department of Justice's enforcement push against mixer developers, crypto legislation drafting with Congressional staffers, a tax-reform effort from Rep. Steven Horsford, and CFTC Chairman Michael Selig's view of his agency's crypto and prediction-markets remit.
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What is the Capital Markets Summit at Consensus Miami?
It is a CoinDesk-hosted day-two summit pairing traditional-finance veterans with companies building products onchain, designed to test whether tokenization trends from Consensus Hong Kong in February are still building.
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Which themes are getting dedicated meetup space at the conference?
Prediction markets and the U.S. midterms both have dedicated meetup space throughout the week, alongside a new dedicated lobby area that replaces the previous ad-hoc corner gatherings.
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