Kong in the Media
15 mentions across press, blogs, and newsletters
February 2026
Coindesk
'We do not do illegal things': Inside a U.S.-sanctioned stablecoin issuer's race to build a crypto giant
Oleg Ogienko, the public face of A7A5, pitched the ruble-pegged stablecoin as a fast-growing trade rail built to move money across borders despite sanctions pressure.
Feb 16, 2026
Coindesk
Recapping Consensus Hong Kong
Crypto's role in payments for AI, regulatory changes and the digital asset market dominated conversations on the ground.
Feb 13, 2026
Coindesk
Recapping day 2 of Consensus Hong Kong
The conference's second day focused more on developers after day 1 concentrated on institutional providers and traders.
Feb 12, 2026
Yahoo Finance
Trump-linked World Liberty Financial to launch forex remittance platform
By Selena Li HONG KONG, Feb 12 (Reuters) - World Liberty Financial, a crypto venture backed by the family of U.S.
Feb 12, 2026
Coindesk
Recapping day 1 of Consensus Hong Kong
Hong Kong is looking to build its digital assets economy, its leaders said on stage.
Feb 11, 2026
Coindesk
Crypto's latest selloff was a TradFi event, not a crypto crisis
Last week’s downturn was driven by yen carry trades and macro leverage, highlighting how deeply digital assets are now tied to traditional markets, panelists at Consensus Hong Kong 2026 said.
Feb 11, 2026
Coindesk
DeFi is not really decentralized, it is unavoidably centralized
At Consensus Hong Kong 2026, industry leaders from Paradigm and Blockdaemon argue that temporary centralization is not a failure of DeFi, but a fiduciary requirement for Wall Street-grade security.
Feb 11, 2026
Yahoo Finance
DeFi is not really decentralized, it is unavoidably centralized
Rules are required to ensure DeFi projects grow and mature, which means they need layers of centralization before becoming truly decentralized. .
Feb 11, 2026
Coindesk
Hong Kong ready to issue first stablecoin licenses in March, Financial Secretary says
Hong Kong will begin issuing a small number of stablecoin licenses to companies with credible business models and strong compliance, Paul Chan Mo-po said.
Feb 11, 2026
Coindesk
Tom Lee says stop timing the bottom and start buying the dip
Thomas Lee, speaking on stage at Hong Kong Consensus 2026, said investors should be looking at opportunities as crypto is in the midst of a "mini winter."
Feb 11, 2026
Coindesk
MrBeast's finance bet could become the new generation's Schwab, Robinhood, Tom Lee says
The BitMine chairman said at Hong Kong Consensus 2026 that MrBeast acquiring Step neobank could win over a new generation of investors and onboard to crypto.
Feb 11, 2026
Coindesk
Hong Kong working to allow perpetual contracts, chief regulator says
Hong Kong's Securities and Futures Commission will publish a "high-level framework" allowing perpetual contracts, SFC CEO Julia Leung said.
Feb 11, 2026
Coindesk
ICE’s CoinDesk crypto futures are live, with DeFi rate contracts next on the list
The NYSE owner’s CoinDesk index futures began trading Monday. Attention now shifts to planned USDC rate futures tied to onchain borrowing costs.
Feb 11, 2026
Coindesk
Hong Kong continues to support local digital asset community growth, chief executive says
The government will continue to support a local crypto/Web3 agenda, Chief Executive John KC Lee said at Consensus.
Feb 11, 2026
Coindesk
Robinhood starts testing its own blockchain as crypto and tokenization push deepens
The Robinhood Chain, built on Ethereum-based Arbitrum, aims to become key plumbing for around-the-clock trading and plugging tokenized stocks into DeFi.
Feb 11, 2026