Bitcoin Asia 2026 today announced its first wave of confirmed speakers for the two-day conference taking place August 27–28 at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). The event is organized by BTC Inc. a subsidiary of Nakamoto Inc. (NASDAQ: NAKA) and presented by Metaplanet.
Headlining the event is Balaji Srinivasan, founder of Network School and author of The Network State, one of the most recognized voices at the intersection of Bitcoin, technology, and sovereign network theory. Srinivasan joins a speaker lineup spanning institutional capital, legislative policy, macro finance, and Bitcoin development.
“We are incredibly excited to bring together the East and West bitcoin markets, industries, and communities to build through this bear market and continue to explore the ways bitcoin is changing the world around us.”
Brandon Green, CEO at BTC Inc.
This year’s programming centers on the convergence of Eastern and Western Bitcoin ecosystems at a defining moment for institutional adoption. Sessions will span macro and monetary policy, corporate treasury strategy, Bitcoin infrastructure, and the regulatory landscape across Asia.
Additional confirmed speakers include:
- Dr. Hon. Johnny Ng, Kit Chong MH, JP, Member of the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
- Bilal Bin Saqib, Pakistan’s Minister of State, and Chairman of the Pakistan Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority
- Justin Sun, Ambassador and former Permanent Representative of Grenada to the WTO, Founder of TRON, and Advisor to WBTC and HTX
- Gracy Chen, CEO of Bitget, a leading global crypto exchange and one of the world’s largest derivatives trading platforms
- Simon Gerovich, CEO of Metaplanet, Japan’s largest corporate Bitcoin holder and the Bitcoin Asia 2026 title sponsor
- David Bailey, CEO of Nakamoto Inc. (NASDAQ: NAKA)
- Hugh Hendry, founder of Acid Capitalist and former global macro hedge fund manager and founder of Acid Capitalist, known for his public conversion to Bitcoin as a monetary asset
- Matt Cole, Chairman and CEO of Strive, a publicly traded Bitcoin treasury and structured finance company
- John Riggins, CEO and Co-Founder of Moon Inc, a leading operator in Hong Kong’s prepaid products market
- Caspar Wong, CEO of Web3Labs and a key figure in Hong Kong’s Bitcoin ecosystem
- Koji Higashi, Co-Founder of Diamond Hands, a leading Bitcoin community organization in Japan
Bitcoin Asia 2026 is expected to welcome more than 10,000 attendees from 125+ countries for two days of main stage programming, investor sessions, policy dialogue, and open-source development discussions.
Additional speakers will be announced in the weeks ahead. Ticketing and other information is available at asia.b.tc. Press credentials can be requested at asia.b.tc/contact/press-pass.