At Consensus 2026, Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko had a conversation with Ali Yahua from a16z crypto, reflecting on how far the crypto industry has come, and why he believes the next phase of growth will be driven by execution rather than experimentation.

At Consensus 2026, industry leaders Britt Cambas of Circle, Rachel Castro of Business Banking Partnerships of U.S. Bank, Pauline Shangett of ChangeNOW and Ali Tager of the National Cryptocurrency Association explored one of crypto's most important challenges: trust. The panel explored what creates trust, how companies earn it, and why the future of crypto adoption may depend more on human relationships than technical innovation.

At Consensus 2026 by CoinDesk in Miami, one of the most important conversations around crypto infrastructure and artificial intelligence came from Nathan McCauley, CEO and co-founder of Anchorage Digital. Anchorage Digital is calling this next phase Agentic Banking, and the company announced its launch at Consensus alongside Google Cloud as an inaugural strategic partner.