Consensus Miami has unveiled its latest wave of speakers for its 2026 edition, adding Eric Trump, Michael Saylor, Anatoly Yakovenko, and Kevin O'Leary to a roster that already features more than 500 names spanning crypto, policy, and institutional finance.
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The event, organized by CoinDesk, is set to take place in May and is expected to draw 20,000 attendees from over 100 countries.
With less than a month until doors open, the conference is shaping up to be one of the largest crypto gatherings of the year — landing during the same week as the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix and a PGA Tour Signature event, turning Miami into a global convergence point for finance, tech, and culture.
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Who's Speaking
The freshly announced headliners bring a mix of political influence, institutional conviction, and builder credibility to the stage:
Eric Trump — Co-Founder & Chief Strategy Officer, American Bitcoin
Michael Saylor — Founder & Executive Chairman, Strategy
Anatoly Yakovenko — Co-Founder, Solana
Kevin O'Leary — Chairman, O'Leary Ventures
They join a deep bench of confirmed speakers including Brad Garlinghouse (CEO, Ripple), Amy Oldenburg (Head of Digital Asset Strategy, Morgan Stanley), May Zabaneh (VP and GM of Crypto, PayPal), Arthur Hayes (CIO, Maelstrom), Michael Selig (Chairman, U.S. CFTC), and Stephanie Cohen (Chief Strategy Officer, Cloudflare).
The full speaker list is available at consensus.coindesk.com.
Institutional Finance Goes All In
The sponsor list alone tells a story about where institutional finance stands on digital assets in 2026. Major sponsorships come from Solana, Grayscale, OKX, Anchorage Digital, and GoMining, while key partnerships include Google, Circle, Kinexys by JPMorgan, KPMG, PwC, Ripple, S&P Global, DTCC, Mastercard, PayPal, Fidelity, Swift, Bridge by Stripe, Galaxy, and Grant Thornton.
Representatives from over 200 Fortune 500 companies are expected to attend, underscoring how deeply traditional finance has embedded itself in the digital asset ecosystem. The event also marks the U.S. return of Solana Accelerate, which will bring together over 3,000 builders, executives, and policymakers under the same roof.
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What's on the Agenda
Consensus 2026 is built around three core themes: crypto at scale, institutional integration, and agentic commerce — the emerging intersection of AI agents, live markets, and stablecoin infrastructure. The conference will feature six stages, four summits, and 200+ sessions spread across dedicated tracks.
Key programming highlights include:
Institutional Summit — Focused on how legacy finance is deploying capital onchain
Capital Markets Summit — Covering tokenization, stablecoins, and prediction markets
Regulation & Policy Summit — Addressing the evolving global regulatory landscape
CoinDesk University — Hands-on workshops on stablecoins, AI agents, and vibecoding, led by experts from Circle and MoonPay
Multichain Hackathon, Pitchfest, and Live Trading Competition — Rounding out three days of programming
Setting the Tone
Consensus Chairman Michael Lau framed the 2026 edition as a reflection of how far the market has come.
"As digital assets move from promise to full-scale momentum, we can see that crypto, AI, and blockchain infrastructure are no longer just bets on the future but a reality that is being shaped by those that will gather in Miami." — Michael Lau, Chairman of Consensus
Michael added, "Miami will be the launchpad for the institutions, founders, and governments alike building the future and accelerating the next big wave in digital asset innovation."
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Beyond the Main Stage
Consensus Miami has always been as much about the side events as the main programming, and 2026 is no exception. Official night events include an opening party at the Sagamore pool deck, an evening at the iconic E11even, a networking dinner at Papi Steak, a closing party at the National Hotel pool deck, and hundreds of additional satellite events across the city.
Registration is open at consensus.coindesk.com/register, though organizers note that tickets are running low. For those covering the event, media passes can be requested through CoinDesk's official channels.
