HONG KONG — August 3, 2026 — Bitcoin Asia 2026, Asia’s largest Bitcoin conference, today released its full conference agenda and announced Changpeng Zhao (CZ) as the newest addition to its speaker lineup for the two-day event 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.

The full agenda, now live at asia.b.tc/agenda, maps out two days of main stage keynotes, panels, and programming tracks including the Bitcoin for Corporations Symposium, Deal Day, the Deal Flow Zone, and the Open Source Hub. Attendees can now plan their conference experience session by session ahead of the August event.

CZ joins other headliners on the confirmed speaker roster. Founder of Giggle Academy, CZ has spent recent years focused on education and mentorship initiatives within the Bitcoin ecosystem, alongside advising governments on regulation and tokenization. He is also the founder of Binance.

CZ will take the Nakamoto Stage on August 27 from 3:00pm to 3:30pm. Immediately following his session, CZ will hold a live signing for his memoir, Freedom of Money: A Memoir of Protecting Users, Resilience, and the Founding of Binance, in the Expo Hall. Exact location within the Expo Hall to be announced.

“Too often we talk about Bitcoin with an over emphasis on adoption in the West. Bitcoin is a global phenomenon and the Asian market is crucial to its growth, success, and narrative. We are proud to, once again, bring together the East and West bitcoin communities, with great leaders like CZ, Simon, Balaji, and many more, to write the next chapter in bitcoin’s history, and continue to foster and invest into the growth of Bitcoin,” said Brandon Green, CEO of BTC Inc.

This year’s programming centers on the convergence of Eastern and Western Bitcoin ecosystems at a defining moment for institutional adoption, with sessions spanning macro and monetary policy, corporate treasury strategy, Bitcoin infrastructure, and the regulatory landscape across Asia.

Additional speakers and programming details will be announced in the weeks ahead. Ticketing and full event information are available at asia.b.tc. Press credentials can be requested at asia.b.tc/contact/press-pass.

About BTC Inc.

BTC Inc. is the world’s leading Bitcoin media enterprise, operating Bitcoin Magazine, the Bitcoin Conference, and Bitcoin for Corporations. Through its media, events, and educational platforms, BTC Inc. delivers trusted news, research, and experiences that advance Bitcoin adoption among individuals, institutions, and enterprises worldwide.

BTC Inc. is a subsidiary of Nakamoto Inc. (NASDAQ: NAKA), a publicly held Bitcoin company that owns and operates a global portfolio of Bitcoin-native enterprises.

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Bitcoin will draw trillions of dollars from institutional investors over the next decade as financial advisers, family offices, pension plans and sovereign wealth funds begin to view it as a mainstream financial asset, Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan told CoinDesk.

The first professional investors to allocate at scale will be financial advisers and family offices, Hougan said in an email interview on Friday. The shift, said Hougan, is already visible in 13F filings for spot bitcoin ETFs and in moves by large wealth firms, including Morgan Stanley and Wells Fargo, to make bitcoin more accessible to clients.

Over time, Hougan expects the money to come from even larger pools of capital: foundations, endowments, pension plans, insurance companies, sovereign wealth funds and central banks.

“It’s a process that will take 10+ years,” Hougan said.

The scale matters. Those institutions control between $100 trillion and $200 trillion in assets globally, he said. A 1% allocation to bitcoin would be enough to support his long-term price targets.

Crypto is starting to shed its long-running “get rich quick” image as the industry shifts toward real-world tokenization, regulated-style trading products, and broader distribution channels, Nansen founder and CEO Alex Svanevik says.

On Cointelegraph Magazine’s “Trade Secrets” show, Svanevik argued that blockchains are moving from a mostly speculative “toy world” phase into a more practical era—where tokenized stocks and index-like trading tied to benchmarks such as the S&P 500 are becoming part of the mainstream conversation.

Key takeaways

• Svanevik frames today’s shift as crypto entering a “real-world era” with tokenized traditional assets and benchmark-style trading.
• He says Solana’s current public narrative—focused on meme coins—is “ridiculous,” and argues the ecosystem has long-term strength.
• Regarding the Robinhood chain launched on July 1, Svanevik sees it as a serious contender to Base and doesn’t expect a token launch.
• On Bitcoin, Svanevik suggests the market may be approaching a bottom around $60,000, while other analysts disagree on how far downside could still extend.

From “toy world” speculation to tokenized real assets

Svanevik’s core thesis is that crypto’s evolution is now being defined by its ability to support non-crypto assets and trading patterns that resemble conventional finance. In his view, the industry’s next phase will be characterized less by isolated retail hype and more by interoperability with widely recognized financial instruments and market structures.

He pointed to the growing availability of tokenized assets and products that mimic index exposure, noting that these developments reflect more than just another cycle of speculative demand. The “interesting spot” for blockchains right now, Svanevik said, is that they create room for non-crypto assets.

Solana’s “meme coin” label misses the bigger picture

While acknowledging the attention Hyperliquid has recently attracted, Svanevik singled out Solana as one of the strongest long-term blockchain ecosystems—despite Solana’s reputation for meme coins.

In the interview, he called the idea that Solana is “just for meme coins” completely misguided, arguing that there is far more underneath the surface. Svanevik emphasized what he described as an “incredible team” behind Solana and said that, in his assessment, the business development effort across the ecosystem is unusually strong.

At the same time, Svanevik drew a clear line between ecosystem performance and token price expectations. He said he is optimistic that Solana as an ecosystem will do well, but added that he doesn’t know what that necessarily means for SOL over the next twelve months—despite acknowledging that price might be expected to rise “intuitively” if the ecosystem strengthens.

Robinhood chain: traction without a token

Svanevik also discussed the Ethereum layer-2 network known as Robinhood chain, which launched on July 1. He suggested the project could “rise up” as a major competitor to Base, largely because of Robinhood’s distribution advantages.

However, he was not convinced Robinhood chain will introduce a token. Svanevik argued that a token may not be necessary if the goal is to bootstrap user adoption and create product momentum. In his view, many projects issue tokens specifically to generate excitement and accelerate early growth—an approach he doesn’t think fits Robinhood’s situation.

He also raised a practical contradiction: launching a token would be counterintuitive for a company that operates a major publicly traded stock on the Nasdaq. Svanevik’s comment was that value is likely better directed toward the existing HOOD stock rather than competing within the same corporate ecosystem through a new token.

“They’ve been able to launch Robinhood chain and get tons of traction without a token.”

Bitcoin: $60,000 as a potential cycle line in the sand

When asked about Bitcoin’s outlook, Svanevik said his personal view is that the market may be near a bottom. He pointed to the current level around $60,000 as potentially representing Bitcoin’s cycle low.

In the interview, Svanevik said he doesn’t expect Bitcoin to go back below $60,000—adding that, based on his long-term perspective, he expects Bitcoin’s role as a hedge against central bank money creation to remain intact. He also suggested he doesn’t see the broader monetary expansion cycle ending anytime soon, which underpins his reluctance to forecast a deeper breakdown.

Still, the market debate is active. The article notes that some analysts were divided on whether Bitcoin has already found a bottom after trading near $60,000 in early February, rebounding, slipping below the level again, and then moving broadly sideways since.

Earlier coverage referenced in the show interview included commentary from veteran investor Michael Terpin, who told Cointelegraph that Bitcoin could face additional declines before reaching rock bottom. According to Terpin’s comments on the Trade Secrets show, the asset could ultimately fall around “66%” from its October 2025 all-time high of $126,100—implying a move into the 40s.

“We still have more pain to go.”

The split between Svanevik’s “near bottom” view and Terpin’s warning of further downside highlights a key uncertainty for traders: whether current price behavior is consolidating near a true cycle low or merely pausing before another leg down.

For readers, the next watch items are straightforward: whether Solana’s long-term ecosystem narrative continues to hold up despite price volatility, whether Robinhood chain sustains traction without token incentives, and—most immediately—how Bitcoin behaves around the $60,000 area as market participants continue to argue over whether “bottom” has already arrived or is still ahead.

Crypto is finally shaking off the “get rich quick” reputation that has defined the industry for more than a decade according to Nansen founder and CEO Alex Svanevik — and it’s not just because nobody’s getting rich right now.

“Crypto assets have kind of been like the ‘toy world’ era of blockchains. And now we’re moving into the real-world era, where you see tokenized stocks, you see people trading indices like the S&P 500 and Hyperliquid,” Svanevik tells Magazine on the Trade Secrets show.

“I think the interesting spot that blockchains are in right now is that they are basically giving a lot of room for non-crypto assets,” Svanevik says.

There are a couple of blockchains that Svanevik is particularly bullish on. While Hyperliquid has captured a lot of attention in the industry recently, Svanevik says Solana is still one of the strongest long-term blockchain ecosystems despite its reputation as the home of meme coins.

Industry has a ‘ridiculous’ misconception about Solana

“There’s been this view that Solana is just for meme coins, which I think is completely ridiculous,” Svanevik says, arguing that there is a lot more to the blockchain, given the “incredible team” behind it.

“Maybe the most effective BD team, if we think broadly, behind that chain; they really are here to win,” Svanevik says.

Solana’s price is down 9.60% over the past 30 days. Source: CoinMarketCap

However, he is not putting any bets on what that means for the SOL price in the coming twelve months:

“I think Solana overall as an ecosystem and as a chain is going to do well. I don’t know what that means for the SOL price. I mean intuitively you’d imagine that it’s gonna go up based on what I’m saying.”

Svanevik is one of the crypto industry’s best informed pundits, considering the company he leads, Nansen, is a blockchain analytics firm that tracks millions of labeled wallets and analyzes user activity across networks. Svanevik founded Nansen in 2019 alongside Lars Bakke Krogvig and Evgeny Medvedev.

A few years afterward, Svanevik expanded his involvement in the industry, joining the advisory board of penguin-themed NFT collection Pudgy Penguins in August 2022.

Svanevik is also bullish on the Ethereum layer-2 network, Robinhood chain, which launched on July 1 this year. 

“Robinhood seems to kind of rise up as like a big contender to Base. It’s really interesting because Robinhood has such excellent distribution,” Svanevik says. Unfortunately for traders looking to get in early on a trade, he isn’t convinced that Robinhood will launch a token.

“They clearly don’t need to, right? A lot of projects launched tokens as a way to bootstrap excitement in a user base,” Svanevik says.

He also argues that it would be counterintuitive for Robinhood to launch a product that competes with its own stock, given the company is listed on the Nasdaq. “You should just channel all of that value into the HOOD stock. That’s kind of the first thought,” Svanevik says.

“They’ve been able to launch Robinhood chain and get tons of traction without a token.”

Bitcoin may be near a bottom

When it comes to Bitcoin’s price outlook, Svanevik says the market may be approaching a bottom, suggesting that the current level around $60,000 could mark Bitcoin’s cycle low.

Bitcoin is up 1.50% over the past 30 days. Source: CoinMarketCap

“My personal view is that I don’t think Bitcoin’s gonna go back below $60,000,” Svanevik says. “I think that’s the past… I think forever,” he says. He bases this on the belief that Bitcoin serves as a hedge against central bank money creation, and he doesn’t see the global monetary expansion cycle coming to an end anytime soon.

Bitcoin analysts have been divided over whether the cryptocurrency has already found its bottom after falling to around $60,000 in early February, before bouncing, dipping below the level again and now trading largely sideways.

Veteran crypto investor Michael Terpin recently told Cointelegraph that the asset still has further to fall before hitting rock bottom.

“We still have more pain to go,” Terpin told Cointelegraph on the Trade Secrets show. Terpin said that Bitcoin will ultimately fall “66%” from its October 2025 all-time high of $126,100. “I think that brings us down into the 40s, and I think that’s about where we’re gonna go,” Terpin said.

That testing has implications beyond speculative trading. As stablecoins move further into mainstream finance, networks will need to handle everything from multi-million-dollar transfers to everyday consumer payments.

“It needs to be cost-effective to send $100 million in stablecoins,” Macellari said. “But it also needs to be cost-effective to send $3.”

The fund’s active approach also reflects T. Rowe Price’s broader investment philosophy. Unlike many ETF issuers that simply track market-cap-weighted indexes, the firm believes crypto requires active security selection.

“We think good judgment and good decision making and active management probably matters more in crypto than any other asset class,” Macellari said.

Rather than simply buying the largest cryptocurrencies, the team evaluates assets using three layers of analysis: blockchain technology and token economics, ecosystem growth and adoption, and market momentum.

“You can be right on the fundamentals,” she said. “But if crypto Twitter doesn’t see it or doesn’t agree with you, you kind of stand in their way at your peril.”

Building beyond one ETF

Macellari says TKNZ was designed as a “grow-with-me” product that can expand as the regulatory landscape evolves. The ETF currently invests in between five and 15 cryptocurrencies, but its eligible universe is expected to grow as additional assets meet the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) generic listing standards.