NEW YORK — The upcoming Consensus Miami 2026 conference is set to witness a significant change in the crypto landscape, with major institutional players such as Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan attending not only as speakers but also as sponsors. This unprecedented roster of attendees, including federal policymakers and crypto pioneers, will gather from May 5-7 to explore the convergence of traditional finance and digital assets.
CFTC Chairman Michael Selig, Senator Ashley Moody, and White House official Patrick Witt will make their debut at the event, joining first-time sponsors Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan, as well as returning partners Fidelity, Mastercard, Bridge by Stripe, and many more. With over 15,000 attendees expected, institutional attendance is projected to nearly double, representing an estimated $10 trillion in assets under management, according to Brad Spies, Vice President of Consensus.
"We've reached a moment where finance, crypto, tech, and policy are strongly converging forces," Spies said. "The policy wins, institutional adoption, and widespread stablecoin usage that were once considered distant goals are now within our grasp." The conference lineup features headliners such as Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko, Strategy's Michael Saylor, Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse, and Bullish CEO Tom Farley, alongside Cloudflare Chief Strategy Officer Stephanie Cohen, Shark Tank's Kevin O'Leary, and Tether U.S. CEO Bo Hines. The institutional bench is deep, with senior executives from Charles Schwab, Franklin Templeton, JPMorgan, and Citi attending, as well as fintech representatives from Mastercard, Robinhood, and MoneyGram.
Key topics include the future of stablecoins, agentic commerce, tokenization, and quantum computing's implications for the industry. The conference kicks off with its Institutional Summit, convening institutional investors and asset managers to discuss how new capital should flow into digital assets.
The following day brings Wealth Management Day, tailored for financial advisors, addressing how high-net-worth individuals can engage with digital assets and how crypto fits into IRA retirement accounts. For the wealth management community, the timing feels urgent, with Christina Lynn of Mariner Wealth Advisors warning that advisors who wait too long risk losing clients to a do-it-yourself approach. Charles Schwab, preparing to launch Schwab Crypto, is formally participating in Consensus for the first time. Matthew Tuttle, who leads leveraged ETF issuer Tuttle Capital Management, is coming to Consensus to deepen his understanding of stablecoins and tokenization, technologies he sees as inevitable forces in the fund industry.
"If you're not informing yourself, you're asking to become a dinosaur," Tuttle said.