Crypto trade executives at Cointelegraph’s LONGITUDE convention in Hong Kong harassed the significance of addressing Bitcoin’s technological dangers and mentioned that clear US rules can’t come quickly sufficient.
Co-hosted by crypto alternate OneBullEx, the Feb. 12 occasion opened with a hearth chat that includes Tron founder Justin Solar, who mentioned what the trade must prioritize — together with making ready for synthetic common intelligence (AGI) — which many count on to reach throughout the subsequent few years.
“We have to create a very simple commonplace for AGI to make use of blockchain,” Solar mentioned.
Solar’s fireplace chat was adopted by three panel discussions masking the quantum computing risk to Bitcoin, the potential affect of the US CLARITY Act on the trade, and the progress of crypto infrastructure towards a trillion-dollar scale.
Regardless of a unstable crypto market on the finish of 2025, trade gamers expressed optimism in regards to the trade’s future.
Bitcoiners ought to ‘low cost the worth’ till quantum solved
Quantum computing, which some within the Bitcoin group see as a severe potential risk, sparked a debate amongst panelists.
Capriole Investments founder Charles Edwards mentioned the chance needs to be priced into Bitcoin till the asset turns into quantum-resistant.
“Immediately, you form of need to begin to low cost the worth of Bitcoin primarily based on that threat till it’s solved,” Edwards mentioned. He pointed to rising fears about quantum computing as a main cause Bitcoin’s worth ended the 12 months decrease than it began.
“When you simply take a look at the information, 2025 ought to have been a terrific 12 months for Bitcoin,” Edwards mentioned, explaining that quantum grew to become a “non-zero risk” and US-based Bitcoin ETF issuers started including threat disclaimers for quantum.
In the meantime, Matthew Roszak, Bloq chairman and Hemi co-founder, wasn’t as frightened about the way it would possibly play out:
“To take a look at this as a film trailer and what’s forward for Bitcoin and quantum. Simply the preview right here. It is a two-step course of. We will improve and chill. That is it. That is the method.”
Maelstrom managing associate and co-founder Akshat Vaidya admitted that quantum is an “existential risk,” however will probably be met with a “coordinated response that’s proportionate.”
US CLARITY Act will probably be important for the trade
White Home crypto and AI czar David Sacks mentioned in December that the US is “nearer than ever” to passing the US CLARITY Act, which goals to supply the trade with clearer rules.
Though the invoice hasn’t handed, trade panelists agreed that the US has turn into noticeably extra pleasant towards crypto since President Donald Trump took workplace.
Sean McHugh, senior director at Dubai’s Digital Belongings Regulatory Authority, who beforehand labored in TradFi within the US, mentioned one of many principal causes he moved to Dubai was its extra crypto-friendly regulatory surroundings than the US.
“I feel one of many explanation why I moved to Dubai is as a result of, , they had been dedicated to readability once I left a 12 months and a half in the past,” McHugh mentioned, including:
“The US was in a really totally different place than it’s now.”
Grayscale Investments’ chief authorized officer, Craig Salm, pointed to previous conflicts over crypto between the 2 US monetary regulators through the Joe Biden administration.
“There was once this complete turf conflict between the SEC and the CFTC,” Salm mentioned, including:
“Your regulator combating over jurisdiction simply isn’t productive for anyone.”
Salm additionally famous that the surroundings has modified. As a substitute of clashing, the SEC and CFTC are assembly collectively and coordinating to deliver much-needed readability to the asset class.
“Which is precisely what I feel all of us want,” Salm mentioned.
Doubts over crypto infrastructure readiness for giant flows
When requested whether or not crypto infrastructure is able to deal with trillion-dollar institutional flows, the panelists expressed some doubts.
“I’d say in all probability not but,” Offchain Labs chief technique officer A.J. Warner mentioned.
Monad Basis head of institutional progress, Joanita Titan, echoed Warner’s sentiment. “Billion-dollar funds or billion-dollar processing is just not an issue, however trillion {dollars}, I do not assume we’re there but,” she mentioned.
Warner argued that the biggest bottlenecks are “persevering with to scale, resiliency of networks, and person experiences.”
Cointelegraph’s unique LONGITUDE occasions will proceed in 2026, with editions deliberate for New York, Paris, Dubai, Singapore and Abu Dhabi.