Crypto’s US Momentum, Trump Ties Steal Show at Hong Kong Event

The Bitcoin faithful gathered in Hong Kong last week, but all eyes and energy tilted west — toward the United States, now crypto’s once-unlikely command center.

A Chinese hardware giant pledged to build rigs on US soil. Eric Trump worked the crowd like a campaign rally. Even the art on display nodded westward. A framed drawing of a purple hat emblazoned with Michael Saylor’s face hung in a pop-up gallery, priced at $760 — a Warhol for the Bitcoin faithful.

Eric Trump at the Bitcoin Asia conference in Hong Kong on Aug. 29, 2025.

Photographer: Chan Long Hei/Bloomberg

All this played out, not in Nashville or Las Vegas, but at the Bitcoin Asia conference in Hong ...