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By Sam Reynolds|Edited by Parikshit Mishra
Updated Jul 8, 2025, 5:41 a.m. Published Jul 8, 2025, 5:38 a.m.
- Eric Trump is set to speak at BTC Asia in Hong Kong this August, continuing the Trump family’s presence in the crypto conference circuit.
- Hong Kong is advancing pro-crypto legislation, including stablecoin regulations, ahead of similar U.S. measures.
- Eric Trump has praised bitcoin as ‘digital gold’ and criticized the Biden administration for targeting the crypto community.
The Trump crypto conference tour continues, with Eric Trump confirmed to speak at BTC Asia conference in Hong Kong in August.
Hong Kong is pushing through a variety of pro-crypto legislation through its local assembly, known as LegCo. The city had its own stablecoin legislation before the U.S. passed the GENIUS Act.
STORY CONTINUES BELOW
Trump, speaking earlier this year at Consensus Toronto, praised bitcoin’s liquidity, calling it superior to real estate, and referred to it as “digital gold.”
He also expressed sympathy for the crypto community, claiming that the same group that targeted it under the Biden administration had also attacked his father, former President Donald Trump.
Trump’s brother, Donald Trump Jr., is also a regular fixture on the conference circuit and is scheduled to speak at Korea Blockchain Week in September.
BTC Asia will be held in Hong Kong from August 28 to 29.
CoinDesk’s Consensus will also return to Hong Kong next February.
Sam Reynolds is a senior reporter based in Asia. Sam was part of the CoinDesk team that won the 2023 Gerald Loeb award in the breaking news category for coverage of FTX’s collapse. Prior to CoinDesk, he was a reporter with Blockworks and a semiconductor analyst with IDC.
