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Consensus Miami kicks off tomorrow. Circle surged 18% on CLARITY Act news. And Canada just launched its first regulated digital dollar. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Monday, May 4, 2026 · Special Edition Consensus Miami kicks off tomorrow — here's what to expect MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — CoinDesk's flagship Consensus conference kicks off tomorrow at the Miami Beach Convention Center, bringing thousands of people together for the annual big-tent event to discuss the digital assets sector. Day one of the conference will see local officials and startup executives lay out the state of the crypto world. Arthur Hayes, Lily Liu, Jesse Pollak, Anatoly Yakovenko, Mike Cagney, Brad Garlinghouse and more will present keynotes or take place in firesides to open the conference, weighing in on everything from the current macroeconomic environment to the future of AI tooling to the growth of decentralized finance. On the policy front, CoinDesk will see discussions about the U.S. Department of Justice's fight against developers of mixers and hear from Congressional staffers about how exactly crypto-specific legislation is being written. Congressman Steven Horsford will discuss his effort to reform how the U.S. handles taxes around crypto transactions, while CFTC Chairman Michael Selig talks about his agency's growing efforts to wrangle crypto and prediction markets. Agentic payments, privacy tools and more familiar crypto tooling will — naturally — also see discussions throughout the day. Tomorrow will also see CoinDesk host its Capital Markets Summit, bringing together traditional finance veterans with companies trying to bring these products onchain. A key theme at Consensus Hong Kong this past February was the growth of tokenization as a way for these long-established firms to build faster, more efficient tooling for their existing products. Is that trend real and will it continue? Come find out. Tomorrow — and throughout the week — we'll also have meetups for folks interested in different topics, like prediction markets or the midterm election, to connect with each other. Definitely take advantage of those; the Consensus Lobby has been one of the most-appreciated aspects of this event for the last decade, but now you can hang in a dedicated space for it instead of hoping for an empty corner in an actual lobby. For a full agenda, click here. See you tomorrow! Get your pass → Sponsored GoMining is your all-in-one Bitcoin app — built to make Bitcoin simple, secure, and useful every day. From earning Bitcoin to paying with it and spending it, GoMining brings key Bitcoin use cases together in one easy ecosystem. Join 5,000,000+ users already exploring a simpler way to use Bitcoin. Visit the GoMining booth at Consensus to learn more, or explore the ecosystem at gomining.com. Markets Circle, Coinbase lead crypto stock rally amid CLARITY Act progress, bitcoin above $80,000 Circle surged 18% and Coinbase gained over 7% Monday after Senators Tillis and Alsobrooks released a bipartisan compromise on stablecoin yield in the CLARITY Act — banning passive interest-like payouts but preserving activity-based rewards. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong posted "Mark it up." on X. Strategy, Robinhood, and Bitmine also rose 3–4%. The move came alongside bitcoin clearing $80,000 for the first time since January, with analysts at 10x Research saying markets are beginning to price in potential winners under a clearer regulatory framework. Bank of America called the yield compromise "a net positive" for the sector. Read more → Business Shopify and National Bank of Canada are among backers of a new digital currency built to settle trades 24/7 Tetra Trust has launched CADD — the first Canadian-dollar stablecoin issued by a regulated financial institution — approved by Alberta's Treasury Board and Finance and live on Base, Ethereum, and Stripe's Tempo blockchain. Backed by Shopify, National Bank of Canada, Wealthsimple, Shakepay, ATB Financial, and others, CADD is aimed squarely at institutional use: 24/7 cross-border settlement, real-time corporate treasury transfers, and direct fintech-to-fintech settlement without correspondent banking delays. Reserves are held 1:1 in Canadian dollars under domestic trust law, and Solana support is planned next. Read more → Know someone who should be reading this? Share this newsletter See all of CoinDesk’s newsletters    CoinDesk, Inc., 61 9th Avenue, 5th Floor, New York,NY,10011,USA, Unsubscribe Manage Preferences   Copyright © 2026 CoinDesk, All rights reserved.