Bitcoin Asia, a conference hosted by Bitcoin Magazine from May 9-10, drew over 5,500 attendees to Hong Kong this year, alongside hundreds of speakers and sponsors. 

It's no surprise that the conference ended up in Hong Kong; keen investors have paid a close eye to the city's recent embrace of crypto, from hosting Web3 events to its much-hyped approval of Asia's first six spot Bitcoin and ether ETFs, 

As a special administrative region of China, Hong Kong has some latitude to set its own policy, though some crypto investors see Hong Kong's ETF approvals as a tacit message of support of crypto from the mainland, according to a report from the conference by the South China Morning Post.

In fact, David Bailey, co-founder of Bitcoin magazine and organizer of the conference, …