At Consensus Miami 2026, ChangeNOW is taking a central role in industry discussions, participating in a series of high-profile panels focused on infrastructure resilience, tokenization, and the barriers to mainstream crypto adoption. The non-custodial exchange, part of the broader NOW ecosystem, will have its Chief Strategy Officer Pauline Shangett moderate and speak across multiple sessions starting May 5.
On May 6, Shangett leads two consecutive panels organized by NOWNodes, the blockchain node infrastructure arm of the NOW ecosystem. The first, “Trust Under Pressure: Can Tokenized Systems Stay Consistent at Scale?” (10:35–11:10 AM), tackles the critical risks of data inconsistencies in tokenized real-world assets (RWAs). Panelists from Crypto.com, Zerion, Solflare, and LI.FI will confront the tangible costs of system failures when real money is at stake. The second session, “Selling Trust: Can RWA Deliver on the Promise of Mass Adoption?” (11:15–11:45 AM), moderated by Samuel Hood Burke of CCN, examines why tokenized treasuries, real estate, and other RWAs haven’t achieved mass adoption, with speakers from Houdini Swap, TON Foundation, Paxos, and GlobalStake.
Shangett’s involvement extends beyond these panels. On May 5, she speaks at the Capital Markets Summit on on-chain privacy and identity (11:25 AM) and later joins “FQ Trust by Design: Building On-Chain Systems People Believe In” (1:20 PM). On May 7, she participates in “The Next Commodity Revolution: RWA Meets Instant Liquidity” at 4:40 PM. Across all appearances, the recurring theme is what it takes to build financial systems that earn user trust.
ChangeNOW, founded in 2017, provides cross-chain swaps across 110+ blockchains and 1,500+ assets without holding user funds, serving over eight million users. The discussions mirror real-world challenges the company’s infrastructure handles daily. The panels reflect no product launch but a strategic effort to shape the conversation on trust, scale, and adoption.
