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Mine Bitcoin, Build Maps, Store Crypto, Frame NFTs, and More Things You Can Do With Crypto Products

CoinDesk TV Special Consensus 2022 programming continues with “Crypto Gadgets & Gear.” Host Jenn Sanasie reviews an assortment of crypto products and sits down with the experts who explain what they’re for and how they work. Products featured include Compass mining equipment, the Ledger Nano, Hivemapper, and Noteworthy.

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Washington’s Crypto Awakening: The Lawmaker Town Hall

Top lawmakers Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Sen. Cynthia Lummis (R-WY), Rep Patrick McHenry (R-NC) and Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) discuss crypto policy at Consensus 2022 in Austin, Texas.

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When Payments Go Programmable

Dan Schulman, PayPal president and CEO, and Jose Fernandez da Ponte, PayPal SVP & GM for blockchain, crypto & digital currencies take the main stage at CoinDesk’s Consensus 2022. Moderator: Alan Murray, Fortune Media (USA) Corporation CEO.

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The Starfish Moment: Decentralized Organizations and the Reinvention of Philanthropy

Kimbal Musk, co-founder & CEO of Big Green takes the stage at CoinDesk’s Consensus 2022 festival in Austin, Texas. Moderator: Rod Beckstrom, “The Starfish and the Spider” author and former CEO of ICANN and U.S. National Cybersecurity Center.

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Digital Assets, From Regulation to Innovation in Federal Policy

Wally Adeyemo, deputy secretary of the U.S. Treasury joins Consensus 2022 to discuss the state and outlook for regulation and policy of digital assets. Moderator: Nik De, CoinDesk managing editor, global policy and regulation.

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Reimagining Art, Ownership and Legacy

How are crypto technology and decentralized digital communities remaking the worlds of art and culture? At Consensus 2022, hear from artist Tyler Hobbs; Ryan Wilson of ThankYouX; Erick Calderon, founder and CEO of ArtBlocks; and Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) lead designer Seneca. Moderator: Carly Reilly, host of Overpriced JPEGs at BanklessHQ.

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The Ledger of Record

Angel investor & entrepreneur Balaji Srinivasan joins the Big Ideas stage at Consensus 2022. Moderator: Ben Schiller, CoinDesk Features & Opinion Managing Editor.

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Scanning, Trying, and Scaling: Fidelity’s Journey in Digital Assets

Abby Johnson, Chairman and CEO of Fidelity Investments, joins Consensus 2022 to discuss the financial giant’s expansion and future plans in the digital assets space. Moderator: Matt Walsh, founding partner of Castle Island Ventures.

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Ukraine War Eyewitness Accounts and Why We’re Preserving Them on a Blockchain

“Ukraine: The War On-Chain” is a special CoinDesk TV production that features, and registers on a blockchain, eyewitness accounts of the war to show how they can be preserved for future criminal trials. Live from Consensus 2022 in Austin, Texas, host Ben Schiller sits down with Ukrainians Pavel Kravchenko, a tech entrepreneur; Alex Bornyakov, a Ukraine government official; Starling Lab Founding Director Jonathan Dotan; and Filecoin Foundation Chair Marta Belcher. Dotan explained the Starling framework for capturing, storing, and verifying images of war crimes so they can’t be easily dismissed as “fake news.” The group also discussed the huge, overall problem of disinformation and whether blockchain and Web 3 technologies can help to win the fight against it.

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Creativity Reimagined: Web 3 and the New Creative Canvas

Web 3 is unlocking a creative renaissance, giving artists new tools to express their intent, and demanding new skill sets to succeed. At the Creator Summit at Consensus 2022, hear from Artist and Founder of Women and Weapons, Sara Baumann; JN Silva, artist, Animus; and Eric Friedensohn, artist at Efdot Studio. Moderator: Community builder, Andrew Wang.

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