foundations 2022

DOVU Co-founder & CEO Irfon Watkins joins Consensus 2022 to discuss how ecosystem flywheels in Web3 are kickstarted by community-driven token and wallet standards based on learnings from the Hedera ecosystem. Plus, he sheds insights on building new ecosystems in Web3 and motivating members of open source communities to take action. Moderator: Brady Gentile, Director of Ecosystem Growth, Hedera

3 août 2022

Sandy Carter (Unstoppable Domains), Joey Krug (Pantera Capital), Travis Scher (North Island Ventures) and Tyrone Lobban (J.P. Morgan) gather at Consensus 2022 for a conversation on what wallets currently represent and their potential future evolution. Plus, a discussion about obstacles and user experiences in the popularization of crypto and digital assets. Moderator: Rachel Pipan, Co-founder, Maneuvre Co

3 août 2022

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse joins Consensus 2022 in Austin, Texas to share insights into Ripple’s ongoing lawsuit with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the value proposition of Ripple Labs in 2022 and more. Moderator: Zack Seward, Deputy Editor in Chief, CoinDesk

3 août 2022

At Consensus 2022, Alex Adelman (Lolli), Tammy Camp (Stronghold), Flori Marquez (BlockFi) and Raj Dhamodharan (Mastercard) discuss the interactions between traditional finance and new models. Plus, a conversation about obstacles and rewards as we cruise toward a future of integrated payments networks. Moderator: David Morris, Chief Insights Columnist, CoinDesk

3 août 2022

Kevin Beardsley (XDEFI Wallet), Marcel Robert Harmann (THORWallet), Mogarchy (THORSwap) and Michael Wagner (Brokkr) present the highlights of their applications based on the THORChain ecosystem. Plus, THORChain Technical Lead Chad Barraford introduces the network's technical process over the past year, followed by a Q&A with Rodney Yesep (hack.vc). Tyler Bond (Nine Realms) discusses integrating THORChain from a developer's perspective, and Nine Realms Founder Gavin McDermott shares his take on centralized trading with 0xSaigon (RUNEBase.org).

3 août 2022

Proximity's Kendall Cole and Matt Lockyer discuss building and utilizing DeFi applications on the NEAR network. Plus, a glimpse at their upcoming initiatives.

22 juin 2022

Data Scientist Alyssa Blackburn discusses the early days of Bitcoin, followed by a Q&A moderated by CoinDesk's David Morris. Plus, a conversation between Jimmy Song (Bitcoin Today Coalition) and CoinDesk's Christie Harkin on the Taproot upgrade and the future. The session ends on a panel discussion with Dr. Adam Back (Blockstream), Yan Pritzker (Swan.com) and Todd Sharpe (Foundry Digital).

22 juin 2022

Owen Palmer (SpookySwap), Michael Kennedy (Byte Masons) and Pete Ho (Fiberblock) introduce their applications based on Fantom network. Plus, Fantom CEO Michael Kong discusses underlying technologies of the platform, executions of smart contracts and the future of the foundation, followed by a Q&A with Foundry’s Staking Engineer Sam Bond.

22 juin 2022

Ann Ai (Bobcat), Jose Marcelino (RAKwireless), Violet Su (Seeed), Daniel Andrade (Hotspotty) and Layer Zero Founder Denis Agarkov highlight their products on the ecosystem.

22 juin 2022

Susie Batt (Opera Browser), Redwan Melsem (Chainsafe), Alex White (Connext), Gabriel Tumlos (Mochi) and Dennison Bertram (Tally) introduce the highlights of their projects. Ethereum developer Preston Van Loon (Prysmatic Labs) sheds insights on the merge and what to expect in the future, followed by a Q&A with Ryan Watkins (Pangea Fund Management).

22 juin 2022