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Consensus Magazine

Your Afterhours Guide to Consensus 2024, Tuesday Night

Here are the cool things to do on the evening before the first day of CoinDesk's flagship conference.

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Opinion

Bitcoin Taught Me a Valuable Lesson at Austin’s Airport

Crypto enables people to transact with minimal information. If only we could go through life determining exactly what to share or not, Axelar's Galen Moore writes.

Austin Texas (Cosmic Timetraveler/Unsplash)

Consensus Magazine

Crypto Hubs 2023: Where to Live Freely and Work Smart

With shifting regulatory regimes worldwide, crypto is on the move to find the best locales to put down roots, get licensed, register or just be. Crypto Hubs 2023, our ranking of the top 15 global crypto hubs, is a good place to start.

illustration of a globe with crypto symbols

Consensus Magazine

Austin: Where Remote-Work Crypto Developers Actually Choose to Live

A critical mass of the world’s top Bitcoin developers and mining companies call the No. 9 spot in CoinDesk’s Crypto Hubs 2023 their home, lured by the city’s attractive weather, live music and food scene, as well as the lack of state income taxes.

Parker Lewis, left, interviewing former Riot Blockchain Chief Commercial Officer Chad Harris at Bitcoin Commons in May 2023.

Policy

City of Austin Approves ‘Fact-Finding Study’ for Tax Payments in Bitcoin, Crypto

The Texas city will investigate the feasibility of adopting “bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies” with a study due in mid-June.

Austin city council (Sam Padilla)

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