Consensus 2022


Finance

Bear Markets, Regulations and That Bain Crypto Photo: A Chat With Pantera Capital’s Chief of Staff

Emma Rose Bienvenu uses her legal background to help startups navigate crypto regulations.

(Pantera Capital modified by Kevin Ross/CoinDesk)

Finance

Latashá: ‘It’s Just Beautiful to See People’s Minds Change’

The rapper, a speaker at CoinDesk’s festival in June, talks about music NFTs, building the Zora community and why gas fees are still worth it.

(Latasha, modified by Kevin Ross/CoinDesk)

Finance

Garry Kasparov: 'Bitcoin Will Remain as a Standard'

The chess grandmaster, a speaker at CoinDesk's Consensus festival in June, expects a basket of coins to replace the dollar within a decade.

(Garry Kasparov, modified by Kevin Ross/CoinDesk

Finance

Muneeb Ali’s Trust Machines Raises $150M

Participating investors include Breyer Capital, Digital Currency Group, GoldenTree, Hivemind and Union Square Ventures.

Blockstack PBC CEO Muneeb Ali

Analyses

Kanye West, NFTs and 'Building Real Products in the Real World'

The rapper's resistance to celebrity NFT drops is refreshing, says our columnist.

Kanye West (Edward Berthelot/Getty Images)

Finance

Jump Trading Backstops Wormhole’s $320M Exploit Loss

Wormhole’s parent company has stepped in to prevent chaos across the Solana DeFi landscape.

Wormhole concept (Getty)

Layer 2

Garry Kasparov: Crypto Means Freedom

The chess grandmaster expects a basket of coins to replace the dollar within a decade.

Garry Kasparov (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Layer 2

Rapper Latashá on NFTs and Inclusivity in Tech

The way the hip-hop artist and Zora community manager sees it, NFTs’ benefits are well worth the gas fees.

(Latasha/Latasha)