Consensus 2023


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Former FTX U.S. President Reflects on FTX Demise

Architect founder and former president of FTX's U.S. arm Brett Harrison, at Consensus 2023, describes a chaotic environment at the now bankrupt FTX, not unlike what one might encounter at other early-stage start-up companies.

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Consensus 2023: Ethereum's Next Frontier

CoinDesk is live from Consensus 2023 in Austin, Texas, taking deep dives into the top crypto projects to watch, the stories behind them, and the developers and leaders building the next generation of the web and finance. University of Washington Associate Professor Sreeram Kannan joins the conversation.

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ShapeShift Founder: Speculative Bubbles Are Actually 'Good'

ShapeShift Founder Erik Voorhees discusses at Consensus 2023 why he thinks speculative bubbles are "actually really good" and "are natural," but warrant better "better judgement and discretion" from investors.

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Finance

Chelsea Manning: 'I'm Trying to Put the Cryptography Back in Crypto'

The whistleblower turned security consultant also says the internet's basic infrastructure is not suited to privacy.

Chelsea Manning at Consensus 2023 (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

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Toonstar CEO on the Intersection of 'Space Junk' and Web3

Toonstar CEO John Attanasio discusses at Consensus 2023 Space Junk, a Web3 show, and why the projects looks to bring in community involvement while building out unique community experiences.

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Tech

Arbitrum Co-Founder Addresses DAO Vote Fiasco, Waves Off Allegations of ‘Decentralization Theater’

Offchain Labs CEO Steven Goldfeder took pains to differentiate his company, which built Arbitrum, from the newly created Arbitrum DAO that now controls it.

Steven Goldfeder, CEO and co-founder, Offchain Labs and Margaux Nijkerk, CoinDesk reporter (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Policy

Binance Official Says Crypto Exchange Has Ousted North Koreans

"They recognized Binance was not the place for them," said Tigran Gambaryan, head of financial crime compliance at Binance.

Binance's Tigran Gambaryan at Consensus 2023 (Amitoj Singh/CoinDesk)

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Reintroduced Congressional Bill Would Call for Government to Study Terrorist Uses for Crypto

A bipartisan bill introduced in both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives would call for the federal government to study use cases of crypto for illegal activities and provide recommendations on mitigating these uses. "The Hash" panel discusses the latest developments.

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Former a16z Executives to Start Crypto Custody Firm: Source

Former senior technology and security executives from venture-capital giant Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) are starting an institutional-focused cryptocurrency custody firm, according to a CoinDesk source. "The Hash" panel discusses the future of institutional crypto custody.

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Mt. Gox Repayments Will Have Limited Impact on Bitcoin Market: Matrixport

Matrixport says it has analyzed the potential market impact of the Mt. Gox haul and concluded that such an event would have limited effect on the bitcoin price. Still, investors should be well aware of the eventual distribution of those bitcoins, it said. "The Hash" panel discusses the latest report.

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