Consensus 2023


Consensus Magazine

Olaf Carlson-Wee: Crypto Is the Great Wealth-Redistribution Machine

In an interview ahead of Consensus, the early Coinbase employee turned investor-philosopher discusses crypto’s product-market fit, ideas no one gets and living the good life.

(Olaf Carlson-Wee, modified by CoinDesk)

Consensus Magazine

Hannah Siegel-Gardner: What's Next for NFTs?

In a CoinDesk interview, Art Blocks Chief Marketing Officer Hannah Siegel-Gardner, a Consensus speaker, takes us behind the scenes at a leading startup in the emerging field of generative art.

(Ian Suarez/CoinDesk)

Consensus Magazine

Privacy-Preserving Payments Shouldn't Be 'Niche', Monero Contributor Justin Ehrenhofer Says

Cake Wallet's vice president of operations discusses privacy in a post-Tornado Cash world, global data policies and Monero's "technical debt" ahead of Consensus 2023.

U.S. lawmakers must prevent the further erosion of our privacy rights by defending  privacy-preserving tech and passing laws against unreasonable and constant digital surveillance. (Chris Yang, Unsplash)

Consensus Magazine

Magdalena Kala: How I Invest in Web3

“Every non-sleeping, non-exercising hour I’m working on this, because that’s what I think about.”

(Ian Suarez/CoinDesk)

Web3

The Metaverse Is Facing a ‘Cooldown Moment’ Amid Crypto Winter

That isn’t necessarily a bad thing, Cathy Hackl, chief metaverse officer at Journey, told "First Mover."

(Cathy Hackl, modificada por Kevin Ross/CoinDesk)

Consensus Magazine

Illia Polosukhin: Building Near's Blockchain, Embedding AI

The co-founder, a speaker at CoinDesk’s Consensus festival, said Near is taking on Ethereum and already boasts 25 million accounts and 446,000 daily transactions.

(Ian Suarez/CoinDesk)

Consensus Magazine

Marta Belcher: Reframing Privacy for the Digital Age

Somehow we accept that financial transactions get turned over to the government by default without a warrant, says civil liberties lawyer Marta Belcher, a speaker at this year's Consensus festival.

(Ian Suarez/CoinDesk)

Consensus Magazine

Eva Beylin: NFTs Are Empowering to Artists

The director of The Graph Foundation, and a speaker at this year’s Consensus festival, on why NFT artists should get royalty payments and why online pseudonymity matters.

(Ian Suarez/CoinDesk)

Consensus Magazine

How Web3 Animation Project 'The Gimmicks' Survives a Crypto Winter

The creators of the successful Web3 cartoon – speakers at Consensus – talk about what’s next for interactive storytelling.

(Ian Suarez/CoinDesk)

Analyses

CoinDesk and Art Blocks Release Microcosms to Supercharge IRL Events With NFTs

The three-year NFT ticket offers widening rewards for holders, refashioning the typical live event ticket model.

(Fahad Karim/CoinDesk)