Afra Wang

Afra Wang is a freelance writer and journalist with working experience in AI and crypto. She previously studied international history at Columbia University and the London School of Economics. Afra writes a newsletter called Concurret, and her personal website can be found at afra.work.

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Consensus Toronto 2025 Coverage

Leemon Baird on Hedera's Technical Gambit and AI’s Future

The co-founder of Hedera, a speaker at Consensus 2025, says today’s technological advances “will make the Industrial Revolution look minor in comparison.” Interview with Afra Wang.

May 12, 2025

Consensus Toronto 2025 Coverage

The Mediator: NEAR CTO Eric Winer on our AI-Agent Future

The Consensus 2025 speaker says AI can drive blockchain and crypto adoption. Afra Wang meets him.

Apr 24, 2025

Consensus Toronto 2025 Coverage

Polygon Labs’ Marc Boiron on Unifying Blockchains

Polygon Labs’ product, AggLayer, aims to fix the fragmentation that has slowed growth in assets. Afra Wang meets the man making it happen.

Apr 15, 2025

Consensus Toronto 2025 Coverage

Coinbase’s Lucas Matheson on Why Canada Needs a Blockchain Strategy

Coinbase’s Canadian boss discusses how the country can create a better business environment for crypto. Matheson is a speaker at Consensus by CoinDesk in Toronto May 14-16. Interview with Afra Wang.

Apr 14, 2025

Consensus Toronto 2025 Coverage

Aptos’ Ash Pampati: Building in a Choppy Market

A blockchain with Meta DNA, Aptos faces a challenge of differentiation in an increasingly skeptical market. Head of ecosystem Pampati talks with CoinDesk ahead of his appearance at Consensus 2025 in Toronto May 14-16.

Apr 10, 2025

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