Consensus Magazine

Canada’s Blockchain Advantage: Small Enough to Move Fast, Big Enough to Matter

Whoever wins the election April 28, Canada has the talent, history, and agility to become the first G7 nation to fully embrace a blockchain-forward future.

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Dave Portnoy: Memecoins are ‘Legalized Ponzi Schemes’

The founder of Barstool Sports will speak at Consensus 2025 on May 15.

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Maple Finance CEO Sidney Powell on Building the DeFi-Bond Bridge

Powell, a speaker at Consensus 2025, sat down with CoinDesk to chat about his work on the blockchain capital platform, its expansion in Asia and Latin America, focus on bitcoin yield products, and more.

Sid Powell, CEO of Maple Finance (Maple Finance)

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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.

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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.

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Mark Carney Could Easily Win Canadian Elections, Myriad Markets Says

Prediction market says Canada's former central banker will likely take the Liberal Party into an easy victory – thanks to aggressive posturing by U.S. President Donald Trump.

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Hive’s Frank Holmes on Expanding Bitcoin Mining in Paraguay

The company’s chairman, a speaker at this year’s Consensus festival, looks at what's next for the mining industry.

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