Consensus_2021


Policy

Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon Owns Crypto

“People often look to New York or Miami or Delaware before they look at Wyoming. But a lot of the pioneering work has been done here.”

Governor Mark Gordon of Wyoming

Finance

MicroStrategy CFO Says Tech Companies Have an 'Imperative' to Hold BTC

"If you're not putting any of [your corporate treasury] into bitcoin, I don't think you're doing your fiduciary responsibility," said Phong Le.

Phong Le, president and CFO of MicroStrategy

Markets

Senator Lummis’ Financial Innovation Caucus to Launch Tuesday

“We have to do a great deal more” to clarify the U.S. cryptocurrency regulatory framework, Wyoming's Cynthia Lummis said.

U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis said the U.S. must create a more unified regulatory framework.

Finance

The Next Mickey Mouse or Hello Kitty Could Be an NFT, Says Gary Vaynerchuk

"This is going to be the greatest era of intellectual property ownership," the media mogul predicted in an impassioned conversation at Consensus 2021.

Gary Vaynerchuk, chairman of VaynerX and CEO of VaynerMedia

Markets

Consensus 2021 Debuts in the Metaverse

"Long the Metaverse,” featuring crypto artists including Coldie and Alotta Money, is an exploration of art and virtual reality for Consensus 2021.

“The Lost Vitalik - Decentral Eyes 3d” by Coldie, available on SuperRare.

Videos

CoinDesk’s Consensus 2021 Launches Today

Starting today, Consensus 2021 gathers the brightest minds in the blockchain and the digital asset space on one virtual platform.

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Markets

Ray Dalio: ‘I Have Some Bitcoin’

The billionaire hedge fund boss sees an inflationary future where “cash is trash” and BTC catches on as a store of wealth. He still doubts governments will tolerate it.

Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio

Markets

Fed's Brainard Breaks Down CBDC Policy Considerations, Sees Price Pressures Waning in the Future

The Federal Reserve governor discussed cryptocurrencies and a digital dollar at Consensus 2021.

Federal Reserve Governor Lael Brainard

Markets

Dalio, Brainard, Lummis: Your Guide to Day 1 at Consensus 2021

Bitcoin's energy use, ether as hard money, Ray Dalio on the future of inflation and bitcoin as a hedge asset. Here's your guide for Day 1 of Consensus.

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Markets

Ray Dalio, Wall Street's 'Oddest Duck,' Shares the Bitcoin Mind

Much of Ray Dalio’s investment philosophy may already sound familiar to the hardest of hard-nosed bitcoiners.

Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio