Consensus 2024


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‘AI-Agents Will Do Crypto Transactions’: Arif Khan on the Future of Crypto-AI

Alethea CEO Arif Khan, a speaker on the AI Stage at Consensus 2024, says we’ll soon be automating large parts of lives including paying bills and responding to emails.

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Opinion

Crypto’s Transition: Bringing Capital Onshore

Today, offshore firms dominate the list of the biggest cryptocurrency exchanges. Expect the center of gravity to come onshore going forward, says Paul Brody, head of blockchain at EY.

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‘It's Modding, But on Steroids’: Mark Long on the Future of Web3 Gaming

Shrapnel, a blockchain-infused first-person shooter game, is expected to be released in 2025. Its creator gives a preview to Jeff Wilser ahead of his appearance at Consensus 2024.

An image from game studio Neon’s Shrapnel. (Neon)

Opinion

The Changing Face of Risk in DeFi

The biggest risk factors in the new era of decentralized finance may be economic, not technical, says Jesus Rodriguez, CEO of IntoTheBlock.

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Opinion

We Must Protect Crypto-AI From Financial Nihilism

Financial nihilism is a common philosophy in Web3 but, ultimately, there’s no way to build long-lasting value without finding real customers for real products and services that solve actual problems, says Lex Sokolin.

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Videos

Runes | A Degenerate Casino on the Bitcoin Blockchain Creative

Runes and Ordinals ‘Artist’ Creator, Casey Rodarmor has just invented two of the most dramatically impactful protocols in the blockchain industry's history and embraces cryptocurrency's speculative and gambling nature.

The Protocol

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Web3 Artist Shavonne Wong on the Future of NFTs

“Having an eye on the horizon makes things less crazy,” says the Consensus 2024 speaker.

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Consensus Magazine

‘It Can Be Said With Confidence the SEC Is Investigating Ethereum’: Consensys’ Bill Hughes Talks Crypto Law

Consensys Senior Counsel and Director of Global Regulatory talks about ETH's legal status and Ethereum's future.

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Finance

Time to Take the Reins on Tokenization, or Risk Missing Out

Tokenization can revolutionize the way transactions are processed. But, for institutions, the highest potential lies in the digital assets themselves, says Nadine Chakar, Global Head of Digital Assets at DTCC.

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Consensus Magazine

'What Are We Waiting for'? SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce Discusses Moving Crypto Regulation Forward

Known for her fiery dissenting opinions, "Crypto Mom" discusses how the SEC operates, why she wants to see crypto thrive and her "Safe Harbor" proposal to allow projects to decentralize.

SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

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