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'Wartime CEO': Urbit's Founder Returns in Shakeup at Moonshot Software Project

"We're here to fix this," Curtis Yarvin says of the struggling endeavor to rebuild the entire internet computing stack from scratch.

Urbit founder Curtis Yarvin (David Merfield/NASA, composite by Jesse Hamilton for CoinDesk)

Tech

Top Crypto Startup Drove Other Projects' Airdrops to Its Employees

Eigen Labs circulated a list of team members' wallet addresses to EigenLayer ecosystem projects that were preparing to issue tokens. Some teams asked for it. At least one didn't.

EigenLayer founder Sreeram Kannan at ETHDenver 2024 (Danny Nelson/CoinDesk)

Consensus Magazine

5 Blockchain Games: What Works and What Doesn't

Web3 games are much, much better than they used to be. Longtime gamer David Morris ranks the onboarding, gameplay, graphics and tokenomics of popular Web3 games including Gods Unchained, Pixels and, yes, Hamster Kombat.

(Guild of Guardians)

Consensus Magazine

What Hamster Kombat Did: How Telegram Built a Web3 Gaming Juggernaut

With hundreds of millions of users, Telegram’s TON, aka The Open Network, is building a head of steam in simple, addictive, fun games built on a blockchain.

(Hamster Combat)

Consensus Magazine

Before Meme Stocks, WallStreetBets Traders Mainlined Options

An excerpt from Nathaniel Popper's new book "The Trolls of Wall Street."

(Brett Jordan/Unsplash)

Consensus Magazine

Meet the Citizens of Consensus

A look at some of the people who attended the conference this year.

Consensus 2024 (Daniel Kuhn/CoinDesk)

Policy

Meet Mike Novogratz, the Political Commentator

In an interview at Consensus 2024, the Galaxy Digital CEO was asked about a plethora of regulatory and legislative issues affecting crypto.

Mike Novogratz, Galaxy founder and CEO, discusses the practical changes that would follow Democratic support of crypto. (CoinDesk/Shutterstock/Suzanne Cordiero)

Consensus Magazine

Crypto Is a Core American Issue, Consensys’ Joe Lubin Says

The Ethereum co-founder discusses why his firm decided to sue the SEC on stage at Consensus 2024.

Joe Lubin, founder and CEO of Consensys, discusses Ethereum's political prospects. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk/Suzanne Cordiero)

Consensus Magazine

How Gunnar Lovelace Is Trying to ‘Unf*ck’ the World

The serial entrepreneur and ethical capitalist’s latest effort at civil disobedience is being previewed at Consensus 2024.

Early concept art from UNFK's Jamie Dimon prank campaign. (UNFK)

Consensus Magazine

Consensus 2024: A Guide to Everything You Don't Want to Miss

600 speakers. 300 sessions. Pitchfest. Hackathon. Karate. Hundreds of side events. There's a lot going at this year's festival. Here are some highlights from across the stages and beyond.

(Nikhilesh De/CoinDesk)