Big Ideas Stage at Consensus 2022

The Rise and Fall (and Rise Again) of Pseudonymity

What if the shift toward pseudonymity in Web3 marks not a new dawn, but rather a return to a more traditional mode of being, not just in digital spaces but in the physical world as well? At Consensus 2022, internet historian Katherine Dee, aka Default Friend, takes us through the history of pseudonyms both online and off, including the present day; what the future of pseudonymity may look like; and how Web3 more generally might herald a true melding of tradition and progress—a real retro-futurism.