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Build Your Own Consensus Message Board Powered by Lightning

Rui Gomes of OpenNode directs a workshop dedicated to spinning up a message-board powered by Bitcoin’s Lightning network. Over the course of 45 minutes, Gomes builds a messagi...

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May 11, 2020 at 8:45 p.m. UTC

May 11, 2020

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Bitcoin 101: Why You Should (Maybe) Buy Bitcoin and How

Have you been dealing with bitcoin FOMO for the past 10 years? In this workshop, expert speakers explain why bitcoin might be a great investment – for some – as well as how to...

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May 11, 2020 at 8:45 p.m. UTC

May 11, 2020

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Yves Mersch on Central Bank Digital Currencies

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Yves Mersch on Central Bank Digital Currencies

Member of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank Yves Mersch joined Consensus: Distributed to outline a potential ECB central bank digital currency. Around 80% of ce...

By CoinDesk Staff

May 11, 2020 at 9:59 a.m. UTC

May 11, 2020

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Gavin Wood on Chain Mergers and Acquisitions

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Gavin Wood on Chain Mergers and Acquisitions

In this video, Woods discusses the progression of blockchain technology from currency oriented tools to political – or “general decision-making” – machines, as well as the tec...

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May 11, 2020 at 9:58 a.m. UTC

May 11, 2020

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