Consensus 2017

News

Watch Every Minute of CoinDesk’s Consensus 2017 Conference Online Now

CoinDeskJun 16, 2017

Video replays of the Consensus 2017 panels, workshops and keynotes are now available for viewing.

Ethereum

CoinDesk Research Launches State of Blockchain Q1 Report

Alex SunnarborgJun 6, 2017

CoinDesk Research has released its full Q1 State of Blockchain report. Here's a look at six notable highlights.

Private Blockchains

The Public-Private Blockchain Singularity May Be Close At Hand

Marc HochsteinApr 29, 2018

A year ago, enterprise blockchain and cryptocurrency were essentially separate industries. Now come signs that these camps might be slowly converging.

Privacy

Consensus 2017 Recap: Panels Cast Wide Net for Blockchain Discussions

Stan HigginsMay 28, 2017

A look back at some of the fascinating and diverse panels that took place at Consensus 2017 this week.

Investment

Consensus 2017 Recap: The Biggest Main Stage Moments

Stan HigginsMay 27, 2017

A roundup of the major events that took place on the Consensus 2017 main stage earlier this week.

Consensus 2017

Startups

Skeptical of ICOs? Investor Vinny Lingham Can Change Your Mind With a Marker

Pete Rizzo

The blockchain startup launched by Gyft founder Vinny Lingham is planning to launch an ICO.

Education

Consensus 2017: Even Academics Can’t Keep Pace With Blockchain Change

Amy Castor

Universities have a role to play in developing a workforce with blockchain skills, but the rapid pace of innovation brings challenges, academics say.

Banking

Consensus 2017: Blockchain Consortia in A Rapidly Changing Market

Noelle Acheson

A sense of realism came through in a series of workshops sponsored by distributed ledger consortium R3 during CoinDesk's Consensus 2017 conference.

Exchanges

Consensus 2017: Bitcoin Exchange Execs See Promise in Multi-Token Future

Pete Rizzo

Exchange operators take the stage at Consensus 2017 to talk tokens, ICOs and building an exchange from scratch.

Payments

Consensus 2017 Day 2 Recap: Finding Blockchain’s Common Ground

Noelle Acheson

CoinDesk's Noelle Acheson recaps the second day of Consensus 2017, CoinDesk's New York blockchain conference.

BitLicense

Consensus 2017: The Ups and Downs of Digital Currencies

Amy Castor

Two panels at Consensus 2017 conference focused on both the promise and pitfalls of digital currencies and blockchain assets.

Healthcare

Consensus 2017: Blockchain and Healthcare’s People Problem

Michael del Castillo

Blockchain is viewed as a way to give patients greater control over their data – but getting there might not be as easy as it sounds.