Consensus 2022

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Cathy Hackl: The 'Godmother of the Metaverse'
The chief metaverse officer of Futures Intelligence Group has worked in metaverse-related fields for nearly a decade – i.e. since the dawn of meta-time.
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Michael Levy: How to Turn Your NFT Into a Loan
Levy, a speaker at the Consensus festival, was an early investor in NBA Top Shot, a catalyst for the NFT boom. Now he runs Flowty, an NFT lending platform.
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Jeff Kauffman: DAOs Will Own Big Brands
The founder of the JUMP community token, a speaker at Consensus 2022, on how Web 3 will change branding and empower communities to buy brands themselves.
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Bear Markets, Regulations and That Bain Crypto Photo: A Chat With Pantera Capital’s Chief of Staff
Emma Rose Bienvenu uses her legal background to help startups navigate crypto regulations.
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Latashá: ‘It’s Just Beautiful to See People’s Minds Change’
The rapper, a speaker at CoinDesk’s festival in June, talks about music NFTs, building the Zora community and why gas fees are still worth it.
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Garry Kasparov: 'Bitcoin Will Remain as a Standard'
The chess grandmaster, a speaker at CoinDesk's Consensus festival in June, expects a basket of coins to replace the dollar within a decade.
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Muneeb Ali (CoinDesk archives)
Muneeb Ali’s Trust Machines Raises $150M
Participating investors include Breyer Capital, Digital Currency Group, GoldenTree, Hivemind and Union Square Ventures.
Muneeb Ali (CoinDesk archives)

Kanye West (Edward Berthelot/Getty Images)
Kanye West, NFTs and 'Building Real Products in the Real World'
The rapper's resistance to celebrity NFT drops is refreshing, says our columnist.
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Jump Trading Backstops Wormhole’s $320M Exploit Loss
Wormhole’s parent company has stepped in to prevent chaos across the Solana DeFi landscape.
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Garry Kasparov (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
Garry Kasparov: Crypto Means Freedom
The chess grandmaster expects a basket of coins to replace the dollar within a decade.
Garry Kasparov (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)