Consensus 2023

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Consensus Web3athon 2023 Reveals Its Winners
Six projects building on five blockchain protocols will take home over $200,000 in grants to help fund development.
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Kamala Alcantara, host of the “Women Who Web3” podcast, discussed the meaning of community at Consensus 2023. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)
The Meaning of Community in Crypto Discussed at Consensus 2023
Consensus 2023 participants explored how user-focused design, cultural understanding, and gradual decentralization can drive mainstream crypto adoption
Kamala Alcantara, host of the “Women Who Web3” podcast, discussed the meaning of community at Consensus 2023. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Waymaker LLP parter Brian Klein and Chamber of Digital Commerce CEO Perianne Boring discuss the future of DeFi regulation at Consensus 2023. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)
Defiant by Default: Why Regulators Must Understand, Not Police, DeFi
Consensus 2023 visitors discussed DeFi's growth, its need to comply with regulations, and the challenges of balancing crypto-native concepts with traditional finance requireme...
Waymaker LLP parter Brian Klein and Chamber of Digital Commerce CEO Perianne Boring discuss the future of DeFi regulation at Consensus 2023. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

CoinDesk Web3 reporter Cam Thompson hosted the "Consumer Web3 Is Having Its Moment" event at Consensus 2023. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)
Are DAOs Doomed to ‘Decentralization Theater’?
Consensus 2023 guests shared their concerns over 'decentralization theater' in DeFi projects, emphasizing the importance of genuine decentralization in the development of the...
CoinDesk Web3 reporter Cam Thompson hosted the "Consumer Web3 Is Having Its Moment" event at Consensus 2023. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

CoinDesk Chief Content Officer Michael Casey discussed how crypto's banking problems are downstream of the industry's image issue with Custodia Bank CEO Catlin Long, BCB Group CEO Oliver von Landsberg-Sadie and Fortress Trust Company Chief Compliance Officer Richard Booth at Consensus 2023. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)
Cut the Jargon, Keep Your Promises: How Crypto Can Fix Its Image Problem
Consensus 2023 attendees argued that improving crypto's image requires a clearer explanation of digital assets and a focus on tangible, user-centric products and services
CoinDesk Chief Content Officer Michael Casey discussed how crypto's banking problems are downstream of the industry's image issue with Custodia Bank CEO Catlin Long, BCB Group CEO Oliver von Landsberg-Sadie and Fortress Trust Company Chief Compliance Officer Richard Booth at Consensus 2023. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

CoinDesk reporter Frederick Munawa, the author of this piece, interviews Trust Machines CEO Muneeb Ali on stage at Consensus 2023. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)
Crypto Needs to Be Private by Default, Some Consensus 2023 Guests Say
Participants at Consensus 2023 describe the tension between the need for privacy, transparency and regulation in crypto and DeFi in an excerpt from CoinDesk’s first-ever Conse...
CoinDesk reporter Frederick Munawa, the author of this piece, interviews Trust Machines CEO Muneeb Ali on stage at Consensus 2023. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

CoinDesk’s Margaux Nijkerk (right), the author of this piece, interviews Offchain Labs CEO Steven Goldfeder on stage at Consensus 2023. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)
No More FTXs! Consensus 2023 Attendees Discuss Future of Crypto Custody
FTX's collapse reignites the self-custody debate with Consensus 2023 attendees in an excerpt from CoinDesk’s first-ever Consensus @ Consensus Report.
CoinDesk’s Margaux Nijkerk (right), the author of this piece, interviews Offchain Labs CEO Steven Goldfeder on stage at Consensus 2023. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

U.S. government whistleblower and Nym Technologies consultant Chelsea Manning discusses cryptography and cryptocurrency on stage at Consensus 2023 with CoinDesk Executive Editor Marc Hochstein. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)
Privacy Concerns Dominate CBDC Discussion at Consensus 2023
Some Consensus 2023 participants argue that the economic benefits of CBDCs are not worth the threats to privacy in an excerpt from CoinDesk’s first-ever Consensus @ Consensus...
U.S. government whistleblower and Nym Technologies consultant Chelsea Manning discusses cryptography and cryptocurrency on stage at Consensus 2023 with CoinDesk Executive Editor Marc Hochstein. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Consensus Executive Editor Marc Hochstein interviewed Nym Technologies security consultant and U.S. government whistleblower Chelsea Manning at CoinDesk's Consensus 2023 conference. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)
Introducing CoinDesk’s First-Ever ‘Consensus @ Consensus’ Report
Based on intimate, curated group discussions that took place at Consensus 2023, it covers a wide range of pressing issues for the digital assets industry.
Consensus Executive Editor Marc Hochstein interviewed Nym Technologies security consultant and U.S. government whistleblower Chelsea Manning at CoinDesk's Consensus 2023 conference. (Shutterstock/CoinDesk)

Consensus Conversations 2023
Consensus Conversations: What the AI Explosion Means for Data Privacy
A Consensus 2023 panel with Edward Snowden and Ben Goertzel.
Consensus Conversations 2023