Consensus 2024

Ben “BitBoy” Armstrong and meme coin creator “More Light,” in Mexico City in February, 2024.
Texas Takedown: Nic Carter and David Hoffman Square Off for Karate Combat at Consensus
The influencers, representing Bitcoin and Ethereum, will enter the pit at the Consensus festival May 30, 2024. Fyre Festival’s Billy McFarland is also on the fight card.
Ben “BitBoy” Armstrong and meme coin creator “More Light,” in Mexico City in February, 2024.

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Chris Dixon Talks Techno-Optimism, Permissionless Innovation and the Need for Crypto
The renowned a16z VC talks to Daniel Kuhn about his new book, “Read Write Own: Building the Next Era of the Internet.”
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Ogle Catches the Crypto Crooks
Hacks happen a lot in crypto. So, Ogle has professionalized asset recovery for the victims. He's pretty good at it.
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Yat Siu: The Metaverse Man Gets Real
Web3 gaming powerhouse Animoca Brands isn’t playing around; it takes its work with governments and educating a skeptical audience seriously.
Distorted image of Yat Siu against black background

Sergey Nazarov (Mason Webb/CoinDesk)
Sergey Nazarov: The Crypto Oracle
Chainlink is where digital assets meet the real world, and Nazarov is predicting TradFi and crypto will become intertwined.
Sergey Nazarov (Mason Webb/CoinDesk)

Cuy Sheffield of Visa (Mason Webb/CoinDesk)
Cuy Sheffield: The Reason Visa Is 'Everywhere’ in Crypto
Perhaps more than at any other TradFi firm, Visa’s crypto unit under Sheffield has been running experiment after experiment. That's why he's one of CoinDesk's Most Influential...
Cuy Sheffield of Visa (Mason Webb/CoinDesk)

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse (La Vaun)
Brad Garlinghouse Is 2023's Comeback King With XRP's Win Over SEC
Ripple's CEO emerged triumphant this year in legal cases with big implications for crypto's future. He couldn't have done it without the XRP Army.
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse (La Vaun)

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PayPal's Jose Fernandez da Ponte: Stablecoins for All
The payments giant debuted its own Ethereum-based U.S. dollar stablecoin this year, offering serious competition to existing market leaders such as Tether's USDT and Circle's...
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Messari CEO and founder Ryan Selkis.
Ryan Selkis Goes to Washington
Ryan Selkis built a political fundraising machine for crypto that's ready to sway elections in 2024. That's why the Messari founder is one of CoinDesk's Most Influential peopl...
Messari CEO and founder Ryan Selkis.