Consensus 2024

(Kgothatso Ngako)
Kgothatso Ngako: How I Brought the Machankura Bitcoin App to Africa
Ngako is speaker at this year's Consensus festival, in Austin, Texas, May 29-31.
(Kgothatso Ngako)

(CoinDesk)
Allison Duettmann: How Blockchains Can Make AI Safer
The CEO of the Foresight Institute, a speaker at Consensus 2024, says there are three key areas where cryptographic technologies can improve artificial intelligence systems.
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(Arif Khan)
‘AI-Agents Will Do Crypto Transactions’: Arif Khan on the Future of Crypto-AI
Alethea CEO Arif Khan, a speaker on the AI Stage at Consensus 2024, says we’ll soon be automating large parts of lives including paying bills and responding to emails.
(Arif Khan)

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‘It's Modding, But on Steroids’: Mark Long on the Future of Web3 Gaming
Shrapnel, a blockchain-infused first-person shooter game, is expected to be released in 2025. Its creator gives a preview to Jeff Wilser ahead of his appearance at Consensus 2...
"Shrapnel" image (Neon)

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The Changing Face of Risk in DeFi
The biggest risk factors in the new era of decentralized finance may be economic, not technical, says Jesus Rodriguez, CEO of IntoTheBlock.
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We Must Protect Crypto-AI From Financial Nihilism
Financial nihilism is a common philosophy in Web3 but, ultimately, there’s no way to build long-lasting value without finding real customers for real products and services tha...
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Runes |  A Degenerate Casino on the Bitcoin Blockchain Creative
Runes | A Degenerate Casino on the Bitcoin Blockchain Creative
Runes and Ordinals ‘Artist’ Creator, Casey Rodarmor has just invented two of the most dramatically impactful protocols in the blockchain industry's history and embraces crypto...
Runes |  A Degenerate Casino on the Bitcoin Blockchain Creative

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Web3 Artist Shavonne Wong on the Future of NFTs
“Having an eye on the horizon makes things less crazy,” says the Consensus 2024 speaker.
Shavonne Wong, NFT artist cropped

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‘It Can Be Said With Confidence the SEC Is Investigating Ethereum’: Consensys’ Bill Hughes Talks Crypto Law
Consensys Senior Counsel and Director of Global Regulatory talks about ETH's legal status and Ethereum's future.
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Time to Take the Reins on Tokenization, or Risk Missing Out
Tokenization can revolutionize the way transactions are processed. But, for institutions, the highest potential lies in the digital assets themselves, says Nadine Chakar, Glob...
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