News with the tag "consensus"

Four and half years ago, when Zain Zaidi was applying to grad school, he submitted his academic transcripts. But, through an administrative error, the documents were lost, and he almost lost his place. Understanding how someone’s life could be altered by not being able to prove something like an aca...

Every successful crypto conference needs a Hackathon to showcase the ideas and projects that will usher in the next wave of Web3 ideas. Consensus Hong Kong—sponsored by EasyA, the start-up for developers—did just that and brought in hundreds of competitors to highlight the projects that look to take...

Justin Sun wishes he could travel more. But there’s too much to do. "There are too many exciting things happening in crypto every week," he said in a December interview with CoinDesk at home in Hong Kong. "I don't really take vacation time. It's hard to get away for a week." If Sun did take an exten...

Consensus, the world’s longest-running crypto conference, opens in Hong Kong next week, offering a unique viewpoint into digital assets in Asia. More than 270 speakers and thousands of attendees from over 90 countries are expected at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre for the event being...

In a recent House Financial Services Committee hearing, lawmakers revealed differing approaches to stablecoin and cryptocurrency regulation, reflecting long-standing partisan tensions. The hearing, which took place on Tuesday, highlighted various legislative proposals and viewpoints on digital asset...

If you asked a cypherpunk in the 1990s about their worst-case scenario for the future of money, they probably would have described something very close to Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs). The fight against financial surveillance was fundamental for Bitcoin’s early instigators, and CBDCs go a...

When it comes to trading memecoins, time is money — and waiting on a centralized exchange (CEX) could cost you both. Take $TRUMP, for example. On Jan. 17, 2025, just before his inauguration, Donald Trump launched his memecoin on Solana, which surged past a $14.5 billion peak market cap on decentrali...

Crypto regulations are a competitive business in Asia, with places such as Hong Kong and Singapore vying to become Asia’s crypto hub and capture all the business associated with that status. The challenge, though, lies in crafting a rulebook that balances investor protections with a welcomingness to...

Crypto Twitter may sometimes seem like a raging brawl, but come Feb. 20, there will be some actual live combat between crypto influencers at Consensus Hong Kong 2025 . The conference will play host that evening to the eighth edition of Crypto Fight Night (CFN), an industry sporting and networking ev...

Evgeny Gaevoy began his career in traditional finance, specializing in market making and prop trading. But by 2016, seeing the inefficiencies of legacy financial systems and the potential for disintermediation, Gaevoy realized there was an opportunity to create something entirely new and better. Wit...