Consensus 2015: The Day in Quotes
Consensus 2015, CoinDesk's inaugural conference, was held in New York last week. The event featured a wide range of speakers, including prominent figures from the crypto space, traditional finance, law enforcement and aid sector who engaged in a wide range of discussion topics; including the potential use-cases for bitcoin and blockchain technology. Below is a round up of the best quotes from the day's discussions, in case you missed the event. For a more detailed overview of the day's proceedings check out our live blog or our summaries of the morning and afternoon sessions. Consensus....
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There are only 21 days to go until Consensus 2015, CoinDesk's inaugural summit on digital currencies and blockchain tech. In honour of the very special nature of the number 21 in the cryptocurrency space (there will only ever be 21 million bitcoins created), we're releasing a limited batch of 2-for-1 Consensus tickets, available for 24 hours only. We've added some great new sponsors and speakers to our lineup recently, including Gyft, Coinbase, Chain, Abra and BNY Mellon. After receiving a great response to our call for Makeathon applications - it was oversubscribed by 300% - we've closed....
CoinDesk's inaugural event - Consensus 2015 - is taking place at the TimesCenter in New York today. Find out what's happening right now with our live blog below and find out what's coming next with our conference agenda.
3,000 tweets, 600 attendees and 50 speakers later, CoinDesk's inaugural conference Consensus 2015 wrapped on 10th September. The one-day event drew together top minds in the fields of finance, charity, investment and law enforcement to discuss how blockchain technology might impact very real problems faced around the world today. It featured a diverse line up of speakers from Digital Asset Holdings CEO Blythe Masters to Internet security pioneer Christopher Allen and Assistant US Attorney Kathryn Haun. For those who missed out on the jam-packed day, you can watch the event in full below.....
Last week, over 500 attendees and speakers gathered inside New York's TimesCenter for CoinDesk's inaugural conference, Consensus 2015. It was a jam-packed day which bought together industry figures from the banking world, law enforcement, Silicon Valley and beyond to discuss the future use cases of blockchain technology. Away from the stage, the event saw numerous events, including the diversity scholarships, knowledge bars and book signing sessions. Toggle using the arrows below for our highlights, or search using the hashtag #Consensus2015 on Twitter. CoinDesk EventsConsensus 2015Galleries
Digital currencies and blockchain technologies cut across numerous sectors, with the potential to impact everyone from the suits on Wall Street to the world's unbanked. We want to drive the conversation forward by connecting the doers and thinkers in those sectors - global development and aid, civic technology, government and policy-making, financial services and more - with the technologists, entrepreneurs and investors at the heart of the digital currency world. To do that, we're launching our first conference: Consensus 2015 at the TimesCenter in New York City on 10th September.....