CoinDesk Acquired By DCG, Announces Consensus 2016
We are excited to announce that CoinDesk has been acquired by Digital Currency Group (DCG), a leader in the bitcoin and blockchain industry and one of CoinDesk’s earliest investors and supporters. Since CoinDesk launched in 2013, our audience has trusted us to be the leading publication of record for the digital currency industry. As this industry evolves and new players emerge, it’s clear that the informational needs of the individuals and companies in this space are increasing. DCG's resources and vision will enable the CoinDesk team to keep pace with those growing needs and continue....
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Coindesk, a leading industry news and media outlet has announced today that it has been acquired by Digital Currency Group. Barry Silbert’s Digital Currency Group, an initial investor in Coindesk has now acquired the publication as a whole, with editorial and business teams at CoinDesk to reportedly merge with Digital Currency Group’s events platform to form a new subsidiary based in New York. CoinDesk made the announcement on its website, which read: We are excited to announce that CoinDesk has been acquired by Digital Currency Group (DCG), a leader in the bitcoin and blockchain industry....
Held one week ago in New York City, CoinDesk's Consensus 2016 blockchain conference brought together speakers from all over the world to unveil new products, discuss the major issues of the day and begin to help plotting a course forward for the future of the industry. The biggest moments? From Delaware Governor Jack Markell's announcement that his state is to seek a legal classification for blockchain shares to 21 Inc CEO Balaji Srinivasan’s unveiling of a major software suite aimed at creating a bitcoin-based economy, Consensus 2016 saw its fair share of big ideas – and those pitching....
CoinDesk is pleased to announce the release of the final agenda for Consensus 2016, the blockchain industry’s leading conference, to be held from May 2-4 at the Marriott Marquis in New York City. Cornerstone events include the unveiling of the “Delaware Blockchain Initiative” by Delaware Governor Jack Markell, a special announcement by 21 CEO Balaji Srinivasan, and discussion surrounding the “Future of Blockchains” by Srinivasan and R3 founder David Rutter, an intimate discussion with former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers and a speech by Silver Lake co-founder and former White....
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