10 Must-See Moments at Consensus 2016
CoinDesk’s Consensus 2016 conference kicks off Monday for three days of blockchain technology discussion, promising a wide array of engaging panelists, industry power-brokers and groundbreaking announcements, presentations and more. While three days of conference can be a lot to take in, there are some moments set to take place next week that attendees simply must not miss. CoinDesk takes a look at some of these must-see moments to come: Can you say polar opposites? One is the CEO of a $121m Silicon Valley bitcoin company, the other is the head of the blockchain consortium representing....
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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....
CNN will drop NFTs depicting historic moments such as space travel, technological advancements, and presidential elections. CNN has followed Fox and Time Magazine into the NFT market, announcing the launch of collectible historic moments from the news. CNN’s NFT project is dubbed “Vault by CNN: Moments That Changed Us” and includes a series of tokenized iconic moments from its 41-year history, along with a vault to purchase, store and display the NFTs. Vault by CNN: Moments That Changed UsThe news organization has not revealed which specific historic moments will be tokenized, however, it....
The MIT Digital Currency Initiative (DCI) has announced more than $100,000 in scholarships and support for underrepresented minorities and women to attend Consensus 2016: Making Blockchain Real. In collaboration with CoinDesk, the DCI will be selecting 50 Consensus Scholars to attend the event from 2nd to 4th May in New York City. This will be our second year collaborating on a scholarship effort for the conference – we are excited to continue to foster a more diverse community of attendees at Consensus. A study conducted on “Consumer Attitudes on Bitcoin and Other Virtual Currencies”....
Bitcoin is now seven and a half years old, or almost eight, depending on where you believe Bitcoin began - the concept's fertilization as a White Paper, or its actual open-source birth and first public transactions. Over that time, life has never been boring for young Bitcoin, with the digital currency becoming extremely popular throughout the criminal and online underworld, as well as the more tech-savvy and economically progressive among us. Today, we’ll review the top five moments in Bitcoin’s rather spectacular history. Not the five best moments, nor the five worst, but the five....
It has been said that bitcoin is in a crisis as its community attempt to reach consensus on how best to scale the technology to increase its capacity, and the evolving debate was on display at Consensus 2016 today. Perhaps the day's most visible panel was one featuring former Bitcoin Core maintainer Gavin Andresen, who just the night before had revealed he believes he has received proof that Australian cryptographer Craig Wright is bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto. As a result, when Andresen joined Ethereum investor Vitalik Buterin; Bitcoin Core developer Eric Lombrozo; and Neha Narula of....