Mass Adoption Would Ruin Crypto. Keep It a Niche
There is an unavoidable tension between the aims of decentralization and onboarding everyday users.
Culture
Meet the Citizens of Consensus
Last year, the Association for Women in Crypto ran an inclusion survey of 500 people across 200 crypto firms that found around 80% of women in the industry felt either sexually, mentally or physically unsafe at work. Nearly 50% of men responded the same way. “Crypto scored lower than tech, generally,” AWC founder and CEO Amanda Wick said, although she […]
How Gunnar Lovelace Is Trying to ‘Unf*ck’ the World
The serial entrepreneur and ethical capitalist’s latest effort at civil disobedience is being previewed at Consensus 2024.
Your After Hours Guide to the Last Day of Consensus
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Your After Hours Guide to Consensus 2024, Thursday Night
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Your After Hours Guide to Consensus 2024, Wednesday Night
Events to consider following the first day of the conference.
Your Afterhours Guide to Consensus 2024, Tuesday Night
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Allen Farrington: Capital in the 21st Century
Bitcoin sculpture made from scrap metal outside the BitCluster mining farm in Norilsk, Russia. (BitCluster)
Bitcoin Mining’s Boon for Small Town America
Will Foxley’s doc about a small Texas town’s embrace of a new mining facility paints a more positive story about Bitcoin’s impact on rural communities than typically reported.
Must Bitcoin ‘Drop Ideals’ of Decentralization to Achieve Mass Adoption?
Key management is crucial to Bitcoin maintaining decentralization. But, as hacks and exploits have grown in number, the dream of self-custody has become more difficult to maintain.