Hello,
In the three months since Consensus 2023 in Austin, the crypto news cycle has run hot. On the regulatory front, the SEC sued some of the industry's biggest names even as some court rulings came down in crypto's favor. We saw legislative progress in various countries but a politicized posture in the U.S., while TradFi titans like BlackRock, Fidelity, Charles Schwab and PayPal placed big bets on a softening in that by filing a slew of regulatory submissions for ETFs, exchanges and stablecoins.
Meanwhile, the Web3 community inserted itself into the raging AI-fueled debate over data rights, copyright and privacy as Worldcoin launched its controversial proof-of-human solution. As crypto markets fell, rose and eventually eased into an oddly steady state, there was a sense that in the not-too-distant future, this industry will emerge from a challenging Crypto Winter and reassert itself as a driver of innovation in money and culture.
We've also seen a lot of attention around the advancements in blockchain tech, particularly around various L2s, that may lead to more consumer applications built on crypto rails.
All of that sets the stage for our return to Austin, May 29-31 next year. For this, the 10th Consensus event, we'll explore what these twists and turns mean for this technology and its impact on the economy.
Our Main Stage will feature the leading decision-makers and thinkers navigating these shifts and shaping the future. In the Open Finance Summit on our Money Reimagined stage, we'll address the "BlackRock moment," as incoming institutional money brings a badly needed surge of liquidity and challenges the "DeGen" ethos that has dominated crypto markets until now.
On the same stage, in the State of Crypto Policy Summit, we'll explore the outputs of the Crypto Winter "BUIDL" phase when developers hunkered down without the distractions of market turmoil to build solutions to scaling, privacy, accessibility and other market needs.
On the Gen C stage, three separate summits – on AI, on Gaming & Immersive Worlds, and on Brands & Creators – will help our audience rethink how we experience art, culture and human connections in a rapidly changing digital economy.
And at the Protocol Village, we will once again be hosting the largest concentration of multi-chain developers and industry builders looking to find alpha on crypto's latest trends and opportunities for dapp and core development.
I'm looking forward to sharing more of the Consensus 2024 agenda with you as it comes together, but until then I'd like to remind you that we are offering a limited number of Pro passes for our final 2-for-1 promotion. There are just 100 passes remaining. Don't miss this opportunity to join the most important conversation in crypto and Web3 for just $599 per person.
Secure your seat at Consensus 2024.
Sincerely,
Michael Casey
Chief Content Officer
CoinDesk
