MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — CoinDesk’s flagship Consensus conference kicks off today at the Miami Beach Convention Center, bringing thousands of people together for the annual big-tent event to discuss the digital asset sector.
Day one of the conference will see local officials and startup leaders outline the state of the crypto world. Arthur Hayes, Lily Liu, Jesse Pollak, Anatoly Yakovenko, Mike Cagney, Brad Garlinghouse and more will present keynotes or take place in the fireplace to open the conference, weighing in on everything from the current macroeconomic environment to the future of AI tools to the growth of decentralized finance. Stay tuned to this live blog for updates throughout the day.
On the political front, CoinDesk will see discussions about the US Department of Justice’s fight against mixer developers and hear from congressional staffers about exactly how crypto-specific legislation is being written. Congressman Steven Horsford will discuss his efforts to reform how the US handles taxes around crypto transactions, while CFTC Chairman Michael Selig talks about his agency’s growing efforts to wrangle crypto and prediction markets.
Agent payments, privacy tools and more familiar crypto tools will – naturally – also see discussions throughout the day.
Tomorrow, CoinDesk will also host its Capital Markets Summit, bringing together traditional finance veterans with companies trying to bring these products on-chain. A key theme at Consensus Hong Kong last February was the growth of tokenization as a way for these established companies to build faster and more efficient tools for their existing products. Is that trend real and will it continue? Come and find out.
Tomorrow – and throughout the week – we’ll also be holding meetings for people interested in different topics, such as prediction markets or the midterm elections, to connect with each other. Definitely take advantage of them; The Consensus Lobby has been one of the most cherished aspects of this event for the past decade, but now you can hang out in a dedicated space for it instead of hoping for an empty corner in an actual lobby.
