Interview


Consensus Magazine

Olaf Carlson-Wee: Crypto Is the Great Wealth-Redistribution Machine

In an interview ahead of Consensus, the early Coinbase employee turned investor-philosopher discusses crypto’s product-market fit, ideas no one gets and living the good life.

(Olaf Carlson-Wee, modified by CoinDesk)

Consensus Magazine

Hannah Siegel-Gardner: What's Next for NFTs?

In a CoinDesk interview, Art Blocks Chief Marketing Officer Hannah Siegel-Gardner, a Consensus speaker, takes us behind the scenes at a leading startup in the emerging field of generative art.

(Ian Suarez/CoinDesk)

Web3

MetaBirkins Artist Mason Rothschild's Latest NFT Project Is 'Subject to Change'

The non-fungible token artist spoke to CoinDesk about his "disruptive" creative agency Gasoline and its newest project.

(This Artwork Is Subject to Change/Manifold.xyz)

Financiën

Market Maker DWF Labs Emerges as Top Crypto Investor

DWF Labs Managing Partner Andrei Grachev discussed the firm’s investment strategy and continuing risks for the industry.

DWF Labs managing partner Andrei Grachev(LinkedIn)

Consensus Magazine

Illia Polosukhin: Building Near's Blockchain, Embedding AI

The co-founder, a speaker at CoinDesk’s Consensus festival, said Near is taking on Ethereum and already boasts 25 million accounts and 446,000 daily transactions.

(Ian Suarez/CoinDesk)

Consensus Magazine

Decentralized Media Via Web3: A Solution to Bias and Trust Issues in News?

Ashley Rindsberg – a speaker at CoinDesk's Consensus festival – argues that the New York Times has a track-record of dangerous misreporting. Is "DeMe" the answer to what skews to the media?

(Ian Saurez/CoinDesk)

Consensus Magazine

Straith Schreder: The Future of Content Is Collaborative

In a CoinDesk interview, the executive creative director at Palm NFT Studio shares why participatory artwork might actually work for your Web3 brand.

(Ian Saurez/CoinDesk)

Consensus Magazine

Senator Cynthia 'Crypto Queen' Lummis: Lack of Laws Pushing Industry Overseas

The senator from Wyoming – a speaker at CoinDesk's Consensus festival – on crypto's prospects in Washington, D.C.

(Ian Suarez/CoinDesk)

Consensus Magazine

How Talent Agency WME Is Expanding Into Crypto

Chris Jacquemin, a speaker at CoinDesk's Consensus conference, on Hollywood's embrace of Web3.

Chris Jacquemin, head of digital strategy at talent agency WME (Ian Suarez/CoinDesk)

Consensus Magazine

Taking Photos and Minting NFTs at the Ends of the Earth, With FOTO’s John Knopf

The Emmy award-nominated photographer discusses the early days of Bored Apes, digital culture and turning an industry into a community using crypto.

(John Knopf, modified by CoinDesk)