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May is a lucky month for CoinDesk, because since 2015, CoinDesk will hold Consensus (New York Consensus Conference) in New York every May.Participants include executives of traditional giant companies and blockchain company (project) founders, developers, investors, government agencies and media, etc. It has become the most influential annual summit in the blockchain industry.
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Since 2015, Coindesk's New York Consensus Conference has been held five times in a row.
This year's Consensus Conference will be held in New York from May 13th to 15th (Eastern Time), and the ticket price is still 1999 US dollars.
However, this year's New York Consensus Conference did not have as many guests as in 2018, which is also related to the bull market in early 2018 and the bear market this year. The 2018 Consensus Conference was attended by many heavyweight politicians, such as James Bullard, President and CEO of the St. Politicians are rarely seen at the conference, and more are project parties, investors and academics from universities.
It is worth noting that IBM participated in this conference as a five-star sponsor of Consensus 2019. In addition, Microsoft and TRON participated in this conference as four-star sponsors.Some well-known cryptographers and scholars also participated in this conference, such as David Chaum, a famous cryptographer and cryptocurrency pioneer, the 2016 Nobel Prize winner in economics, and also a professor of economics at Harvard University-Oliver Hart, Christine Moy, head of blockchain products at JPMorgan Chase, and others participated in the conference.
The theme of this conference is: business, market and technology. Its main topics are: token issuance, blockchain games, enterprise alliance chains, decentralized finance, blockchain governance, blockchain applications, etc. also,image description
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2015: Blockchain technology becomes another new technology that changes mankind after the Internet
Inaugural summit of the "Consensus Conference" on digital currency and blockchain technology in 2015. More than 600 professionals and organizations attended the conference, including PayPal, Wells Fargo, the U.S. Department of Justice, and leading technologists and investors.
The meeting mainly revolved around the macro development prospects of digital currency and blockchain technology in various fields, with the core of discussing practical issues.
"Consensus 2015 is a unique event that will help drive the conversation and the industry forward," said Debby Hopkins, Citi Chief Innovation Officer and Citi Ventures CEO.
People are beginning to realize that this may become another innovative technology that changes people's lives after the Internet. Afterwards, people were no longer satisfied with macro discussions and retreat studies of "false big space".secondary title
2016: How to deliver apps to consumers and businesses
On May 2, 2016, the second Consensus Conference was held. 1,500 professionals from start-up companies, investment companies, financial service institutions, academic and policy groups in major blockchain industries participated in the conference.
The meeting mainly discussed business development, technological innovation, and policy issues affecting the development of the blockchain industry. Two and a half days of expert lectures, workshops and demonstrations were held.
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2017: BTC up 138% two months after meeting
On May 22, 2017, the third Consensus Conference was held. The number of participants nearly doubled compared with the previous year, reaching 2,750 people. They came from start-up companies, investors, financial institutions, technical personnel, government groups and It is starting to build blockchain and digital currency economy and other parties.
The CEO of Coinbase, the Innovation Director and Chief Innovation Officer of Citigroup, and the Senior Vice President of IBM all attended the meeting.
This year's Consensus Conference revolved around "investment". How to grasp the trend, how to conduct investment transactions and judge the value in the new field of digital assets has become a new issue.
The topic revolves around whether digital currency and blockchain technology have a future, including how the government uses blockchain technology, content monetization, true net neutrality, and blockchain supervision.
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2018: After the end, the currency circle began a long bear market
The number of participants in the 2018 Consensus Conference increased significantly, with about 8,500 participants, making it the largest Bitcoin Consensus Conference in history.
Leaders from all walks of life around the world gathered in New York to discuss the "consensus" that can promote the better development of blockchain technology and Bitcoin.
The themes of the 2018 New York Consensus Conference include blockchain and digital currency market data, applications, blockchain technology trends, ICO and venture capital, and government policies. Hundreds of industry experts were invited to the meeting, including Jack Dorsey, CEO of Twitter, James Bullard, Chairman of St. Louis Fed, Frederick Smith, CEO of FedEx, an international logistics express company, Sujit Raman, Deputy Attorney General of the US Department of Justice, and David Schweikert, a member of the House of Representatives.
It is worth noting that the 2018 New York Consensus Conference broke the fate of Bitcoin's "increasing every meeting". During the 2018 Consensus Conference, the price of Bitcoin did not rise but fell. The drop was 20.2%, and after the consensus conference ended, the currency circle began a long bear market, which has continued until now.
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Three major "slots" in 2018:
1. Sky-high tickets
Tickets for the 2018 Consensus Conference are as high as 2,000 US dollars, which has attracted heated discussions and complaints from the public before the conference.This year's conference was attended by big names from all walks of life, including IBM, Microsoft, FedEx and other big companies, and even officials from the US Department of Justice, the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission and other regulatory authorities.And nearly 30 cryptocurrency companies including Ripple, Litecoin, Quantum Coin, Zcash, and VeChain also sent representatives to speak at the conference.
There were as many as 8,500 participants in the conference, a 10-fold increase from the number of participants in the 2015 conference. Industry insiders have made statistics, one ticket per person,The organizer Coindesk can receive more than 17 million US dollars, converted into RMB as high as 110 million yuan.
2. Bankers march against Bitcoin
On the first day of the Consensus Conference, bankers marched and demonstrated against Bitcoin outside the venue. The bankers held banners and made noise outside the venue. The banners read: "Bitcoin destroys our business model", " Paper currency payments use less electricity" and "restore the remittance industry" to resist Bitcoin words.
Later, the initiator of the alliance stated on the official website bankersagainstbitcoin.org that the protest march was a "joke", but today this joke will become a reality in the near future.After Bao Erye heard about this, he posted a joke on Moments: "This parade is actually a marketing activity. The organizer spent 50,000 US dollars to hire 20 extras to create momentum for Bitcoin and ICO.”
3. Playing cryptocurrency = driving a Lamborghini?
The Consensus Conference not only attracted celebrities from all walks of life, but also famous cars. The 2018 Consensus Conference attracted 250 experts and more than 8,500 audiences from more than 70 countries including the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and China. These Lamborghinis are these encrypted cars. The iron powder of the currency came.
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Four major focuses in 2018:
1. Twitter CEO: I hope Bitcoin becomes the native currency of the Internet
On the third day of the conference, Jack Dorsey, the co-founder and CEO of Twitter and Square, said that the Internet needs a native currency (native currency), and a native currency will be born. He also called on supporters of digital currency to "don't wait for the native currency to appear, Rather, it facilitates its emergence."
Although he doesn't know who will win in the end, he hopes it will be Bitcoin because he is a die-hard fan of Bitcoin. At the conference, he praised Bitcoin's underlying technology, the blockchain, and hoped that Bitcoin would become an everyday currency, ensuring everyone had access to it.
Dorsey also mentioned: "When Bitcoin or other digital currencies become a legal means of payment around the world, it will lower the barriers for new P2P payment companies such as Square to enter new markets."Dorsey is very optimistic about the role of Bitcoin in the field of future payments. In an interview with the "Sunday Times", he predicted that Bitcoin will become the only currency in the world in the next ten years, and hopes that Bitcoin can be used to buy things like coffee. simple goods.
2. The exchange rate issue is the biggest obstacle for cryptocurrency to be recognized by the market
James Bullard, President and CEO of the St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank of the United States, said that it is not uncommon for cryptocurrencies to be a type of private currency (private currencies) that can coexist with fiat currencies. Cryptocurrencies are driving a non-uniform currency situation that has historically been unpopular and will eventually be replaced as chaotic exchange rates make cryptocurrencies unusable. How to facilitate the exchange of market-based cryptocurrencies is a very important social issue, and cryptocurrencies may be backfired and pushed in the wrong direction.
He also said that cryptocurrencies could become a problem if they become large enough, but Bitcoin does not threaten the U.S. dollar, and the Federal Reserve can study the possibility of using blockchain technology, and has no intention of pursuing cryptocurrency foreign exchange.
3. Blockchain technology will not survive five years
He also mentioned, "Blockchain is not a magical thing. You can sprinkle a layer of dust on it, and it cannot be transformed into a universal technology."
As soon as Song's words came out, half of the audience applauded for his ruthless words, while half remained silent. Song believes that the use of blockchain in enterprises can be replaced by other technologies, thereby increasing efficiency.
He also mentioned, "Blockchain is not a magical thing. You can sprinkle a layer of dust on it, and it cannot be transformed into a universal technology."
4. While encouraging innovation, it is necessary to strengthen supervision
Bermuda Prime Minister David Burt stated that Bermuda is the only country that has truly implemented the use of encryption technology. Bermuda has introduced many blockchain projects and formulated relevant laws in the past 6 months. Bermuda welcomes and supports innovation.
Wendy Henry, a senior manager at Deloitte, said the U.S. is looking at technologies that can modernize. These technologies, such as blockchain technology, can actually serve as connected organizations, and people have to figure out how to use blockchain technology correctly.
"The SEC encourages different ways of raising money," said Robert A. Cohen, chief of the SEC's Enforcement Division's Cyber Division. "We don't regulate technology, we regulate the financial industry and markets."
CFTC Director of Enforcement James McDonald said the regulator's mission is to foster financially sound markets, and as a regulator, the approach requires some flexibility. The CFTC must investigate criminal conduct and regulate the market, acting now in a way that does not impede innovation and interfere with other regulations.
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Attached is the agenda of the 2019 New York Consensus Conference (important topics):
May 13 (ET)
"The Launch of the Lightning Network"
"The Launch of the Lightning Network"
The discussion on the Lightning Network roundtable forum will be discussed by Blockstream researcher Christian Decker, Lightning Power Users founder Pierre Rochard, Casa CTO Mr.Jameson Lopp and other guests.
11:00AM—11:30AM (Beijing time 23:00PM—23:30:PM)
"Defining Defi: What is Decentralized Finance"
"If you feel that the encrypted world is confusing, then Defi will subvert your imagination even more. The top team in the Defi industry will tell you how this industry works." BlockFi founder and CEO Mr.Zac Prince, Byrne & Storm, PC Partner Preston Byrne and Dharma Co-Heir and CEO Nadav Hollander will participate in the discussion of this topic.
11:20AM—12:20PM (Beijing time 23:20PM—00:20AM)
"2019 Global Blockchain Survey - Bringing Blockchain Back to Commercial Applications"
"The 2019 global blockchain survey shows that blockchain companies are slowly beginning to apply it to different business scenarios, and executives of many companies no longer focus on 'whether blockchain technology is useful or not'. ', but 'how to operate blockchain technology in different business scenarios, how to make blockchain technology serve people's lives'." Ms. Linda Pawcz, chairman of Deloitte and Deloitte partner Amy Steele and other guests.
11:30AM——12:00PM (Beijing time 23:30PM—00:00AM)
In 2019, POS mining has aroused a new trend of thought among miners and investors, and has triggered many experts and bigwigs in the industry to discuss the Staking economy. Regarding this issue, Staked co-founder and CEO Tim Ogilvie, Bitfish Operations Director Jun Soo (JK) Kim and Farbric Ventures partner Max Mersch will discuss the custody risks, physical security and business models of the Staking economy.
In 2019, POS mining has aroused a new trend of thought among miners and investors, and has triggered many experts and bigwigs in the industry to discuss the Staking economy. Regarding this issue, Staked co-founder and CEO Tim Ogilvie, Bitfish Operations Director Jun Soo (JK) Kim and Farbric Ventures partner Max Mersch will discuss the custody risks, physical security and business models of the Staking economy.
2:25 PM—2:45 PM (Beijing time 2:25AM—2:45AM)
"Under the background of cross-chain technology, 10 consortium chains can still work interactively"
3:00 PM—3:30 PM (Beijing time 3:00AM—3:30AM)
"Aside from being used for transactions, what is the use of stablecoins?"
In the second half of 2018, a large number of stablecoins emerged in the cryptocurrency market, and stablecoins can be used to anchor legal currencies in the real world. But besides anchoring fiat currencies, what are stablecoins useful for? Christine Moy, Head of JPMorgan Blockchain Group, Sarah Olsen, General Manager of Gemini Trust Company, and Joao Rejinatto, Head of Circle USDC Product will participate in the discussion on this topic.
May 14 (Eastern Time)
8:30 AM—9:00 AM (Beijing time 20:30PM—21:00PM)
"Is cryptocurrency for everyone? Focus on the big retail industry"
TD Ameritrade, the largest online discount broker in the United States, is definitely a "mainstream investment institution" in the industry. The company's customer accounts exceed 11 million individuals, and it is also the first company to provide bitcoin futures contracts to certified customers. Not only that, TD Ameritrade took a step further in the industry last year and invested in the ErisX exchange. ErisX hopes to improve the digital asset investment experience of individual investors and institutional investors. ErisX CEO Thomas Chippas and TD Ameritrade Executive Vice President Steven Quirk will participate in this roundtable discussion.
10:00 AM—12:00 PM (22:00 PM—24: PM Beijing time)
"Not Relying on the Petro: Helping Venezuela Build a Bottom-Up Blockchain Concept"
Joe Waltman, CEO of GiveCrypto.ogr, Ruben Galindo, CEO of Airtm, Eduardo Medina, Core Developer of Democracy Earth Foundation, and Mariano Di Pietrantonio, Head of Latin American Community Operations at MakerDAO, will discuss how blockchain technology can help reshape Venezuela's economy.
1:00 PM—1:30 PM (Beijing time 1:00AM—1:30AM)
"When is a Bitcoin ETF Passed? How to Address Market Manipulation and Market Opacity"
The main hurdle for bitcoin ETFs remains the opacity of the crypto market. Tony Sio, Head of Market Regulatory Technology at Nasdaq, and Matt Hougan, Head of Research Group at Bitwise Asset Management, will discuss crypto market monitoring, data integrity and what is required for ETF approval.
2:10 PM—2:30 PM (Beijing time 2:10AM—2:30AM)
“The State of the Staking Economy”
Jun Soo (JK) Kim, Head of Operations at Bitfish, will give a keynote address on the current state of the staking economy.
4:00 PM—4:20 PM (4:00AM—4:20AM Beijing time)
"How Security Token Became the Most Popular Asset in 2019"
STOs have replaced ICOs as the hot new way to finance blockchain. Juan Hernandez, founder and CEO of OpenFinanc Network, and Joshua Stein, CEO of Harbor, will discuss the development trend of STO in 2019.
5:20 PM—5:40 PM (5:20AM—5:40AM Beijing time)
"Who are buying security tokens?"
Security token issuers, trading platforms, and funds have already attracted millions in funding. But which users are buying security tokens? Terrence Dempsey, Product Manager, Fidelity Digital Assets, Frank Hourigan, Head of Operations, BKCM, and Arianna Simpson, General Manager, ASP, will discuss this topic.
May 15 (Eastern Time)
11:00 AM—11:30 AM (Beijing time 23:00PM—23:30PM)
"After SAFT, in the STO world, how will the utility token develop in the future?"
ConsenSys co-founder Aaron Wright and Coinlist co-founder Andy Bromberg will discuss how utility tokens are shaping up amid the STO craze.
1:20 PM—1:50 PM (Beijing time 1:20AM—1:50AM)
"Trading Tools: Reconstructing the Next-Generation Digital Currency Exchange System"
Yoni Assia, founder of eToro, Kristine Boggiano, chief legal counsel at AlphaPoint, and Steve Ehrlich, CEO of Voyager Digital, will discuss designing trading tools for the next generation of digital currency exchanges.
2:00 PM—2:30 PM (Beijing time 2:00AM—2:30AM)
"Under the Encryption Winter, How Should Miners Survive"
The encryption world has experienced a long bear market, how did the miners in the encryption world survive the encryption winter? How will the future of miners develop? Nishant Sharma, head of community operations at Bitmain, will participate in the discussion of this topic.
4:20 PM—5:20 PM (4:20AM—5:20AM Beijing time)
"How will the blockchain industry in China and the United States develop in the next five years?"
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