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Consensus Toronto 2025 Coverage
Coinbase’s Lucas Matheson on Why Canada Needs a Blockchain Strategy
Coinbase’s Canadian boss discusses how the country can create a better business environment for crypto. Matheson is a speaker at Consensus by CoinDesk in Toronto May 14-16. Interview with Afra Wang.
Luxor’s Aaron Foster on Bitcoin Mining’s Growing Sophistication
The group’s director of business development, a speaker at this year’s Consensus festival, says bitcoin miners are expanding into bitcoin pooling, hashrate hedging, AI and HPC.
Crypto’s Biggest Barrier to Adoption? It’s Not Regulation — It’s UX
The goal should be to design tools that make crypto accessible, secure, and simple — without sacrificing self-custody or decentralization, says Katelyn Perna, Crypto Chief Information Security Officer, Robinhood.
Where Top VCs Think Crypto x AI Is Headed Next
Decentralized AI has thus far attracted $917 million in VC and private equity money, according to Tracxn.
CoinDesk Weekly Recap: Crypto Emerges From the Tariff War
Plus: Paul Atkins was confirmed and ETH ETF options were approved.
Killing the IRS DeFi Rule Is an Industry Win — But It’s a Temporary One
The end of one rule is the beginning of crypto’s unresolved tax issues, says Robin Singh, CEO of crypto tax platform Koinly.
Bitcoin Is Not a Payments Platform
Jack Dorsey says Bitcoin needs payments to scale. Rena Shah, COO of Trust Machines, disagrees. It can continue to be this asset of generational wealth or store of value against inflation, while actually being an active asset across an evolving financial ecosystem, she says.
How Bitcoin Miners Are Adjusting to the Threat of Tariffs: Blockspace
Before April 9, miners were paying upwards of $3M for chartered flights as they try to outrun the impact of Trump’s import levies. Some miners are comparing the tariffs to China’s 2021 mining ban.
Working Through the Riddles of Tokenized Securities
Despite the recent regulatory thaw around digital assets, regulating digital assets remains a thorny problem. Here is a primer on the more common riddles currently facing developers of tokenized securities from Skadden’s Daniel Michael, Michelle Gasaway and Greg Zaffino.
Consensus Toronto 2025 Coverage
Aptos’ Ash Pampati: Building in a Choppy Market
A blockchain with Meta DNA, Aptos faces a challenge of differentiation in an increasingly skeptical market. Head of ecosystem Pampati talks with CoinDesk ahead of his appearance at Consensus 2025 in Toronto May 14-16.
