The Consensus 2019 Videos Are Live
Watch nearly every Consensus 2019 talk on CoinDesk right now.

The official Consensus 2019 videos are now available for public viewing.
Our official Consensus 2019 video page is now live and features a slate of amazing talks from the Consensus main stage, our Business and Markets tracks, as well as our developer-focused Construct.
In these videos, you'll hear from the likes of ConsenSys founder Joe Lubin, SEC commissioner Hester Peirce, 2020 presidential contender Andrew Yang, former U.S. Representative Ron Paul and Tron founder Justin Sun, among many more.
This year's Consensus conference was packed with the players, movers and shakers of the crypto space. If you didn't get a ticket this year, our videos offer you the next best thing: a window into what's defining and driving the current conversation around bitcoin, crypto and blockchain.
Below are just a few of the more than 20 videos currently available on our site:
Scandalous Money and the Cryptocosm: A Conversation with George Gilder and Joseph Lubin
Inside the Hype Machine: In Conversation with Justin Sun
The Internet Candidate - In Conversation with Andrew Yang
Ron Paul: Anti-Crypto Congressman Is ‘Just Another Thug in Washington’
.@ronpaul is on #CoinDeskLIVE at #Consensus2019. Ron Paul. https://t.co/tGLAzxeH02
— CoinDesk (@CoinDesk) May 13, 2019
You can watch the videos here and watch our exhibit hall walkthroughs here.
Additionally, you can watch our amazing CoinDesk LIVE episodes (including the much-watched bet between Joe Lubin and Jimmy Song) by visiting our Periscope page.
Sigal Mandelker, Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, at Consensus 2019, photo by Anna Baydakova for CoinDesk
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