Consensus 2020 opens as a fully virtual conference
Consensus 2020 by CoinDesk held virtually with over 100 speakers and 50+ exhibitors, marking one of the first major virtual Bitcoin conferences.
On May 11, 2020, Consensus 2020 opens as a fully virtual conference. Consensus 2020 by CoinDesk held virtually with over 100 speakers and 50+ exhibitors, marking one of the first major virtual Bitcoin conferences.
The 2020 virtual edition maintained much of the conference's programming while adapting to the constraints and opportunities of online delivery. The timing was particularly significant—the conference coincided exactly with Bitcoin's halving, creating a convergence of the cryptocurrency industry's most important periodic event and one of its largest annual conferences.
Panels and presentations naturally focused heavily on the halving's implications, mining economics, and Bitcoin's monetary policy in the context of unprecedented fiscal and monetary stimulus from governments worldwide. Speakers discussed how COVID-19 was affecting cryptocurrency adoption, infrastructure development, and regulatory approaches, while also examining longer-term trends in DeFi, institutional custody, and central bank digital currencies.