CoinDesk’s 4th annual blockchain technology summit, namely Consensus 2018 which was held from May 14-16, 2018 at the New York Hilton Midtown, saw 8000+ attendees. The topics discussed at the Consensus 2018 featured talks and exhibitions on everything cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, and the underlying blockchain, is this year the biggest yet and the first since Bitcoin’s price explosion last year that saw Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies skyrocket in price.
In fact, almost everyone from cryptocurrency space, from startups, to investors, and the established financial sector, were in New York for Consensus this week.
Consensus 2018, however did fail to deliver the Bitcoin price bump many had been waiting for, which everyone was expecting from one of the world’s biggest Bitcoin conferences.
Here’s a brief summary and Highlights of Consensus 2018
Consensus 2018: Twitter’s CEO Jack Dorsey Wants One Native Currency
Jack Dorsey in a chat with Elizabeth Stark, the chief executive of Lightning Labs, told that he believes that the internet is going to have a native currency, hopefully Bitcoin. He said,
“I’m just approaching with the principle that the Internet deserves a native currency. It will have a native currency. I don’t know if it will be Bitcoin.”
Dorsey’s other company, Square, let merchants accept bitcoin in 2014 for payment of goods, but abandoned that plan after few consumers used bitcoins for that reason.
Changing gears, Square in January launched a bitcoin buying and selling feature in its Cash app. Since then the payment company has rolled out additional features for its users, which now sees them able to buy, sell, and transfer Bitcoins with the app.
“Any payment that comes across our table, the seller should be able to accept,” Dorsey added.
Consensus 2018: HTC wants your phone to be powered by blockchain
Taiwanese consumer electronics company and Smartphone manufacturer HTC has announced its plans to enter the cryptocurrency ecosystem and blockchain industry by developing a new Android smartphone that will be powered by blockchain technology.
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