Bitcoin Uncensored Talks Consensus Coindesk Conference in NYC

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6 June, 2017

Bitcoin Uncensored Talks Consensus Coindesk Conference in NYC

Riccardo Spagni sits down with Chris De Rose of Bitcoin Uncensored to discuss his first hand impressions of this year's Coindesk conference "Consensus" in New York City.

This is the premiere cryptocurrency/ICO shill fest, with guests including: William Mougayar, Perianne Boring, and Vinny Lingham. Nothing but geniuses in suits, and as for the t-shirt crowd? Well, seems like there's not a lot of interest in specialization these days.

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