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“Carpe Consensus” is a show for crypto fans and foes, DeFi degens, non-fungible enthusiasts and welcomes the crypto curious. Each week, hosts Ben Schiller, Danny Nelson and Cam Thompson seize the world of crypto, debating the latest in industry and community news alongside guest experts and commentators.

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“Carpe Consensus” is a show for crypto fans and foes, DeFi degens, non-fungible enthusiasts and welcomes the crypto curious. Each week, hosts Ben Schiller, Danny Nelson and Cam Thompson seize the world of crypto, debating the latest in industry and community news alongside guest experts and commentators.

    DeFi Isn't a Defense for Insider Trading

    DeFi Isn't a Defense for Insider Trading

    A DeFi project steps precariously close to insider trading.

    • 16 min
    A Year of Politicization and the Looming Bull

    A Year of Politicization and the Looming Bull

    A crypto winter of growth and optimism: from those who developed the tech to those who led the fight for sensible regulation, the year has been full of influential figures transforming the crypto industry.

    • 16 min
    Can You Put a Price on Decentralized Governance? Polygon and DraftKings Did

    Can You Put a Price on Decentralized Governance? Polygon and DraftKings Did

    Danny Nelson describes his recent scoop where he learned that Polygon quietly gave DraftKings preferential treatment while telling the public it was an "equal" member of the validator community.

    • 20 min
    Riding the Bull and Bear in El Salvador

    Riding the Bull and Bear in El Salvador

    Jonathan Martin traveled across El Salvador, observing bitcoin adoption in the first country to make BTC legal currency.

    • 22 min
    Moving on From Sam Bankman-Fried

    Moving on From Sam Bankman-Fried

    Well, the show's over: Sam Bankman-Fried was found guilty on all seven counts in the FTX fraud trial. Now, the crypto industry and its reporters move on to other topics – maybe even out of crypto winter, and into spring?

    • 25 min
    SBF's Testimony Demonstrated He Was (at the Very Least) a Bad CEO

    SBF's Testimony Demonstrated He Was (at the Very Least) a Bad CEO

    When SBF decided to take the stand, reporters flocked to the courthouse to try and get a spot in the room itself to watch the former FTX CEO recount his version of events. Turns out Sam didn't remember much of what happened at FTX.

    • 17 min

Customer Reviews

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9 Ratings

JackieOLA999 ,

Super informative and fun

Really looking forward to Consensus and I feel like this is a great prep for that.

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Love the new look

I’ve enjoyed following this podcast for a while. Keep it up!

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Excellent production

This show is so well produced and full of fascinating content. Keep it up!

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