[Top 3 Takeaways] Coindesk: Consensus 2023

Amberdata is proud to have sponsored CoinDesk’s Consensus 2023 in Austin from April 26-28 . Consensus is the world's largest, longest-running, and most influential gathering and it brought together all sides of the cryptocurrency, blockchain, and Web3 community.

Amberdata was represented by Shawn Douglass, Co-Founder and CEO of Amberdata, Tongtong Gong, Co-Founder and COO, Ryan Burdick, SVP of Global Sales, Taylor Travis, Senior Account Executive, Naum Pleshivoy, Institutional Sales, Anthony Hohmann, Senior Account Executive, Robert Weaver, Account Executive, Heather Williams, Sales Engineer, Ryan Davis, Senior Account Executive, Daniel Marques Growth/Relationship Manager Americas, and Charles Chiang, VP Customer Experience.

Our booth was very busy and we left having made many, many new connections. For those of you who couldn’t attend - here are our 3 top takeaways.

3 Top Takeaways

• Institutional web3 optimism is very high. This was especially evident in the attendees representing traditional finance. There was plenty of discussion around moving TradFi products and services to crypto and creating totally new products within the asset class. Major Fortune 500 brands such as Salesforce, Anheuser-Busch, and PepsiCo also discussed their roadmaps for embracing the blockchain.
• The lack of policy-making and predictable enforcement is a threat to US competitiveness. Europe and much of Asia have relatively clear frameworks – and the US does not. This affects an increasingly large number of people and organizations.
• The marriage of AI + blockchain was a hot topic. Institutions and crypto-native firms are just beginning their AI exploration, but it is clear that there is a powerful transformation on the horizon.

Next, our team is heading to DigiAssets Conference in London in late May. If you are attending - please reach out to hello@amberdata.io or any of our team members so we can connect at the conference.