Interview

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CoinDesk Confidential: Loretta Joseph
The veteran fintech consultant at Financial Services Commission (FSA) Mauritius answers our questionnaire ahead of Consensus 2022.
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CoinDesk Confidential: Robin Schmidt
The head of video and multimedia at media company The Defiant answers our questionnaire ahead of Consensus 2022.
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CoinDesk Confidential: Ayesha Kiani
The tenacious and straightforward chief operating officer of LedgerPrime takes our questionnaire ahead of Consensus 2022.
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Megan Kaspar: Meta-a-Porter Fashion
A pioneer in digital luxury fashion weighs in on the future of wear-to-earn and online photorealism. Kaspar is a speaker at CoinDesk's Consensus festival starting June 9.
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'Not About Playing It Safe': Krista Kim on How Artists Inspire the Metaverse
As contemporary artist Krista Kim sees it, there are too many corporate executives conceiving these new virtual worlds and not enough genuine creatives.
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Frances Haugen: Facebook Informer
She was the source for the damning "Facebook Files." Here's how she thinks DAOs and blockchains could fix the company nobody likes.
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Diana Sinclair: People Aren’t 'Ready to Hear' About Inequities in the Metaverse
Web 3 can open up opportunities for marginalized groups, but it's not a silver bullet, says one leading NFT artist.
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Pierina Merino: Rethinking Social Media for the Metaverse
Meet the 30-year-old Venezuelan founder of FlickPlay, a hot social metaverse platform. Merino will appear at CoinDesk's Consensus 2022 festival.
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Brian Forde (modified by Kevin Ross/CoinDesk)
Brian Forde: Why Congress Needs a Crypto 'Truth Teller'
He explained Bitcoin to Barack Obama and ran one of the first election campaigns emphasizing crypto. He says Congress needs more people who understand science and technology.
Brian Forde (modified by Kevin Ross/CoinDesk)

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Justin Sun Talks USDD Stablecoin in Wake of LUNA/UST Unravel
The controversial crypto entrepreneur explains how an algorithmic stablecoin can still succeed while denying rumors he was behind the de-pegging of Terra’s failed UST.
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