Developers, builders, founders and investors are at the very heart of the blockchain transformations. Without their hard work and innovation there would be no crypto and Web3. That’s why our Protocol Village and Startup Village stages are at the very heart of Consensus.
Stop by these stages for a look at what the top blockchains are building, what innovative founders are creating and what projects investors have their eyes on.
STARTUP VILLAGE HIGHLIGHTS
Our first-ever dedicated space for startups with three days of content, an Investor x Startup lounge and Google’s Web3 hub that helps startups scale
Dedicated 1:1 Investor Meetings with the world’s top VCs
The 3rd Annual CoinDesk PitchFest presented by Google Cloud to find the best early-stage startup (Applications now open!)
Meet the Drapers TV series with Tim Draper picking one lucky startup to win a 50K investment and an invitation to the finale for a shot at the $1 million grand prize
PROTOCOL VILLAGE HIGHLIGHTS
L1s: Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, XRPL, Avalanche, Chainlink, NEAR, Stellar and more
L2s: Base, Optimism, Arbitrum, Mantle and more
Bitcoin Half-day: Developer interest in the world’s oldest blockchain has never been higher. As Wall Street brings fresh capital to BTC the asset, layer 2s, restaking and DeFi are bringing new functionality to the Bitcoin blockchain. Hear from Stacks, Ordinals, Block, Lightspark and Brink.
Ethereum Half-day: Layer 2s have brought new levels of user activity to the world’s leading smart-contract blockchain. Explore ETH with the teams driving the latest innovations on Ethereum.
Workshops: Join fellow developers in getting hands on with a range of cutting-edge technologies.
