CoinDesk LIVE Presents: ETH at Five! Join us to Celebrate Five Years of Ethereum!

July 27-31, 2020 at 4PM ET, Daily

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Five years ago, an unlikely project went live. It called itself “the world computer,” and it promised to transform not just cryptocurrencies as we knew it, but the very idea of what could be done with cryptography and consensus. Ethereum had arrived.  Ethereum is at a crossroads. It has spawned blockchain uses — from digital cats to yield farming — previously unimagined. But it must complete an ambitious and fraught retooling of its foundations — the long-awaited move to Ethereum 2.0 — in order to keep up with the market’s demands.  CoinDesk is marking the moment with ETH at Five, a series of thought-provoking stories and live-streamed discussions examining the history and promise of Ethereum.  Tune in to CoinDesk Live, July 27-31 at 4 p.m. Eastern each day or call +1 (661) 4-UNICRN any time you like. P.S. Watch out for the Easter eggs.  REGISTER TODAY LIVE SESSIONS July 27 - 31, 2020 at 4 p.m. Daily Peace, Love and Unicorns: The Culture of Ethereum Monday July, 27 | 4 PM ET Presented by Andrew Keys, Tonya M Evans, Amanda Cassatt and Leigh Cuen Ethereum prides itself on its inclusive, unicorns-and-rainbows vibe, which is a far cry from the libertarian, cypherpunk, mountain-man culture of Bitcoin. Join us for a discussion about how this diverse, freewheeling and extremely social approach to software development made Ethereum what it is today. Stay for fun memories from a panel of veteran Ethereans from their nonstop global tour of conferences, meetups and festivals.   $55 Million Shockwave: How the DAO Hack Changed Ethereum Tuesday July, 28 | 4 p.m. ET Presented by Taylor Monahan, Emin Gun Sirer, Griff Green and Matt Leising The theft, the chain split, the legal aftermath — perhaps no single event impacted Ethereum's trajectory as much as the DAO hack of 2016. Bloomberg's Matt Leising sits down with the key protagonists to reflect on the events and their after-effects four years later. Ethereum's Bankless Bankers   Ethereum's Bankless Bankers Wednesday July, 29 | 4 p.m. ET Presented by Hayden Adams and Robert Leshner Smart contracts were supposed to substitute handshakes and signatures with software. These ideas have gone from science fiction to a $2.5 billion market as of mid-July, 2020, thanks to the boom in so-called decentralized finance built on Ethereum. An unlikely crew has emerged as the leading figures of this movement. We'll talk to them about how we wound up here Year Zero: From Those Who Were There   Year Zero: From Those Who Were There Thursday July, 30 | 4 p.m. ET Camila Russo, Joe Lubin, Anthony Di Iorio, Gavin Wood, Ken Seiff and Texture Getting the “world computer” operational was no easy task. Hear about the 24/7 coding, the infighting and the instant millions minted in that process. Join Camila Russo, author of the new book “The Infinite Machinem” as she digs into Ethereum's highs and lows with the programmers, entrepreneurs and investors who got in on the ground floor. Inside the Hype Machine: Behind the Scenes of the ICO Boom   Inside the Hype Machine: Behind the Scenes of the ICO Boom Friday July, 31 | 4 PM ET David Wachsman, Brad Laurie and Hartej Sawhney Smart-contract auditors, PR pros, YouTube "influencers:" Meet the service class that was caught up in 2017's ICO gold rush, selling metaphorical shovels to prospectors seeking billions in instant riches. We relive the good, the bad and the ugly of that era through their eyes.   REGISTER TODAY This email was sent by: CoinDesk   250 Park Avenue South New York, NY, 10003, US   Want to change how you receive these emails? update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list