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Why the Co-Founder of LinkedIn Is Betting on NFTs Again
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Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn and prominent AI investor, joins the Consensus mainstage for a wide-ranging conversation on where crypto, AI, and identity are headed. Hoffman argues that as agents outnumber people on the internet, crypto becomes the only viable solution for trust, provenance, and identity at scale. From his 2014 Bitcoin purchase to his recent CryptoPunk buy, Hoffman explains why the age of AI has brought him back to crypto with fresh conviction.
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Timecodes:
00:00 - Reid Hoffman at Consensus Miami 2026
01:11 - What Reid Is Focused on Today
04:13 - Deepfakes, Provenance, and Crypto as Identity Infrastructure
09:00 - Stablecoins, the GENIUS Act, and Keeping Crypto Bipartisan
10:51 - The Cognitive Industrial Revolution and Working with AI
13:28 - AI in the Workforce: Superpowers, Not Layoffs
15:32 - Where Reid Is Investing: NFTs, DAOs, and Agent Identity