Crypto industry reflects and faces regulatory challenges at Consensus 2023.

Members of CoinDesk's editorial team shared their takeaways on the critical issues that will shape how the cryptocurrency industry continues to unfold at the Consensus 2023 conference. The lack of regulatory clarity is a major concern for the industry, affecting not only crypto but also Web3 development across the United States. Non-US regulators are thinking about crypto while the US remains in a deadlock both in Congress and among regulators. The level of optimism about crypto is high, even with the bad regulatory outlook, and traditional finance remains high on the future of crypto.