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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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

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