Crypto industry hosts Consensus after-party at Miami's E11even club

12 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · May 9

On Wednesday night, people queued for blocks and waited hours to enter the Miami venue, where some men openly discussed plans to buy lap dances inside.
The event was billed as the official after-party for Consensus, one of the cryptocurrency industry's biggest conferences, drawing an unusual conference crowd to the adult entertainment club.
The party took place as the sector faces a bear market, underscoring the contrast between the industry's downturn and its continued appetite for lavish networking events.

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