OKX reviews Consensus Miami sponsorship after E11EVEN pole-dancing party backlash
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Promote with Leviathan NewsOKX is reviewing its Consensus Miami partnership after the event’s official E11EVEN afterparty, which featured pole-dancing and adult-entertainment optics, triggered backlash across Crypto Twitter. The May 6 party was promoted on the official Consensus agenda, drew thousands of sign-ups against a roughly 1,000-person venue, and put sponsor logos and brand controls under scrutiny after MetaMask and Consensys were pulled into the blow-up. The real issue is brand discipline: crypto wants Wall Street, regulators, and Fortune 500s to take it seriously, but marquee conference culture keeps handing critics easy ammo.
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