have a close friend who worked at tier 1 crypto companies and then did yc
he was amazed by how much more operationally rigorous yc companies were at *inception stage* than crypto companies at series a/b
crypto maturing may be boring but it's 100% necessary

Crypto is "Boring" because it's Maturing, and the painful transition is just beginning. Who is staying and who is moving on...
CT is down because the easy money is gone. When they say crypto is "boring," they mean it’s becoming serious.
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