Hearing this from a lot of tech segments not just AI, robotics and aerospace engineers also gag when they hear "crypto" or "Web3"
Too much persistent grift really hamstrung the reputation of the industry and given how left leaning tech circles in many areas are, POTUS questionable involvement made things even worse
In some ways crypto is being adopted left and right, in others its one of the most hated tech verticals

Unfortunately, Illia is right. Crypto has such a terrible perception from the outside that AI companies don't want to touch it with a ten foot pole.
Not sure the solution outside of top-tier builders and entrepreneurs like Illia moving to SF and proving people wrong one by one. x.com/therollupco/st…

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