Raising Money in a Bear Market: Insights from the Crypto Community

Bullet Points:
• Blocknative CEO Matt Cutler spoke at 0xpo Crossroads in San Francisco about his Web3 origin story and Blocknative’s business.
• The Crypties 2022 awards gala was held in December at Art Basel in Miami, sponsored by several crypto projects.
• Tezos co-founder Kathleen Breitman and venture capitalists discussed raising money in a bear market at 0xpo Summit in San Francisco.

At 0xpo Crossroads in San Francisco, Blocknative CEO Matt Cutler sat down with Decrypt’s Jason Nelson to discuss his Web3 origin story and the business of Blocknative. This event was a great opportunity for the crypto community to learn more about Blocknative and their products. Matt spoke about the misconceptions in the crypto space and the challenges that Blocknative has faced.

The Crypties 2022 awards gala was held in December at Art Basel in Miami. This event was emceed by Josh Ostrovsky, better known as „The Fat Jewish,“ and was sponsored by several crypto projects. Nine awards were presented during the evening, with the categories ranging from best decentralization project to most innovative blockchain deployment.

At 0xpo Summit in San Francisco, Tezos co-founder Kathleen Breitman joined venture capitalists Clay Robbins of Slow Ventures, Soona Amhaz of Volt Capital, Sarah Guo of Conviction and formerly Greylock, and Alex Strzesniewski of AngelBlock to discuss raising money in a bear market. Decrypt’s Jason Nelson moderated the panel and the speakers discussed the challenges of raising money in a bear market, strategies for convincing investors, and the importance of having a strong team. The panel also discussed the possibilities of leveraging non-fungible tokens (NFTs) for gaming and the potential of Ethereum and sharding.

Overall, these events provided great opportunities for the crypto community to learn more about the space and to make connections with other industry leaders. The talks and panels provided insight into the current state of the crypto market, discussed strategies for raising money, and discussed the potential of blockchain technology. With events like these, the industry is sure to continue its growth and development.