Bulletpoints:
• Phantom Co-Founder Francesco Agosti was interviewed at 0xpo Crossroads
• The Crypties 2022 awards gala was held in December of 2022 at Art Basel in Miami
• Tezos Co-Founder Kathleen Breitman talked about Tezos and NFT gaming at Web Summit and a panel on raising venture money was held at 0xpo Summit
At 0xpo Crossroads in San Francisco on November 3, Decrypt’s Jason Nelson sat down with Francesco Agosti, one of the minds behind the popular Solana dapp. They discussed the history of Phantom and Francesco’s hopes for the future of Web3.
In December 2022, Decrypt Studios held the inaugural Crypties awards gala at Art Basel in Miami. Josh Ostrovsky, otherwise known as „The Fat Jewish“ served as the emcee, and presenters from a range of crypto projects handed out statuettes in nine different categories. The evening was sponsored by Polygon, Filecoin Foundation, Lamina1, Async, BeetsDAO, The Gold Mask, Gem Set, Breakout, Anonymous, Infinite Objects, Ape Water, Decentralized Pictures, and Vault 721.
At Web Summit in Lisbon, Tezos Co-Founder Kathleen Breitman spoke with Decrypt’s Stephen Graves about how Tezos has used a proof-of-stake mechanism since its inception, her admiration for Tendermint, Ethereum and sharding, progressive decentralization, and NFT gaming.
Finally, a panel on raising venture money even during Crypto Winter was held at 0xpo Summit in San Francisco on November 3. Clay Robbins of Slow Ventures, Soona Amhaz of Volt Capital, Sarah Guo of Conviction and formerly Greylock, and Alex Strzesniewski of AngelBlock all joined Jason Nelson to discuss strategies for success in a bear market.
It was a busy week for the crypto community, with a range of events and discussions taking place around the world. At 0xpo Crossroads, Francesco Agosti discussed the history of Phantom and his hopes for the future of Web3. At the Crypties 2022 awards gala, presenters from a range of projects handed out statuettes in nine different categories. Tezos Co-Founder Kathleen Breitman talked about Tezos and NFT gaming at Web Summit, and a panel on raising venture money was held at 0xpo Summit. It was an exciting week, full of interesting conversations and insights into the world of cryptocurrencies.