The crypto industry seems to have aged several decades in its past bull run, maturing in several places while preparing for ambitious new pursuits, including DeFi, NFT, and web3 . And while scams continue to proliferate and hacker attacks have become a weekly occurrence, this space has fueled an onslaught of retail investors and fueled growth. excitement of young technologists who are eager to bet their careers on blockchain.
We’re excited to be part of this controversy and excitement once again as we announce our star-studded agenda. TechCrunch Sessions: Crypto 2022.
The event – taking place on November 17 in Miami – will provide an opportunity for founders and investors to hear war stories from some of the crypto world’s most powerful decision makers, coin Time to learn from industry veterans who have weathered a crypto winter or two. Take advantage of our special launch price – save $250 on general admission while supplies run out. Buy your card today, and then join the web3, DeFi, and NFT communities to keep up with the ever-evolving and always exciting cryptocurrency.
We are excited to host this event in the city of Miami, which has wrapped up a lot of the recent excitement around investing and developing emerging technology in the crypto space. Our guests at this event feature some of the brightest minds in the business and have intimately shaped crypto as an asset and cultural underpinning.
We have more news and speakers to share in the coming weeks, but here’s the first!
November 17
Live onstage: TechCrunch’s Chain Reaction
Join us for a live podcast on Chain Reaction as TechCrunch’s crypto team dives into heated discussions about the latest blockchain news, drama, and trends.
Keeping the Web3 Dream Sponsored
with Michelle Bailhe (Sequoia), Tom Schmidt (Dragonfly)
Billions of capital have been raised by crypto-native funds and web3 VCs in an unprecedented bull run, but as the crypto market falls, how will investors keep the web3 dream alive their existence? We speak to some of the most influential investors in the crypto space about which potential bets are too early, too late, and at the right time.
Bringing Crypto to the Crowd
with Amy Wu (FTX)
Former Lightspeed partner Amy Wu made waves this year when she left the VC firm to lead startup investments from a new $2 billion fund at Sam Bankman’s FTX crypto factory – Fried. Since then, the Coinbase challenger has become a significant presence in the crypto M&A world as it has sought to provide a lifeline to blockchain financial businesses ravaged by the sudden downturn. while supporting young, ambitious endeavors in the consumer web3 space. Hear from Wu about how her company is helping guide the crypto industry through uncertainty while betting on the next class of winners.
Build for Normies
with Alex Adelman (Lolli), Devin Lewtan (Mad Realities) and Brandon Millman (Phantom)
The most hyped decentralized applications are usually built for crypto speculators or decentralized financiers, but a host of new products are being created to target ordinary Internet users. . Join us as we chat with the founders of some of web3’s most exciting consumer apps and pick out the key audience opportunities and challenges of building consumer crypto businesses. used in bear markets.
Building a Behemoth Blockchain
with Changpeng Zhao (Binance)
Binance is the largest cryptocurrency exchange in the world and its founder and CEO, Chinese-Canadian billionaire Changpeng Zhao, is so well known that he is often referred to by his initials – “” CZ”. Binance’s size has attracted scrutiny from regulators around the globe, but the exchange has managed to maintain its popularity among customers. Zhao will give us a rare peek behind the scenes at Binance, sharing his insights on what it takes to run the company in a volatile market and its hopes and fears. His biggest fear and prediction about its future.
TechCrunch Crypto Pitch-Off
The industry’s brightest entrepreneurs will perform in front of a live audience and a panel of industry experts, showcasing revolutionary technologies.
Is Crypto Regulation Ready?
with Katherine Dowling (Bitwise Asset Management), more speakers to be announced
As the crypto market continues to go mainstream, regulators globally are watching the nascent industry with a laser focus. But which crypto companies, protocols, and projects will comply within the current regulatory framework? And how will the crypto industry react when government agencies start providing new guidelines? We chat with some of the brightest in the field, who will learn about what regulation means for the industry in 2022.
An empire without mold
with Devin Finzer (OpenSea)
Few in the crypto space have seen the explosive adoption of NFTs happen so quickly, but NFT marketplace startup OpenSea, founded in 2017, is waiting. Fast to this day, and there are already tens of billions of dollars in NFT trading volume with OpenSea handling most of those sales. CEO Devin Finzer has so far fended off market competitors from massive public-funded fortunes and emerging threats, but will the 13-year-old start-up, Can this $3 billion hold its lead through a bear market?
Fundraising during crypto winter
with Flori Marquez (BlockFi), Nikil Viswanathan (Alchemy) and John Wu (Ava Labs)
The days of flashy deal terms for pre-product crypto startups may be a thing of the past as the industry sees uncertainty over the next few years. We chat with some veteran crypto founders about how young founders can keep funding steady during a bear market and what their investors might want to see.
Join the Metaverse
with Nicole Muniz (Yuga Labs)
There has never been anything quite like the rise of the Bored Ape Yacht Club. Expensive monkey JPEGs have inspired people outside of crypto endlessly while the owner of the NFT collection has shown an uncommon devotion outside of religious groups. Yuga, the startup behind the collection, is eager to turn this cultural anomaly into an empire. After raising a seed round this year at a staggering $4 billion valuation, Yuga CEO Nicole Muniz has focused her efforts on building Otherside, an NFT-driven metaverse. focus on challenging the efforts of Meta, Roblox and others.
Don’t miss your chance to grab all this great content and tap into the top networking opportunities at Top Contributor Session: Cryptocurrency above November 17 in Miami. Buy your card now and save – before the special launch price disappears. See you in November!
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