Bulletpoints:
• 0xpo Crossroads hosted Phantom Co-Founder Francesco Agosti in November 2020
• The Crypties 2022 was held in December 2022 at Art Basel in Miami
• Web Summit 2022 featured Tezos Co-Founder Kathleen Breitman discussing proof-of-stake and Ethereum sharding
0xpo Crossroads, a popular event hosted in San Francisco, had the pleasure of having Francesco Agosti, the co-founder of Phantom, attend in November 2020. Agosti’s conversation with Decrypt’s Jason Nelson gave insight into the history of Phantom and what he is looking forward to in Web3.
In December 2022, Decrypt Studios held their inaugural Crypties awards gala at Art Basel in Miami. With the help of Josh Ostrovsky (The Fat Jewish) and sponsors from various crypto projects, nine different categories were honored with statuettes. The event 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.
Web Summit 2022 saw Tezos Co-Founder Kathleen Breitman onstage at Web Summit in Lisbon. Breitman spoke about how Tezos blockchain has used a proof-of-stake mechanism since its inception, her admiration for Tendermint, Ethereum and sharding, progressive decentralization, and NFT gaming with Decrypt’s Stephen Graves.
Volt Capital, Conviction, AngelBlock and Slow Ventures also joined Decrypt’s Jason Nelson at 0xpo Summit in San Francisco on November 3 for an extensive panel on raising venture money even during Crypto Winter. The panel discussed the importance of raising in a bear market and provided helpful advice for those in the crypto space.
Overall, 0xpo Crossroads, The Crypties 2022, Web Summit 2022, and the 0xpo Summit provided a lot of insight into the world of blockchain, cryptocurrency, and Web3. It was an amazing opportunity to learn from those in the industry, and we are excited to see what else the future has in store.