• Blocknative CEO Matt Cutler gave a presentation at 0xpo Crossroads in San Francisco on November 3.
• The Crypties 2022 awards gala was held at Art Basel in Miami, with presenters from a range of crypto projects.
• Tezos co-founder Kathleen Breitman and representatives from Slow Ventures, Volt Capital, Conviction, and AngelBlock discussed raising venture money at 0xpo Summit in San Francisco.
Blocknative CEO Matt Cutler recently spoke at 0xpo Crossroads in San Francisco on November 3, giving a presentation to tell his Web3 origin story and Blocknative’s business—plus misconceptions in the crypto space. Later that same month, Decrypt Studios held the inaugural Crypties awards gala at Art Basel in Miami, with emcee Josh Ostrovsky („The Fat Jewish“) and presenters from a range of crypto projects. Sponsors included Polygon, Filecoin Foundation, Lamina1, Async, BeetsDAO, The Gold Mask, Gem Set, Breakout, Anonymous, Infinite Objects, Ape Water, Decentralized Pictures, and Vault 721.
Additionally, Tezos co-founder Kathleen Breitman spoke about the Tezos blockchain’s use of proof-of-stake at Web Summit in Lisbon. She also discussed her admiration for Tendermint, Ethereum and sharding, progressive decentralization, and NFT gaming. Finally, representatives from Slow Ventures, Volt Capital, Conviction, and AngelBlock discussed raising venture money in a bear market at 0xpo Summit in San Francisco. Clay Robbins of Slow Ventures, Soona Amhaz of Volt Capital, Sarah Guo of Conviction and formerly Greylock, and Alex Strzesniewski of AngelBlock all joined Decrypt’s Jason Nelson onstage for an extensive panel about the topic.
Overall, November was an eventful month in the world of crypto, with high-profile events and presentations from a range of influential figures in the industry. From the Crypties 2022 gala to the 0xpo Summit panel on venture money, the crypto space is continuing to grow and evolve—with bigger, more innovative events on the horizon.