Crypto’s latest crash and where web3 falls short (with Aaron Levie)

Welcome back, this week Anita and Lucas discuss another stressful week for crypto markets which has pushed even bullish investors into bearish territories. We also chatted about growing crypto regulation efforts and Jack Dorsey’s latest effort called “web5”.

In their interview this week, Lucas and Anita chat with Aaron Levie. Levie is the CEO of enterprise software company Box. While his day job doesn’t have anything to do with the blockchain, he has attracted the ire of plenty of crypto VCs for sharing thoughts on Twitter about why web3 won’t work. We caught up with Levie about some of his biggest complaints and what it would take for him to angel invest in a crypto startup.

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Helpful links:

• https://techcrunch.com/2022/06/14/coinbase-ceo-says-it-is-laying-off-18-of-its-workers/
• https://techcrunch.com/2022/06/13/as-celsius-accelerates-the-crypto-sell-off-who-pays-the-price/
• https://techcrunch.com/2022/06/14/binance-crypto-exchange-hiring-plans-fight-crypto-winter/
• https://techcrunch.com/2022/06/13/crisis-on-the-blockchain/
• https://twitter.com/levie/status/1477052989881782272

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