Is There a Difference Between DFI and Cryptocurrency?

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A lot of the products that are out there, even though they are on the block chain, really mirror things that are existin our traditional financial system. I don't see to have a clear understanding of why does the network affect sustain once you have a user population that doesn't see the same financial upside as the prior uno user population. But what i do think is that people have not her come up with really clear theories about how we solve some of these puzzles. And until that's resolved, i either proving it out, or at least kind of theorizing about it, then i think there's going to be still seem pretty sceptical bat that would work.

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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