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Crypto OG Kain Warwick on how early-stage investing is broken
May 29, 2024
Kain Warwick, co-founder of Synthetix, discusses the flaws in traditional venture capital leading to new fundraising in crypto. Topics include tokenized commodities, crypto VC trends, inefficiencies in early-stage investing, airdrop mechanism design, and deal flow dynamics.
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- Traditional venture capital model is broken, leading to new fundraising mechanisms in crypto space.
- Challenges in early-stage investing include regulatory uncertainties, hindering market efficiency and requiring innovative solutions.
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Origin and Evolution into Synthetics
Keynn Warwick shares his journey into the crypto space. Coming from an online retail and payments background, his interest grew in crypto, initially as a Bitcoin maxi, later shifting into the ETH community. Establishing Haven, which evolved into synthetics, the platform aimed to offer decentralized stablecoins, pivoting due to the rise of regulated stablecoins like USDC and Paxos.
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