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Social Intelligence in Crypto: LunarCrush's Vision for Market Analytics with Jon Farjo & Joe Vezzani

Dec 5, 2024

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In this episode of The Smart Economy Podcast, host Dylan Grabowski is joined by LunarCrush co-founders Joe Vezzani and Jon Farjo.

Join them as they discuss:

How social media metrics can help determine the appetite for specific digital assets
The metrics and categories that LunarCrush follows
How AI has improved the team's ability and processes
The forthcoming rise of AI agents

And much more!

Joe is a Web3 entrepreneur and CEO of LunarCrush. With 15 years of experience, Joe has expertise in financial analysis, accounting, creative production, sales, business development, pricing strategy, customer acquisition, product management, M&As, fundraising, hiring, and more. Previously, Joe held leadership roles at companies like INNOCEAN USA, LifeLine Response, Owens Corning, and Draftfcb.

Jon is an experienced digital strategy leader with a focus on Web3, AI, marketing, branding, and social media. As Chief Product Officer at LunarCrush, he drives innovation and creates solutions that will hopefully resonate with users. Previously, Jon held leadership roles at companies like Veritone, INNOCEAN USA, The Buddy Group, and Metagenics.

Episode Highlights:

[00:00:00] Intro
[00:02:25] Social media data vs traditional market indicators
[00:04:06] Correlation between social metrics and market movements
[00:07:50] Analysis of successful meme coins and community tokens
[00:10:26] Founders' crypto origin story
[00:14:04] LunarCrush evolution since 2018
[00:24:33] AI integration and team efficiency
[00:30:04] Future of AI agents in crypto trading
[00:34:28] Major client partnerships
[00:40:38] Emerging social media platforms
[00:48:54] Polymarket impact and social metrics
[00:53:22] 2025 predictions and Bitcoin trends
[00:58:00] Closing remarks and platform information

Previous guests include: Rusty Matveev, Chief Strategy Officer at Calaxy; Andrew Lawrence, CEO and Co-Founder of Censo; Zac Townsend, CEO and Co-Founder of Meanwhile; Jesper Johansen, CEO and Co-Founder of Northstake; Tama Churchouse, COO of Cumberland Labs; Holly Wood of Boson Protocol; Sid Powell of Maple Finance; Chad Barraford of THORChain; and many others.

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