262: Money Talks with Alejandro Gutierrez | ETH Dublin | ETH ETF | Web3 VC Climate | Crypto Politics

Alejandro Gutierrez, CEO of npayme Labs and co-founder of ETH Dublin joins me again as guest co-host this week. We start with Alejandro's Token2049 Dubai ‘tsunami-in-a-yacht’ story, the upcoming ETH Dublin 2024, and the Techstars Web3 demo day on June 6th in NYC. We then cover the challenging venture capital funding market for Web3 projects, political and regulatory developments in the U.S. concerning crypto, and the in-flight approval of Ethereum ETFs.

As we recorded this episode a few hours before the SEC took the first step in authorizing Ethereum ETFs, we unpacked the political and legislative climate towards crypto in the U.S., and how things like SAB121 and the FIT21 Act are driving real change.  We also touch on the broader impact of blockchain technology on financial markets and the context of tokenization, consumerization, and infrastructure improvements in the crypto space.

TIMESTAMPS:

01:53 Alejandro's Dubai Adventure at Token 2049

04:40 ETH Dublin 2024 Preview and Techstars Web3 Demo Day

07:16 npayme Labs and the Future of Web3

12:14 The State of Venture Capital in Crypto

23:00 The Impact of Political Climate on Crypto

25:04 Trump's Crypto Strategy

26:18 Crypto Donations and Political Influence

28:43 Ethereum ETFs and Regulatory Challenges

32:25 Political Shifts and Crypto Regulation

37:19 The Future of Crypto Legislation

45:09 Pizza Day and Bitcoin's History

STORIES WE COVERED:

VC Funding in Crypto

Galaxy Ventures bemoans ‘challenging’ market as crypto VC funding set for measly 27% gain (DL News, 20-May-24)

CryptoRank:  Recent Crypto Investments and Fundraising Rounds (early stage only)

ETH ETF Approval Expectations

Ether jumps 20% on renewed optimism for an ETF, bitcoin also rallies (CNBC, 20-May-24)

Ether ETFs Filing Process Sees Abrupt Progress, Though Approval Not Guaranteed: Sources (CoinDesk, 20-May-24)

Fidelity Drops Staking Plans in Updated Ether ETF Filing (CoinDesk, 21-May-24

Blockworks’ BTC ETF Tracker

US Crypto Regulatory Ups and Downs

House To Vote On Who Will Regulate Crypto (21-May-24)

Proposed DeFi Carve-out from Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Hayden Adams on X/Twitter, 20-May-24)

Uniswap Labs Urges SEC to Drop Pending Enforcement Action in Wells Response (CoinDesk, 21-May-

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