New episode with Jesse Walden is up now! The Future of Crypto: Stablecoins, AI Integration, and the Path to Mass Adoption @jessewldn is the founder and managing partner of @variantfund, an early-stage crypto fund backing projects like Uniswap, Phantom, World, Morpho, Flashbots, Farcaster, Blockaid, and Blackbird. Before launching Variant in 2020, he was an investor at a16z crypto, where he supported early-stage builders shaping the future of Web3. In this episode, Jesse shares his wide-ranging perspective on crypto's evolution, emerging trends, and the technology's promising intersection with AI. Listen now: • YouTube: • Spotify: • Apple: A big thank you to the incredible sponsor that makes the podcast possible: ✨ Brex — The banking solution for startups: We explore: → The fundamental difference between AI (technology of abundance) and crypto (technology of scarcity), and why the two technologies are complementary → How the GENIUS Act is transforming the regulatory landscape for stablecoins and creating unprecedented bipartisan support → How DAOs 2.0 will return to their original vision: automation at the center with humans at the edges → How meme coins generate hype and the value of attention → Why user experience still holds Web3 back and what needs to change → What still needs to be solved to scale crypto, including true cross-chain interoperability