Kyle Samani is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Multicoin Capital.

In this episode, Samani discusses the current state of the crypto market and venture capital funding in the industry. Samani highlights areas which he believes are key investment opportunities, and lays out why he sees a brighter future for Solana in on-chain finance over Ethereum.

OUTLINE00:00 Introduction00:32 Sponsor Break02:24 VC Funding Downtrend08:04 Clarifying Crypto's Usecases13:46 New Era of Crypto Regulation17:06 Regulatory Clarity = Increased Investment?22:49 Samani's Revised Solana Thesis25:28 Solana vs. Ethereum32:17 Closing Thoughts & Predictions

GUEST LINKSKyle Samani on X: https://x.com/KyleSamaniMulticoin capital on X: https://x.com/multicoincap

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