Sep 28, 2026 · 33 min · 13 segments
This conversation covers a wide range of topics, including the convergence of AI with blockchain, the importance of community in the crypto space, Soledad's journey into crypto, the role of CoinDesk…
And then so you you're perfectly probably a nice segue to see the difference between virtual and in real life given Yeah.
It is not quite the same, but seeing the resurgence, I remember the first consensus that I attended and produced in real life in 2022 when we went back to in real life event.
The energy in that room was just incredible and people were so, so eager to meet in real life again.
I think that's kind of the really... one of the cool parts about the blockchain crypto industry is that in real life experience and your conferences is kind of like a pulse on the community, like sentiment, it's all there.
And so it was easy for me kind of relay to potential partners investors say like oh this is you know crypto's dead or whatever i'm like well i was just that you know consensus or paris blockchain week and the builders don't give a about the market you know that's really i love that you know
Yes, it can be all sometimes sort of doom and gloom, especially in a market like this.
I mean, I've been in crypto long enough to have seen several ups and downs.
Because the people that actually care and are there for a long run would certainly meet in this conference.
Having said that, though, it is tough for founders and for startups to go through these periods where funding is scarce.
Well, we, you know, on that, I don't know if you know, so we just started a fund with Cardano.
Yeah, we're just an $80 million fund with Cardano, so we're very excited to be champions for Cardano, for do your own research.
So, you know, and we have done accelerators for Stella and VeChain and Neo and Algorand, all this kind of stuff.
So we are big proponents of, you know, the space and the ecosystem and, you know, kind of...
And then so you you're perfectly probably a nice segue to see the difference between virtual and in real life given Yeah.
It is not quite the same, but seeing the resurgence, I remember the first consensus that I attended and produced in real life in 2022 when we went back to in real life event.
The energy in that room was just incredible and people were so, so eager to meet in real life again.
I think that's kind of the really... one of the cool parts about the blockchain crypto industry is that in real life experience and your conferences is kind of like a pulse on the community, like sentiment, it's all there.
And so it was easy for me kind of relay to potential partners investors say like oh this is you know crypto's dead or whatever i'm like well i was just that you know consensus or paris blockchain week and the builders don't give a about the market you know that's really i love that you know
Yes, it can be all sometimes sort of doom and gloom, especially in a market like this.
I mean, I've been in crypto long enough to have seen several ups and downs.
Because the people that actually care and are there for a long run would certainly meet in this conference.
Having said that, though, it is tough for founders and for startups to go through these periods where funding is scarce.
Well, we, you know, on that, I don't know if you know, so we just started a fund with Cardano.
Yeah, we're just an $80 million fund with Cardano, so we're very excited to be champions for Cardano, for do your own research.
So, you know, and we have done accelerators for Stella and VeChain and Neo and Algorand, all this kind of stuff.
So we are big proponents of, you know, the space and the ecosystem and, you know, kind of...
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