Ryan is co-founder & CEO of Messari, a leading crypto data and intelligence company. Prior to founding Messari, he served as an entrepreneur-in-residence at ConsenSys, and on the founding teams of Digital Currency Group and CoinDesk. Ryan has been an investor & prolific writer in the crypto industry since 2013. Follow him on Twitter @twobitidiot.

[2:21] - Ryan's journey from crypto OG to founding Messari

[7:28] - Ethereum as the first challenger to Bitcoin

[12:05] - Why DeFi and DAOs stood out as important innovations

[16:40] - Ryan's perspective on the US crypto regulatory environment

[22:11] - Categorizing the crypto movement along the political spectrum

[30:17] - Contrasting a gradual crypto transition versus a sudden exit

[38:12] - The future of DAOs

[44:09] - Bitcoin vs. Ethereum

[49:26] - The perfect storm for crypto

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