In this revealing interview from Digital Future Fest, David Nage, Portfolio Manager at ARCA, breaks down the dramatic regulatory shift that's transforming crypto from "enemy of the state" to innovation enabler. Nage shares with co-host Eleanor Terrett (co-founder of Crypto in America) and me his firsthand experience meeting with SEC officials who are now actively seeking industry input, drawing compelling parallels to the 1990s encryption export battles that ultimately unleashed the secure internet. He explains why this regulatory clarity is unlocking real-world blockchain applications and creating genuine investment opportunities beyond speculative trading.

Nage dives deep into the most exciting trend he's tracking: the convergence of AI and Web3 technology. He reveals how current AI models are experiencing "model collapse" due to outdated training data, using Delta's chatbot as a prime example, and explains how crypto incentives could solve this by rewarding users for continuously improving AI systems. The conversation also covers blockchain's potential to combat AI-generated misinformation—like the fake Pentagon explosion image that briefly crashed markets—through immutable content verification, plus insights on tokenized real estate and his advice for emerging crypto fund managers navigating this transformed landscape.

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