🙌 October 3rd's #CUBE Summit had it all—insightful discussions, in-depth connections, bringing together amazing people for endless collaboration! ❤️ A big thank you again to all the speakers and attendees! 🌊 A quick recap of the highlights:

We had three fantastic keynote speeches! @TimDraper, founder of @drapervc, shared insights on the future of blockchain and urge young founders to keep experimenting with bold ideas. He stated, 'Failure is just another step toward success. Fail, fail, fail! You'll be all right.'

, Partner @archetypevc, presented a comprehensive overview of the landscape of Crypto x AI. He expressed excitement about open model governance, better compute coordination, and agentic applications.

, founder of @ArweaveEco, @aoTheComputer, delivered an insightful and engaging keynote about the vision of Arweave and AO. Arweave aims to support on-chain data at any scale, while AO will facilitate the execution of autonomous and trustless financial strategies.

( @BuidlerDAO), and @fromaustinc( @YaleBlockchain) shared the vision of CUBE at the opening remark. #CUBE aims to empower the next generation and cultivate a collaborative future through communication, curation, connection and collaboration.

Our first panel, featuring @DrAdaku( @blockchainox), @EvanTheFeng( @coinfund_io), @chloejiani( @ProtagonistXYZ), @iamjunpark( @hashed_official) , and @knimkar( @SolanaFndn), discussed the core investment thesis and ecosystem strategies within the AI x Crypto landscape.

In Panel 2, @anke_g_liu( @StellarOrg), @Allan_MoleDao( @ChainforGood), @dylankugler( @StarknetFndn), and @emceecoy_ ( @Sei_FND) shared their insights on integrating AI with blockchain and how to onboard AI projects and talents as ecosystem leaders.

Panel 3, featuring @more_reese( @flock_io), @gregosuri( @akashnet_ ), @guywuolletjr( @a16zcrypto), @n_durvasula( @ritualnet), focused more on the costs and benefits of decentralization, as well as firsthand experiences and best practices observed.

Panel 4 brought together @anna_brth ( @DCGco), @GracyBitget ( @bitgetglobal), @ggscanlon ( @FTI_US), @JarrodBarnes ( @NEARfoundation), and @HeyMcGuire ( @shardeum) for a clash of perspectives from funds, exchanges, and public chains. Panelists also shared their future outlook for the field.

Panel 5 featured blockchain presidents from various universities, including @fromaustinc( @YaleBlockchain), @lakhani_anika( @harvard_crypto), @AryamikaBhatia( @MITSloanCrypto), @kevnbrr( @BlockchainatCU), @Leah___Valente ( @CUBlockchain), Simran( @camblockchains), discussing how academia can better support blockchain initiatives and explore collaboration opportunities with industry partners.

The fireside chat between @muneeb ( @Stacks) and @_weidai ( @1kxnetwork) dove deep into BTC and its future, touching on decentralized intelligence, making for a captivating discussion.

Hosted by @tomisonchain( @CalBlockchain), panel 7 featured @calanthiaaa( @getmasafi), @davidfucius( @LayerN_Official), @hayekeer ( @Orbiter_Finance). With AI agents emerging, the panelists shared noteworthy cases and discussed their impact on blockchain interactions.

Panel 8 gathered @atterX_ ( @M31Capital), @fenbielding ( @GensynAI), @business_daatj ( @hyperbolic_labs), @0xMadSped ( @FigmentCapital), and @0x7SUN ( @flock_io) to discuss the race against centralized giants from a first-principles perspective.

The last panel featured @gilswrld ( @Stanford Blockchain Accelerator), Jesse Guild ( @SaharaLabsAI), @nick_emmons ( @AlloraLabsHQ), @nihal_maunder ( @PanteraCapital), and @tomhschmidt ( @dragonfly_xyz), engaging in a brilliant discussion on AI use cases in crypto and potential entrepreneurial opportunities.

Shout out again to all the speakers for the thought-provoking sharing. We're already excited for the next CUBE gathering. 👉 Join our official TG channel to stay tuned for more: