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The 2026 thesis, in conversation. 🔮 Why crypto is winning while tokens are terrible, the confluence with AI, ongoing funding issues, and reasons for optimism. We sat in a coffee shop, ate pastel de natas, and made some predictions about where the industry is heading this year. It's a... show more

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