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.
\n[2:21] - Ryan's journey from crypto OG to founding Messari
\n[7:28] - Ethereum as the first challenger to Bitcoin
\n[12:05] - Why DeFi and DAOs stood out as important innovations
\n[16:40] - Ryan's perspective on the US crypto regulatory environment
\n[22:11] - Categorizing the crypto movement along the political spectrum
\n[30:17] - Contrasting a gradual crypto transition versus a sudden exit
\n[38:12] - The future of DAOs
\n[44:09] - Bitcoin vs. Ethereum
\n[49:26] - The perfect storm for crypto
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