Ulisse Dell'Orto, Managing Director Asia Pacific & Japan (APJ) for Chainalysis joins us on Bridging the Gap to break down the 2023 Crypto Crime Report. In this episode, we discuss:

• Key Takeaways from the 2023 Crypto Crime Report
• Investment scams & Techniques used to Facilitate Them
• Growing Crypto Sanctions and How They Relate to Crypto Crime
• Laundered Cryptocurrency
• Nation-state Attackers in Web3
• Biggest Challenges Facing the Crypto Markets

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Chainalysis 2023 Crypto Crime Report

• https://go.chainalysis.com/2023-crypto-crime-report.html

Robert Chen, Founder of OtterSec joins us on Bridging the Gap. In this episode, we discuss:

• The State of Web3 Security
• Keeping up with emerging attack vectors
• Smart contract audits vs general security
• Learnings from past exploits
• Nation-state attackers in Web3
• What the Web3 ecosystem can do to improve security
• Security advise for founders
• The future of Web3 security

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Bridging the Gap is hosted by VTVL, a Web3 token management and vesting platform

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Maya Bakhai, Founder of Spice Capital joins us on Bridging the Gap. In this episode, we discuss:

• Maya's journey into Web3 and founding Spice Capital
• Creating products and solving issues for internet native consumers
• Raising for Spice Capital
• Raising publically from a community
• Can crypto change the traditional VC structure
• Biggest challenges facing Web3 startups
• Figuring out TAM for Web3 projects
• Advice for trad VCs or younger funds getting into Web3
• How should Web3 seed companies be benchmarked?
• Spotting trends in Web3

Bridging the Gap is hosted by VTVL, a Web3 token management and vesting platform.

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Ahmed Al-Balaghi, Co-Founder of Biconomy comes on Bridging the Gap. In this episode, we discuss:

• Founding Biconomy and Ahmed's web3 journey
• Raising in the bear market and lessons learned
• Advice for founders looking to raise in a bear market
• Launching the Biconomy token and advice for founders going into their TGE
• Advantages and opportunities in bear markets
• Insights into preparing to take advantage of bull markets
• Impacts of the bear market on Biconomy
• Ahmed's take on differences between 2018 and 2022 bear markets
• Maintaining token holder sentiment during downturns in crypto market
• Community audits vs traditional audits
• How Biconomy acquired their first users
• Ahmed's take on current missing pieces of Web3 infrastructure
• Is Web3 a winner takes all market?

Bridging the Gap is hosted by VTVL, a Web3 token management and vesting platform.

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• https://twitter.com/AraBalaghi
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/ahmedalbalaghi/

Christopher May, Co-Founder of Finoa comes on Bridging the Gap. In this episode, we discuss:

• Getting into Web3 and how Finoa was built
• Raising in a bear market
• Advice for assessing investor conviction
• Figuring out valuation without metrics
• Raising Finoa's Series A
• Buying out investors on their cap table
• How the bear market impacted Finoa
• Institutional sentiment on markets
• How Finoa acquired their first users
• Strategies for assessing new chain integrations

Bridging the Gap is hosted by VTVL, a Web3 token management and vesting platform.

• ⁠https://vtvl.io/⁠
• ⁠https://twitter.com/vtvlco⁠
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• ⁠https://twitter.com/chris_aprl⁠
• ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-may-6b30a552⁠

Maex Ament, Co-Founder of Centrifuge comes on Bridging the Gap. In this episode, we discuss:

• Maex's experience raising for Centrifuge and adapting to different market conditions
• How web3 founders are adapting to survive the bear market
• Community vs Marketing in Web3
• Web3 marketing tactics that work in bear markets
• Advice on figuring out valuations when you don't have metrics
• Cash vs Equity
• Opportunities and positives of a bear market
• Strategies for maintaining visibility for your project in a bear market
• Differences between 2018 and 2022 bear market
• Preparing for regulatory changes

Bridging the Gap is hosted by VTVL, a Web3 token management and vesting platform.

• https://vtvl.io/
• https://twitter.com/vtvlco
• https://www.linkedin.com/company/vtvl/

Check out Maex's socials.

• https://maex.us/
• https://twitter.com/maex242
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/ament/