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The Chopping Block: The Role of Media in Crypto, Blockworks Op-Ed, and Apps vs. Infrastructure - Ep. 673

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Welcome to The Chopping Block – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Robert Leshner, and Tarun Chitra explore the latest trends in the crypto world. In this episode, Jason Yanowitz from Blockworks joins the squad to explore the media's significant role in the crypto industry. They discuss challenges faced by the media in meeting client demands and industry expectations, and highlight financial sustainability and biases. The hosts compare crypto media to mainstream journalism, examining the balance between journalistic integrity and revenue. They critique broader media trends, discussing monopolistic narratives and public dissatisfaction, with a specific look at political coverage. The episode concludes with reflections on the media's evolving role in truth dissemination amidst industry fragmentation.

Show highlights

🔹 The Airdrop Era: Examination of the potential end of the airdrop/token narrative.

🔹 Investing in Apps vs Infrastructure: Debate on funding apps versus infrastructure projects.

🔹 Crypto Media Trends: Analysis of shifts in crypto media, major acquisitions, and industry stance.

🔹 Challenges in Crypto Media: Ethical questions and investor pressures media firms face.

🔹 Future of Media: Trends in media companies, prediction markets, and trust dynamics.

🔹 Media Integrity: Exploration of media's perception, skepticism around its business motives, and flawed business models.

Hosts

⭐️Haseeb Qureshi, Managing Partner at Dragonfly

⭐️Tom Schmidt, General Partner at Dragonfly

⭐️Robert Leshner, CEO & Co-founder of Superstate

⭐️Jason Yanowitz, Founder of Blockworks

Disclosures

Timestamps

  • 00:00 Intro
  • 02:30 Airdrops and Token Valuations
  • 04:04 Apps vs. Infrastructure
  • 14:26 Venture's Not a Charity
  • 22:41 Crypto Media Landscape
  • 32:31 Revenue in Media
  • 34:26 Trust as the Cornerstone of Media
  • 35:27 The Blockworks Op-Ed Controversy
  • 38:55 Navigating Media Bias and Trust
  • 44:18 Balaji's Anti-Media Sentiment
  • 49:57 The Future of Media and Truth

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Welcome to The Chopping Block – where crypto insiders Haseeb Qureshi, Tom Schmidt, Robert Leshner, and Tarun Chitra explore the latest trends in the crypto world. In this episode, Jason Yanowitz from Blockworks joins the squad to explore the media's significant role in the crypto industry. They discuss challenges faced by the media in meeting client demands and industry expectations, and highlight financial sustainability and biases. The hosts compare crypto media to mainstream journalism, examining the balance between journalistic integrity and revenue. They critique broader media trends, discussing monopolistic narratives and public dissatisfaction, with a specific look at political coverage. The episode concludes with reflections on the media's evolving role in truth dissemination amidst industry fragmentation.

Show highlights

🔹 The Airdrop Era: Examination of the potential end of the airdrop/token narrative.

🔹 Investing in Apps vs Infrastructure: Debate on funding apps versus infrastructure projects.

🔹 Crypto Media Trends: Analysis of shifts in crypto media, major acquisitions, and industry stance.

🔹 Challenges in Crypto Media: Ethical questions and investor pressures media firms face.

🔹 Future of Media: Trends in media companies, prediction markets, and trust dynamics.

🔹 Media Integrity: Exploration of media's perception, skepticism around its business motives, and flawed business models.

Hosts

⭐️Haseeb Qureshi, Managing Partner at Dragonfly

⭐️Tom Schmidt, General Partner at Dragonfly

⭐️Robert Leshner, CEO & Co-founder of Superstate

⭐️Jason Yanowitz, Founder of Blockworks

Disclosures

Timestamps

  • 00:00 Intro
  • 02:30 Airdrops and Token Valuations
  • 04:04 Apps vs. Infrastructure
  • 14:26 Venture's Not a Charity
  • 22:41 Crypto Media Landscape
  • 32:31 Revenue in Media
  • 34:26 Trust as the Cornerstone of Media
  • 35:27 The Blockworks Op-Ed Controversy
  • 38:55 Navigating Media Bias and Trust
  • 44:18 Balaji's Anti-Media Sentiment
  • 49:57 The Future of Media and Truth

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