The Evolution of Crypto Venture Funds | Roundup

Bell Curve

In this week's round up the Mike, Michael, and Vance examine the new market structure emerging as fresh capital starts to flow back into the space and debate whether this could break the traditional crypto market cycles. They also discuss the impact of early liquidity on founders and teams through token launches. Additionally, they analyze the impressive growth and revenue numbers from Coinbase's layer 2 Base. Finally, they explore the role of collateral and yield in the crypto ecosystem compared to traditional finance.

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Wormhole is a decentralized interoperability platform powering multi-chain applications and bridges. It provides developers with access to liquidity and users on over 30 leading blockchain networks, enabling use cases in DeFi, data queries, and governance. The platform is trusted by teams like Uniswap and Circle and, to date, the platform has facilitated the transfer of over 35 billion dollars through over 850 million cross-chain messages.

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https://wormhole.com/bellcurve11-7554

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Uniswap builds simple and secure products that help you swap smarter.

Web. Mobile. Extension. Powered by the smartest protocol in DeFi.

To learn more about the Uniswap’s products head on over to:

https://blckwrks.co/Uniswap

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Flood is the optimal DEX aggregator, giving users and developers the mathematically proven best price.

Flood is built from the ground up for speed and efficiency, MEV free and redistributes all trading surplus to users, meaning you can earn money while doing your regular swapping.

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https://flood.bid/bell-curve

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Timestamps

(0:00) Introduction

(2:58) Aave and Maker Drama

(23:18) Wormhole Ad

(24:32) Flood Ad

(25:31) Uniswap Ad

(26:25) US Governement Sells Bitcoin

(41:17) Structure of VCs

(46:11) Founders in Web3

(55:00) Liquid Restaking Layer TVL

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Disclaimer: Nothing said on Bell Curve is a recommendation to buy or sell securities or tokens. This podcast is for informational purposes only, and any views expressed by anyone on the show are solely our opinions, not financial advice. Mike, Jason, Michael, Vance and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.tt and our guests may hold positions in the companies, funds, or projects discussed.