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I want to take some time to explain what @offstage_x really is and how it came to life. One day, I was chatting to some crypto people about a conversation I’ve had many times. And at the table, they said: man, there’s a big problem with crypto. People outside of the industry hate it. It’s not relatable, there are all these scams, it’s just the same thing over and over again. But then the conversation took a turn. They went to stories about their lives. About their beliefs. About their excitement for the future. About their learnings from their past. And I remember looking around and thinking : “I just found the answer.” The answer to the thing everyone was complaining about, that crypto didn’t feel real enough, was sitting right in front of me. THEY were the ANSWER. The HUMANS behind the protocols. Then, after joining the EF, I remember talking to @Snapcrackle one day, and he said, “Binji, why don’t we just interview founders and interesting people in crypto?” And that was it. Within a day, @nloureiro and I had a logo and @lou3ee & @renaissancing_ found an awesome crew in Argentina. Then we sent invites to 40 people. No set or location or script. Barely a plan. They all said yes. (That trust means everything, and we will do right by it). When we arrived in Argentina, we had to build everything from scratch. I even reached out to my high school ex who lives there to help (ty tuti and valentina! #therekindler). @wagmiAlexander was the first guest and when it ended, I looked around the room and knew immediately we were onto something. Everyone felt it. And then we did it again. And again. And again. 41 interviews in 4 days. And man are we grateful for it. To have learned more about @AyaMiyagotchi , @dannyryan . To learn more about Ethereum and why people believe in it. To learn about @sandeepnailwal and his childhood. To learn about @StaniKulechov and his first ever computer. To learn about @VitalikButerin and the first thing he ever built. To learn about Timour and his DJ life. To learn about a smoking peach. To learn about @functi0nZer0 and how much he loves his kids, about @dabit3 and his suit business, about @camiinthisthang and her time dropping everything yet gaining even more. About the boldness, the fear, the failures and the future. About the people that make crypto real. And I’m so excited for you to see it. Crypto is nothing without its people. And Offstage is for the people. Now, some thanks: Thank you, Jorge, Luis, Sol and our Argentine crew, for sitting there with me for 4 days. 10, 11 hours, interviews after interview while we played Jenga with a bunch of crypto people. To James and Joshua: thank you for allowing this to happen. For making it happen. It’s hard to put belief in something that’s almost subjective in nature. But you put belief in it. And I think the world will come to appreciate that. I certainly do. To Nuno: without you, and without you pushing me to be better, pushing us to really just do this in the best way, this wouldn’t exist. Thank you. And thank you for the memes. You’re getting really good at those. To @web3content: For helping us have a clear head when it comes to putting out this stuff. We could not pull this off without you. Thank you for everything. To Louie. Louie Louie Louie, my man, my homie, the operator. Oh my god man this edit was some of the best I’ve ever seen. I think everyone else can stand by that. And to think we are just getting started. To Devcon volunteers, to RubzComms, Natalie, Filippo, Shanz, Stargirl, for helping all the guests feel welcome. And to our guests: you all know who you are. Thank you. For the lives that you live and the values that you hold. A lot of you are very different from each other. A lot of you had opposing views on things. A lot of you are competitors. But ALL of you are here. And I am fucking honored to tell your story. See you Offstage. Something top secret.