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This weekend I participated in @CryptoExpoEu, the largest crypto and blockchain conference in Eastern Europe. I want to share a few takeaways from the event. At this point in the blockchain ecosystem, the people who are still here are those who are genuinely interested in the underlying technology, or are in a position where their employer has reached product-market fit in the industry. Like many others have pointed out, the tourists have left and only long-term players remain. There was also a surprising level of enthusiasm among people to mingle and learn about each other. Nobody was there to "just be there". they had come with a purpose, and that was networking. One realization I had is that what was known as "Crypto" just a few years ago has changed in the public's eyes. More specifically, there was a split. What I mean by that: I participated in @cometsweb3's Blockchain Builders Meetup (x.com/cometsweb3/sta…), and the most common question (besides whether food is included in the event lol, gotta love the humor 😂) was: "what web3 internships are available?" There were a lot of students there. When I asked why they were interested in internships in crypto, they replied: "in Blockchain, not Crypto". Somewhere along the line, what we all knew as "Crypto" split into "Blockchain", the technology, and "Crypto", the degen side, roughly speaking. To me this is a clear sign of maturity. A surprising one for Romania, considering I started years ago when "everything was a scam". While I expected people working in the field to understand what we are building, I didn't expect outsiders to also understand. Really happy to see that. I'm also glad that I could catch up with old friends and meet new and very interesting people at the event. The ecosystem is quieter now, but the people who remain are the ones actually building.

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