Crypto VC’s “kumbaya” era has ended, says Dragonfly’s Haseeb Qureshi

Offers • April 2, 2024, 12:23 p.m. EDT

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UPDATED: April 11, 2024, 5:12 a.m. EDT

Episode 16 of season 6 of The Scoop was recorded with The block Frank Chaparro and Dragonfly Managing Partner Haseeb Qureshi.

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Haseeb Qureshi is managing partner at crypto-VC firm Dragonfly.

In this episode of The Scoop, Qureshi explains how the crypto VC landscape has changed during his five years at Dragonfly and why he thinks “points” are a more useful mechanism than airdrops for incentivizing user behavior.

OUTLINE

00:00 Introduction

05:41 The first days of the dragonfly

09:45 First Crypto VC

1:14 p.m. Participate in layers 1

26:11 Old blockchains

29:26 Points

31:47 Design of the release mechanism

37:38 Final Thoughts

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About the Author

Davis Quinton is the Director of Podcasts at The Block and runs our flagship podcast called The Scoop, hosted by Frank Chaparro. Since joining The Block as an “intern” in early 2022, he has worked closely with leadership across all departments to translate The Block’s written content into engaging multimedia formats. He holds a degree in social research and social research. Public Policy from New York University in Abu Dhabi and is based in Sydney, Australia.

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