Support the pod! https://buymeacoffee.com/lowlevelbarbarians Need help with market expansion, product market fit, growth, or fundraising? Reach out! * https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexanderle/ Did you miss the Devcon Conference? Maybe you just want an update of what is going on in crypto. Tune in to find what happened and what to expect for crypto going into 2025 Lets Connect! * Justin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ahnjustin/ * Chong - https://www.linkedin.com/in/chongsiong/ Raw Transcript: https://share.descript.com/view/xCBWINyxpEB Chapters: Condense Takeaway 00:00 Intro 00:57 How Has Devcon Changed in 2024 02:58 Bangkok Hosting Devcon 04:48 Continued Eth Ecosystem Growth 06:25 Scam Phase Is A Feature Not A Bug 07:16 Solana Rise To Prominence 08:32 Meme Coins Galore 09:56 Regulation Is Key Moving Forward 11:28 Some Predictions Podcast Start 17:19 The overall VIBE of Devcon 2024 19:56 Why Bangkok This Year? 22:23 Are There Enough Developers Still? 26:08 Can't Escape Meme Coins - Where has utility gone? 27:41 Does Utility Matter Anymore 31:55 Life Cycles Of Crypto 33:42 Solana Has Embraced The Degen Narrative 35:32 Discussing Trading Volume of BTC, ETH, SOL 36:56 Centralized Exchanges Are Slowly Dying 39:25 Is the Market Topping? 41:17 Will there be a Spillover Effect From Bitcoin 42:46 Beyond The Meme Coins - Any Fundamental Changes? 51:48 The Most Exciting Thing to Come Out of Devcon 55:29 AI and Crypto C r urrency Tokens 01:00:20 Pump.Fun Craze 01:01:06 Main Events & Speakers At Devcon 01:02:57 Quidli Update 01:05:45 Looking Ahead to 2025