I was sitting across from a potential LP — a family office manager who’d avoided crypto for years. He leaned in, half-smirking: “Crypto’s mostly scams and not real businesses — right?"

GP @ GD1 Crypto & Host of The Inquisitive VC Podcast. Investor in /syndicate, /layer3,  /unofficial, /opacity and more

https://theinquisitivevc.substack.com/

Opacity

1️⃣ They add value even if token prices never rise. @layer3xyz is building the go-to distribution platform for crypto companies. 
2️⃣They solve real trust problems. /opacity lets apps verify credentials from platforms like Uber without permission, used by the likes of @earnos.
3️⃣They use crypto as infrastructure, not the main pitch. t2.world built a publishing platform where writers and readers collaborate, marketing to storytellers, not crypto enthusiasts.
4️⃣They are building or burning bridges. @sablier enables real-time payment streams impossible in traditional finance.

The next wave of adoption will come from businesses using crypto to solve real problems—often without users even realising they're using blockchain.

Find the link to the full piece here 👇

The next wave of adoption will come from businesses using crypto to solve real problems—often without users even realising they're using blockchain.

Find the link to the full piece here 👇
https://app.t2.world/article/cm9akkq4a019z9vsisxo9j8l2

After years in the space, I’m used to skepticism. But that moment crystallized something I’d been circling for a while: a simple filter to separate hype from real, lasting value🖼️

I call it The Skeptic Test. Projects that pass share four traits: