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Honest Optimism with Spencer | Is the Music Still Playing and Other Rhetorical Questions on My Crypto Journey

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When I started working in crypto in October 2021, I wrote a post on my journey into crypto and how I was drinking the web3 kool-aid but approaching everything with cautious optimism. It’s funny looking back — that cautious optimism quickly turned into naive euphoria as markets hit all time highs, then to a period of disillusionment, and finally back to a slightly different flavor of cautious optimism. I recently decided to wrap up my time at Uniswap Labs after an incredible adventure of two and a half years. I’m eternally grateful for all the people I’ve gotten to meet, for all the places and communities I’ve gotten to experience, and for all that I’ve learned about software, markets, and crypto. As some say, never a dull day in crypto. I’ve kept a note pinned to the top of my Apple Notes app where I jot down various thoughts and stories I’ve encountered along the way. I’ll saunter through these thoughts and stories — through the lens of three rhetorical questions: Is the music still p

Is the Music Still Playing and Other Rhetorical Questions on My Crypto Journey When I started working in crypto in October 2021, I wrote a post on my journey into crypto and how I was drinking the web3 kool-aid but approaching everything with cautious optimism. It’s funny looking back — that cautious optimism quickly turned into naive euphoria as markets hit all time highs, then to a period of disillusionment, and finally back to a slightly different flavor of cautious optimism. I recently decided to wrap up my time at Uniswap Labs after an incredible adventure of two and a half years. I’m ete

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