1) 75% probability: we’re about to finish crossing the chasm and enter the early-majority phase next year.
If that happens, the classic 4-year cycles are dead. The market will have matured and will increasingly correlate with macro cycles and industry fundamentals rather than self-fulfilling narratives.
2) 20% probability: we’re still in the early-adopter phase and only now beginning to cross the chasm. Meaning we would likely enter a 1-3 year bear market while the industry finds itself and pushes toward early-majority adoption. In this case, the 4-year cycles could still be intact.
3) 5% probability: we get stuck in the chasm and never find true mainstream pmf, crypto is turning into a zero sum game and we will just PvP trade money from one to the other.
Regulatory tailwinds, institutional adoption, and the accelerating fundamentals of our industry scream, in my opinion, that we’re in scenario 1), standing right in front of the biggest adoption wave crypto has ever seen, and likely ever will see.
The 4 year cycles and simple narrative chasing are dead. And while the onchain online casino will always be part of our identity, it will shrink into a niche. It’s time for the industry to mature and start playing the serious game.
An incredible decade lies ahead for those willing to evolve, and I’m betting basically all my money on the idea that this is only just getting started.
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Ok, it seems that not only did this tweet hit a nerve with a lot of people, but the opinions in the comments couldn’t be more divided.
The fact that my opinion is so polarizing, and how fragmented the crypto community as a whole seems, says a lot about the state of the market.
Let me clarify a few points to hopefully raise the discussion to a higher level 🧵
1. “You’re just coping because you’re sidelined.”
A lot of comments claim I’m coping because I’m not participating.
Ironically, that’s not true.
As a prop VC that is running a hybrid venture / liquid strategy, we’re very flexible, and we actually hold memecoins like $MOTHER, $WIF, and others. Those are profitable and we still hold them, as we think they have more room to grow.
But that doesn’t change the fact that, in my opinion, memecoins are the worst thing for the space. More on that below.
2. Stop equating Pudgy = all NFTs = all memecoins.
While I agree that 99% of PFP NFT collections are basically just memecoins in disguise, @pudgypenguins are one of the few exceptions.
@LucaNetz moved beyond speculation and built a real brand that delivers value and gives back to the community. In fact, I only started supporting Pudgy Penguins after they reached exactly that escape velocity, so yeah, I was purposely late to the party.
I’ll gladly admit if I’m wrong when a memecoin achieves something similar, delivering real value and cash flow. But so far, that hasn’t happened, which is why memecoins still seem like nonsense to me.