Tech Hype Cycles and Crypto’s Greater Narrative
Tim Tully of Zelcore explains what challenges crypto companies are facing this year as funding for tech tips away from blockchain and into AI.
ABOUT
On “Carpe Consensus,” hosts Ben Schiller, Danny Nelson and Cam Thompson tackle the latest crypto debates, from the politicization of crypto to the future of NFTs.
- [2:18] Inside the Desk: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis spoke about Bitcoin in announcing his 2024 presidential campaign. Does this mark a tipping point into the crypto industry’s politicization in the U.S.?
- [11:10] Tim Tully, CEO of wallet company Zelcore, analyzes the current narrative cycle for wallet security and adoption, and whether AI funding might be eating crypto’s dwindling venture capital.
- [28:37] Cam’s Corner: The legendary Formula 1 is the latest to step into NFTs, this time with an NFT-based ticketing experience.
“Carpe Consensus” is executive produced by Jared Schwartz and produced and edited by Eleanor Pahl.
HOSTS
Dan Ilett writes on tech, money and energy. He advises business on digital strategy and technology messaging for large deals. He is founder of Erbut - an advisory company - and Greenbang - a smart technology research company.

Cam Thompson was a Web3 reporter at CoinDesk. She is a recent graduate of Tufts University, where she majored in Economics and Science & Technology Studies. As a student, she was marketing director of the Tufts Blockchain Club. She currently holds positions in BTC and ETH.

Danny was CoinDesk's managing editor for Data & Tokens. He formerly ran investigations for the Tufts Daily. At CoinDesk, his beats include (but are not limited to): federal policy, regulation, securities law, exchanges, the Solana ecosystem, smart money doing dumb things, dumb money doing smart things and tungsten cubes. He owns BTC, ETH and SOL tokens, as well as the LinksDAO NFT.

Benjamin Schiller is CoinDesk's managing editor for features and opinion. Previously, he was editor-in-chief at BREAKER Magazine and a staff writer at Fast Company. He has covered crypto since 2013 and lives in New York.

Danny Bradbury has been a professional writer since 1989, and has worked freelance since 1994. He covers technology for publications such as the Guardian.

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