Vitalik Buterin, echoing broader industry concerns, criticized the crypto market’s focus on vanity metrics and influencer-driven promotion rather than solid engineering

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Anyone launching a project back then would have to prove solid engineering talent

marketing in crypto is now often limited to shitposting and ensuring that vanity metrics such as TVL or active user count are hit

The next Vitalik shouldn’t have to be an influencer to stand a chance at receiving funding

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