#420: Aryan Sheikhalian, Head of Research at CMT Digital, on The State of Crypto VC, Stablecoins, AI Agents, and The Solana Ecosystem

Aryan Sheikhalian is the Head of Research and helps with deal sourcing and due diligence at CMT Digital. Aryan joined CMT Digital in the summer of 2021 during Fund II to focus on blockchain research and venture. Aryan started his career at Accenture prior to starting college as part of the "Horizons scholar" program. He then worked and published research throughout his time at college with the Blockchain Research Institute under the leadership of Don Tapscott. He graduated from Columbia University in the City of New York with a B.A in Economics and Mathematics, where he also co-founded the Blockchain Club in the Fall of 2017.

In this conversation, we discuss:
- The US will continue it’s dollar supremacy via stablecoins
- CMT Digital Fund 4 & Investment Strategy
- CMT Digital views blockchain as the "Everything Technology"
- Emerging Investment Opportunities
- State of Crypto VC
- Fintech & Stablecoins Convergence
- AI Agents & Blockchain
- Scaling Infrastructure
- Solana Ecosystem
- Self-ownership is still an untapped area of crypto
- Regulatory environment is great, but new developers aren’t here yet
- Tariff implications

CMT Digital
Website: cmt.digital
X: @CMT_Digital
LinkedIn: CMT Digital

Aryan Sheikhalian
X: @Aryonchain
LinkedIn: Aryan S.

 
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