Buidl Week 2023

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A Day in the Life of a Dev: Ethereum’s Justin Florentine
In a CoinDesk interview, the senior protocol engineer for Ethereum breaks down the nuts and bolts of being a developer in the crypto ecosystem.
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Growth of weekly active developers since 2013 (Artemis.xyz)
Developer Activity Shows Healthy Growth of the Crypto Space
The trope that developers continue to build during bear markets holds true in 2023.
Growth of weekly active developers since 2013 (Artemis.xyz)

Andreessen Horowitz co-founder and general partner Marc Andreessen (Fortune Live Media via Flickr)
It's Time to BUIDL Week
Following the collapse of FTX, the crypto industry must regain public trust.
Andreessen Horowitz co-founder and general partner Marc Andreessen (Fortune Live Media via Flickr)

Web3 developers need to be nurtured, not just funded, in order to succeed. (Yagi Studio/Getty Images)
Web3 Builders Need Better Funding Programs, Not Just Funds
Many funding models follow a “just throw money at it” logic. What Web3 developers need is funding models that offer proper coaching and support.
Web3 developers need to be nurtured, not just funded, in order to succeed. (Yagi Studio/Getty Images)

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I’m American, but My Crypto Startup Won’t Be
As I look for a jurisdiction to incorporate our new token-generating venture, every lawyer we have consulted told us the U.S. should be off the table due to its lack of clear...
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How Venture Capital Firms Are Investing After FTX's Collapse
How Venture Capital Firms Are Investing After FTX's Collapse
Venture capital and other investments into crypto companies plunged 91% year-over-year in January, according to a CoinDesk analysis. As part of CoinDesk's BUIDL Week, Tribe Ca...
How Venture Capital Firms Are Investing After FTX's Collapse

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Crypto and Bitcoin Miners Rebrand and Diversify to Survive: A Look at Their New Strategies
Some of these new business lines are more profitable than bitcoin mining – but not all.
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Investments dropped off in January 2023, according to data collected by CoinDesk. (Sage Young/CoinDesk)
What Are VCs Funding After FTX? More Decentralized Infrastructure
Infrastructure projects and regulatory-resistant protocols have attracted cautious investors.
Investments dropped off in January 2023, according to data collected by CoinDesk. (Sage Young/CoinDesk)