The Mistakes Crypto Is Repeating from the Tech Boom

blocmates podcast
May 15, 2025

We sit down with Darius, co-founder of Vertex Protocol, for a no-BS conversation on surviving the worst of crypto-and what the space still hasn’t learned from the tech boom wipeout.

From turning £1k into £50k and back to zero as a teen trader, to building a top 5 perps exchange across 9 chains, Darius drops lessons forged in blood: over-optimism, VC hopium, rugged alt seasons, and why most projects are running on fumes.

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