Honest takes on Token2049 Dubai: Spent the week talking to founders, traders, degens, and VCs and wanted to share my unfiltered thoughts - Everyone’s thinking about how to max extract from the space - Memes still dominate mindshare and most builders are optimizing for virality instead of value - Nobody outside Twitter cares about Twitter, and those active are there for clout - Impatience is pushing people into weird deals and even weirder decisions - People are desperate for an alt season - Vibes in the btc ecosystem are completely opposite as they're massively bullish - Sui seems to be having the ‘next solana’ vibes - BNB is doubling down on community building, CZ's presence on the ground says it all - ZK, privacy, and AI were the strongest recurring themes - No one thinks AI is dying and it’s the one consensus bet - Crypto crowd in Dubai is growing fast, tons of founders want to relocate - Dubai is inspiring for some, intimidating for others (depends on your mindset)