Imagine being offered 20% of a $1.5M Bitcoin wallet… if you could hack your way into it. That was @diogomonica's introduction to the crypto business. Today, Diogo is a General Partner at the $1.5B @HaunVentures, Co-Founder & Executive Chairman of @Anchorage Digital (custodian of $60B+ in assets), AND Chairman of the NEAR Foundation. His journey is wild: 🔹 Learned to code at 12, started by building malware for fun 🔹 Earned a PhD in distributed systems + published papers on proof-of-work before “Bitcoin” was even a thing 🔹 Early security lead at Square (he’s on the patent for the encrypted card reader you’ve probably swiped) 🔹 Security lead at Docker, then launched Anchorage in 2017, now the only federally chartered crypto bank in the US Through it all, one theme has driven his path: security. From tinkering with malware as a teenager → to building regulated infrastructure for institutions → to allocating capital at one of crypto’s largest venture firms. Diogo joined me on...
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