{"id":19333,"date":"2022-09-22T12:06:47","date_gmt":"2022-09-22T06:36:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/coinswitch.co\/building-blocks\/?p=19333"},"modified":"2022-09-22T12:06:47","modified_gmt":"2022-09-22T06:36:47","slug":"on-building-our-crypto-roadshow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinswitch.co\/building-blocks\/on-building-our-crypto-roadshow\/","title":{"rendered":"On building our crypto roadshow"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It all started with a tweet and a cozy cafe.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Any Web3 founders, BUIDLers in Bangalore want to do a meetup? Planning something super exciting. Tag \/ DM\/ RT for good karma \ud83d\ude4f\ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; therealjpk.eth (@therealjpk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/therealjpk\/status\/1494132896017174528?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 17, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe were just coming out of the 3rd Covid wave and getting back to working out of the office. I just wanted to catch up with some folks from the Web3 community to understand how the crypto space was shaping up.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Little did Jayadevan P.K. (or JPK as he\u2019s commonly referred to) know, his tweet would set a wave of meet-ups in motion, all over the country. Jayadevan is the Senior Director of Communications &amp; Content at CoinSwitch.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Bangalore | February 27th, 2022<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To JPK\u2019s immense surprise, over 100 people registered for what was intended to be a small, informal gathering. So, on a bright Sunday morning, gather they did\u2014at a small cafe in Bangalore.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19312\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19312\" style=\"width: 925px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-19312\" src=\"https:\/\/coinswitch.co\/building-blocks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/01-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Ashish Singhal, CEO at CoinSwitch, spoke on his journey building India\u2019s largest crypto startup.\" width=\"925\" height=\"616\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinswitch.co\/building-blocks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/01-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coinswitch.co\/building-blocks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/01-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/coinswitch.co\/building-blocks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/01-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coinswitch.co\/building-blocks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/01.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 925px) 100vw, 925px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19312\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ashish Singhal, CEO at CoinSwitch, spoke on his journey building India\u2019s largest crypto startup.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe met a bunch of interesting startups working in fractionalized real estate, DeFi and even music. And we realized it was a great way to surface real use cases for Web3.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19318\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19318\" style=\"width: 923px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-19318\" src=\"https:\/\/coinswitch.co\/building-blocks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/04-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Malini Goyal of Unboxing Bangalore stopped by to say a few words about Bengaluru's hustle culture.\" width=\"923\" height=\"615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinswitch.co\/building-blocks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/04-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coinswitch.co\/building-blocks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/04-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/coinswitch.co\/building-blocks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/04-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coinswitch.co\/building-blocks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/04.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 923px) 100vw, 923px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19318\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Malini Goyal of Unboxing Bangalore, stopped by to say a few words about Bengaluru&#8217;s hustle culture.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And it\u2019s not just the Web3 developers that showed up. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe had a great and varied turnout\u2014everyone from artists, techies, BUIDLers and women in web3 too,\u201d says Rozelle Laha. \u201cIt was an indication of the energy and potential of these gatherings, and a hint at what it could become.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19314\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19314\" style=\"width: 923px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-19314\" src=\"https:\/\/coinswitch.co\/building-blocks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/02-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Roshan D\u2019Silva, CEO at Tripvillas shared his expectations of Web3 on the travel industry.\" width=\"923\" height=\"616\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinswitch.co\/building-blocks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coinswitch.co\/building-blocks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/02-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/coinswitch.co\/building-blocks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/02-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coinswitch.co\/building-blocks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/02.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 923px) 100vw, 923px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19314\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Roshan D\u2019Silva, CEO at Tripvillas shared his expectations of Web3 on the travel industry.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And this is where the name of these meetups was born. Block by Block (formerly Around the Block) became the moniker for these gatherings of blockchain and Web3 enthusiasts, helmed by CoinSwitch. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt\u2019s a nod at blockchain of course, but also how we\u2019re building this event, one block at a time,\u201d JPK quips.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Mumbai | April 22nd, 2022<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n\u201cAs the market leader, it\u2019s our responsibility to give back and nurture the community, even beyond the borders of Bangalore. So while planning the next event in Mumbai, we let the theme guide us,\u201d says Shashwath Janardhan, Project Manager at CoinSwitch.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cSince Mumbai is the city of creators, we wanted to understand how Web3 is empowering them.\u201d<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And thus <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enabling Creators through Web3 <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">came to be the direction Block by Block, Mumbai embarked on.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19330\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19330\" style=\"width: 925px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-19330\" src=\"https:\/\/coinswitch.co\/building-blocks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/10-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Hari Pilaka, NFT Lead at Polygon Technologies, spoke on NFTs as an evolved delivery mechanism for art.\" width=\"925\" height=\"616\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinswitch.co\/building-blocks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/10-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coinswitch.co\/building-blocks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/10-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/coinswitch.co\/building-blocks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/10-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coinswitch.co\/building-blocks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/10.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 925px) 100vw, 925px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19330\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hari Pilaka, NFT Lead at Polygon Technologies, spoke on NFTs as an evolved delivery mechanism for art.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMany of the companies and large-scale unicorns that we know and love today were once spotted at tech meetups, back in the day. And we believe a lot of the Web3 startups we\u2019ve met at Block by Block are poised to become huge too,\u201d adds JPK.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And it\u2019s not just Block by Block. Across the country, cities are seeing a surge in Web3 meetups, and it wouldn\u2019t be surprising to walk into a cafe packed with Web3 enthusiasts on any day of the week. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cIt\u2019s reminiscent of the early days of tech, and that\u2019s what makes it even more exciting.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19328\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19328\" style=\"width: 926px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-19328\" src=\"https:\/\/coinswitch.co\/building-blocks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/09-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"CoinSwitch\u2019s own Ankit Vengurlekar takes EDDAverse\u2019s \u2018Mad Trooper\u2019 NFT for a spin, with their Head of Operations, Kushaal Patel.\" width=\"926\" height=\"617\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinswitch.co\/building-blocks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/09-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coinswitch.co\/building-blocks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/09-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/coinswitch.co\/building-blocks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/09-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coinswitch.co\/building-blocks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/09.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 926px) 100vw, 926px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19328\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">CoinSwitch\u2019s own Ankit Vengurlekar takes EDDAverse\u2019s \u2018Mad Trooper\u2019 NFT for a spin, with their Head of Operations, Kushaal Patel.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This thought hits close to home. Especially for CoinSwitch Co-founders Ashish Singhal, Vimal Sagar &amp; Govind Soni, who found their first big break at a hackathon in Bangalore.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19326\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19326\" style=\"width: 924px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-19326\" src=\"https:\/\/coinswitch.co\/building-blocks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/08-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"An NFT artist,Cyber Shakti, spoke on the permanence of art through blockchain.\" width=\"924\" height=\"616\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinswitch.co\/building-blocks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/08-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coinswitch.co\/building-blocks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/08-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/coinswitch.co\/building-blocks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/08-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coinswitch.co\/building-blocks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/08.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 924px) 100vw, 924px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19326\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">An NFT artist,Cyber Shakti, spoke on the permanence of art through blockchain.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cOf course, the possibility of unearthing new talent and forging partnerships for the future makes it all the more interesting. But building the Web3 community in India, by creating a space for Web3 voices, both big and small to be heard and noticed, makes all of the effort worthwhile,\u201d Shashwath admits.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19324\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19324\" style=\"width: 924px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-19324\" src=\"https:\/\/coinswitch.co\/building-blocks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/07-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"What\u2019s a visit to the city of dreams without a celebrity spotting? Actor Vishal Malhotra stopped by to talk about his experience of selling an NFT.\" width=\"924\" height=\"616\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinswitch.co\/building-blocks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/07-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coinswitch.co\/building-blocks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/07-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/coinswitch.co\/building-blocks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/07-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coinswitch.co\/building-blocks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/07.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 924px) 100vw, 924px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19324\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">What\u2019s a visit to the city of dreams without a celebrity spotting? Actor Vishal Malhotra stopped by to talk about his experience of selling an NFT.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Crypto Block by Block event| Mumbai| Ashish Singhal| Web3 meet up- CoinSwitch Kuber\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1NBt-jlSoEs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><b>Delhi | June 17th, 2022<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><\/b><b><\/b><b><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">How do we bridge the policy education gap?<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2026was the question that plagued the team as they planned the next edition of Block by Block. The answer came just as simply. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Delhi. Home to policymakers and the country\u2019s biggest think-tanks, would serve as the perfect playground for these discussions. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now, as the team was sending out invites, the crypto market was on a slow downturn. As Bitcoin plunged to its lowest ever price in over a year, the doubts began to bubble up.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe were seeing a slow erosion of faith in Web3, so it was more important than ever to present a snapshot of the state of Web3 in India.\u201d Shashwath emphasizes. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And that\u2019s how the theme of Delhi\u2019s Block by Block event was decided: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The State of Web3<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19322\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19322\" style=\"width: 923px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-19322\" src=\"https:\/\/coinswitch.co\/building-blocks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/06-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Akshay Aggarwal, Founder of Blocumen, spoke on the innovation powering Web3.\" width=\"923\" height=\"615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinswitch.co\/building-blocks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/06-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coinswitch.co\/building-blocks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/06-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/coinswitch.co\/building-blocks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/06-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coinswitch.co\/building-blocks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/06.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 923px) 100vw, 923px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19322\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Akshay Aggarwal, Founder of Blocumen, spoke on the innovation powering Web3.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cTo get a snapshot of Web3 in its entirety, we wanted to speak to three personas: The founder, the investor and the policymaker. By engaging these factions of the audience, we hoped to be able to present a realistic picture of Web3 in India,\u201d says Shashwath.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19316\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19316\" style=\"width: 924px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-19316\" src=\"https:\/\/coinswitch.co\/building-blocks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/03-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Aashima Arora, Investments Lead at Polygon Technology, discussed her journey into blockchain with JPK.\" width=\"924\" height=\"616\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinswitch.co\/building-blocks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/03-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coinswitch.co\/building-blocks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/03-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/coinswitch.co\/building-blocks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/03-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coinswitch.co\/building-blocks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/03.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 924px) 100vw, 924px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19316\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Aashima Arora, Investments Lead at Polygon Technology, discussed her journey into blockchain with JPK.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWith the people we invite, we\u2019re keen to create a platform for sharing. Where people can candidly talk about their successes, mistakes and most importantly, lessons that others can learn from,\u201d JPK adds.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_19320\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-19320\" style=\"width: 923px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-19320\" src=\"https:\/\/coinswitch.co\/building-blocks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/05-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\u201cHow will we regulate data in the Metaverse?\u201d asked Kazim Razvi, Founder of The Dialogue.\" width=\"923\" height=\"615\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinswitch.co\/building-blocks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/05-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coinswitch.co\/building-blocks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/05-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/coinswitch.co\/building-blocks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/05-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/coinswitch.co\/building-blocks\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/05.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 923px) 100vw, 923px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-19320\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u201cHow will we regulate data in the Metaverse?\u201d asked Kazim Razvi, Founder of The Dialogue.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"CoinSwitch Block By Block Delhi | Web3 | Crypto Event- CoinSwitch Kuber\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hQqPLITh7-o?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2><b>Where to next?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With rising demand for Block by Block to go to cities like Hyderabad, Pune, Jaipur, Indore, Chennai and more, the team is now choosing where to make land next. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWherever we go next, we\u2019re armed with a set of learnings on how to make these events a success, while also helping the Web3 community take pivotal steps forward,\u201d says Shashwath.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cMore than how much we spend, it\u2019s about who we can enlist to address the audience, open up conversations and leave people with something to mull over. It\u2019s even better when the speaker sees value in sharing their thoughts and experiences with the audience,\u201d says JPK.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whatever your experiences with these meetups have been, take this as our cordial invitation to join us at the next Block by Block event, in your city, very soon. And if you\u2019d like to see us in your city soon, hit us up on Twitter, tagging <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CoinSwitchKuber\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">@CoinSwitchKuber<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It all started with a tweet and a cozy cafe. \u201cWe were just coming out of the 3rd Covid wave and getting back to working out of the office. I just wanted to catch up with some folks from the Web3 community to understand how the crypto space was shaping up.\u201d Little did Jayadevan P.K. 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