Crypto influencers are replacing VCs, and that’s a good thing

Crypto influencers democratize early-stage investing by offering transparent, accessible opportunities that VCs keep behind closed doors for the elite.

Opinion by: Tom Bruni, editor-in-chief and vice president of Community, Stocktwits

Since the dawn of the dot-com boom, it’s almost impossible to hear the term “VC” (venture capitalist) without immediately conjuring up an image of Sandhill Road — and the ultra-exclusive air that surrounds the famed strip of land in Northern California that’s responsible for pouring billions into tech startups each year.  

Silicon Valley VCs and their global counterparts have sat behind literal and metaphorical closed doors for decades. Only a few people decide which innovators and trends receive access to vital funding. 

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