Transcript Ep. 367: Does Venture Capital Investment Violate the Ethos of Crypto? Sequoia Says No

Laura Shin:

Hi everyone, welcome to Unchained, your no-hype resource for all things crypto. I'm your host, Laura Shin, author of the Cryptopians. I started covering crypto seven years ago, and as the senior editor at Forbes was the first mainstream media reporter to cover cryptocurrency full time. This is the June 28, 2022 episode of Unchained.

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Today's guests are Shaun Maguire and Michelle Bailhe, partners at Sequoia Capital. Welcome, Shaun and Michelle.

Shaun Maguire:

Thanks for having us.

Michelle Bailhe:

Thank you so much. It’s great to be here, Laura.

Laura Shin: