Ladies and gentlemen, distinguished guests, esteemed colleagues, and fellow enthusiasts of the nascent, volatile, ever-evolving world of cryptocurrencies, digital assets, etc. If you are here today, congratulations for surviving another wild year. I am delighted to welcome you all to Medici LA…

Why did you start Medici? This is a question people often ask me. The idea for Medici popped into my head in January 2018, nearly 4.5 years ago. A combination of three things inspired me: First, an article by Fred Ehrsam I discovered in late 2017 — It argued that…

The Attendees I’m excited to announce that Medici LA 22 will take place the first week of May. We are moving back to our May schedule after hosting our last event in October. That means we don’t have to wait a whole year to bring together an exciting mix of projects, fund…

A lot has happened since the last Medici LA event in 2019 The world has obviously changed. Crypto has changed. The Medici Network (“Medici”), which produces Medici LA, has also changed. The goal is the same — to help institutionalize adoption of a novel asset class: cryptocurrencies. What’s changed is…

Since 2018, I’ve hosted Medici forums during a market plateau and a deep bear market but never a raging bull market during a Pandemic. Nonetheless, I’m excited to confirm that Medici is back and that we are moving forward with Medici LA 2021 as planned in Beverly Hills during the…

My second annual institutional crypto conference kicked off this morning. For those that missed my opening remarks, I’d like to share them for you here. Once again, I’d enjoy any feedback, thoughts, or criticisms you have: Welcome to Medici LA 19 Before my inaugural event last year… The rising price…

Last year I hosted the first Medici LA conference, an intimate and off-the-record institutional investor conference focused on crypto. The event was held in Beverly Hills during the Milken Global Conference and I was flattered by the warm reception. It helped that SEC commissioner Hester Peirce made her first public…