Growth Pangs

A Mini Guide To Finding the Next Unicorn in the Crypto World

Abhishek Kothari
5 min readSep 7, 2022
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Each crypto winter creates a Darwinian thinning of the ecosystem. Over time, the crypto industry will coalesce around mature platforms, solidifying crypto as a mainstay of the modern investment portfolio — Zac Prince, CEO, BlockFi

Technology is applied science.When science is applied to practical, utilitarian applications designed to improve our lives, it is called technology. The problem with technology today is the rapidity of change. It is hard for most common men to keep abreast of technological developments. There is just a lot going on.

This story is designed to provide readers with three simple ways to think about one technology in particular — cryptographic tokens (‘cryptos’ in short). Cryptos have spawned a new universe called ‘Decentralized Finance (DeFi in short). Cryptos and DeFi will continue to transform finance as we know it. Think the ‘internet of value’. Here are three ways to look at the future of cryptos and DeFi and by extension searching for the next big thing in the crypto universe.

Think Outside The Box

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Abhishek Kothari

Futurist@The Intersection of Finance, Tech & Humanity. Stories of a Global Language: “Money”. Contributor @ Startup Grind, HackerNoon, HBR