Your Crypto News Lifeline & Meet-up Recap

Meet-up Recap, Partnership Announcement and a Resource List to help you navigate the stormy seas of crypto in 2025

We just wrapped up our first open meetup on March 31st, 2025, at Klet in Zagreb, and what a fantastic turnout! It was amazing to see so many familiar faces and welcome newcomers interested in diving deep into the current state of the crypto world.

We were also thrilled to announce Alice in Blockchains will be handling the Web3 Program at this year's GameChanger Conference! Stay tuned for more details on this fantastic collaboration.

What better way to announce the collab, than with an expert panel, featuring:

• Ivana Drlje from InterCapital

• Zoran Balkić from Base58

• Strahinja Vukoičić from Moonstruck

• Ivan Markov from NFT School For Artists

• Matea Perić from ChainSafe

We talked about political shifts, institutional interest, and yes, the hacking incidents that have marked the beginning of the year.

Highlights

• Discussion on the "Trump bump" and "slump" and their effects on market volatility.

• Analyzing the precedent of the US potentially including BTC in reserves and the EU's potential response (digital euro).

• Debate on whether upcoming regulations will hinder or help build a more secure crypto ecosystem.

• Examining the technical merits versus the narrative driving Solana's current hype.

• We also concluded NFTs need rebranding with Ivan's quote: "NFTs need a new name."

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Need help to keep track of the crypto trends?

Keeping up with credible sources of information is hard. And even harder in crypto. We came up with a list of portals, influencers and newsletters we'd recommend to keep you up to date, since not all our meetups are of open format.

Media

• Bankless - A portal/newsletter/podcast covering cryptocurrencies and decentralized technologies. Suitable for those seeking in-depth analysis and educational content.

• CoinDesk - A news portal on cryptocurrencies and blockchain technology. For anyone wanting to stay updated on the latest industry events.

• Decrypt - A news portal focused on cryptocurrencies, blockchain, and decentralized technologies. For those looking for news and educational articles.0

  
  

Newsletters

• DeFi Prime Telegram Group - A Telegram group serving as a newsletter with information, mostly DeFi.

• Community Alpha by w3.hub Intern:  - A community newsletter focused on web3 and crypto topics.

• Anton Golub Substack - A newsletter offering simple explanations about cryptocurrencies. Good for beginners.

  
  

Influencers / Twitter

• Linas Beliunas - LinkedIn profile of a blockchain and cryptocurrency professional. 

• Marcel Van Oost - LinkedIn profile of a blockchain expert.

• Alpha Packed HQ - A Twitter profile providing information on cryptocurrencies.

• Cryptoverse - A local YouTube channel providing video content related to crypto. For those who prefer video format content .