"The article features lavish photos of prominent industry figures swooning around New York's Nine Orchard hotel in far-out outfits that cost more than your mortgage payment."
"Despite the snide headline, the story does a decent job telling the 17-year history of crypto, from Satoshi's white paper to the current era of Big Crypto."
"The author also gets access to the right people to tell the story, and correctly sizes up their respective contributions to the industry."
"Meltem Demirors turned up for the shoot 'layered in diamond crosses and wearing a black sweatsuit with her firm's slogan-'Believe in Something'-bedazzled across the ass.'"
A Vanity Fair article titled "Crypto's True Believers Demand to Be Taken Seriously" showcases prominent crypto figures in extravagant outfits. The piece received criticism from outsiders and mixed reactions from insiders. It recounts the 17-year history of crypto, highlighting key contributors like Olaf Carlson-Wee, Cathie Wood, and Meltem Demirors. Despite the initial scorn, the article provides a fair overview of the industry's evolution and the personalities involved, capturing the tension between mainstream media perceptions and the crypto community's self-image.
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