A rather sceptical silence often ensues when I start about entering the crypto and so-called web3 scene. Few have missed the headlines around SBF’s trial and many have picked up on the use of Bitcoin and Ethereum in ransomware, romance scams and other online fraud. Others have heard about the use of blockchain hacks to help bankroll unsavoury regimes, with North Korea being the most damning example. Why on earth is someone like me getting into that scene? Also, what do I have to gain, with a ...