MEMECOINS with Farkhad Shagulyamov (Founder of VELAS)

The unexpected evolution of memecoins and the shifting perceptions of VCs towards what initially began as a joke within the industry. We sat with Farkhad Shagulyamov, Co-Founder and CEO of Velas and Founder of Alpina Capital AG, to discuss the emergence of projects that start as memecoins for marketing and community building advantages, but end up introducing real products, following robust roadmaps, and implementing monetization strategies for users—a completely unforeseen scenario compared to 2021. Farkhad Shagulyamov has been in the blockchain space since 2016. He issued the world's first crypto ISIN while working with a financial and asset management company in Sujun in 2017. He is also known for his contributions as one of the creators of BitOrbit, a decentralized social media platform.