• Crypto isn’t losing to AI, its just ‘capitalism doing its job,’ says Dragonfly Comparisons between AI’s explosive consumer adoption and crypto’s trajectory misunderstand the nature of the products, Dragonfly’s Haseeb Qureshi told CoinDesk in an interview. • What to know: As artificial intelligence dominates venture funding and headlines alike, some in crypto have begun to wonder whether the industry has missed its “ChatGPT moment” - or worse, whether capital is permanently rotating away. • Haseeb Qureshi, managing partner at crypto venture firm Dragonfly, rejects that framing outright. • Comparisons between AI’s explosive consumer adoption and crypto’s trajectory misunderstand the nature of the products, he argued. • SAN FRANCISCO, CA - As artificial intelligence dominates venture funding and headlines alike, some in crypto have begun to wonder whether the industry has missed its “ChatGPT moment” - or worse, whether capital is permanently rotating away. • Haseeb Qureshi, managing partner at crypto venture firm Dragonfly, rejects that framing outright.

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  • Crypto venture firm Dragonfly’s managing partner, Haseeb Qureshi, argues that the perception of crypto “losing” to artificial intelligence is a misreading of market dynamics. He notes that AI’s rapid consumer adoption is fueled largely by free tiers, whereas crypto products lack such a model, with only about 15 % of Americans owning crypto versus 80 % using AI tools. Qureshi highlights steady growth in stablecoins-up 50 % YoY-as evidence of crypto’s enduring utility, especially in payments. Despite a shift of venture dollars toward AI, crypto remains a $2 trillion asset class and Dragonfly has launched a $650 million fund, viewing the recent contraction as a normal market correction.

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