“Virtual machines are like cities — once they reach critical mass, they become magnets that are incredibly hard to displace.” @dikshananduri catches up with @jayendra_jog, Co-Founder of @SeiNetwork, to unpack this idea at a deeper level — why systems with flaws can still dominate simply because that’s where the activity, liquidity, and people already are. From New York and San Francisco to onchain environments like the EVM, they explore how network effects compound over time, why newer ecosystems struggle to pull users away even with better tech, and what it actually takes to break that inertia.

“Virtually every major industry in the United States has federal rules and regulations. We do not have that in the crypto industry.” @Collin_McCune on how regulatory uncertainty pushes technical talent away from crypto: "Are they gonna build in the blockchain space, or are they gonna go and build an AI startup?” “If there’s a 40 or 50% chance that I might get a knock on the door from the SEC, that’s not a very compelling route." @milkroaddaily