Vote on Treasury Withdrawal - Cardano at Token2049

I am voting YES on the governance action with hash 3f0ff0d848cab1036621f92732fef5ea1cb6466305889777ee95496933dfd1e4#0.

The metadata for my vote is located here, and this blog serves as a more human-readable form of that justification.

Justification

First, I know of no potential conflict of interest here. I will receive no funds, free tickets, or anything else from this proposal. I’m not even sure whether I’ll be able to attend the event this year or not.

With that out of the way, I feel comfortable voting YES on this proposal, as it focuses directly on placing Cardano into arena’s where it is usually not. A presence at events where we have a chance to attract new businesses and advocates is, in my opinion, neccesary (if not sufficient) for our survival and growth as an ecosystem. If we continue to focus on events or spending that simply amplify and excite those who already believe in Cardano, we will surely expire in a dazzling conflagration.

The presence at this event should focus relentlessly on:

• Successful, high volume dApps and opportunities. The current star of the show is Strike, but there are many other unsung gems, and new products such as RealFi
• Capability upgrades. Leios, Peras, Better UX through Aiken
• Existing advantages. UTxO, Determinism, Uptime
• Collaboration over competition. Midnight, LayerZero, USDCx.