Hedge Fund Veteran Says Crypto Facing ‘Quiet Quitting’ Crisis, Unveils Catalyst That Could Spark Altcoin Revival
The crypto sector is currently enduring a “quiet quitting crisis,” according to a hedge fund and digital asset veteran. Quiet quitting, a term that was popularized in 2022, refers to employees who do the bare minimum level of work their jobs require and “quit” the idea of doing anything extra. Travis Kling, the founder and chief investment officer of Ikigai Asset Management, says the phrase accurately illustrates the current state of the crypto landscape. “What I’m seeing and hearing is that a meaningful swath of the crypto community is simply much less engaged than in prior years. And they are much less engaged because there is much less belief in the potential of crypto projects to solve real-world problems and gain significant adoption as a result. That was a dream that was consistently sold and bought from 2017 (the year I got in) until 2022 – ‘crypto will solve real-world problems and gain significant adoption as a result....