Surviving Crypto | Michael (Cryptocito), Cosmoverse & Stakecito

In this special episode of Beyond Cosmoverse, Michael Cito (known as CryptoCito), the founder of Cosmoverse and co-founder of Stakecito traces the full arc: from Crypto Mondays in Shanghai to building one of the longest-running conferences in the digital asset space, and what it actually takes to survive in this industry.Topics covered: how a tweet asking "what is Cosmos?" changed the course of his career, building community before building a company, the institutional shift Cosmoverse navigated before most conferences saw it coming, why Hong Kong matters for the future of digital assets, running three interconnected companies simultaneously, the lessons learned the hard way on trust and co-founders, and what keeps him going after nearly a decade in the space.Beyond Cosmoverse is the Executive Dialogue Series by Cosmoverse, the institutional digital asset summit. Hosted by Roberto Cassa, Marketing Director at Cosmoverse, each episode brings together practitioners from finance, regulation, and digital asset infrastructure. Learn more at cosmoverse.org.Timestamps(00:00) Institutional bull run(00:20) Introduction(01:03) How Michael discovered Bitcoin(02:08) Why he stayed(03:57) Shanghai, Crypto Mondays, and the early community(08:33) The tweet that led to Cosmos(11:05) From community builder to founder(12:44) The first Cosmoverse (15:01) OG values meet institutional adoption(17:38) The institutional shift(20:50) Hong Kong and the APAC opportunity(22:06) Digital euro, stablecoins, and the future of money(25:51) Cosmoverse Connect Hong Kong(28:05) Running media, events, and validator infrastructure simultaneously(31:04) Navigating public criticism and trust(33:26) Advice for the next generation entering crypto(35:36) What keeps him going(38:00) Closing