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ElizaOS Founder Shaw Walters on Closing the Foundation, the Burwick Lawsuit, and Why Crypto Is Failing Builders | Markets Outlook
24 minutes Posted Aug 8, 2026 at 3:00 pm.
Shaw Walters Joins CoinDesk
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Does He Regret Launching the Token?
Crypto “Needs to Die And…Be Restarted"
On the Burwick Lawsuit: "It Was a Total Scam"18:36 - "The Casino Is Not the Industry"
Why He’s Still Building Eliza 24:00 - "Stay Away From All of This and Invest In Yourself"
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In his first interview since declaring the ElizaOS token dead, Eliza Labs Founder Shaw Walters sits down with CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie to lay out what he says actually happened. He also makes a broader case for why crypto's casino culture is actively driving out the builders who could make the space matter and why he's still coding Eliza every day regardless.
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This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie. This interview has been edited for clarity and focus.