Bill Gurley told an audience at a conference on Wednesday that everyone is "nauseous from discussions on crypto. ": "Everyone in this room is nauseous from discussions on crypto," the general partner at venture capital firm Benchmark told an audience on Wednesday at the Goldman Sachs Internet and Technology Conference in San Francisco. "I suggest we move on." It's true that topics surrounding bitcoin and blockchain have taken over Silicon Valley in recent months. The price of cryptocurrencies, particularly blockchain, skyrocketed in 2017 before crashing in January.