1. Do you think their involvement is helpful?
You think VCs are here to make crypto bigger? Nope!
They are here to make money
Look how messed up the markets are getting lately. Personally, i think crypto was way better before this big players started coming in.
2. Can crypto still survive without them?
A long as the initial aim of a cryptocurrency was not to raise money and make the CEOs get rich quick like bitcoin...Yes!