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invisible world architect @deltadotnetwork
NYC
Joined January 2021
Over the moon to share that I’ve joined @deltadotnetwork! Here's why I couldn't be more excited: + Delta represents a *step-function* improvement in distributed systems for developers and users. + A world-class team combining operational excellence with cutting-edge science,
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what does a group of 20 year olds know about investing in the right startups? this is my short piece on what reactions we got from raising a $5M VC fund while students in college.
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World-changing products come not from established institutions, but from visionary founders and fast-moving startups looking to challenge the status quo. We’re beyond excited to announce Archetype III today, a $100M fund dedicated to accelerating a founder-led future. At
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✊ We launched Rova believing users, not founders, create generational companies Through 20 Bullpost campaigns and 100K+ posts, we proved it Today we're systematizing what we learned Rova Tasks is now in Beta →
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domains let you build a lot of stuff blockchains can't. Case study: fitness aggregator, a simple hobby project which no blockchain could support Pt. I of 3, here we look at why blockchains fall short
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1/ We’re using zkVMs wrong. We’ve fixated on zkEVM‑style re‑execution, when the real win is proving invariants, not execution. https://t.co/5HDl7Xy4Yw
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«Blockchain» shouldn’t be a top-level category just as «key-value store» isn’t (database is) Gotta move beyond 1000 shades of blockchain and start exploring other kinds of verifiable state machines Domains are one such thing
delta is a shared-state network of domains. Domains are not rollups, appchains, or even blockchains at all. They're more powerful. See blog post below with an example of something you absolutely could not build on a blockchain.
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great thread One specific huge unlock: Instant merchant payouts - Issue “stablecoin” to merchants at T+0 - Grow Stripe economy since merchants can only spend it there - Get yield + attract more merchants + money never has to leave Stripe
Fortune is reporting that "Stripe" is building a stablecoin-focused chain with Paradigm* The midwit take is: "This is centralization" Here's what I think everyone is missing... 🧵
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How do we fix media and its monetization?@daisandconfused is getting to the bottom of it.
The future of media is a bank.
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Smoothing out the boundary between onchain and real-world is this enormous problem that no one is thinking about (except us… and… ripple)
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Stable Stories EP 11 is live! 🎙️ This week, @riabhutoria & @spjoleh of @deltadotnetwork join @AnnikaSays to dive into: 💠Rethinking L1s 💠Why “centralization is good” (sometimes) 💠Stablecoin sandwichs & cross-border infra 💠Web3 sovereignty + pragmatism Check it out! 👇
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Brink will guide you home And ignite your bones And I will try to fix [your margins] Get early access to Brink and save up to 90% on transaction cost. 👉 . https://t.co/XOARcE6YtX
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Pretty convincing.
1/ NEW ESSAY: What’s Driving the US Stock Market Growth (or Bloat)? AI Speculation, Defense Welfare, and Poverty Profiteers The growth is supposed to signal a healthy economy but, after deconstructing it, the stock market “growth” looks more like the bloat of a rotting corpse.
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Karsa is now live. This is our official launch. and it’s a big one.
Karsa is officially live. A global dollar wallet. A virtual US bank account. Send and receive USD. No matter where you live. And soon: a Visa card to spend it.
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REV is crypto’s telco moment. Monetizing a bottleneck that keeps demand from forming.
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