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partner & coo @dragonfly_xyz | formerly @stellarorg @harvard_law
nyc
Joined May 2013
Let new technology solve new technological problems. It’s both ineffective and innovation-damping to impose antiquated AML regimes on 2025 onchain activity.
After 3+ years, I finally published something for @dragonflyxyz Only fitting that it’s a comment letter to my former employer @ustreasury Treasury asked what can be done to counter illicit finance in crypto. We offered ~20 recommendations, but here are the main points:
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I don’t know about aging biomarkers but I’ve always tried to imitate a 21 yo level of neuroplasticity The difference becomes apparent when your peer group enters their 30s
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The @ATGUSAMade Buddy Sled is a specific solution I kneeded for a school I’ve been helping. For my own workouts, I use the resisted treadmill - and all my shoes and equipment are on sale for the holidays! This video also covers the history of sled dragging:
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wakeup - 1 pm: lower case personality 1 pm - 10 pm: correct capitalization 10 pm - 4 am: back to lower case personality
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couple interesting takeaways: - token comp transitioning from fixed percentage/number to FMV-based reevaluated periodically: less windfalls but more hedged against downside volatility. - less than 10% of roles were entry-level: interested candidates need to learn & do
The definitive 24/25 crypto comp benchmarks 👇 * 85 companies & 3.4k+ candidate data points * Splits by size/stage/funding/type/geo * YoY industry trends and data What’s inside (1/3): — Salary/equity/token ranges + benchmarking tool — Founder compensation ...
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Ultimately every successful L1 will have a standalone policy initiative, if not to play offensive then to play defensive. PvP season is just starting
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capital invested in crypto VC a rough lagging indicator of bitcoin price -- makes sense based on both demand side (entrepreneurial interest) and supply side (VC fundraising dynamics). this chart would likely be even clearer if it captured the big 5: BTC, ETH, XRP, BNB, SOL
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Congratulations to @gbartsmith, Laine Littman, @0xBudd and the whole @avax ecosystem on AVAT coming out of stealth today with the announcement of their $675mm transaction! We at @dragonfly_xyz have been backers of Avalanche for many years, and are excited to now be backers of
Introducing Avalanche Treasury Co: the premiere way to get regulated AVAX exposure. We’re the institutional growth engine for the @avax ecosystem, with an exclusive relationship with Avalanche itself. Funding builders. Accelerating technologies. Bringing institutions to AVAX.
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If the team doesn’t have over 20 IMO, IOI, and IPhO medals, then I don’t want it. Built different @vnovakovski
We are excited to be attending Token 2049 in Singapore and announcing the public mainnet launch of Lighter! Read all the details of how our tech works and what the launch means for early and new customers: https://t.co/fXcvfybIzk
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Remember when seeking a no action letter from the SEC was considered the ultimate self-own? Now we are in a completely new regime. Congrats to @doublezero for the successful No-Action Letter, and kudos to @SECGov for giving projects the certainty they need for mass adoption
Proud to share that the @SECGov has issued @DoubleZero a No-Action Letter for 2Z. 🦅🇺🇸 The first-of-its-kind No-Action Letter gives us confidence that 2Z does not have to register as a class of “equity securities” and that programmatic flows of 2Z on the DoubleZero network are
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Watching friends weigh job offers, one pattern stands out: they fear emotional immaturity and reactiveness at the top. Few want to be a casualty in a founder’s early hero arc.
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Crypto twitter, but IRL paintball. Expect shots fired, egos bruised, and surprise guests getting sniped at @0xmadisonn’s @robotventures paintball night. Streaming live 8:15pm ET:
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The key difference between the U.S. and jurisdictions like Singapore or Dubai lies in regulatory pace. In the U.S., bureaucracy and checks-and-balances create a slower regulatory environment. This dampens volatility during crises like FTX and Terra but also delays acceptance &
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We must give express protection to software developers to encourage the next era of crypto innovation. This is one of the most fundamental premises of crypto policy. @dragonfly_xyz is proud to be a signatory.
Today, a coalition of 100+ signatories join DEF in sending a letter to Congress. Software developer protections are a non-negotiable in digital asset market structure legislation. This critical issue unites us — crypto and tech builders, investors, and advocates.
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What an incredible day for crypto legislation: - CLARITY passing the House 294-134 with bipartisan support - GENIUS expected to be signed into law tomorrow The culmination of years of education and advocacy.
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My favorite flavor of 1 am text is when @0xmadisonn shares yet another 6 pg white paper on her latest financial machination in form of gonzo narration. Peak performance.
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“stagnation is the accumulation of many small frictions”
Our ability to do things is dying a death of 1000 cuts. It's nice to talk about bottlenecks and silver bullets, but my hypothesis is that stagnation is the accumulation of many small frictions. My plan is to continuously update this thread with examples as they pop up.
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Congrats to @BrianQuintenz on his nomination for CFTC chairman. Had the chance to discuss DeFi regulation with him & @ARedbord @ Princeton last year (thanks @timevalueofart) and saw firsthand his deep understanding of L1s, L2s, and DeFi—along with the trade-offs between
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If you find yourself writing a bullet point list and passing it to GPT to make a "proper" article, it's often better to just give people the bullet points. The GPT adds "wordcel noise" that the reader has to struggle to extract useful info from more than it adds useful context.
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Back in my mid-20s SF group house days, my FAANG/Uber/Lyft roommates would come home and spend the night venting about office politics—coworkers, teams, managers. Many admitted they spent 50% of their energy just navigating bureaucracy. Watching brilliant young minds waste their
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