Colin Armstrong
@colinarms
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Founder @paragraph_xyz / ceo @viamirror. I'm more active here: https://t.co/RewgpwyLy6
San Francisco, CA
Joined December 2014
Today, we're excited to announce: - Paragraph is taking ownership of the Mirror product - We’ve raised $5m from USV and Coinbase Ventures We're thrilled to accelerate our mission of fundamentally changing how creators build & grow direct relationships with their audience.
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Awesome to see @Bankless highlight the work we're doing at @paragraph_xyz. Good writing deserves to be rewarded, and supporters deserve to share in the upside.
Mainstream platforms like Beehiiv and Substack nail features and UX—no denying it. Yet Paragraph, built onchain, delivers what they can't: open payments without middlemen and seamless composability with Ethereum's crypto legos. Here’s why Paragraph deserves another look,
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We're hiring someone to manage our socials at Paragraph & @viamirror, including our >100k followers across X and FC. You: - are terminally online & onchain - can capture the attention of crypto twitter with ease - can maintain our brand voice - can craft memes in your sleep
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paragraph got some ✨ fresh paint ✨. faster, smoother, shinier.
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New at Paragraph: we’ve launched an early version of our API & TypeScript SDK. Build apps, bots, integrations & custom UIs on top of Paragraph posts, publications & coins. And, ship even quicker with AI-native support from day one: our MCP server connects to Cursor, Claude
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Help us shape the future of Paragraph! Remix our announcement post (in comments 👇) with your ideas on how we can make Paragraph better, from new ways for writers to earn to better ways for readers to support the work they love. The remixes w/ the most support will earn these
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Today’s internet loves a good dunk. Hot takes & short-form takedowns — that’s what rules the day & gets rewarded. But what if we flipped that? What if thoughtful replies, valuable takes, and personal stories actually made the original post *better*? That’s the idea behind
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You can now manage multiple publications under one Paragraph account. No more juggling logins or having to create new accounts for new publications. Whether you’re writing about company updates, side projects, or personal stories, you can keep it all under one Paragraph
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Paragraph is a mini app by @colinarms and @reidtandy that helps writers make more money Idea coins are a new way for readers to support the posts they love and help great writing get the visibility it deserves Join @paragraph_xyz and help build a creative economy around ideas
This week’s 🧭 mini app spotlight is @paragraph_xyz by @colinarms and @reidtandy Paragraph lets you publish and earn onchain Coin your posts so readers can back ideas they believe in and help boost them across the network—writing meets ownership 📝
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Just launched on Paragraph: support a post using any token, on any chain. Previously, you needed ETH on Base. Now? Pay however you'd like -- and receive coins in exchange. Less friction for readers. More earnings for writers.
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I've built an AI-powered first responder for exceptions in our codebase. When @getsentry logs an error, a new issue lands in our @linear triage queue. From there, a webhook auto-tags @codegen with a prompt to investigate & act: - Fixable? Propose a PR - Noisy or unactionable?
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It's been one week since we began rolling out coins on Paragraph. Since then: - 400 coins were created - $40k of coin value is vesting to creators - we've paid out $7k in txn fees to creators - coins generated over $1.3m in trading volume With coins, we're beginning to get
Coins are now live for everyone on Paragraph. A new way to back ideas & get rewarded alongside the writers who spark them. Writers → Earn from your ideas. No subs or paywalling needed. Readers → Support posts you love, amplify great writing, and share in the upside. Ready to
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If you're a writer, I recommend giving writing coins a try. It's a good way to earn from transactions, but an even better way to drive attention to your content.
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Use Paragraph in the Base app to read, write & earn. Discover great writing & get rewarded for your best ideas -- easier than ever before.
There are tons of mini apps in the Base app. Here's 15 to get you started: @noicedotso, @DIMO_Network, @paragraph_xyz, @tbpn, @FarvilleGarden, @MorphoLabs, @titlesxyz, @fantasy_top_, @RemixGG_, @podsdotmedia, @KresusOfficial, @endaomentdotorg, @virtuals_io, @cooprecsmusic,
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The pendulum is swinging and putting power back in the hands of the creators
Use Paragraph in the Base app to read, write & earn. Discover great writing & get rewarded for your best ideas -- easier than ever before.
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Coins are now live for everyone on Paragraph. A new way to back ideas & get rewarded alongside the writers who spark them. Writers → Earn from your ideas. No subs or paywalling needed. Readers → Support posts you love, amplify great writing, and share in the upside. Ready to
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Coins, coins, everywhere. But do we have to lean into speculation? Or can patronage+ be a more compelling and long lasting economic model. @colinarms explains @paragraph_xyz 's strategy on 11am.
"I think patronage, or utility, or some of these other things that I think a lot of founders in crypto have been trying to chase for a long time now, are more sustainable, more durable." @colinarms of @paragraph_xyz on sustainability and long term value in crypto projects
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Fun fact: every Paragraph publication has an /llms.txt. Your writing is not only SEO-optimized, but LLM-optimized. Publish once & distribute everywhere.
I’ve thought about training an AI on all my writing across the internet. Just saw @paragraph_xyz creates an llms.txt for each of their publications which can be fed into whatever LLM you’re using paragraph / @ author / llms.txt @colinarms always one step ahead
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We’re launching Coins on Paragraph next week - a new way for readers to support the posts they love & get rewarded, while helping great writing get the visibility it deserves. For writers: this means an entirely new way to earn from your best ideas. No paywalls, no gating, &
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content coins help creators earn excited to see the largest onchain writing platform in the world adopt them to grow their creator earnings
We’re launching Coins on Paragraph next week - a new way for readers to support the posts they love & get rewarded, while helping great writing get the visibility it deserves. For writers: this means an entirely new way to earn from your best ideas. No paywalls, no gating, &
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