The overall theme of this Devcon? How to ‘kill’ @solana.

Yet another reason to build those unique zero to one applications with @megaeth_labs: if you’re a developer, @yangl1996 will chase you down, fly you to Berlin, and put you up in a hotel just to make it happen.

If we want more users—not just traders—we need to look at global processes and ask, What can we decentralize? Chain abstraction could open doors to new use cases, but we’re still staying in the safe zone. And no one wants to take it on. Everyone’s like, ‘I’m just here to give.

Just a gentle reminder: while you’re fine-tuning multichain and complete abstraction, @wert_io has already solved the user-to-smart contract problem. Fiat to smart contracts—for any use case. #Devcon2024 #ChainAbstraction.

So maybe it’s not really about that. The only real use case of Web3 is decentralization. Or maybe: the only use case of decentralization is… decentralization. #Devcon2024.

Use cases of money:.of Value.2.Medium of Exchange.3.Unit of Account.4.Payments & Transfers.& Lending.6.Investment & Speculation.7.Cross-Border Remittances.8.Asset Ownership.9.Incentives & Rewards.10.Privacy & Sovereignty. Blockchain.

So let’s go back to use cases of money.

Solving gas problems or multichain problems should go hand in hand with solving a real user’s problem.

Wake me up in a year and ask what they’re discussing at the Web3 conference. I’ll say, ‘How to make crypto easier and finally attract users.’ Oh, they are also launching debit cards. #Devcon2024.

LIVE from the Abstract Summit panel: Have you seen any use cases that weren’t possible before chain abstraction? Awkward silence. #Devcon2024.

“You’re using google docs. It’s pathetic”.And centralised twitter or x. Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress vibe. #Devcon2024

Jokes aside, Web3 started with Snowden for me in 2019 at the Web3 Summit in Berlin. It was the moment I realized that building tech wasn’t just about innovation—it was about creating a new kind of society. Creating architecture that allows freedom by design. Building technology.

I was just watching Snowden speak remotely at [REDACTED], and he mentioned how people are always glued to their phones in the subway or on flights. And I thought… which subway, Edward? Now I can’t stop picturing him living in some city, quietly riding the subway, and everyone’s

I can’t explain but tesla robots are for old people, cool robots are autobots #teslaBot #Transformers

So now we know: Studio Ghibli inspired @VitalikButerin to create Ethereum. Coincidence that I was singing ‘Chihiro’ from @billieeilish on my way to the main stage? #Token2049 #Ethereum #Web3 #Blockchain #DeFi #Crypto #StudioGhibli

Two #crypto bros got sentenced to 10 years in prison. They served their time, spent another 30 minutes talking about #altcoins and #staking strategies, then finally went home. On that note, tucking in for the night before#Token2049! Let's catch up and chat all things crypto

11/ Russia has already banned all but national social media, and other countries are watching closely. We must act before it's too late.

10/ Sure, it sounds like a lot of work. But the alternative? Losing our freedom of expression and the right to belong to any group we choose. #Censorship #FreedomOfSpeech.

9/ Platforms must evolve into a system of interconnected microservices—each talking to and containing the other.

8/ But product managers resist this direction because they fear losing money and control. Yet, this is the only evolutionary path forward.