We built 1st to be a user centric DEX → No KYC → Instant trading → Gmail login = instant wallet → Gasless trades → Partial fills (buy $500 of a $5K allocation) We always stand with users to give them the best product possible

When tokens pump, founders tell me unlocks aren't a big deal, market absorbs it When tokens bleed, they ask how to reduce sell pressure before the next unlock Because sell pressure doesn't feel real until the chart makes it obvious By then it's already been hitting for months

How the OTC market works: You're a VC with a locked position you want to sell. You find another VC willing to buy it, you negotiate, lawyers get involved. The whole process takes weeks, maybe it closes, maybe it doesn't. The problem in a down market is that no VC wants to

Six months ago, funds negotiated hard over 5% price differences on OTC deals This week, three funds reached out willing to sell at 30% discounts. That's not panic When your portfolio is down 50% and you can't sell on exchanges, even a 30% haircut starts looking like the

The youngest Scandinavian to ever receive VC funding! @W8M8 opens up about his very first startup. Hear the beginning of an incredible founder journey.

Crypto has a structure problem Projects raise $5M on decks. Launch at $500M FDV with 5% circulating. Lock VCs for 2 years with no exit. Then everyone acts shocked when first unlock becomes a sell wall Most teams are just building time bombs

The best crypto traders I know think like operators Speculators chase pumps Operators study structures. Speculators buy narratives. Operators read unlock schedules. Speculators lose to invisible supply Operators see it coming. The difference is knowing where to look.

Everyone talks about "insiders dumping on retail." But there's a big difference between: - Early investors selling at scheduled unlocks (public, provable) - Teams secretly selling ecosystem tokens (speculation, no proof) The first one is why altcoins bleed. The second one is

Great conversation in this episode between @W8M8 and @DeFi_hawk Highly recommend if you want a deeper look into the journey behind Sebastian, one of founders and CEO of @1st_app and @springdotnet.

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"Why don't people invest in good projects anymore?" Because the last 20 times they did, VCs dumped on them. Meme coins felt like a fair alternative. But 99% of those have insiders too. Retail isn't stupid. The whole system is just rigged.

"Why aren't there more tokens available on @1st_app yet?" Because we focus on what our users really want What I mean by that:

I notice the best project founders always ask about post-TGE before launch. Switched from "how do we pump?" to "how do we survive unlocks?" That question is the difference between launching a token vs launching a business.

new swap flow is live 🫰

One underrated aspect of @1st_app is how we're not extracting from projects who make their locked tokens tradable We actually help projects add a revenue source instead of extracting from them

1st is at a very important stage right now, we're making continuous improvements on all fronts → Staying close to users to build for them → Adding features for a smooth experience → Meticulously vetting new tokens to launch Grateful for my team and the community's support

Altcoins are dead because they're structurally uninvestable Why would you buy a token knowing that early investors bought for 100x cheaper, are locked for 2 years with token unlocks every month? You don't. Which is why we see the usual altcoin downward spiral for years A

"VCs are dumping on us!" Okay, so what should they do? They took early risk to fund the project's success. Now they're up 100x. They have LPs to pay back and the market's moving. Should they: - Hold while others sell? - Watch their gains evaporate? - Ignore their investors?

I've done 80+ early-stage deals Got returns from 0x to 780x I know what it feels like to be stuck in a 4-year lock-up watching your 50x turn into 5x because you couldn't exit. 1st solves what investors need most: options.