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@hodlwithLedn @scottmelker Those APRs are abysmal. No thanks. 🤦‍♂️

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@KookCapitalLLC I wish I could have shorted the TGE. Ezy monies.

yet another rug i called out years ago and took endless hate from ct surprise surprise backpack was a scam *shocked pikachu face* i am never wrong about this stuff it's not even fun to take these victory laps anymore, it's boring and repetative

@Breedlove22 This is partly true, but not entirely. There are like 5 volunteer devs who manage Bitcoin core code. If they decided to inflate the total supply, they could. I don’t think they will, but there is a non-zero chance this happens.

10. There will only ever be 21 million Bitcoin (and no one can change that) Before Bitcoin, only time and energy were absolutely scarce, because they are governed by the laws of thermodynamics, not the state. It is a physical fact that separates Bitcoin from every monetary technology that came before it.

I spent 7+ years studying money full time to understand how the financial system was designed to keep you poor forever. Here are the top 10 brutal truths no one will ever teach you (THREAD): 1. Every dollar is your life compressed into a token.

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@MrV30h @zachxbt @WatcherGuru Who is Zack?

@zachxbt @WatcherGuru Wow every single USDC holder should get the memo: your coins can vanish the second the feds sneeze. Centralized stables were the biggest exit scam in crypto history and the bill is finally coming due. Burn it all down Zack!

JUST IN: USDC stablecoin issuer Circle $CRCL stock crashes 18% today.

@CryptoHayes Ohhhh…. @tinyhypercats is the way. Stay tiny, Mr. Hayes. 🤏

$HYPE fam, I need a new PFP to reflect my dedication to ecosystem. Give me some suggestions.

Uhhhhh… 👽

@aiedge_ Why do you need to have an AWS account to use it?

Holy sh*t. Everyone should be using this. This prompt generator automatically refines and hyper-optimizes ANY Claude prompt you send it - no prompt engineering required. Take your Claude inputs from 4/10 → 10/10 in seconds. Full Resource: github.com/aws-samples/cl…

If you care about #crypto, the you should @standwithcrypto. 🤝 standwithcrypto.org/join/u4qlSDBO7…

@PaigeSpiranac I mean, he’s not wrong.

There is this guy who comments “great cans” on everything I post. In a world full of hate and despair I know he will always be there for me to lift my spirits

@SuhailKakar You think this was an accident? 😂 Don’t be so naive ser. x.com/zacodil/status…

i love defi but this is bad. really bad this isn't on aave or cow swap. the contracts did their job. but a checkbox on mobile being the only thing between you and losing $49.9M to slippage? come on permissionless =/= unprotected. wallets and frontends need to show the actual loss in big red numbers, force splits on large orders, something. anything the tech worked. the ux didn't. and in defi bad ux costs millions we can do better

The WH intern needs to be fired immediately!

I have personally guaranteed that all player funds will be safe as this witch hunt from TABC plays out You still allegedly owe tens of millions. Shut the fuck up

Hey @jessepollak @brian_armstrong @Base 🔵 Just maxed our $1.5M alpha strategies vault on Base : 100% organically. Zero incentives. Zero help. Users are begging us to raise the cap. The question is: do we scale this real alpha here to drive differentiated TVL, or take it elsewhere? 👀 You've backed solid, safe players like @SteakhouseFi and @gauntlet on @Morpho Respect. But they are entirely undifferentiated, low-risk no upside offering nowadays. Honestly, they have sub-optimal haircuts (and yes, we are talking about @tarunchitra and @sebventures' actual physical hair, not smart contract liquidation thresholds 🤣✂️). Alpha Strategies brings actual quant edge and the best risk-adjusted yield (12.11% APR, holding strong through market chaos). We deploy a unique risk profile and we're ready to stack serious TVL on Base. Let's build together: cap raises, integrations, whatever moves the needle. Are we doing this, or are you sticking with the same questionable barbershop lineup? 📈 CC: @john_tv_locke @antoniogm @ShanAggarwal @ViktorBunin

Teaching my daughter about payroll withholding She did chores all week so I owe her $10 I hand her $7 > this isn't $10 "right, I withheld the rest" > what does that mean "I kept $3 of your money" > but it's my money "It was your money" > what are you even doing with it? "Funding household infrastructure" > what "The roof over your head. The hallway you walk through to get to the bathroom. The door locks that keep strangers out" > you're charging me for the hallway "I'm charging you for access to the hallway. The hallway itself was a capital expenditure" > you're my dad. you're supposed to--- "I'm also your government" > what if I don't want to pay for the hallway "Then I can't guarantee the hallway" > it's a hallway. It's already there "For now" She asks what else the $3 covers "Meals, dispute resolution, nightlight maintenance" > dispute resolution? "When your brother takes your toys and I make him give them back. That's taxpayer funded" > that's just parenting "That's the Department of Justice" > what about meals. You already feed me "That's a social program. Not everyone qualifies" > I'm your daughter "Which is why you're currently enrolled" She wants to see where the money goes I tell her that would require a FOIA request > what's that "A form asking me to show you what I do with your money. Processing time is 6 to 8 weeks" > 6 weeks to see where my $3 went? "Could be longer. We're understaffed" > there's two of you She asks how she gets any of it back "It's already spent" > you spent my money already? "We had a budget shortfall" > you just took it 20 seconds ago "And the deficit existed 30 seconds ago. The timing worked out" > so I'm not getting it back "I didn't say that. You might qualify for a refund" > of my own money "Correct. You just have to fill out a form telling me how much you made" > you know how much I made. You paid me "Right but I need you to tell me how much I paid you" > so you already know the answer "The point is compliance" She asks what happens if she gets the number wrong "Penalty" > from the money I don't have because you already spent it? "We could set up a payment plan" > I'm 8 "Monthly installments. Very manageable" > you're going to penalize me for getting wrong a number you already know and then make me pay you back with money you took from me "Now you're getting it" > I want to talk to mom "Mom's not a qualified representative. She can't help you here" She stormed off to her room saying how this is extortion Slammed the door That's my little citizen I've never been more proud

@fvckrender x.com/shahh/status/2…

I have to depart of these four doodles sadly, received a big surprise construction bill for the gallery I opened. I will take the best offer during the next 48 hours

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“Make them think Jane Street marked the bottom and then retrace the entire pump and nuke it to $50,000 — put them in poverty.”

@MrBeast Surprised the final two guys didn’t make a deal. Winner gives loser $1m. This way they both walk away with something.

Just wired the Beast Games 2 winner $5,000,000 😁

@jack @blocks Here we go…. 🤖💀 Looks like you were right in your assumptions @Jason.

we're making @blocks smaller today. here's my note to the company. #### today we're making one of the hardest decisions in the history of our company: we're reducing our organization by nearly half, from over 10,000 people to just under 6,000. that means over 4,000 of you are being asked to leave or entering into consultation. i'll be straight about what's happening, why, and what it means for everyone. first off, if you're one of the people affected, you'll receive your salary for 20 weeks + 1 week per year of tenure, equity vested through the end of may, 6 months of health care, your corporate devices, and $5,000 to put toward whatever you need to help you in this transition (if you’re outside the U.S. you’ll receive similar support but exact details are going to vary based on local requirements). i want you to know that before anything else. everyone will be notified today, whether you're being asked to leave, entering consultation, or asked to stay. we're not making this decision because we're in trouble. our business is strong. gross profit continues to grow, we continue to serve more and more customers, and profitability is improving. but something has changed. we're already seeing that the intelligence tools we’re creating and using, paired with smaller and flatter teams, are enabling a new way of working which fundamentally changes what it means to build and run a company. and that's accelerating rapidly. i had two options: cut gradually over months or years as this shift plays out, or be honest about where we are and act on it now. i chose the latter. repeated rounds of cuts are destructive to morale, to focus, and to the trust that customers and shareholders place in our ability to lead. i'd rather take a hard, clear action now and build from a position we believe in than manage a slow reduction of people toward the same outcome. a smaller company also gives us the space to grow our business the right way, on our own terms, instead of constantly reacting to market pressures. a decision at this scale carries risk. but so does standing still. we've done a full review to determine the roles and people we require to reliably grow the business from here, and we've pressure-tested those decisions from multiple angles. i accept that we may have gotten some of them wrong, and we've built in flexibility to account for that, and do the right thing for our customers. we're not going to just disappear people from slack and email and pretend they were never here. communication channels will stay open through thursday evening (pacific) so everyone can say goodbye properly, and share whatever you wish. i'll also be hosting a live video session to thank everyone at 3:35pm pacific. i know doing it this way might feel awkward. i'd rather it feel awkward and human than efficient and cold. to those of you leaving…i’m grateful for you, and i’m sorry to put you through this. you built what this company is today. that's a fact that i'll honor forever. this decision is not a reflection of what you contributed. you will be a great contributor to any organization going forward. to those staying…i made this decision, and i'll own it. what i'm asking of you is to build with me. we're going to build this company with intelligence at the core of everything we do. how we work, how we create, how we serve our customers. our customers will feel this shift too, and we're going to help them navigate it: towards a future where they can build their own features directly, composed of our capabilities and served through our interfaces. that's what i'm focused on now. expect a note from me tomorrow. jack