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The margin you create between your income and your outgo is where you can change your life financially.

@ClayCoffman67 @Povertyprofesor @ericjackson That’s a Nasdaq thing. $DEFT is on the NYSE, but not on the Nasdaq. That’s my understanding.

@Povertyprofesor @ericjackson Because I did look into it.

Headline this morning... *SRx Health Solutions Returns +5.69% in March 2026 Driven by EMJX Artificial Intelligence (AI) Engine

@CryptoIRELAND1 That hard?!? Wow, I appreciate the warning.

When $ADA pumps it will pump fucking hard you have be warned

@Quantumplation @IOHK_Charles You’ve summarized my recent thoughts on this app. I’ve been following you since early 2021, if I recall correctly. You’ve been one of the brightest spots for Cardano. This place will grow a little darker without your activity. I should likely do the same thing and take a break.

I hope my life's work will be to make or contribute to a meaningful rise in the global floor and median quality of life. I believe the best way to do this is for the world to build social institutions on top of transparent, efficient, tamper proof ledgers that reduce bureaucracy, exploitation, and waste. I believe the second best way to do this is to build up access to finance, passive income, and financial literacy for as many people as possible. That's why I'm in software. That's why I'm in crypto. That's why I'm on Cardano. And that's why I've built up Sundae Labs as the software company it is. Every day, and nearly everything I do, is geared towards this. It's why my salary is substantially lower than I could make literally anywhere else, lower than the job I left, and exactly the median salary of what my team makes. It's why my net worth (excluding the completely illiquid value of my equity in Sundae Labs) has been flat or slightly declining since I started this journey. It's why I've largely soldiered through death threats and some of the most toxic hateful bile you can imagine. But spending time on Twitter, where I've often enjoyed connecting with an audience, has become a threat to that mission. It's clear that I'm not going to solve the problems I see in the world through Twitter discourse. For a long time I thought it might help: engage in good faith to share my perspectives, break down what I know so others can understand in the hopes that it contributes to their ability to navigate the technological changes that are coming, and serve as the best example I can for effective and thoughtful discourse. But instead, especially lately, it has simply become a drain on my energy and motivation. Even if I engage less, just *reading* the way we treat each other is demoralizing. Even people who I believe have good intentions can't help but contribute to a storm of negativity that is fighting to sweep us out to sea. There is a mob that is so frustrated by the state of the world and the very problems me and other builders are trying to solve that they can't help but funnel that discontent into a... miasma, directed at anything and everything around them. Somehow posts that are "just asking questions" and would, in any other environment be totally welcome, end up as weapons picked up off the bloody ground to be hurled in anger at an unintended target. Somehow close friends grow so embittered with each other they'd rather tear the thing they both believed in in half to spite the other. Somehow legitimate mistakes immediately get brandished as fraud because scorched earth total-war tactics to destroy someone we dislike become the only thing that can hold our attention, the only thing we can think to do in our ineffectiveness against a cruel and difficult world. Somehow some of the kindest and most like-minded builders have their patience ground to dust until they reach their breaking point and they lash out in ways that don't reflect who they are. We're all so fucking tense, or sick to our stomach, or caught up in the sound of our own voice, that it's impossible for us to take a beat and sort out a misunderstanding in DMs before making some public fucking tabloid accusation or insult on the timeline. And again, I don't think (would like to believe, as a fundamentally optimistic person) that most of this is in bad faith. But the medium leaves no other outcome for us. So, for me, Twitter is no longer just a waste of time, it's an active threat to my goals. It's a long drag on a cigarette taken between work calls that no longer even brings me comfort, it's just the thing I do, and it's slowly giving us all cancer. It saps my energy, ruins my mood, and makes me, on darker days, doubt whether any of this is even worth it, let alone possible. I don't want my life's work to amount to being unhappy and resentful of the people I'm trying to help (yes, even if you and I have disagreements, even if we hate each other, I want better for you too). So, I will be trying the nicotine patches yet again. Since there's no "Non Smoking" section of Twitter, I will be dramatically reducing the time I spend on here, and funneling that energy into other, more productive channels. I hope to write more for my blog, 314pool.com. Perhaps I'll get back into live-streaming some of my work on Twitch. If you want to stay in touch and we're not connected elsewhere, the best way is by email. It's just my first name at sundae.fi. (Yes, I know this isn't an airport, and I don't have to announce my departure. I considered just disappearing, as this feels a little bit melodramatic. But in the end, I wanted people to know why I've gone quiet, and how to reach me.) I hope I'm not alone in noticing this trend, especially within our community. If any of this resonates with you, it might be worth looking at what the timeline is accomplishing (or not) for you. And don't worry. Recent weeks have been harder than most, as I'm sure you've all seen on the timeline, but I'm made of tougher stuff. I'll still be here and building, and you'll still see the impact of the work that my team and I do (and boy do they have some exciting things for you soon). I just really really don't think Twitter is the right place for me to fix the problems I want to fix.

I just came to a realization that most newcomers in this space have never actually experienced the upside of a token backed by real world utility. $WMTX is going to be one of the first to really showcase what that looks like at scale. Not just something that lives inside Web3 but a product people use every single day that generates real revenue across an entire sharing economy. When you’re holding $WMTX you’re not just sitting around waiting for price to move. You’re benefiting from every layer of the network, AirNodes, EarthNodes, staking, Premier Rewards, discounts, gas fees, every single touch point adds up. The part people are still underestimating is what happens when high ARPU markets fully come online. That’s when the demand really starts to show up in a way this space isn’t used to. USA is already ramping, Mexico, South Korea, Philippines and others are on the way. That’s when this whole model starts to click for people. This will be one of the clearest examples that utility actually matters. Hype comes and goes but real revenue backed networks only get stronger over time. Enjoy your Friday and keep stacking that $WMTX ✊

@CredibleCrypto Yep. I’ve seen some projects that I believed had a good idea and real potential just fall to the casualty pile over these past five years of alt coin struggle. It’s too bad. It will be interesting to see what projects emerge from this slump stronger than the rest.

I felt like I’d been seeing posts of projects shutting down a ton the last few days and I guess I wasn’t imagining it. 20+ projects currently shutting down at this time. More of this in the future, and any project not still developing/producing/growing or without any fundamental value will see the same fate imo. Will your memecoin of choice survive long enough to benefit from the next market wide expansion phase? Glad I don’t have to ask myself that question every day.

@CardanoNoodz @ESCOweb3 @phil_uplc @DD2Delta

@ESCOweb3 @phil_uplc @DD2Delta Could prolly solve this if we built a new wallet and, why not, another DEX

If the community wants to have a home-grown USD backed stablecoin I can accept that, but we have TWO. USDM/USDA. What on earth is the value proposition of having liquidity fragmented across two home-grown stablecoins? None. It is actively damaging the ecosystem. This is happening because the people making these decisions fundamentally do not understand the demands of users in the blockchain space, even less so DeFi. Anyone that has used Cardano for DeFi at all would immediately understand how incredibly awful the experience of having the liquidity fragmented across all these stablecoins is. Literally gives us two unusable stablecoins. Project teams, builders, DeFi users, and anyone else using the chain in any serious capacity are all fucking crippled by the lack of a single liquid stablecoin. We have five unusable illiquid home-grown stablecoins now that nobody can use, when instead we could have one liquid stablecoin and teams would actually have something they can use. One of USDM/USDA needs to die or those companies need to merge and liquidity needs to concentrate in USDCx and the surviving home-grown stable.

BREAKING: US oil prices surge over +10% to $110/barrel, on track for the highest close since June 2022.

@DanielTetsuyama @RickMcCracken But seriously, @RickMcCracken it’s an amazing moment. I enjoyed watching it today. I wasn’t born yet the last time. Glad to witness history.

@DanielTetsuyama @RickMcCracken It’s even more impressive than that. He also got mooned when he was 18.

We are going to the moon tonight! 🚀🌕

@AcousticStocks I blocked that dude on StockTwits. Adds no value, unreasonable person. No reason for him to take up any of my mental space.

$SRXH $CAPT I have to admit. This little boy is remarkably relentless in his FUD spreading. Regardless, don’t be like him getting paid to dissuade with lies and deception - invest with conviction. Looking forward to “it’s” reaction when “it” sees my post. See you post merge!!🌋

@Quantumplation @phil_uplc I appreciate the supportive tone and reasonable dialogue you always engage in. For those reasons and many more, you are a massive positive to Cardano and its future.

I think Phil has stretched himself thin lately, as he's a critical part of so many projects essential to our ecosystem: Midgard, USDCx, and several other upcoming projects, some of which aren't public yet. I believe his central focus is still Midgard, but each of these projects are needed components for Midgard to have it's maximal chance of success. A layer 2 isn't a technology that exists within a vacuum, and survives entirely based on the broader context into which it is launched. I know first hand that when you spread yourself thin, administrative tasks and public communication are the first juggling balls to get dropped. Those who have followed Sundae for a long time have seen stretches where that's been true of us as well. I don't say that to make excuses for Phil; I've told him privately that he's overworking himself and, as someone whose been there, I worry for him as a friend as well as an ecosystem peer. I *do* say this as a strong endorsement of Phil's work ethic, however; He's stretched thin, because few can do what needs doing for Midgard, not because he's malicious. I believe at least some of the claims to the contrary being made are more politically motivated than based in fact.

@HedgeFundFomo @WatcherGuru @PeterSchiff

@WatcherGuru @PeterSchiff Peter has predicted 300 of the last 2 crashes

JUST IN: Peter Schiff says "we are headed for a full-blown financial crisis."

@dom_kwok Congrats, bro. Legacy stuff.

i’ll be taking credit for bringing the word retard back

@EricBalchunas So sorry, that’s a tough thing to sort. I’m glad that you were close.

Back today after being out of commission for a while. I lost my dad about 10 days ago. We were close. I knew the day would come, he was declining health-wise, but it didn't soften the blow. But he lived a full life and we spent good time together recently and that is comforting.

@KobeissiLetter I’m so tired of our government and its inability to work together for our country to thrive.

BREAKING: President Trump threatens to send ICE Agents to US airports to serve as TSA agents amid the DHS funding lapse.

@WatcherGuru @MarineTraffic

JUST IN: Video shows ship traffic in the Strait of Hormuz over the last 24 hours.

@blocknewsdotcom I’m glad. I still think it’s insane how much leverage the banks hold over progress and innovation. But seriously, good work.

🇺🇸 SENATOR CYNTHIA LUMMIS SAYS THE CRYPTO MARKET STRUCTURE LEGISLATION WILL PASS VERY SOON "WE ARE SO CLOSE" 👀

@CSchlauf @EugenJen54441 After reading some of his posts and your exchange with him, I think you should ignore/mute him. He’s admitted that he’s baiting you strategically. Don’t give him the oxygen he craves. The dude has like 41 followers. He wants you to grant him exposure. Starve him of it.

@ericjackson Fascinating insight. Sound judgment will be what sets people apart.

Everyone will have the same intelligence. That’s not the opportunity. It’s the problem. When answers are free, the bottleneck becomes: 👉 who you trust to act on them I wrote about what this means for markets—and why most people aren’t ready: 👇 open.substack.com/pub/eventhoriz…