Carrie V 🐺 🧙‍♀️

@mfigge Very cool!

Thank you so much Zero @r1csqap 🖤🐈‍⬛🗝️for the $ZEC Opened @zashi_app to a surprise this morning 🙏☀️

@r1csqap u1snjaj5rqd9xk8p2su8v2d66exa7s34c9f9x9t4r0ydhtklnpd7jcnj74funt6vfkltyx3ydrr5cxawuc0vwyyyk5zsa6kv9kv7d66k3xhtzujfnx77capdcdpqgpxekt0ull4w2ey2pr8thuqrwz38ruach9l0twt3evfhrvrqyfn3r2 🥹

I was quietly sending 0.1 ZEC to people in my replies/DMs ~~~ and I suddenly received 10 ZEC from someone 🖤🐈‍⬛🗝️

@r1csqap u1yrjygmps32qk9e63frsjw03m8sjte05vzmy0xfusuv49zdq56tguccxj57j82lc8w427lgpm2ry2f7hdhgegkh2g7mafrurxunlr8rpjs85rwvtzkzq2h7xwva3fersgnalk02eaf8hxvf8zel0t4npsykmmq3hfnj4mfvthxcrtgwg4

9 people will get 9 ZEC on Zcash’s 9th birthday (1 each) Reply with your shielded address👇 A fun way to test the strength 🛡️

@nodefnd @yugalabs @cryptopunks Huge congratulations!!

The Infinite Node Foundation (NODE) is pleased to announce the acquisition of the intellectual property of @cryptopunks from @yugalabs. Launched by Larva Labs in 2017, CryptoPunks are widely regarded as the catalyst for the modern digital art movement. Their $3.07B in sales have established Matt Hall and John Watkinson as the highest-selling living artists of our time. The pioneering collection of 10,000 unique, algorithmically generated pixel art characters now lives within the most well-capitalized nonprofit dedicated solely to digital art in the United States. Formed in 2025 by Micky Malka and Becky Kleiner, NODE’s purchase of the the IP and additional $25M endowment outpaces the digital art funding of all major U.S. institutions. NODE exists to build networked architecture for digital works like CryptoPunks to be studied, exhibited, and contextualized within the art-historical canon. This transition isn’t about ownership, but liberation. Freed from corporate friction and limitations, the Punk ethos can now thrive through a decentralized, community-driven future. To guide this journey, NODE has assembled a Punks advisory board led by Matt Hall and John Watkinson (Larva Labs) along with visionary voices in the project’s history, Wylie Aronow (Yuga Labs), and Erick Calderon (Art Blocks). In addition, we are happy to share that we will be enlisting Natalie Stone as a consultant to support the NODE team during this transition. This vision begins with a major exhibition of the full 10K collection, to debut alongside the opening of NODE’s permanent hub and exhibition space in Palo Alto. Here, NODE will host a full Ethereum node to contribute towards the permanence of the works housed within. Under our stewardship, CryptoPunks will remain as the artists intended, while continuing to stand as the defining collection of this century’s defining art movement. Thank you to all who have been a part of the Punks journey. Our new chapter together begins now.

new announcement from a16z: startup founders -- come work with me 1:1 and let a16z invest up to $1M in your very early stage startup :) (yes, this is via a16z speedrun, and we are launching the next cycle today, taking applications over the next ~month. Here's how to apply: sr.a16z.com) More details: I’m back in (currently cloudy) LA after spending a couple months in San Francisco. It was super fun to be back in the bubble. It seemed, right after COVID, that so many other geos were ascendant — you saw a big explosion in LA and NY, and a lot of VCs (including us) starting offices in London. But very clearly the AI revolution has brought a lot of the action back to SF, even if folks are doing it remotely and SOMA is a bit dead. It was great to catch up with many of you over dinners, events, mixers etc. Bumped into a lot of friends during urban hikes in the city also! I was in SF working on my big project at Andreessen Horowitz right now, which is building a16z speedrun . This is a new program where we invest up to $1M into very early stage startups and then work with them closely over 90 days, then launch them into the world. I am very involved, and it’s been fun to get my hands dirty working 1:1 and in small groups with founders early on their journey. There’s a new cycle kicking off, so would love if you could: - recommend anyone I should be working with! - fine to share the website below, or reach out via neutrals - details + dates are: up to $1M investment from a16z speedrun plus $5M credits from our main partners (AWS, GCP, OpenAI, Microsoft, NVIDIA, Stripe, Deel, etc) - the next programs kicks off July 28 to October 10, 2025 this year. - speakers include the founders of Figma, Zynga, Zillow, DoorDash, Twilio, etc etc - application deadline is May 11, so please get ahold of us by then how to apply: sr.a16z.com more details: speedrun.a16z.com OK — so a bit more details on how this all happened: I started working on Speedrun at a16z because there are a ton of very early stage startups out there that are building in and around our focus of tech, entertainment and AI. Many of these early wouldn’t know what to do with a16z’s usual check size of $10 or $20 million, but they would benefit from the a16z team (now numbering nearly 600 strong!) that provide access to everything from hiring, partnerships, financing, marketing, and everything else. I love working with founders at this stage. Also it does not slip our mind that many of the best startups on the planet were started by first time founders and also repeat founders that also have a chip on their shoulder. We feel like we’re not able to help as many entrepreneurs if we just focus on ones that have a ton of revenue and are growing quickly (though we want to work with those ones too!). So starting about 18 months ago, we kicked off a16z Speedrun which is now heading into its 5th cycle. It’s been awesome and very rewarding! If folks have any questions, I’ll try to address stuff in the comments here. But best thing to do if you have a specific startup in mind is visit the website.

@digitalartchick 💪🏻💪🏻 you got this!!

Alright my darlings, I've never asked you for anything but here we go This place has changed my life in so many ways, I'm truly blessed and grateful, I've achieved more than I've ever dreamed Now I must face the "final boss" and achieve sobriety. Send me positive energy, this is a fight I can no longer afford to put off or lose

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@PantherQB19 @blknoiz06 2nd Place Women’s Pro 50-54 Hyrox Chicago 🥹

@Carrie_V @blknoiz06 Carrie don’t play 😂 💪

what are yall's favorite vitamins/supplement routines? since we're going to zero its time to #healthmaxx

@blknoiz06 I do Hyrox and CrossFit

so do you guys have any other interesting hobbies?

@fartingoatsmoke Original one million billion percent ❤️

The original vs. The digital Which one do you like more? $FGS 🐐 💨 🌈 Let us know in the comments below!

@fartingoatsmoke 🐐💨🌈 💙

@greg16676935420 $GOBILLS

I can’t wait to watch football on the TV today

@PantherQB19 @fartingoatsmoke Love it! I bought a little more 💜🐐💨 Wolf Game Family strong

@Carrie_V @fartingoatsmoke Yes it is 💜🐐💨

I’ve had a lot of crazy experiences in crypto over the last 5 years but yesterday may have been the most wild. My daughter and I were just hanging out, relaxing (watching the trenches on a Saturday is so relaxing, I know 😂) and we came across this project @fartingoatsmoke The dev said he was a dad and his daughter thought a certain photo looked like “Farting Goat Smoke”. I grabbed some supply and started chatting with the dev. He said he was inexperienced and could use some help with comms, so I setup the Twitter account. He then asked if anyone’s daughter would like to share their artwork too and so my daughters started to draw. We shared Alyssa’s first version and the project started to move towards Bonding. Then we hit it, OMG 100k we going Raydium!! We were both so excited, we did it! …and then suddenly RUGGED! 😱 Alyssa asked “Dad, what are we going to do? Did all those other people get hurt?” I replied “well, I have the comms, you have the art, should we make this our project?” “Yes! Let me start drawing more now!” A lot of good people in this space I’ve met along the way jumped in to help with things like the TG and getting verified on the DEX. Thanks so much to everyone who stepped in and stepped up. Alyssa is having the time of her life and is overwhelmed by all the positivity and reactions she is getting! It’s been so special to watch and thank you to everyone for making that happen! We are going to keep making art and having fun. This place is crazy and I love you all. 🐐💨🌈💜 $FGS

@fartingoatsmoke @PantherQB19 🐐 💨 ❤️

@Carrie_V @PantherQB19 🐐 💨 ❤️

Hanging out earlier and came across a father/daughter art project @fartingoatsmoke and my daughter loved it so we started contributing art & comms support but then we got rugged by the dev. She’s 10 and loves art. Today she learned what a CTO is 🐐 💨

You won’t want to miss this one! Gloves off 🥊