Nicky

I love our team! We’re building awesome things, but what really stands out is the people: sharp, reliable, and just genuinely good humans, which isn’t something you take for granted in this space.

Bear market hits different when you're built to wrestle it. Nabu is live in the pit. Which side are you on?

Happy Bitcoin Pizza Day 🍕 16 years ago: 10,000 BTC for 2 pizzas, negotiated by hand on a forum. Today: AI agents execute onchain in milliseconds. Execution has come a long way. Nabu is what comes next.

I've been rekt. You've been rekt. He's been rekt. still here this bear? you're a local. let Nabu run the strategy. survive to the next cycle.

Trading on Nabu feel exactly like this

@chrisakvn In fact this is gruesome. Personally, I have rarely met a VC trying out products. An individual who utilizes products can beat a good chunk of them at the DD phase, unfortunately.

Wait, how do you raise $31.5m and not even get some friends and family to rate the app 5 stars? 3 total reviews?? Did the investors even try the app. I’m confused

@DefiIgnas They will use Thorchain to launder hacked funds :D

Which bridge will hackers use to launder money now if Thorchain is hacked and bridge is closed? Checkmate, hackooors.

@Punk4725 @Ledger I have personally been impacted by previous Ledger data dumps and I have even received SMSs, where I was threatened (apart from some physical letter in my mailbox & an actual fake ledger.) When I raised it to Pascal from Ledger, he simply shrugged it off!

This is terrifying @Ledger. I just received a physical scam letter at my home address in Italy 🇮🇹 How the hell do scammers have access to the addresses of Ledger users? This goes way beyond phishing emails now. People’s safety is literally at risk.

@HadickM This is so 2018 😁

Guys can we be serious and not post embarrassing stupid nonsense like this. It only hurts the business cause you’re actually pushing for.

@jonah_b What's wrong with a flirty bear sticker? 😄

crypto is the only industry where you meet someone at an event. there’s a chance you do millions in business together, so you scan their telegram QR code, and then it defaults you into sending a flirty bear sticker

@neilhar Messaged :)

Less interested in the >$100m fundraises of projects competing in a crowded space and more interested in the sub $5m fundraises of companies building an entirely new category. Blue ocean founders >

@natn3t The crazy part is that the likes of Metamask actually sponsored it...

I am very saddened by the poor decision of our industry. Go back home to your wives.

@theweb3jess @consensus2026 @CoinDesk I totally agree with you!

1/ This year’s official @consensus2026 closing party by @CoinDesk was a massive step backward. Hosting the flagship event at E11even — a strip club — wasn't just inappropriate; it was incredibly low-brow for an industry trying to grow up. 2/ Let’s be clear: I’m all for alcohol, music, and a good time. Hire a world-class DJ. Throw a massive rave. Go to Club Space. But choosing a strip club as the official venue for a global conference is a choice that reflects poorly on all of us. 3/ Just because this happened in 2021 doesn't mean it should happen in 2026. Back then, Coinbase, FTX and Binance execs were there, but the industry has evolved. We are supposed to be moving toward institutional maturity, not leaning into "bro-culture" clichés. 4/ I’ve always been an advocate for sex work. I have zero issue with women making $40k–$80k on their own terms. The issue is the context. 5/ When an official event for a top-tier conference — filled with institutional partners and people of all genders and religions — centres on women shaking for dollars, it diminishes women to sexual objects and enforces a stale, exclusionary culture. 6/ It’s honestly boring. I guarantee brands like @MetaMask and CoinDesk will one day look back at their logos plastered on those walls with genuine embarrassment. 7/ We had international attendees flying in from across the globe. Is this really the best US crypto has to offer? Working the pole is a skill, but watching it in a professional context just left most people looking dazed and awkward. 8/ The vibe was off. I ran into my banker and some mid-tier hedge fund guys there. We can talk millions on Wall Street or over steak, but meeting at a strip club is unnecessary. We could’ve hit a polo club, a baseball box, or played padel. 9/ Even the economics were a "bear market" vibe. Most people were just watching with a mix of shock and intrigue. The girls weren't making much. They used to take crypto; now they don't. The floor was dry. No fiat moving. Why were we even there? 10/ Seeing a banker film the stage (until security stepped in) while seeing my bankers logos walk around in a strip club is the peak of industry cognitive dissonance. 11/ This industry is capable of so much more, yet we keep tripping over our own feet. We want to be taken seriously on the world stage, but we’re still acting like we’re in a basement. We must do better. Special shoutout to @SolanaFndn, @amystreet, and @SuperteamUSA. Your Accelerate vibe was immaculate, paired with the best Mario Kart-themed afterparty. 🏎️💨 It was the perfect illustration that "crypto culture" doesn’t have to mean "bro culture." You can have high-energy, high-intelligence fun without… whatever E11even was. Let’s talk economics: A single sponsorship for that E11even event costed roughly $90k. The entire Mario Kart event? Maybe $50k. Using a massive brand budget to alienate half your audience is a spectacular waste of capital. 📣📣📣 Conference organizers and sponsors: we have to do better. If we want to move millions on Wall Street, we need to stop acting like we belong in a basement. ✌️

Bitcoin = security Ethereum = liquidity Solana = speed Polygon = scalability BNB Chain = accessibility No single chain can optimize everything. These are trade-offs. That diversity makes crypto powerful but also fragmented. Value is secure. Liquidity is deep. Apps are fast. Just not in the same place.

Well, here’s what I have personally seen when most of such companies go on hiring sprees during bull markets and then start firing as soon as the bear hits. There’s no such thing as “laser focus” in a bull, they just try to do everything at once and pile on completely futile headcount to support it. Then the market turns, the narrative they were betting on doesn’t take off, and layoffs begin. This repeats every cycle, yet the industry somehow has the memory of a goldfish. There are a few consistent drivers behind this. 1) at times investors push aggressively for growth, insisting on lame things like educational initiatives to boost adoption. 2) projects try to level up and go more institutional, so they hire ex-bankers or former McKinsey consultants whose dream job this supposedly is. But the moment things go south and the market underperforms for a while, those are often the first people out. Ironically, coming from a corporate mindset, they tend to overbuild org structures, suddenly you have a Chief of Staff, Chief HR, and Chief People Officer all at once. Yes, I’ve actually seen that happen. On top of that, it’s always convenient to blame AI or some external factor. That way, you carry zero responsibility, feel mentally absolved, and convince yourself you don’t owe any real explanation. “It’s AI” becomes the excuse, even when the reality is that the business just isn’t performing.

I was surprised by how many ppl agree with this in the comments…

@atShruti Messaged you :)

Made 3 investments this year. Looking for 7 more. What are you building that’s generational? Helped 50+ companies raise $1B+ after we invested. DM or email me.

@GooseXBT DMd

@redphone Messaged you :)

Doesn't look like we're getting deescalation. After today's attack on Fujairah (which processes 50-75% of the UAE's oil exports), it seems inevitable that the US responds with bombs

The only good side effect if it changes their lifestyle and they truly stick to healthy nutrition and exercising afterwards. The downsides are: 1. There is not enough data regarding the long-term side effects 2. Risks of getting back to previous lifestyle 3. If you utilise them continuously, eventually they stop working

@MaxiNicky Yeah as someone who works out daily it pains me a bit but overall I'm happy to see people get healthier. I also am eyes wide open most people over 40 will be using these things in the next 5 years.

Can't wait to hear about Kyles new peptide start up

@swisscryptocat True story :D

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