azeem

The news is out! Couldn't be more excited to announce that I'm back in the ring as a builder. Coming on as a co-founder to @0xMiden with our $25M seed fundraise being co-led by @a16zcrypto , @1kxnetwork , and @hack_vc . I spoke to what must have been over a 100 projects in the past few months, but nothing came close to being nearly as exciting as what this team is building. My co-founder @bobbinth is genuinely the most impressive person I've met in Web3 in the 13 years I've spent in this space. And this is no exaggeration. Brilliant, humble, and hustles like no other. Vitalik brought him into Web3 and got him working at the EF years ago on zk, then he went to Meta where he led the zk team, and is a Polygon cofounder as well. When I say the most impressive, I mean it. Privacy, scalability, and decentralization, with the ability to offer compliance. That's what separates Miden from just another blockchain. And we're going to be bringing institutions on chain with this. If you're a builder in this space, I'd love to hear from you. My DMs are open.

@SHL0MS Very fair points.

@azeemk a little bit but i find pricing is more all over the place and sellers much less reliable

@SHL0MS Done Facebook Marketplace at all?

@_rymnc Speaking only truths.

@azeemk thank you for your kind words!

Have loved watching the recent announcements of teams having left the EF, but this is the one that I’ve been waiting on the most. This is one of the best teams I’ve had the pleasure of dealing with, and can’t wait to see more of what they end up putting out. You’re not bullish enough..

@oskarth 🙏🏼🙏🏼 it’s my pleasure

@azeemk Thank yo Azeem! Appreciate all the support

@motypes You’re too kind, bro. Thank you 🙏🏼. Super excited to watch you build this out. And we’ll make ETH Systems x Miden happen soon enough too!

Azeem is one of the best operators in the space and someone I often go to for advice. Love what your team has been doing with Miden.

@Hvwkmoon Both of them have diamond albums

He doesn’t have a diamond album.

@torabyou Yoo this is dopeee

Update from East Africa

@sethbannon Very cool. Just applied.

San Francisco has one of only 24 true 70mm IMAX theaters in the US. With Latch we booked it for a 2 day early screening of The Odyssey. This Wednesday. Apply to join. luma.com/50y-odyssey

Starting today I'm in the Bay Area for the next two weeks. Already have a short list of people that I want to tap in with, but I'm sure I'm missing people. Let me know who's in town and wants to link up.

@LefterisJP 😭😭😭

I wish my daughter one day finds someone who will treat her like FIFA treats Messi

Vargentina strikes again..

@blkylimm x.com/azeemk/status/…

@azeemk not going to watch the GOAT eh?

If you’re looking for some amazing tix to the Argentina x Switzerland game tonight for a steal shoot me a DM.

@bdanweiss @jeffjohnroberts Congrats!! Excited to hear what’s next for you.

hello! today is my last day at Fortune. grateful to all of my colleagues, especially @jeffjohnroberts, for the opportunity to report on the wild weird world of crypto. taking the next two weeks off and i'll resurface with details about my next move then!

@NerdAtCoolTable At best he barely beats out them recent Lizzo numbers.

@azeemk Bro smh

Rick Ross up next

@ITSBIZKIT The HOV disrespect been wild of late.

Someone said Jay-Z has been overrated since he became relevant AFTER 2 Pac and Biggie death. 🤔 IDK if I should block them or turn Can I Live up 🤦🏽‍♂️

@m13v_ Doesn’t need to be gretzky to be true. I was just quoting the quote.

@azeemk nobody's ever actually sourced that line to gretzky. best cite anyone has is michael scott quoting him. fitting close for a thread about trusting the gut over available info. written with ai

It's honestly crazy to think back to when people were laughing at me talking about personal brand back in 2012/2013 but I'm glad I didn't let that stuff dissuade me. Had a great time in this interview. Spoke about a bunch of things that never get touched on in other interviews. Can't wait for it to come out.