Colin

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You have no experience. You’ve never started a company. You’ve never had a full time job. Nike is going to kill you. You’re a kid. You don’t have technical skills. You shouldn’t build hardware. Apple is going to kill you. You can’t build hardware. You can’t measure heart rate non-invasively. Athletes don’t care about recovery. Under Armour is going to kill you. It won’t be accurate. You don’t listen. You’re an ineffective leader. You can’t recruit great talent. You’re going to have to pay every athlete. You can’t measure sleep non-invasively. It’s too expensive to research. Athletes are a small market. The product costs too much to make. The product costs too much to sell. Your valuation is too high. Consumers aren’t going to want it. Hardware is too hard. You should measure steps. Fitbit is going to kill you. You can’t build a marketing engine. You can’t raise enough money. You need a real CEO. Google is going to kill you. You can’t be a subscription. You can’t build a brand. You can’t do consumer in Boston. Your valuation is too high. You shouldn’t make accessories. You shouldn’t make apparel. Lululemon is going to kill you. You can’t predict Covid. Stay in your niche. You are going to run out of money. You can’t build a health platform. Amazon is going to kill you. You can’t measure blood pressure. You can’t get medical approvals. The market is too small. You don’t understand AI. The market is too competitive. It won’t work internationally. The supply chain is too complicated. You can’t build an AI. You can’t raise enough money. It’s too competitive. Healthcare isn’t going to want it. … Just keep going ✌️

@SolanaFndn @solana @WesternUnion @worldpay Big milestone for builders. Looking forward to what we unlock together. 🤝

Today, we announced our intent to acquire @BVNKFinance, expanding our end-to-end support of digital currencies with BVNK’s leading stablecoin-based payment Infrastructure. Together, we’re strengthening how fintechs, platforms and financial institutions connect traditional fiat and on-chain payments across rails, currencies, and regions.

Breaking news: BVNK has agreed to join @Mastercard Mastercard's global payments network across 200+ countries meets BVNK's enterprise stablecoin platform. Together, we're building the world's most trusted infrastructure for stablecoin-based financial services. Learn more from our CEO Jesse Hemson-Struthers on the BVNK blog: bvnk.com/blog/why-bvnk-…

Binance is proud to join Mastercard's new Crypto Partner Program. We're one of the inaugural industry leaders connecting on-chain innovation with everyday commerce. This brings crypto closer to people across the globe.

Digital assets are moving from experimentation to practical deployment. Circle is participating in the @Mastercard Crypto Partner Program, a global initiative connecting onchain innovation with trusted payments infrastructure. The next phase of internet finance will be built through collaboration.

Stablecoins are becoming real payments infrastructure for neobanks, remittance providers, and enterprise fintechs, moving money at scale. Proud to join the @Mastercard Crypto Partner Program to help turn on‑chain innovation into trusted, everyday payments.

Turnkey has joined the @Mastercard Crypto Partner Program! 🔑 Digital assets are moving fast - but scale only happens when innovation connects to the real world. Turnkey's programmable wallet infrastructure is proud to help turn onchain innovation into trusted, everyday payments.

Polygon is proud to be chosen for Mastercard's Crypto Partner Program, connecting our onchain infrastructure to trusted, global payments. We're moving the global financial system onchain.

Tempo has joined the @Mastercard Crypto Partner Program, working to connect stablecoin payments with global commerce infrastructure.

Solana joins Mastercard's Crypto Partner Program More than 85 crypto‑native companies, payments providers, and financial institutions focused on how digital assets can tackle real-world needs in payments.

🔥 HUGE: Mastercard launches a Crypto Partner Program, bringing together 85 crypto companies to develop cross-border transfers, B2B payments and global payouts.

The @MetaMask Card is live in the United States. Users can spend yield-bearing stablecoins, powered by Aave, across Europe and the U.S.

Your digital wallet just learned how to speak IRL. 🤝
The @MetaMask Card is the bridge between your crypto and your everyday life.

Live in the states! Go get em

Pay how you want, merchants receive how they want. 110+ million merchants worldwide

Spend *any* of your assets, *any*where

OKX Card is now live in Europe. We’re modernizing money by bringing compliant onchain payments into everyday life. Spend stablecoins seamlessly, with real-time conversion and no legacy payment friction. This is stablecoin-first finance, built for the real world.

A true Michigan man

Excited to finally see this out in the wild. Mastercard’s first product with features built directly on a public blockchain 🚀