Nemil Dalal
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Nemil Dalal
@nemild
@ycombinator Visiting Partner focused on crypto | x402 ambassador | Ex-@coinbasedev lead | Ex-$USDC lead @coinbase | Crypto class of 2014 | YC S12, Stanford
San Francisco, CA Katılım Eylül 2009
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"Contractors pick what works for them. Employers pay the same way they always have."
Very proud to serve @GustoHQ !
Privy@privy_io
1/ Privy is proud to enable same-day global contractor payments for Gusto, one of the leading payroll platforms powering over 400,000 businesses. With USDC payouts, contractors can get paid faster and more reliably across borders. Protected by Privy.
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Welcome World! Excited to see the team launching AgentKit and integrating x402.
Every agent is coming onchain.
World@worldnetwork
As millions of agents start to come online, the internet needs to distinguish bot armies from the agents acting on behalf of humans. Introducing AgentKit, the human layer for agentic automation. Built on World ID, the AgentKit beta unlocks human-verified automation, a new primitive for the agent economy.
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.@ycombinator is coming to @mtndao on Monday in Salt Lake City for live office hours.
If you're a @solana builder, we'd love to hear from you.
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Great to moderate the panel on the next wave of DeFi yield. @StanfordSBA at @EthereumDenver
The market is changing dramatically with:
- Institutions onboarding
- Regulations becoming more clear
- Risk management becoming even more critical
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Some notes I jotted down during BASS @StanfordSBA this morning
@ellierdavidson’s quote about “Stablecoins are blurring the line of L1s and L2a and what is a canonical bridge or not” interesting take
@solana foundation is launching Multiple Concurrent Proposers which will fundamentally redesign how blocks are built on Solana. Don’t mistake this with MCPs from AI models ppl
@P3b7_ explained how Ledger enterprise lets AI agents propose and initiate onchain transactions via API while a hardware enforced policy engine acts as guardrails. Would be interested in seeing which enterprises integrate these AI agents to their policies
@the_weso said something along the lines of stablecoin issuers acting as hedge funds - would love to hear more about this
@nemild asked “what is missing in CLARITY Act?” and want to double down and think about this question deeper throughout the week
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i’m thinking the head fake for crypto projects is that they should build for fintechs or financial services, everyone is doing it, but agents are going to be far bigger customers of protocol infrastructure and their requirements are wildly different than regulated fintechs
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Excited for @stripe to join the x402 ecosystem.
The future of agentic payments is onchain.
Jeff Weinstein@jeff_weinstein
We’re launching with support for x402 using USDC stablecoins on @base, with more protocols, payment methods, currencies, and chains to come. Let us know which to prioritize. And sales tax, refunds, and reporting just work. (You only need to think about crypto if you want to!)
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@Glowrithm @ycombinator @EthereumDenver @RealTjDunham Many applications at YC are idea only.
The team does matter a lot for these early stage ideas. We use their early idea to figure out how they reason and execute.
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@nemild @ycombinator @EthereumDenver Do you prefer market-ready projects, or is idea + demo enough at this stage?
cc @RealTjDunham
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.@ycombinator is coming to @EthereumDenver. We're excited to fund the next wave of stablecoins, tokenization, AI agents, and everything else onchain.
If you're an early stage builder interested in office hours, see link below.
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@mikulaja @CoinbaseBiz @stripe @circle Lots of work still to do (privacy, better UX), but I think stablecoins do really scramble the incumbent's incentives — and provide some healthy competition.
Will be interesting to see how it plays out in the coming years.
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@nemild @CoinbaseBiz @stripe @circle The rails aren’t the problem. The incentives and business models are why the US doesn’t have ubiquitous, free or low-cost instant payments.
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YC bros so desperate to pump stables they'll pay 0.5% x $500,000 instead of using a free ACH 😂
Gianluca Minoprio@GlMinoprio
Give 0.5% of your YC funding to Slash 👍
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@TarunMangukiya Global founders was a key reason we introduced this option.
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Congratulations to YC for a bold initative.
This is going to help global startups massively.
Get ready global founders and teams -- dream big, aim high and let's increase global GDP together. The future is bright for founders across Asia, LATAM, and MENA.
Y Combinator@ycombinator
Today, Y Combinator is announcing that YC-funded startups can choose to receive their funding ($500k) in stablecoins. We believe stablecoins like @usdc are setting the stage for a new fintech renaissance and broader global access to financial services. Sending money should be as easy as sending a text message. Stablecoins make that possible: cheap, fast, and global, using currencies people already trust. Some of the fastest-growing YC startups in recent years like @get_aspora and @DolarApp use stablecoins to power faster, cheaper financial services across India and Latin America. Plus, with the passage of the GENIUS Act and growing adoption by financial institutions, we’re bullish. Whether crypto-focused or not, we expect many YC startups to use crypto in some way, from payments to banking to capital raising. If you’re building onchain, apply for our Spring ‘26 batch by Feb 9: ycombinator.com/apply
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@mikulaja @CoinbaseBiz @stripe @circle Quote from this Wall Street Journal article about the painstaking process to rollout Fednow over years
wsj.com/finance/bankin…
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@mikulaja Lots of places for free mint/burn and fiat offramp like @CoinbaseBiz @stripe @circle
ACH only applies in the US. YC founders come from around the world.
ACH takes 1-3 days, speed has value.
Excited for blockchains + stables, fednow, and other efforts to make this better.
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@stefancoh Reminded of that infamous Chuck Prince, “as long as the music is playing, you got to keep dancing”
Glad the music finally stopped.
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turns out these things were horrible products and the music did stop
Stefan Cohen@stefancoh
i took a call with a dat recently - these products are bastardizations of finance, horrible for retail investors and the entire crypto/finance industry should be embarrassed. i get that people are going to gamble, but these are bad products and the music will eventually stop.
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@nemild @ycombinator @EthereumDenver The AI agents angle is interesting - been seeing more projects where they handle the token mechanics automatically rather than requiring manual intervention. Curious what patterns you're seeing work best for early builders.
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@nemild @ycombinator @EthereumDenver Come to @EFDevcon
That's where the next gen devs will be building...
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@stcisgood @ycombinator @EthereumDenver If you'll be at ETH Denver and are thinking of applying to YC, you can signup here x.com/nemild/status/…
Nemil Dalal@nemild
Signup form here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAI…
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@nemild @ycombinator @EthereumDenver Nemil, how can I speak with you directly to see if you'd be interested in partnering /funding my project?
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