Rick Thompson

Invest once, exit thrice. @JustinCie just did it. Cie Games → Glu Mobile Cie Studios → Investor exit Nativo → Life360 (this week) Unicorn-rare in venture. JC's batting 3.000 with vision, grit & integrity that set him apart. Honored serving w/ @johnelton & @MeyersGayle. 🎯

Bye bye ChatGPT ! Anthropic you ROCK!!

How AI Will Use BITE Protocol: Two Killers Apps That’ll Blow Your Mind AI + Crypto = 🔥 Want to know why ? Read below! ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ AI is growing at an unprecedented pace, yet monetization remains a structural weakness. The BITE protocol directly addresses this by introducing Proof of Encryption: a cryptographic guarantee that data is encrypted and verifiable on-chain. This capability is essential for building trustless marketplaces where AI outputs, prompts, or tasks must remain private until specific conditions are met. Two phases of BITE are especially relevant: Phase 2: Smart Contract Decryption, allowing smart contracts to release encrypted results only under defined conditions. Phase 3: Threshold Re-Encryption, enabling encrypted assets to be securely transferred between parties without decryption by intermediaries. These phases power two novel AI use cases: a marketplace for prompts and a real-time AI competition framework. Use Case 1: Prompt Marketplace Prompts are like recipes. Just as a chef combines ingredients in unique ways, prompt engineers design word sequences that elicit high-quality outputs from AI systems—stunning art, compelling video, or efficient code. The problem: once a prompt is shared, its value vanishes instantly. There is no exclusivity or monetization mechanism. With BITE Phase 3, prompts become digital assets: 1. A creator publishes an AI output (image, video, etc.) to a social network. 2. The underlying prompt is encrypted and stored on the FAIR blockchain. 3. A buyer pays into a smart contract. 4. The contract re-encrypts the prompt so only the buyer can access it. This establishes scarcity and fair compensation for creators. Prompts become viral, remixable assets that circulate within a trusted economic framework. Use Case 2: AI Battle Arena The second use case leverages BITE Phase 2 to create a global, real-time competition framework for AI services. 1. Alice needs an AI-generated video and offers ten dollars. 2. She submits her request to a smart contract, which launches a five-minute contest. 3. Developers worldwide encrypt and submit results to the contract. 4. When time expires, the contract decrypts all submissions simultaneously. Alice reviews the results, selects a winner, and the smart contract automatically transfers payment. This system creates a fair model for AI services. Participants cannot copy each other’s work, as encryption hides submissions until the deadline. The competitive structure drives innovation, speed, and diversity, while automated payment guarantees trust. To conclude: The Prompt Marketplace transforms prompts from non-rivalrous information into scarce, monetizable assets—a new class of intellectual property. | The AI Battle Arena creates dynamic labor markets where developers and creators compete fairly for tasks, expanding participation in the global AI economy. Together, these two models demonstrate how BITE can reshape AI monetization. Prompts become assets. AI tasks become competitions. Proof of Encryption becomes the trust layer for a new economy.

back to back god candles on $SKL... more juice to come as these shorts keep getting squeezed🧃

The fight is just getting started. In theaters this FALL. @FAIR_Blockchain #ethereum #nomaximumextractablevalue

The future is FAIR AMA! 💠 x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

@MrBarryCrypto #SKL. Zero gas fees. Perfect for the AI and gaming industry, and every other industry for that matter. Fastest blockchain available, scalability, and instant finality. 11M UAW and rapidly growing. Low MC. Built for mass adoption. What more can you ask for? DYOR. @SkaleNetwork

@DavidSacks it’s not just a matter of being old it is a matter of being fit for office. honorable thing is for biden to give up the ghost and resign.

In 1996, it was clear that Bob Dole was going to lose to Bill Clinton. Dole was the oldest nominee at that time and clearly past his prime; nonetheless he ran a dignified campaign. Republicans recognized the inevitable and shifted all their money and resources to Congressional races. This strategy succeeded in holding onto the House majority and Republicans even added two seats to their Senate majority. This could be a playbook for Democrats if they would show some dignity and stop trying to hoax their way out of the mess.

@Jurgen80048425 @RepMTG Time to send Marjorie home and put in someone who can get the job done

Professor Marjorie Taylor Greene: "Mike Johnson betrayed America once again." Hmm.. 🤔Well, that's funny Marge because you supported his candidacy for speaker and voted for him. So who's responsible for his alleged failures?

Mike Johnson betrayed America once again. After doing nothing to secure America’s Southern border, reauthorizing FISA to spy on the American people without a warrant, fully funding Joe Biden’s DOJ that has indicted President Trump 91 times, and giving Biden’s political gestapo a brand new FBI building bigger than the Pentagon, Speaker Johnson just sent $61 billion to fund the proxy war against Russia in Ukraine. House Republicans and the American people would be stronger without his disloyalty and betrayal of his principles. Now it’s time for my colleagues to go home and hear from their constituents. We need a new Speaker of the House!

@MattWallace888 You are a useful idiot

@JDVance1 There is hope

To all of our voters demoralized by what the House did today: keep fighting. It won’t be easy, but we’re going to save this country.

Israel Cherrybombs Iran wsj.com/world/middle-e…

@JDVance1 very clever. let’s piss off Israel

Make the Democrats vote on Israel, and piss off one of their constituencies. Make the Democrats vote for Biden's open border or not. Or fight for real border security. This is the "give Dems everything they want including political cover" option. Just completely insane.

The “Need for Chaos” and Motivations to Share Hostile Political Rumors | American Political Science Review | Cambridge Core - bit.ly/3O1ktUa

Aleksey Navalny was a fearless advocate for his beliefs who died unbroken by the tyranny he opposed. He fought corruption, inspired millions and never wavered in his insistence on free expression, the rule of law, and a Russia that is accountable to the people and not a dictator. He died in unyielding defense of his vision of a better future for his country - a vision, and a courageous example, that will never die.

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Step Aside Joe! StepAsideJoe.org

for love of God. Joe Biden stand down !!

David Owen argues that Joe Biden and Donald Trump are both too old to be president economist.com/by-invitation/… from @TheEconomist

@LoganCulver6 @RubinReport That doesn’t say much for the stage

@RubinReport Vivek is the best candidate on that stage and it’s not even close.