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@romlib_ Crypto is a legit and indeed inevitable technology. Usually such things are net positive.

Major areas where the financial system still needs an update: 1. Tokenization of real-world assets - Real estate, stocks, bonds, funds, etc. onchain for instant settlement, fractional ownership & massive distribution. 2. 24/7 Global trading - Pooled global liquidity, every asset, every person, with great leverage and capital efficiency. 3. Next-gen payments - Near-instant, low-cost global transfers using stablecoins, including for Agentic payments. 4. AI-powered risk, credit, compliance, and advice - Better decisions, less fraud, and broader access to capital. Everyone gets access to a great financial advisor. 5. Innovation friendly regulation - Move from one-size-fits-all to risk-based rules that encourage innovation and competition instead of stifling it. 6. Expanded access - Open protocols that reduce middlemen and self-custodial wallets to expand access to everyone with a smartphone. 7. Capital formation - Low cost and turnkey for anyone to raise money for a good idea, increasing the number of startups. 8. Sound money - A refuge from inflation, when discipline is lost in fiat money. Jobs not done until we get these working for all. Will require lots of tech innovation and policy work to get there.

@KimAdams @davewardonline oh noooo I'm away next week 😢 I'll DM you

@davewardonline @shaaa256 Woohoo!

Come see what 2 months of lock-in can do🤜🤛

Centaur vs Openclaw vs Hermes x.com/gakonst/status…

what APIs are your agents using? I feel like I need to level up my Pokemon

thinking about building something this week...

friendly reminder: crypto is winning - CLARITY Act moving forward - stablecoin usage at ATHs - polymarket becoming one of the most used apps in the world using crypto rails + NFTs - tradfi moving onchain - perps trading globally 24/7 - tokenized equities increasingly inevitable - AI agents starting to use stablecoins + onchain payments - blackrock tokenizing funds - stripe, visa, paypal all embracing stablecoins - coinbase has 12 products generating $100M in ARR - prediction markets outcompeting traditional media during major events the market still thinks crypto is mostly memes + scams they're wrong

@RyanSAdams honored to have been a part of that first iconic era 🫡

Time to say something out loud. The first era of Bankless has concluded. A six year collaboration between David and myself exploring crypto, defi, and maximizing Ethereum. We're in the second era now. In this second era I'm planning to take more of a backseat role supporting @TrustlessState as he explores new frontiers in crypto and beyond. I'll still be the pod every week (would never miss a rollup) but less in the role of content direction and guest interviews. David has the helm. He has my full support. For my part, I'm still bullish ETH. And bullish Bankless.

i have one word for you: crypto x ai on @baseapp

excited to meet these @base squads IRL today

@thattallguy I remember when Netflix offered a free streaming add on to the DVD plan

@shaaa256 I remember $10 uber rides.

starting to think AI is becoming too big to fail for the US too much capex too much infrastructure too much geopolitical importance too many market incentives tied to it now if cracks really started forming across markets, i honestly wouldn’t be shocked to see the printer turn back on to protect the buildout

I don't think this will happen but the trigger would be a fear-based bubble burst knowing that's unlikely AND even if it happens, the govt will save the industry, adds clarity to why the stock market is propped up despite inflation going up + elevated oil prices I'm enjoying these compute prices as well though, feels a bit like a drug-dealer giving out free drugs to get us hooked - remember Freakonomics?

idk tbh, but Intel has shown govt willingness to do so. Im also not really worried about the industry failing at this point. Clear demand, clear bottlenecks. What triggers it? More likely we see longer tail private co's struggle when they go public. Hits privates but not systemic. but idk man, Im just enjoying the cheap compute

@thattallguy yeah tbf it's been too big to fail since the start of the year do you think they'll get bailed out if necessary?

@shaaa256 It's been the majority of GDP growth for months now.

@ErikVoorhees and counting…

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AI needs open markets AI needs permissionless payments AI needs global coordination AI needs incentive systems AI needs resource allocation AI needs identity/reputation AI needs censorship resistance AI needs machine-to-machine commerce

we may be watching the emergence of machine capitalism

the quicker you get this into your head the more successful you'll be open source adds complexity, an evolutionary good open source makes more biological sense open source is the future

one of kevin kelly’s core ideas in the inevitable is that technology trends don’t reverse they compound into each other the internet made information global smartphones made it mobile cloud made it persistent ai makes it generative crypto feels inevitable in that context because ai creates an explosion of autonomous intelligence… …but autonomous intelligence eventually needs: * identity * ownership * payments * coordination * incentives an internet full of agents can’t rely on bank accounts and human paperwork which means crypto increasingly looks like a combination of speculative asset class and native financial system for non-human internet participants

@coinbase @HyperliquidX hyperliquid

Today we’re expanding our support for @HyperliquidX by becoming the platform’s official treasury deployer of USDC. Onchain markets operate 24/7 and require collateral that is always available, instantly transferable, and deeply liquid - USDC delivers exactly that. Alongside this, we’ve also significantly increased our position of staked HYPE.

if you were just paying more attention 1 month ago...

@base parabolic chart incoming

Over $50M has now been spent on services by agents using x402 More than 85% of it happened on Base