Simon Lapscher

@Sterling_hl You’re gonna crush it, congrats! Hyperliquid

Excited to finally announce that I’ve joined Hyperliquid Labs to help with BD and partnerships. My initial focus will be expanding builder code integrations by working with developers globally. > Hyperliquid offers liquidity on par with or deeper th an CEXs that's available to any app via builder codes. > Access crypto and tradfi perps via HIP-3. > No partnership agreements. > Fully customizable fee model. When generational founders like @chameleon_jeff and @iliensinc ask you to come help them build something you drop everything and run towards it. Hyperliquid

Crosschain forwarding is now live for CCTP on mainnet. A fully managed service by Circle, our crosschain forwarding feature automates destination-chain execution for CCTP transactions. → Reduce end-to-end transfer speed → Lower operational costs and third-party risk → Improve both developer and user experience Supported for CCTP routes to @arbitrum, @avax, @base, @ethereum, HyperEVM from @HyperliquidX, @inkonchain, @LineaBuild, @monad, @optimism, @0xPolygon, @SeiNetwork, @SonicLabs, @unichain, and @world_chain_ , with more blockchains expected. In the coming months, we also plan to expand our forwarding service to Circle Gateway, Bridge Kit, and more flexible, generalized forwarding capabilities. Start building today: developers.circle.com/cctp/concepts/…

Introducing our new crosschain forwarding service: a fully managed way to automate destination-chain execution for developers Now available for CCTP on testnet, the forwarding service: → Automates the final mile of crosschain transactions → Reduces end-to-end speed, operational costs, and third-party risk → Improves both developer and user experience Our forwarding service is part of a broader effort to simplify crosschain app development with the Circle interop stack. More to come. Try it now: developers.circle.com/cctp/concepts/… Learn more: circle.com/blog/introduci…

@dotkrueger @bensig What happens if BTC goes down 70% in a given year, like it has previously? How do you cover the LTV of the loan without generating income?

@simonlapscher @bensig no. the stables are just distributed.

Launched a new Bitcoin fund with @dotkrueger - here's how it works. Accredited investors put in min $100K. Fund buys Bitcoin. We hold. We use Bitcoin as collateral to borrow stablecoins. Every month we target sending investors ~1% of their capital as a distribution. These distributions are "return of capital" - tax-deferred until you exit. Meanwhile, you keep 100% exposure to Bitcoin's upside. Over the years, friends and family have asked: "Why can't I just give you my money and you buy Bitcoin?" Now you can. We don't trade. We don't time the market. Buy and hold. Simple. Who is this for? → You have Bitcoin and want income without selling → You want Bitcoin exposure with professional custody → You want tax-efficient distributions Accredited investors only. Target distributions not guaranteed.

The new onchain risk free rate

Arc Public Testnet is now live. Open to developers and enterprises globally, Arc is the Economic OS for the internet that unites programmable money and onchain innovation with real-world economic activity. Start building: docs.arc.network Learn more: arc.network/blog/circle-la…

Welcome to Arc. Discover the vision and motivation behind building Arc with @blockjain.

@maggielove_ @hotpot_dao @Cellarius2084 @ililic is it time yet?

@hotpot_dao Bring @Cellarius2084 back

eth going up + companies launching blockchains gives 2017 vibes, eerily except in 2017 at consensys, we had a bunch of exciting / cypherpunk dapp ideas that really stretched one's imagination (scifi, space, social, identity, music, stablecoin, even tax stuff etc) perhaps mega is an entity for me to carry over and materialize those 2017 dreams: wild, crazy, net-new experiences, utterly unthinkable prior to crypto

Architected for stablecoin finance Today, we’re unveiling @Arc: a new blockchain purpose-built for the era of stablecoin finance. But first, my own story. I grew up in Venezuela, where money didn't hold its value. Overnight, hyperinflation could wipe out your savings. You saw the photos, suitcases of cash for paying at the supermarkets. Amidst this chaos and uncertainty, crypto emerged as a lifeline. While much of the world saw Bitcoin and crypto as hype-prone assets with yet-determined utility, we recognized what they truly offered: freedom. Crypto was our way to preserve value. Our way to send money to loved ones. Our way to plan for our future and that of our families. In short, crypto was our way to opt out of a system that no longer worked in our favor. My experience in Venezuela shaped everything for me. It instilled in me an unwavering belief in the promise of crypto as a real alternative to insufficient financial infrastructure. For the last eight years, I’ve worked at @Circle to bring that promise to life by growing USDC to be one of the most widely-adopted stablecoins in the world. Along the way, one thing was always clear: stablecoins alone were just the beginning. Partners seek a way out of the burden of the banking hours cutoff of available payment systems. Developers want a home for their stablecoin applications. Institutions feel the pain of volatile gas fees and lack of privacy controls beyond POCs. We see the opportunity beyond just stablecoins, to stablecoin finance. An ecosystem purpose-built to offer developers, institutions, and builders the most impactful access to build with stablecoins. We have always known the dawn of StableFi was inevitable, but the timing wasn’t right. Until now. Arc is an open L1 blockchain built from the ground up to supercharge what stablecoins unlock: ✔️Fast, global payments ✔️Onchain FX and 24/7 settlement ✔️Institutional trading settlement without cumbersome intermediaries ✔️And whatever else tomorrow’s developers can envision This is stablecoin finance — StableFi. Optimized for trust, usability, and scale, this is a world where money is designed to maintain stable value, flows seamlessly, and is accessible to anyone, anywhere. Whether you’re building a remittance service in Lagos, a savings app in Bogotá, or an FX trading platform in London … Arc is built for you. Arc is made up of many stablecoin components and features we at Circle have envisioned over the years, now in one place: ✅ Built for USDC, and other USD and non-USD stablecoins ✅ EVM-compatible, with fast sub-second finality and low predictable fees ✅ Designed for opt-in privacy ✅ FX-engine for built in liquidity For me, Arc is personal. For you, we’ve built it so you have a stablecoin home. Even with all the innovation over the last decade, we are only just starting to experience the promise of stablecoin finance. It is the connective tissue between crypto’s ideals and the financial system our world needs. Public testnet is coming this fall. If you’re building StableFi, come build with us. It’s time.

i’m starting a vibe coding group chat called the non-technicals. who should i invite?

Klarna’s Buy Now Pay Later doesn’t work - it puts the burden on the user, creating millions of small non-performing loans. So what works? Take a look at @somoscashea , flipping the model and charging businesses instead. Show me the incentives and I’ll show you the outcome.

@dabit3 Coinbase’s over-collateralized BTC loan feature using smart contract wallets and @MorphoLabs in the background. Made DeFi feel truly seamless for the first time for me

Which crypto applications have the best UX? I'm especially interested in polished implementations of account abstraction and / or smart accounts.

By 2030 you should be able to collateralize any real estate on Aave.

@tkstanczak 👋🏼

Who is building RWA lending protocols on Ethereum?

@ankurnagpal I’d love to see it

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@AlanaDLevin Event ticketing

Holy grail of ideas tried each cycle - DeFi super-app - Tokenized time - Yield optimizer - Composable credentials - Information markets - Crypto x sports (betting and fan experiences)

@tklocanas @BlockTower @spvenino33 @winnielaux Amazing, congrats!!

After 3+ years of building @BlockTower VC, we’re extremely excited to double down on teams who push the space forward in our next chapter, as we spin out the franchise, portfolio and team with my partners @spvenino33 & @winnielaux under a new independent venture focused firm: @strobefund.

@blockchainbrett @1confirmation @NTmoney Congrats!

Excited to announce I'm joining @1confirmation as General Partner alongside @NTmoney! They've been best-in-class investors from day one, and I'm honored to join the team. I've been passionate about the intersection of crypto & culture since 2018 when I started collecting NFTs and then founded @PalmTreeCrypto to focus on consumer applications. The landscape has evolved tremendously, and many of the most exciting products are still ahead of us. Building consumer crypto? Reach out: brett at 1confirmation dot com