Standard Crypto

For over a year, I've been wondering - can we improve Bitcoin's settlement assurances and stabilize Nakamoto consensus? And how will new opcodes and new fees impact miner economics and, more critically, network stability? We explore this and more in Pooling in OP_CAT's World

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Standard Crypto welcomes @tracecrypto1 to our investment team! standardcrypto.vc/thoughts/joini…

The team at @standardcrypto built a VSCode extension for Axiom. Try it at: marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName… You can use it to manage circuits written in the Axiom SDK through compilation, proving, and query submission to Axiom. We were impressed by how much VSCode can do!

What we shouldn’t expect from future games? A nanny state. He says crypto games should establish “almost a free state where anything goes. And everyone should agree to that. There [should be] no recourse back into reality.”

Hilmar explains his philosophy on in-game economies & gaining player loyalty (“Consistency — do what you say, and say what you do”), and how crypto will fit into games of the future

In this month’s Behind Crypto Builders podcast, @adamwgoldberg tunnels into the great gaming mind of @HilmarVeigar, CEO of @CCPGames, & the driving force behind @EVEOnline standardcrypto.vc/thoughts/a-q-a…

Today, we're thrilled to announce that we've co-led a round of financing for @axiom_xyz, a company that will open up a new frontier for smart contracts and blockchain applications coindesk.com/tech/2024/01/2…

This is the first of a new Q&A interview series at Standard Crypto, Behind Crypto’s Builders: Past, Present, Future. Co-founder @adamwgoldberg will be speaking to founders about the most important inflection points in their careers and their projects or protocols

A deep dive with DeFi pioneer and co-founder of @MakerDAO, @RuneKek. Hear his thoughts on the future of RWA and how his perspective on DAOs has evolved. standardcrypto.vc/thoughts/a-q-a…

@squiggleDAO @AlokVasudev @izebel_eth Awww, thanks y'all!

Agreed 100% This DAO is truly thankful for @standardcrypto s/o @AlokVasudev @izebel_eth

Introducing Blast: The only Ethereum L2 with native yield for ETH and stablecoins. We’ve raised $20m from @Paradigm and @StandardCrypto to build the L2 that helps you earn more. Details on how to get early access at the end of the thread👇

On Monday, bald wizard @udiWertheimer and bald investor @AlokVasudev will join The Ordinal Show to talk about why the time to build in bitcoin is now 1️⃣ set a reminder below 🔔 2️⃣ reply “make bitcoin magical again” 3️⃣ take a shower 🚿 twitter.com/i/spaces/1OyJA…

@udiWertheimer Feeling the magic!

"We’ve always admired their s̶h̶i̶t̶p̶o̶s̶t̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶s̶k̶i̶l̶l̶ marketing instincts but over the past months we’ve developed a deep respect for their technical acumen and ability. The revolution is in capable hands" thanks for joining us @standardcrypto! standardcrypto.vc/thoughts/tapro…

Oh, magical day! We couldn’t be more proud to be working with @taprootwizards, @udiwertheimer & @ercwl. Back to building on Bitcoin! Thanks to @TechCrunch for covering the announcement. techcrunch.com/2023/11/16/tap…

@jacqmelinek @TaprootWizards Huge thanks to you, @jacqmelinek! Thanks for the time speaking to @TaprootWizards and @AlokVasudev. As always, your reporting is utterly on-point!

EXCLUSIVE: @TaprootWizards raises $7.5M to bring the ‘magic’ back to Bitcoin techcrunch.com/2023/11/16/tap…

"Bitcoin is now perceived by most in crypto as a pseudo-religion with a strict orthodoxy, rather than a technology substrate" says co-founder @AlokVasudev in a tweet thread and post on why Bitcoin faces fatal ossification if it doesn't embrace change. standardcrypto.vc/thoughts/bitco…

Keen on ZK — but unsure where to start? How about some firsthand advice? See our primer comparing the pros and cons of various proving stacks. standardcrypto.vc/thoughts/execu…