Tom Schmidt ＞|＜

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the micropayments thesis was early, not wrong @izebel_eth connects the dots on why 2017’s dead-end micro transactions thesis might actually be real now 👇

headline tomorrow: “Kalshi announces ‘The Monitoring Salon’”

@nonefungible @Melt_Dem @haydenzadams @tarunchitra @DylanAbruscato @drewcoffman @cherdougie I’m just glad to have escaped the blast radius

am so happy vf reached out to @Melt_Dem, others I would have loved to be on there @haydenzadams (nerdy vibe), @tarunchitra (quirky vibe), @tomhschmidt (steal ur girl vibe), @DylanAbruscato (artsy vibe), @drewcoffman (food & bev vibe) & @cherdougie (steal ur man vibe)

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The valuation gap between onchain perps and TradFi has reached a tipping point. Forward P/E multiples: Fintech Median: 32.4x Legacy Median: 24.3x $HYPE: 16.7x $LIT: 2.5x It’s clear that structural repricing will come for $HYPE and especially $LIT Beautiful piece by @defi_monk & @RyanWatkins_

@0xAquatic that's very nice, sweetie

@tomhschmidt They listed spot last year x.com/robinhoodapp/s…

“No, I’m very happy for you that Robinhood listed your token. Oh … they just listed the perp? In Europe? You have a perp exchange, right? Did they use that? Oh that’s still nice tho. I saw that other guy got added to that government advisory committee”

@murda0x do it yourself next time

@tomhschmidt x.com/tomhschmidt/st… Update?

At Lighter, we have taken many lessons to heart from previous experiments in tokenized governance. We are doing things differently 🧵

privacy wars are here and apparently the robots are better at using crypto than most founders @ErikVoorhees came on and basically said: > the state will always spy > AI labs are too comfy censoring you > agents may be crypto’s real users Timestamps 00:00 Intro 01:16 Erik’s Origin & Venice AI’s Mission 03:51 Censorship Future 08:58 Proving Privacy With TEEs 11:44 Frontier Models Tradeoffs 15:02 Agents & Crypto Payments 18:22 OpenClaw Provider Drama 22:24 Moltbook Meta Acquisition 29:16 Exponential AI Moment 33:00 Alibaba Agent Breakout 37:06 Alignment Reality Check 39:22 Who Understands LLMs? 41:48 Engineers Facing Disruption 47:55 AI Psychosis Meetups 54:24 Pro Models & Pricing 🔥Stay updated with all the latest hot takes by following and subscribing to @_ChoppingBlock and @unchained_pod! 🎥 YouTube: youtu.be/DIPkLptZF5Q 🎧 Spotify: bit.ly/3wiIOyy 🍎 Apple: bit.ly/3w9HQ7J 🎙 Podcast Home: choppingblock.xyz

Well damn! Looks like @vnovakovski got added to the Innovation Advisory Committee. The list includes names like Brian Armstrong, Vlad Tenev, Shayne Coplan, Adena Friedman and Jeff Sprecher A seat at the table. Glighter. cftc.gov/About/Advisory…

Lighter is designed to promote fair and robust market structure. - Premium maker orders have zero latency - Taker orders have a minimum of 140ms latency for the highest staking tier - Market makers can update their orders at any time based on their perception of "fair price," but are blind to pending taker orders This ensures orderbook liquidity is an accurate representation of true market depth 🕯️

@noampomsky defrag your mind, defrag your life

as a rule the psychologically healthier someone is, the less time it takes them to do something they were eventually going to do anyway. Anything from sending a text to quitting a job. I’m not sure what to call it—processing time? lack of blocks? low avoidance?

There’s a lot of misinformation circulating about Fantasy today, so let me clarify a few facts. • For the past 2 years, the company has been fully self-funded through product revenues. • Revenues were reinvested into development across multiple products and systems built under the Fantasy app. • No investor funds have been used for company operations during this time. We have 50+ angel investors, and maintaining open communication with them matters to us. I’m doing my best to keep everyone updated, though some structural changes take time to put in place. Over the past months, we’ve significantly reduced burn, streamlined the team, and reduced founders’ salaries. The company has multiple years of runway without needing to touch investor funds. We remain fully committed to building the company long term and will share more about the next phase soon.

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@gerstenzang Congrats!!!

Thrilled to share Moxie's Series C, along with a host of new features and offerings to allow aesthetic practices to thrive. Kamau and team have been cooking! We spoke with only four investors for this round, and Viewpoint understood the owner-enablement playbook better than anyone. Excited to have them onboard. linkedin.com/posts/joinmoxi…

at long last, it’s the Network State’s time to shine

babe, I can't rn. I only consumed 2/4 of my daily information quadrants and you're not in any of them