
Bart Stephens
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Bart Stephens
@pbartstephens
#Blockchain #crypto VC - Founder & Managing Partner @blockchaincap. 13 years of building an industry. 1 founder at a time. Legal disclaimer: Views are my own.


So summarizing, @securitize will be the first TA and tokenization platform chosen by @nyse, we will be their design partner for their digital transfer agent program to develop standards for native tokenization and on-chain settlement of tokenized securities, and our BD Securitize Markets will be a market participant on their upcoming Digital Trading Platform. Very proud and humbled to have been chosen by @nyse for this role, and thanks to @mblaugrund for steering the partnership

Looking forward to joining @KristinSmith at @blockworksDAS tomorrow to discuss how the @CFTC is supporting @POTUS in ushering in a Golden Age for American financial markets.


@worldbuildlabs is a joint program between @worldcoin, @world_chain_, and FWB to build the next generation of breakout Apps for World App’s 38M+ users. With support from @theBBFund @BainCapCrypto @blockchaincap @coinfund @dragonfly_xyz @Filecoin @hashed_official @nascent @Optimism @privy_io @protocollabs @TenderlyApp @Uniswap @variantfund @xmtp_






Jamie Dimon AI & crypto: AI is real: Companies should deploy it. It could mean 3–4 day workweeks, but if adoption moves too fast, job losses could outpace retraining. Govt should step up with income assistance + training. But they're "not prepared.” On crypto market structure: Banks say rewards = interest. If you pay on balances, you should be regulated like a bank. "We've been firm...if you want to be a bank become a bank then you can do whatever you want." source: CNBC

When I first started using Claude Code for analyzing Excel/PDFs, it would ignore important data and hallucinate. After a bunch of trial and error, I've gotten it pretty close to private equity analyst level (maybe better?) Here are the main learnings that make it work:

The industry was right about the tech. Right about adoption. But not about value capture. A must-read from @CremeDeLaCrypto and @jonah_b on the uncomfortable truth facing builders and investors in crypto right now👇


Beyond KYC: The Real Compliance Barriers Institutions Face Onchain Today by: - @pumpernikhil from @0xPredicate - @h_joshua_rivera from @blockchaincap - @ChundaMcCain from @paxoslabs - @AyeshKiani from @monarq_mgmt This talk explores the thorniest compliance and safety issues institutions see onchain today – not just KYC but challenges like vault commingling risk, controls on private assets, and cross-chain risk assessment – and discuss how to solve them without compromising Ethereum’s core principles of decentralization and openness. Full video below 👇🧵






🚨BASS Speaker Announcement🚨 @h_joshua_rivera Operating Partner & General Counsel of @blockchaincap

