Dirichlet
@0xdirichlet
cofounder @sphere_labs & core contributor @sphere | if it’s any good, everyone will dismiss it | tag/dm @0xfoxymojo for onboarding & @bluedesk70 for bugs
I predict there will be 100s of stablecoin APIs this time next year — “on/off-ramp to X countries, Y currencies, Z chains, we’ll handle the compliance, better cross-border payments, one API etc.” Now that @Stablecoin has paved the way, temptation of memetic desire too strong.
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The main goal of stablecoins is to make cross boarder payment easier which will onboard more users from various emerging nations and most importantly enabling off-ramping of crypto gains. Within CT people faces a problem of off-ramping their gains to bank but recently payment…
When he makes tutorials without even asking 🥹 On/off-ramp, end-to-end, in about 5 minutes 👇
Tutorial: How to On-Ramp to USDC with @Wise via @sphere_labs (Supports 150+ Countries) 🌎 I was trying to find the cheapest way to convert my local currency to USDC, but P2P options weren’t offering the best rates. Not to mention, most popular on-ramp options are quicker but way…
The lore behind this office is crazy — tl;dr scrambled to find a space in a special country for a very important natural resource payment 🌚 Thanks to @0xSynthesis1 for kindly hosting an unusual conversation about hot stablecoin takes, sandwiches, and some on-the-ground alpha to…
In this State of Stables special, Messari’s @0xSynthesis1 explores the cross-border stablecoin economy with Arnold Lee, co-founder of @sphere_labs. 1:11 What Sphere Is 3:22 User Benefits 15:39 How Liquidity Works 25:33 Role in Routing 34:52 Use Cases 44:39 Competitors 47:27…
Thrilled to share that my previous impression that angel investing was purely an act of charity was incorrect, and that I am now a very powerful MacBook Pro richer
In this State of Stables special, Messari’s @0xSynthesis1 explores the cross-border stablecoin economy with Arnold Lee, co-founder of @sphere_labs. 1:11 What Sphere Is 3:22 User Benefits 15:39 How Liquidity Works 25:33 Role in Routing 34:52 Use Cases 44:39 Competitors 47:27…
In retrospect, the #1 quality to go long on is determination — will this person go to literally insane lengths to get done what needs to get done?
How lucky was I, to be at the right place at the right time.
nostalgia: came across a notebook circa 2017 with my rough sketches on how USDC payments might flow through settlement-chains-reserves, with an eth contract imagined as a programmable "central bank" feeding several issuers, plus an ecosystem of service providers for fx/risk…
No it doesn’t- when people withdraw on Hyperliquid it goes through @sphere
There's $5B USDC in Hyperliquid When anyone withdraws anything from Hyperliquid, it goes onto @arbitrum Arbitrum tokens
Have known the @phaselabs_ team for years now and they have some of the genuinely kindest and most positive-sum oriented operators in the space. Proud to be cooking with them for @AeroPool_ — let's get more nodes up and profitable, especially in the emerging world!
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My irrational fear is LinkedIn, I instinctively don't believe anything I read on that site 😢
Been playing with AI @sphere_labs. We talk a lot about products but I wanted to capture the mission. It boils down to empathy. Behind every payment is a person and a barrier they didn’t choose. My grandmas 90. She doesn’t know stablecoins exist. But when I send her money on…
“The only way to win is to work, work, work, work, and hope to have a few insights."
She's right actually lol
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today is my birthday so here’s the official soft launch of @metagametrade after four years (!!) full time in crypto, i have officially hit crypto retirement age metagame is a productized reflection on how the internet has changed how we relate to each other, how crypto has…