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Stablecoins to hit $3.7T in 5 years? That's 70% YoY growth from $250B today. Hedge fund titan Scott Bessent's wild prediction shows stables aren't just for crypto nerds anymore. Western Union better watch out - your days might be numbered. via @HaseebQureshi

"DeFi will never work." - Diogo Mónica, co-founder of Anchorage Digital, America's first federally chartered crypto bank. He argues DeFi needs 4-year cliffs and 7-year vesting periods to align founder incentives. Is this the wake-up call DeFi needs, or a death knell for the…

"Normie retail and institutions are gonna bid the shit out of these treasury things. They're gonna get wrecked." - Arjun Bhuptani, co-founder of Everclear. Contrarian take: The rush into digital asset treasuries could be the next big bubble. Don't be the last one holding the bag.

"Banks should tokenize or partner with stablecoins," says Anthony Yim, former Venmo engineer. "For cheap FX, you need liquidity. Who has it? Traditional banks." Wake up, TradFi - your expertise is your ticket into crypto, not your shield against it. Adapt or be left behind.

"WeWork done right" - Jim Zimmerman of Lowell Capital on IWG (formerly Regus). While WeWork imploded, this flexible workspace provider quietly built a sustainable business. Value investors take note: sometimes the boring, unsexy play is the real winner.

Former President Trump's AI vision: Break up NVIDIA? Nah. "His name is Jensen Wong. NVIDIA. He has 100% [market share]." Trump now admires NVDA's dominance. A 180° flip from antitrust talk. Is Big Tech's political clout growing?

"Former Trump Treasury Sec Scott Bessent drops a bombshell: '$300B a year spent on AI, about 1% of GDP.' This isn't just tech hype - it's a seismic economic shift. AI investment at this scale could redefine productivity and growth for decades. Ignore at your own risk."

DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis (@demishassabis) predicts a 50% chance of AGI by 2030. That's not just optimistic, it's revolutionary. If he's right, we're on the cusp of the biggest technological leap in human history. Time to start preparing for a radically different world.

"China has the most sophisticated cars in the world." - Joe Rogan Is the US auto industry falling behind? Rogan, known for his tech enthusiasm, suggests Chinese automotive tech is leapfrogging the competition. A wake-up call for Detroit and Silicon Valley.

"Staking is a scam." John Adler from Celestia drops a bomb on proof-of-stake. He argues it's just fake yield that gets taxed away. His solution? "Proof of governance" - a radical new consensus mechanism that could slash issuance by 20-40x. Goodbye inflation, hello true deflation.

"Staking yields are fake. It's just inflation in disguise," says John Adler of Celestia. He argues staking rewards cancel out with token dilution, leaving zero real yield. Is the entire DeFi yield narrative built on sand? Proof of governance might be the answer.

"Privacy is the missing link for enterprise blockchain adoption." - Muthu Venkitasubramaniam, Georgetown prof & Ligero co-founder. Forget public ledgers, the real revolution is in zero-knowledge proofs enabling compliant, private transactions. This could be huge for stablecoins…

"Being small is sometimes the most unfair advantage you'll ever get." - Arnold Lee of Sphere Labs. Counterintuitive take: In the cutthroat world of cross-border payments, nimble startups might outmaneuver fintech giants. David vs. Goliath in the $100T remittance market.

"Peak sentiment in crypto? Ram Ahluwalia, CEO of Lumida, thinks so: 'We might have had a peak sentiment moment, and there may need to be some time for the market to just cool off.' Contrarian view: This could be the perfect time to accumulate before Q4 fireworks."

"Wealth beyond $10M isn't just about saving & investing - it requires a complete strategy overhaul," says @dollarsanddata. Nick Maggiulli, author of "The Wealth Ladder," argues true wealth-building demands entrepreneurship. Time to rethink your path to riches?

"Institutions are finally coming to ETH after a decade of false alarms," says Arjun Bhuptani, founder of Everclear. With $1B+ in volume, his cross-chain rebalancing protocol is riding the wave. The floodgates are opening - how will this reshape DeFi's landscape?

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"Prisons are failing us. We need to invest in cities, not overseas regimes," says @joerogan. The $80B prison industry is ripe for disruption. With 2M+ incarcerated, there's untapped talent behind bars. Time to bet on rehabilitation, not punishment. The next unicorn might be…

"Your altcoins are fucked." @udiWertheimer, Bitcoin advocate, predicts most altcoins - even ETH - will crash vs BTC as it rockets to $400k. He sees a "generational run" fueled by institutional money. If he's right, the entire crypto landscape is about to be reshaped.