Mike Bucella

Let me explain how I could possible be BULLISH crypto in the wake of this past week, First, Operation Chokepoint is FAILING in real time, despite the efforts of regulators to quietly choke off the crypto industry from trying to compliantly operate in the broader capital system,

Are token prices driven by real-world traction or the strength of a story? We dissected the balance between fundamentals, narratives, and momentum in today’s market. Thanks to our panelists: • Moderator: @MikeBucella, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, @NeoclassicCap • Thejas…

As I count down to the 5th anniversary of DeFiance Capital, the high-profile blow-up of a well-known liquid fund serves as a stark reminder of how challenging this business can be — and why there’s still plenty of room for improvement in our industry, both in serving clients and…

Managing Partner Steve Lee @xxstevelee will speak (日本語) at a seminar hosted by GA Partners, led by his former colleague from @GoldmanSachs Tokyo. prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p… He’ll share insights on the crypto market, venture capital, and career advice with top university students…

If Julian Robertson is considered the “Godfather of hedge funds” Michael Saylor is most certainly the “Godfather of digital asset treasuries.”

The win does not stem from chasing the never-ending onslaught of deals... The win come from using them as inputs towards a highly informed, highly targeted, high-value outcome.

In the months since launching mainnet: • 200k+ IP registrations • $100M+ in funds bridged • 1M+ creators engaged via the Story ecosystem • Iconic IP onboarded, from Crocs to globally recognized hits This was just the foundation. Chapter 2 brings it to life at scale.

Real Estate on Chain 🏡🙋‍♂️ GATES Inc. is tokenizing $75M of prime real estate on Oasys, one of the largest real estate tokenization moves in Japan to date. Global investors meet Japanese assets. Web3-native. Institutional-grade. Open to the world. oasys.games/post/major-jap…

Chapter 2 starts today. AI's next leap isn't about bigger models. It's about IP and its most valuable category: Real-world Data. Story is building the AI-native infrastructure for this $70T IP economy. Here’s what’s ahead ↓

We're working with @worldcoin to unlock a new era of human creativity, accelerated by AI. ➤ World proves you're human. ➤ Story helps you scale your IP with AI. Together, we're building a world where your IP is provably human, programmable, and built to scale with AI tools.

From Steve Lee @xxstevelee ’s remarks at the @FT Digital Summit—featured in TechJournal.uk last month

This is the new bar for early-stage Founders… And I say this, recognizing that this level of efficiency will tilt the majority of startups to be able to bootstrap and venture will be a very different ballgame.

Apps, product launches, acquisitions and more… Here are 28 things the Ethereum ecosystem got done over the last few weeks. 0/ @Shopify announced support for stablecoins on @base across their platform, giving millions of businesses in 175+ countries access to Ethereum-powered…

"Bucella is the new Coachella"... I only wish I was that cool @KellyCNBC 😂 A fun, rapid-fire segment on all things crypto with Kelly Evans and Brian Sullivan (@SullyCNBC) on @CNBC's @PowerLunch on Friday. We dove into the impact on Bitcoin and broader cryptocurrency…

Looks like there’s a new token making waves on Sui 👀 $XO is up over 90% in the last 24 hours 🔥

My take on $XO and @xocietyofficial: It's rare you have the chance to acquire ownership in a category-defining project and asset at distressed levels (reminds me of Maple $SYRUP at lows of $20mm FDV, now trading north of $700mm). $XO feels like one of these opportunities.…