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Current: building agentic payment infra @radiustech_xyz , advise @mitdci . Past: co-built @circle USDC, CBDC (OpenCBDC), founded @blockchainassn
I talked with @joshua_j_lim about treasury companies, specifically how they are structured from the start, deal mechanics, whos getting into the things etc. Josh is one of the best sources because he’s helping to facilitate a lot of these deals. Really fascinating, have a listen
NEW @gwartygwart: Inside Crypto Treasury Deals With @joshua_j_lim • Treasury vehicles see 45-60 day liquidity windows • MSTR model being widely replicated • 3-5 month timeline for SPAC conversions, Treasury plays faster
We're building this at @radiustech_xyz . Auth, SDKs, and the only network capable of handling the cost and performance necessary for agent-to-agent payments. Public testnet coming soon.
Agentic commerce is coming 🔥 — @emilygsands, Head of Information at @stripe unpacks how autonomous “buying bots” and MCP are reshaping the very mechanics of online transactions - and how Stripe’s AI models and rails are adapting for tokens, one-time virtual cards, and…
NEW ODD LOTS! WHAT 300 YEARS OF FIREWOOD PRICES SAY ABOUT THE ECONOMY Firewood was the big energy source for much of US history, but we don't actually have good data about firewood prices @TheStalwart and I speak with the economist trying to fix that podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wha…
[ ZOOMER ] MONAD TO LAUNCH ON THE 29TH SEPTEMBER: COINMARKETCAP
Saw this in crypto compliance/legal space. When absurd CLO/CCO offers came my way there was a direct correlation to dudes currently sitting in jail.
Generally if a series A crypto startup is offering you this much it's because either a) they are not actually series A but raised a big enough seed round to claim it or b) the company is really struggling and you are effectily joining a distressed asset. I think people…
Tip O'Neil would've loved stables. The tech was built in his district, and @circle created jobs and opportunity around his district. #allpoliticsislocal
Incredible credit to @jerallaire & @brian_armstrong on their leadership here. This wasn't a short journey, nor an inexpensive one. But it will save US consumers billions.
Heading to the @WhiteHouse to see the GENIUS Act become law, the official start of the financial revolution in the US. Thanks to all who helped us take this huge step for the crypto economy!
PG said it must be true.
Boston is the intellectual capital. Not just of the US but of the world.
We think about this as "humans will do human things again" - rather than "machine directed things." But we need the right incentives. That's why we build.
agree with lots of what jensen has been saying about ai and jobs; there is a ton of stuff to do in the world. people will 1) do a lot more than they could do before; ability and expectation will both go up 2) still care very much about other people and what they do 3) still be…
Huge congrats to @flexthought @perkinscr97 @einar_hb on funding @ryanbozarth_ and @dakota_xyz . Critical need in our space, critical founder with the skills to get it done. Well done.
THIS is the long term problem we're solving for at @radiustech_xyz . If we don't create an incentive system for AI, it will create its own. Stablecoins at a cost model sufficient for AI volumes are where we start.
“If we don’t get to world class in crypto… AI has the potential to really wreck society.” @bhorowitz w/ @TomBilyeu on why crypto is essential for AI: 1/ we won’t know what’s real or fake 2/ centralized data systems will become indefensible 3/ AI agents need economic agency to…
THIS. AI can drastically improve the human experience - not replace it. We all need to keep building towards this goal.
As technologists, we should be all in on AI drastically improving health outcomes for every human.
Every Linear Docs page can now be copied as Markdown, so you can easily feed it into an LLM (particularly helpful for developer documentation). Choose between three options: ① Click "Copy page" button ② Press ⌘⌥C keyboard shortcut ③ Append .md to the end of the URL
Skate where the puck is going. We're already there @radiustech_xyz . 402 auth, agent sdks, all running on the world's fastest stablecoin network. News soon...
What if Perplexity was a browser company all along And browsers were the home of agents Then you'd really need http 402 to work for commerce And a smart wallet in the browser.
Congrats to the @withAUSD team , @paradigm and @dragonfly_xyz . Keep growing the stablecoin ecosystem. We're still early.🚀
Excited to have this milestone out in the open! We launched Agora to build the enterprise-first, stablecoin infrastructure company. We've long believed that stablecoins would eat traditional financial services and payment rails. A decade or two from now, there will be tens of…