Bridget
@bridge__harris
@foundersfund
Part III: The Gospel
Founders Fund is not just a venture capital firm. It is a narrative agent with a gospel to spread. Through provocative soft power initiatives, FF has exerted unique influence in Silicon Valley, reshaping its thinking and investing. "No Rivals" Part III:
.@Polymarket is making a return to the U.S. after its latest acquisition. CEO @shayne_coplan gives his take on the rise of prediction markets, the company’s road to profitability & more: cnb.cx/46Vg3In
Polymarket has acquired QCEX, a CFTC-regulated exchange and clearinghouse, for $112 million. This paves the way for us to welcome American traders again. I've waited a long time to say this: Polymarket is coming home 🇺🇸🦅
One day, there may be more AIs than humans creating, pricing, trading millions of polymarkets on everything (h/t @VitalikButerin). A unique benefit of onchain prediction markets is the ability for AI agents to plug in. Multiple groups quietly print on Polymarket with agentic…
I'm using the best AI models to bet $1000 on Polymarket! Asked it to use modern portfolio theory + bet sizing to make calculated bets. It chose everything from BTC price to Fed rates. Expected returns: o3-pro: +21.6% opus 4: +41.7% grok 4 heavy: +34% Will report back who won.
🚨NEW: Grok 4 has @Polymarket integration built in so it can better predict the future when asked questions.
Everyone is fighting to become a bank: Many entities in the US will become stablecoin issuers (banks, PSPs, fintechs, retailers, etc) —> GENIUS act establishes bank-like regulation for stablecoin issuers (but bars lending etc) —> Might as well become a bank if you’re regulated…
Most equity tokenization today is analogous to the Variable Interest Entity (VIE) structure used by Alibaba ($BABA) on US exchanges, where American investors don’t directly own native BABA shares but instead own a Cayman company with contractual rights to Alibaba’s economics.…
We asked @bridge__harris (Associate at @foundersfund) what a stablecoin bank could look like. “From a consumer angle, it would look exactly like a narrow bank; every deposit is one-to-one backed with T-bills, so it’s super safe." "But that safety is why it scares regulators: if…
We asked @bridge__harris (Associate @foundersfund) about stablecoins and their role in crypto: "Stablecoins are definitely the main character right now. There is a new announcement every day." "Stablecoins have found the most product-market fit, and it's a tokenized US dollar."…
No Rivals: The Kingdom In the finale, we examine the full span of Founder Fund’s power, stretching across Silicon Valley, the Pentagon, and the White House. We also give an in-depth look at FF’s stunning performance – position by position.
Introducing The Robinhood Chain. The first Ethereum Layer 2 optimized for real-world assets via @arbitrum—from public to private to global. You shouldn’t have to rely on a broker to trade assets. Instead, you should be able to seamlessly trade real-world assets in seconds.…
BMNR - fundstrat's Tom Lee becomes chairman of this $25M market cap shell, announces $250M placement with participation from founders fund, falconx, kraken, galaxy etc for ETH treasury strategy. Stock 3x in pre-market.
Polymarket made @TIME’s 100 Most Influential Companies Turns out the people want the truth
I'm calling it. A third crypto killer app has been found: 1. BTC 2. USD Stablecoins 3. Polymarket All three have successfully punched through CT into the mainstream, with staying power.
Zohran at 79% on polymarket