1/ A new blockchain network in 2025 needs to either optimize for a particular application or expand the adjacent possible. Most new blockchains have focused on optimizing for speed; faster block times, higher TPS. That is no longer the bottleneck. @RialoHQ is focused on a complete suite of infra for building apps that speak to the outside world.

Morpho’s TVL crossed $6B+ for a new ATH, up 89.2% YTD. #2 DeFi lending protocol worldwide.

Zora is the first swing at creator coins with a mobile-first, normie-accessible UX, and an economic mechanism that directly connects value from content to creator coins.

1/ PROJECT CRYPTO A mandate from the SEC Chair for the entire agency to update federal securities regulations so that crypto can flourish in the USA 🇺🇸 This is the start of the biggest push for regulatory clarity in crypto's history. The SEC has 3.5 years to make it a reality.

Happy 10th birthday to Ethereum It was the Ethereum whitepaper that nerdsniped me to start a company in crypto, and dedicate my career to seeing elements of the vision play out. To the next 10 years of smart contract blockchains :)

Happy 10th birthday to Ethereum It was the whitepaper that nerdsniped to start a company in crypto and dedicate my career to seeing elements of the vision described therein play out. To the next 10 years of smart contract blockchains :)

o3 still feels very brittle when you want it to make a very specific update to a project you're working on, it feels like you're hitting a hard reset with each instruction, and quality of output degrades with each iteration.

I can imagine 2 paths for onchain media at scale: 1/ investment in onchain media is a game that people are intentionally playing for outsized returns (and losses) 2/ 90/9/1 rule: investment is a 'pro' feature, for a subset of users to level-up into. the majority of users do not do this, but reap the benefit of the free information the market produces (e.g. Polymarket) 3/ other? (please explain!)

Zora is the new onramp for crypto.

What is the best DAO success story you can think of?