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Really impressed with the caliber of events at ETH Denver this year
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Feels like we're at a very weird point in the "crypto feels contrarian" to "crypto is popular again" spectrum
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In 2010, there were just 14 unicorns In 2020, there were over 600 Today, there are nearly 1500 (and approx 50 decacorns) Individual investors are increasingly getting shut out of the opportunity to invest early in their favorite products. Onchain capital markets help fix this
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What happened in the 1980s?
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ITAP of Centre Court
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New Essay: What's Happening at Reddit? https://www.backoftheenvelope.xyz/p/whats-happening-at-reddit
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META 5x'ed its net income over the past two years Insanely impressive for any company, but especially one at that scale
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If you believe LLMs are eating the world, the logical conclusion should be to publish more online One of the most direct ways to ensure your voice / opinions get (at least a little) incorporated in the models It's all training data
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Three categories seem to be dominating crypto VC mindshare / dealflow right now 1. crypto x AI 2. financialized social 3. stablecoins
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New piece reflecting on the state of crypto, covering H2 2024 There were three major inflection points: 1. The new administration + new Congress 2. Truth Terminal tweeting about GOAT 3. The Hyperliquid airdrop More on why they matter here: https://www.backoftheenvelope.xyz/p/reflections-on-the-state-of-crypto-165
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One of the best things about the Farcade team is how quickly they'll iterate based on market feedback Awesome to see
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Invest in things that make the world more productive
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The Harry Potter films are truly some of the best movies ever made
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Anyone down for a geo crush challenge?
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I’ve opened Warpcast probably >10 times per day for the past week to play in the Farcade
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Vitamin String Quartet may be the best thing I discovered in 2024 Currently listening to: https://open.spotify.com/track/5hpa5Woo3hzipxsCOrka4C?si=g5kG7vhfToaiGubEw1O48w&context=spotify%3Aplaylist%3A4r2ovJj6kXMoeonGT4oceB
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My most recommended books this year: - Breaking History (Jared Kushner) - Who is Michael Ovitz? (Michael Ovitz) - Electronic Exchanges: From Pits to Bits - Winner Takes All (Christina Binkley) - What It Takes (Steve Schwarzman) - The PayPal Wars (Eric Jackson) - Anna: The Biography (Amy Odell) - Why Minsky Matters (L Randall Wray) - The Unincorporated Man (Dani + Eytan Kollin)
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🎮 Just scored 540 points on Geo Crush in the Farcade!
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Can’t believe we have to wait 3 more days until the next batch of games drops
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