I’m thrilled to share that I’ve been promoted to General Counsel & Investment Partner @variant! 

As GC I’ll continue the work I’ve been doing alongside @jchervinsky to help our industry define legal & regulatory strategy, & going deep (code-level) w/ founders on their product ideas. 

I'm also excited to continue working closely w/ founders as a member of the investment team. If you’re working on something new, I’d love to hear from you!

Rare: engineer, former founder, lawyer, investor

Ask a team in our portfolio and I guarantee they’ll share my experience that working with Dan is energy inducing.

morpho

$MORPHO preparations complete.

Transferability will be enabled on Thursday, 21 November.

Read the full announcement below.

When Morpho Optimizer, Morpho’s first protocol, reached PMF, many urged us to launch the MORPHO token.  

At the time, I strongly opposed this idea. Despite becoming a multi-billion dollar protocol, we lacked a clear path to truly disrupt  lending in defi and beyond.

Now that Morpho (Blue) has also achieved PMF, and there are no foreseeable scaling limits to this model, I'm excited for the MORPHO token to become transferable on Thursday!

soundscapes

chill out everybody

https://youtu.be/DYGF3C9jcA0?si=wRJa53ydriYJHT6e

variant

first ever ⁦‪@worldcoin‬⁩ hackathon is underway ⁦‪

repost from earlier this week that didnt render the card, worth it i think

repost from earlier this week that didnt render the card, worth it i think 
https://www.nts.live/shows/guests/episodes/esp-16th-october-2024

summary_large_image

DAO: "an entity that lives on the internet and exists autonomously, but also heavily relies on hiring individuals to perform certain tasks that the automaton itself cannot do."

"Automation at the center, humans at the edges"

 —@VitalikButerin (2014)

https://t.co/63UgPgXrMq

Jesse Walden

THROWBACK
https://x.com/jessewldn/status/1135741055045967874

Had an awesome night @variant's Crypto x AI demo night. Check out what some of the builders are up to below.

1/ Last night, @variantfund  hosted a demo night showcasing 9 teams working at the intersection of Crypto and AI. Here’s a little taste of what these builders are cooking up: https://t.co/uyaLaORuWL

J.Hackworth

first-check crypto vc, investing in an internet that turns users into owners. some of our channels….. /variant /0to1 /web2web3

Had an awesome night @variant's Crypto x AI demo night. Check out what some of the builders are up to below. 

https://x.com/jphackworth42/status/1852024054829506696

Startups monetize by selling shares of themselves. Why wouldn't agents do the same?

Will AI model tokens be one of the dominant, native token types on public blockchains in 5 years?

I think token launchers for agents are super cool; curious if anyone is working on one that’s opinionated about the initial relationship between the token and the agent?

Base

@base builder #001; onchain cities w/ OAK & city3

As a builder in the ecosystem, you can speak for Ethereum?

needed a zone out Saturday 

https://www.mixcloud.com/NTSRadio/dust-to-dust-the-nts-guide-to-ambient-americana-vol-2-21st-october-2024/

crypto

7.1M verified world IDs

we're hosting the first World mini app hackathon in NYC next weekend with 
@worldcoin 

join us to hack on new mini apps that leverage World's distribution to millions of human wallets

7.1M verified world IDs

we're hosting the first World mini app hackathon in NYC next weekend with 
@worldcoin 

join us to hack on new mini apps that leverage World's distribution to millions of human wallets

https://lu.ma/fve645lb

Botto

NOW OPEN​​⟢

@botto at Sotheby's, a solo show and auction marking Botto's 3-year anniversary and the first time an autonomous AI artist has graced Sotheby's

Auction: Oct 17 – Oct 24

BID ⟢
https://www.sothebys.com/en/auction-catalogue/2024/exorbitant-stage-botto-a-decentralized-ai-artist-NFN104?s=intro

Founders

we’re hosting another demo night!! 

join us on october 30th for a night of product demos from teams building at the intersection of crypto & ai 

there may or may not be some *spooky* themed treats to follow 🎃

apply to attend/demo below

we’re hosting another demo night!! 

join us on october 30th for a night of product demos from teams building at the intersection of crypto & ai 

there may or may not be some *spooky* themed treats to follow 🎃

apply to attend/demo below https://lu.ma/yf6fq82t

Law & Policy

The SEC spent years saying "tokens are securities."

Then last month they took it back, pretended they didn't say it at all, and fake apologized for the confusion it caused.

Sorry, but @atuminelli and I aren't buying it, so we told the truth 👇

Chief Legal Officer at DeFi Education Fund @fund-defi. Human to bader the dog. Avid reader of fantasy fiction. Constantly seeking excellent food.

The SEC spent years saying "tokens are securities."

Then last month they took it back, pretended they didn't say it at all, and fake apologized for the confusion it caused.

Sorry, but @atuminelli and I aren't buying it, so we told the truth 👇
https://blockworks.co/news/sec-wrong-about-crypto-asset-securities

Identifying and navigating out of local maximums is the primary job of founders.

Large and innovative product changes look and feel like this chart. 

You have painful and short term transition to a new thing, that then sets you on a path to a higher path you wouldn't have achieved otherwise.