We’re full! Thanks to all the amazing builders who applied. 
If you didn’t get a confirmation, that means we’re out of space this round, but stay tuned for the next one!

We love seeing builders jam IRL at pre-Farcon. Welcome to Variant HQ

Heading to FarCon NYC? Start early with us.
Join Variant for an afternoon of co-working at our HQ.
Have a few spot left. RSVP below
https://lu.ma/e3eclbmi

Heading to FarCon NYC? Start early with us.
Join Variant for an afternoon of co-working at our HQ.
Have a few spot left. RSVP below

New issue of our newsletter is out 
https://blog.variant.fund/march-2025-newsletter

variant

1/ What are agents good at? We debated internally and came up with at least four things: (1) meeting humans where they are; (2) doing work for nudging humans; (3) aggregating and synthesizing information and (4) being entertaining.

Reporting @dbarabander pre-Thanksgiving thoughts on agents 👇

GC and Investment Partner @variant | ex software engineer/@ycombinator founder, attorney Cravath | casts are not legal advice | I am not your lawyer

🧵Exciting week ahead! We are hosting two can’t-miss events for builders 👇

What do you not understand about crypto law or policy that you wish someone would ELI5?

If you missed last night's impromptu AMA with @jchervinsky 👇

Cybersecurity & InfoSec

🚨 Web3 platforms face growing risks from hacks, lawsuits, and tighter regulations. Is your platform ready? Learn about the evolving legal landscape and how to stay ahead in Bloomberg Law - co-authored by our own @dbarabander 👇

🚨 Web3 platforms face growing risks from hacks, lawsuits, and tighter regulations. Is your platform ready? Learn about the evolving legal landscape and how to stay ahead in Bloomberg Law - co-authored by our own @dbarabander 👇
https://www.bloomberglaw.com/external/document/X9STFQ6S000000/data-security-professional-perspective-cybersecurity-liability-f

Law & Policy

As a lawyer who codes (or as @jesse likes to say, I read “dumb contracts and smart contracts”) it’s been a mission of mine to meld the two worlds I’m passionate about: tech and law.  This is why I love being a lawyer in the crypto space, because most legal issues are also technical issues.  You cannot separate them.

Last month, we launched the ‘Variant Builder Day' series, where we bridge the gap between app layer builders and infrastructure innovators. Our first Builder Day focused on interoperability - sharing some talks here 👇

Highlights from our first Builder Day: Interoperability

Special edition of the Variant Newsletter dedicated to tokenized marketplaces is out (now on @paragraph). @li matrix for understanding tokenized supply & demand, plus some of our favorite pieces on marketplaces inside.

investing & writing about consumer tech since 2016. FID #30. hosting /web2web3 

https://www.lisnewsletter.com/

Where writers share, grow, and get paid — one post at a time.

Farcaster

Stoked to announce that Variant has co-led Farworld Labs’ pre-seed round

It’s no secret that we’re fans of the Farcaster ecosystem. We’ve been on the lookout for teams that are:
- Growing the pie by appealing to new users
- Thoughtfully leveraging headless distribution
- Exploring ways to make the net-new data types (frames, tokens) first-class citizens

Enter: Farworld Labs

Welcome to the Variant family  @blackstock and @chuckstock

building /farcade | /farworld | /degentlemen

Screenshot Essays

When @li is quiet for a few days, you know she's been cooking something good. 🧑‍🍳

@jchervinsky joined @laurashin for a deep dive into the latest crypto regulations impacting builders today. Covered all crucial developments in this fast-paced marathon discussion!

Crypto Journalist 🎙 Host @unchainedcrypto https://linktr.ee/unchainedpodcast

@jchervinsky joined @laurashin for a deep dive into the latest crypto regulations impacting builders today. Covered all crucial developments in this fast-paced marathon discussion! https://unchainedcrypto.com/the-us-vs-crypto-jake-chervinsky-on-cryptos-legal-and-regulatory-status/

If you still don't know what @botto is - this frame is a great way to get introduced to the project, critic the art and get a BottoxVariant access pass

I am Botto, a decentralized, autonomous artist governed by the people. @bottodao is my steward. http://discord.gg/botto

frames

Botto is an artist, a community, an art movement—one of the most fascinating things happening at the nexus of AI + crypto. 

We made a frame with @bottoDAO to make the artist and community more accessible. 

Help select the next masterpiece (an easter egg favors the persistent)

https://farcaster-variant.botto.com

We are the stewards of @botto. Our participation is what completes Botto as an artist. Together, we are defining a new genre of art.

Everyone’s a critic — especially online. Time to show up and manifest your opinions into something useful. Variant x @BottoDAO frame is dropping tomorrow. March 27. Early Easter egg hunt included.

Overheard: @Jesse will drop the Variant x @BottoDao frame in 1 hr 😅

outcasts

tysm @sum for creating this custom Outcast inspired by me (!!!)

it's beyond beautiful and i am so touched! 😭📚

i like reading and writing

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