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NEW GUARD https://x.com/jessewldn/status/1889147533810692332

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NEW PRODUCT / PRE-SEED ANNOUNCEMENT https://x.com/jessewldn/status/1889369798305608110 If youre launching tokens you must yap to @aja about Doppler

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this issue of the @variant newsletter is a banger a lot of good stuff rounded up from the last month or so. https://blog.variant.fund/the-ai-and-daos-edition

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New piece: Why (good) AI needs crypto. TLDR: Closed AI is anti-competitive. Open source AI hits a “resource problem” (huge compute/data costs). Crypto fixes this by incentivizing resource contributions via ownership—unlocking bigger models & faster innovation. 🔗👇 https://variant.fund/articles/why-good-ai-needs-crypto/

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thank you to @horsefacts.eth for giving this update on Farcaster at @variant's investor day in November. he discussed why programmable social is a "big idea," product-led protocol development, what drove 30x DAU jan-july, frames, membership-based channels, AI agents and a bunch more. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pfKqRKkLNW8

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Good story on the origins of Phantom wallet, and whats been driving their rocket ship growth in 2024. One of the few crypto products with millions of DAU/MAU/MTU https://x.com/jessewldn/status/1876658341813821944

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Here is my conversation with @jchervinsky, chief legal officer at @variant, previously at the blockchain association and compound. We talk about: - how US govt/regulation works from first principles - how crypto played a role in this election - how legislation could change with the new administration - how to use the DUNA for building protocols Podcast here: intothebytecode.com/47-jake-chervinsky

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Me and @paulframbot down by the schoolyard Please watch/share :) https://x.com/jessewldn/status/1869482665591931109?s=46&t=wQXqvpirzg313128L3-p1A

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DAOs 2.0 https://jessewalden.com/daos-2-0/

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DeFi Education Fund

In a paper published today in The International Academy of Financial Crime Litigators, DEF’s @atuminelli along with @jchervinsky & @dbarabander from @variant take a deep dive into the law on unlicensed money transmitting businesses, 8 U.S.C. § 1960, and argue that, based on an extensive review of the case law and statutory history, control over customer funds is necessary to define an entity as a “money transmitting business” - a business that “transfers funds on behalf of the public.” 🧵👇 https://www.defieducationfund.org/post/def-publishes-new-paper-in-in-the-international-academy-of-financial-crime-litigators

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There is no law more existential for crypto projects than § 1960, which makes it a crime to operate an “unlicensed money transmitting business.” § 1960 is front and center in the Tornado Cash case, where a court held in September that Roman Storm could violate the statute even without control over user funds. Today, @atuminelli, @jchervinsky, and I published the most detailed analysis I’m aware of on how to interpret the statute in The International Academy of Financial Crime Litigators. Our core finding: § 1960 requires control, so the Tornado Cash court got it wrong. Check out the article here: https://edit.financialcrimelitigators.org/api/assets/cd682a1c-1cb0-4c99-a491-ac6155f4bdc2.pdf.

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Reporting @dbarabander pre-Thanksgiving thoughts on agents 👇

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Variant had its annual investor meeting on Tuesday. This is the gist of what I told LPs about the last few years and where I hope we're going: https://jessewalden.com/beyond-speculation-and-stablecoins-cryptos-next-phase/

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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!

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first ever ⁦‪@worldcoin‬⁩ hackathon is underway ⁦‪

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World hackathon in NYC tomorrow with @variant Orb will be present for verifications! https://lu.ma/fve645lb

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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

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World x Variant Mini App Hackathon – This Saturday Join us for the first-ever World Mini App Hackathon. Build mini apps that tap into @worldcoin distribution to millions of human wallets! 🔹10 AM - Kickoff & lightning talks from top builders 🔹12 PM - Hackathon time 🔹3 PM - Demos + feedback Get in, create, and make an impact. Limited capacity – registration required! https://lu.ma/fve645lb

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1/ 🚀 Crypto x AI Demo Night – This Wednesday Join us for a night of demos featuring teams pushing boundaries at the intersection of crypto and AI. 📅 Wednesday, 6 PM – demos kick off 💼 Priority for founders & operators building in this space 🤝 Stick around after 7:30 PM to network! https://lu.ma/yf6fq82t

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

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