Finding your passion can change everything.

I've never admitted this publicly but I've never listened to a podcast. I've heard snippets, saw clips, but never heard one from beginning to end. 

I've always been suspicious of them and their effect on discourse. 

Anyone else feels the same?

Take each day one step at a time. Progress is often slow, but it’s still progress.

Don't be afraid to fail—every setback is simply an opportunity to learn and grow stronger.

We rise by lifting others up, not ourselves.

Chasing perfection wastes precious time. Embrace your flaws—they're part of the journey to authenticity.

Growth is messy, uncomfortable, and sometimes painful. But it’s always worth it when you come out stronger.

No one ever really understands the full story; everyone is just interpreting their own version of reality.

Sometimes the quietest places carry the heaviest truths, waiting for you to stop and listen to their stories.

walletconnect

The WalletConnect Network ecosystem is made up of various participants—developers, teams, and projects—that ensure decentralization, security, and functionality across the network.

1️⃣ Service Nodes keep the WalletConnect Network running. Service Node operators stake WCT and are responsible for maintaining uptime and performance, ensuring secure and seamless connections between wallets and apps.

2️⃣ Gateway nodes handle encrypted communications and data routing, facilitating efficient and secure connections. These nodes are key as they are in charge of scaling and ensuring velocity of the connections.

3️⃣ Wallets are the gateway for users to interact with apps through the WalletConnect Network. They ensure that users can safely manage their digital assets and perform transactions while maintaining security and privacy.

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WalletConnect Network is powering the best UX for many apps and wallets

Kudos to all the developers, service nodes, gateway nodes and SDK teams!

Proud of my little sister, who played a big role supporting AZ prop 139. Will take wins for individual liberty where I can find them.

I Took a Photo!

Hi Casters. I took a photo of some beach grass and the Atlantic Ocean

Ansgar's Ramblings

Polymarket Trump odds do seem a bit high. I just bought additional $1000 worth of Kamala shares at 35.4%. Seems +EV. Although of course chances are the market indeed knows better than me.

I'd highly recommend participating in the election prediction markets! They are a very interesting new addition to our sense making toolkit, and the best way to build intuition around them is by having skin in the game.

politics

police

Looks like the crypto casino Metawin was exploited for $4M+ on Ethereum and Solana earlier today.

See 115+ theft addresses tied to the exploiter below. 

So far stolen funds have been transferred to Kucoin and a HitBTC nested service.

Looks like the crypto casino Metawin was exploited for $4M+ on Ethereum and Solana earlier today.

See 115+ theft addresses tied to the exploiter below. 

So far stolen funds have been transferred to Kucoin and a HitBTC nested service.

https://www.chainabuse.com/report/094193aa-aba7-4af8-b7e6-84f0a6b608db

VelvetSolitude

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