Founders

We’ve just released our latest State of Crypto report.

It shares insights on key trends — like stablecoins, L2s, and AI — plus, crypto’s rise as a hot policy issue, new data on builders and users, and much more.

Here are 7 top takeaways ⬇️

1. Crypto activity and usage hit all-time highs
2. Crypto has become a key political issue ahead of the U.S. election
3. Stablecoins have found product-market fit
4. Major scaling upgrades have drastically reduced onchain transaction costs
5. DeFi remains popular — and it’s growing
6. Crypto could solve some of AI’s most pressing challenges
7. More scalable infrastructure has unlocked new onchain applications

Check out the full report: https://a16zcrypto.com/posts/article/state-of-crypto-report-2024/

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Warpcast

This is more than I have ever earned from my 50M Twitter views during the last 10 years

I just minted Layer3 Art Campaign: Love Pass on @mintdotfun

Discover what's trending on Ethereum. Mint across chains. Have fun.

I just got my Basename as part of Onchain Summer! 😎

Basenames are ENS names supercharged by @base: low-cost (or free!), easy to use, and a powerful tool for connecting builders across the onchain economy.

Get yours today.

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I just minted Onchain Summer Buildathon on @mintdotfun

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I just minted Mister Miggles on @mintdotfun

Base

24 hours left to collect Takashi Murakami's '108 Flowers' onchain trading cards

Mint a pack and open it to get 5 random cards

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Disciples, let's Get Based. 

"The Base Era Begins" by @basegod is minting now for FREE on @base 
 on OpenSea — use the frame below! 1 per wallet. 48 hours. 👇
https://opensea.io/collection/the-base-era-begins/overview

I got my Moxie Pass! Mint yours to be eligible for upcoming airdrops, grants, Fan Tokens and more! cc @betashop.eth @airstack

chef at moxie.xyz - the ecosystem for creators on Base. Launch & own Creator Coins. 🔜 Creator Agents with skills to help creators earn, trade & grow!

The official account for Airstack, developer of @moxie-protocol. airstack.xyz. On a mission to grow the Farcaster GDP.

I got my Moxie Pass! Mint yours to be eligible for upcoming airdrops, grants, Fan Tokens and more! cc @betashop.eth @airstack.eth

https://wallet.coinbase.com/nft/mint/smartwallet  coinbase nft

Chinese

这篇文章很有意思，教你21天内拿到warpcast闪电紫标，又认真又可爱的样子

From Nobody to Warpcast Poweruser in 21 Days or Less
https://paragraph.xyz/@cryptim.eth/powerbadge?referrer=0x8142b9a50a603ea0ed05c5d71e91e0fc41a6ef0b

1/ Beeple is the everyman artist walking the master’s path.  

Our “Collecting the Artist” series continues with Beeple, who is perhaps the most well-known digital artist of our time.

https://www.curated.xyz/editorial/collecting-beeple

Welcome @optimism to the club of stage 1+ L2s! (meaning, L2s where the proof systems actually have teeth)

I'm looking forward to seeing many more L2s join this club soon, especially some ZK ones.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

OpenAI is going through typical growing pains of a v successful startup.

But because the culture is so deeply infused w rationalism, departures have this weird philosophical tinge.

https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2024/5/17/24158403/openai-resignations-ai-safety-ilya-sutskever-jan-leike-artificial-intelligence

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