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Bitcoin class of 2016. Blockchains rewrite the failing social contract.

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Stablecoin volumes have already surpassed Visa and in 2026 will likely pass ACH to become the biggest payment medium in the world. Crypto is officially mainstream. H/T @a16zcrypto
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Solana’s core team Anza said last night’s liquidation event was the network’s biggest stress test, reaching 100,000 TPS (transactions per second) while remaining fully stable.
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Only 18% of Wall Street interns own crypto. Just 7% hold $ETH. At first glance, that looks bearish. But it’s actually bullish. Think about it—these interns are the future analysts, traders, fund managers. If most of them haven’t touched crypto yet, it shows adoption is still in its earliest stages. As institutions, governments, and new generations gradually enter, the market size grows exponentially.
Only 18% of Wall Street interns own any crypto. And just 7% hold $ETH. Sounds bearish? It’s actually the opposite. When the next generation of financial analysts and traders barely touch crypto, it means adoption is still in its infancy. The upside is measured in decades, not weeks.
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powell to cut rates trump takes majority control of fed money printer turbo mode run up AI capex spend (north of $400B already) U.S. gov takes equity stake in top beneficiaries (eg intel) propping debt with “americas finest” GENIUS act turns crypto into largest U.S. treasury holder (already larger than Germany, UAE) CLARITY act allows any american company to ico, drawing in even more foreign capital *something breaks* we crash. but think we have a lot longer than people are estimating before things get ugly. US knows AI is the only hail-mary so they have to send it.
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Matt retweeted
The middle class was built on homogenous stable jobs with long term viability Jobs today are fragmented and insecure so a true “middle class” can’t exist as it’s no longer homogenous The extremes then come to: UBI Taxing the rich But neither will bring back a middle class Without structural change we just whipsaw between voting extreme left & right with no solution until both sides of politics end up with communism or socialism This is my longer term concern when thinking about the West - even with Trump trying to do things you can already see that Doge and other programs are hitting huge resistance We need someone who is willing to die on the cross politically speaking to do whats needed where we think "this is not in his best interest but he did it for the people" - I think if we dont get that by 2032 we will be living in a serfdom An the part that sucks about that is even if you are well off you cant escape it
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the AI agents framework war is basically over 90%+ mindshare for virtuals
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With regards to $TAO dTAO subnet tokens, it’s really important to understand that, even though some of them have run a good amount, is the following: 1) Their market caps, EVEN for chutes, are still very low. If you’re a crypto veteran, then you know that a $100mm market cap is still considered EARLY on a good project. Many of you own $TAO and I can guarantee that the large majority of you bought it way higher than a 100mm mkt cap. I started buying TAO at a $180mm-$200mm mkt cap. And I felt like it was a STEAL. 2) This rally hasn’t been broad based. It’s largely been driven by Chutes, Gradients, Nova, Targon, and a select few others. Most subnet tokens are still sub $10mm mkt cap and many are under a $5mm mkt cap and have yet to truly break out. Don’t fool yourself into thinking there are only 5-7 really great subnets that are worth buying. So many subnets are doing great work, building useful and revolutionary AI tools and services, and spending lots of time building in public and communicating with the TAO community. It’s not 5-7 subnets that make Bittensor revolutionary. It’s going to be hundreds and then thousands of subnets, and the way they interact with and feed off each other that make it revolutionary. 3) We’re not even a full 90 days into this ecosystem being live. May 14 marks 90 days. If you think there is no more opportunity left bc it’s run a lot already, you are going to be very upset when the train TRULY leaves the station after this correction and breather period. We are going so much higher. 4) TAO is currently sitting at a paltry $2.9bb mkt cap. This is a $100bb mkt cap project minimum in the next 1-3 years. The more interest and exposure $TAO gets, the more people buy TAO. The more people by TAO, the more they will start to get exposure to the ecosystem and the subnets. Eventually, that TAO will flow into subnets. They probably will be a lag time between when people buy TAO and when they start to invest in subnet tokens because it takes a little while to wrap your head around the whole thing. But it’s coming and I’ll tell you why I know this for sure: Because greed knows no bounds. And the more people start to understand the opportunity there is in these subnet tokens at such low market caps, the more they will be willing to risk it for the biscuit. That’s just the way greed works. Couple that with M2 rising exponentially rt now, an improving landscape across risk assets and bitcoin starting to fly as well as other alt coins starting to fly, and confidence will come back to the market. There’s no way in hell that that confidence and sidelined cash is not going to find its way into the subnet ecosystem. Look at what pump.fun accomplished with absolute garbage scam tokens? Billions were pumped into that garbage. You don’t think that the best decentralized AI competitor to OpenAI, AWS and Google is going to be able to draw attention from the greater crypto markets and even institutional money as a he word keeps getting out? This is the most obvious play since bitcoin was launched in 2009. If you’re scared off by dips in the subnet tokens, it’s likely because you don’t fully understand what this ecosystem is and what’s coming. Know what you hold. When you know what you hold, dips are for buying, not panicking. The more we dip, the more I will buy.
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i am once again asking if what happened to RAY was foreshadowing what will happen to SOL
1/ PumpSwap, the new native DEX from @pumpdotfun, is aiming to shake up Solana's DEX scene. Pumpfun (bonding curve + PumpSwap AMM) captured 20% of Solana's total DEX volumes yesterday, hitting a new all-time high. Could this uptrend continue? 🧵
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Is the *Fat App Thesis* correct? L1s & L2s are racing to lower their fees to attract more apps/users This highlights that value should accrue to apps, since they own the users But WHO are the apps in crypto? Is it @aave, @Uniswap and @SkyEcosystem? Or is it $COIN & $HOOD? Coinbase & Robinhood have most of the users today along with the good UX and they can simply simply integrate into the "dapps" We've already begun to see this with the Coinbase and Morpho integration. In that scenario Coinbase owns the users, not Morpho Which means Coinbase can push the prices of Morpho downwards by threatening to use a competitor. Robinhood could do the same. Coinbase mentioned on their earnings call that they are soon going to integrate a DEX (maybe its @aeroxyz, @Uniswap or something else). In this scenario, again Coinbase owns the user As Coinbase integrates more dapps and provides more onchain usecases right in their app, there is no way onchain apps can compete with that UX and "interoperability" Yes, in this scenario Coinbase doesn't provide self-custody, but its been proven time and time again that 99% of the world doesn't care about this (see @100trillionUSD moving his BTC into a BTC ETF for better UX as an example). Also, even if ppl do care about it Coinbase integrates seamless UX with Coinbase app and Coinbase wallet, so it provides that feature too While I beleive the *Fat-App Thesis* IS CORRECT I think most "dapps" in crypto that we think of as the crypto apps, are actually just protocols disguised as apps and their fees will be diminished by the real crypto apps that control the users The real crypto apps are @coinbase @RobinhoodApp @krakenfx @okx @binance etc. Maybe wallets like @MetaMask or @phantom can compete as the real crypto apps too Either way, I think the REAL crypto apps are centralized companies providing the best UX and integrating into the onchain dapps As a result, I think the REAL value accrues to these apps over the coming years. Things may change much farther down the road if the "crypto ethos" of self-custody become more and more important.. but I think we are still a long ways from that Yes, this means bullish $COIN and $HOOD as they are the only investible options out of all the CEXs and wallets Interested to hear any feedback or critiques on this thesis
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If you don't understand why Bittensor is better than everything else since Bitcoin, watch this.
Decentralized Minds, The Bittensor Revolution Decentralized Minds, The Bittensor Revolution takes you on a thought-provoking journey through the evolving world of artificial intelligence. As the narrative unfolds, it dives deep into the rapid evolving advancements of AI, the implications and the potential dangerous misuse by those in power. The film explores the ethical dilemmas we face, through compelling stories and insights it presents a hopeful vision for the future. It showcases how humanity can steer these groundbreaking technologies towards the greater good by embracing decentralized & revolutionary systems, like Bitcoin and Bittensor. Featuring: @const_reborn @shibshib89 @mogmachine @WSquires @macrocrux @0xcarro @ProfFahdKhan @benzion_b @KeithSingery @JosephJacks_ #Bittensor $TAO
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5/ Total Bitcoin held by governments Global governments now collectively own 2.49% of the total $BTC supply 1st is the US w/ 198,012 $BTC 2nd is China w/ 190,000 $BTC 3rd is the UK w/ 61,245 $BTC The holy sh*t moment? While global governments own 2.49% of the $BTC supply… @saylor / @strategy own 2.53%! (Leave some for the rest of us, fellas)
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1/ Stablecoins vs. @Visa Visa: 67yrs old → 4.3B+ cards in use... Stablecoins: 11yrs old → held across ~154.3M wallets Despite Visa’s 56yr head start and 27x larger distribution… Stablecoins racked up MORE TRANSACTION VOLUME than Visa in ‘24! (That’s PMF baaaby)
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🇨🇳 CHINESE MONEY PRINTER IS GOING BRRRRRRR THIS LIQUIDITY WILL FLOW INTO #BITCOIN & CRYPTO!
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The reality is, if you want T-bill yield backing, even by secondary treasury deals, you're going to have a freeze function, and a VPN jurisdiction blocker. A trade off this industry needs to decide on, because you can't reap the benefits of the US tradfi system without its rule set. You're either decentralized and on your own, or you adopt the treasury departments stick, to get their carrot. 🤷‍♂️
New DAI has a freeze function Olympus has fallen
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Replying to @feelthruwords
$FARTCOIN nearing $1B market cap (again) with holders already at ATH - 136k and counting! DYOR: moralis.com/chain/solana/tok…
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WHALE ACTIVITY PICKED UP AGAIN. NOT JUST A LITTLE WHALE HERE. A LITTLE WHALE THERE. THESE WHALES HAVE BEEN STACKING HARD!!!
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Replying to @karlmehta
Dude you copied someone else’s posts word for word without giving credit. Thats a low move.
𝐌𝐚𝐣𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐭 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲. One by one, Cabinet members reported directly to the people. Here is a recap by department and I’m not joking when I say the best are towards the end 🧵
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Fat APP thesis > fat PROTOCOL thesis
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Probably one of the wildest crypto charts of the cycle. From peaking to over $500k in revenue in a single day to doing less than $500 today. It's been about a week since a new agent launched on Virtuals.
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