Justin Hall

Director of Finance @Collab_Currency | CPA | Former Big 4 Auditor

[Derek Edws @derekedws]

since 2020, one of my north stars

is that the best and most robust networks will be built around:

- openness
- credible neutrality
- user sovereignty

by many metrics, @nousresearch hermes agent is now the most widely used open source AI agent in the world

and notably

the value of hermes agent is not just that it is growing incredibly fast

it is that it is growing incredibly fast in the right ways

devs are cloning it

contributors are improving it

model providers can route any/all intelligence through it

and more recently

enterprises now feel safe to build on top of it

in a world where synthetic intelligence is one of the most important inputs into labor, software, hardware, creativity, decision making

it is more important than ever

that our infrastructure of the future should not be a black box

gatekept by a few to create distribution, pricing, or performance advantages

at the expense of the rest of us

it should be open, auditable, extensible

and it should be controlled and operated by the people and organizations that use it

proud friend and long time investor of this mission driven crew at @collab_currency

keep up the people's work @dillonrolnick @karan4d @Teknium @theemozilla @SHL0MS @yeahfortommy @gradyacc and the rest of the killer squad at @NousResearch ♥️

[Derek Edws @derekedws]

killer work from the @primeintellect crew

now crossing $100M ARR

a massive vibe shift for anyone paying attention

it is v clear at this point that the AI landscape is undergoing a radical transformation

we are moving away from the world of 'renting intelligence' from the largest labs

to a new world where everyone must own the workflows, data, and optimization loops that will make your unique intelligence compound

prime intellect is building the open infra stack for all types of companies to train, evaluate, deploy, and continuously improve models they own

from compute and RL

to environments, sandboxes, evals, and deployment

all over credibly neutral architecture

deeply proud of this crew, a true david vs goliath story to building across this new AI landscape

our squad at @collab_currency are proud investors in every round since the v beginning of the journey

massive kudos to @vincentweisser, @johannes_hage, @jimmy_811, @willcb and the rest of the prime squad

the future of AI will not just be built inside closed labs

it will be built by teams with the tools to own their own intelligence

gg

[Nous Research @NousResearch]

In partnership with @stripe, Hermes Agent now supports a full suite of Stripe skills.

Your agent can buy things, pay per-call APIs, and provision its own SaaS, with configurable safety limits on every action.

[Derek Edws @derekedws]

v proud to share that our crew at @collab_currency has led a $2M pre-seed round for @fuserstudio

a new type of AI product, that runs in browser, created by the killer co-founder duo @dalenaxtran x @hiradsab

@fuserstudio is a browser-based, infinite canvas, multi-modality, creative platform for making stuff with generative AI

built with a bias to open-source, all of your text, image, video, and 3D models can connect with one another through simple, node-based workflows

hundreds of artists, design studios, and creative teams of all shapes and sizes have already started using @fuserstudio to bring all their favorite AI tools and creation tools together in one elegant, collaborative space

the two co-founders, @dalenaxtran and @hiradsab, are partners in both life and work

they are creative technologists who have spent the past 10 years working together, teaching collegiate courses, designing software, and experimenting at the intersection of art, design, engineering, and synthetic intelligence

both deeply rooted in the los angeles creative technology scene, they’ve built @fuserstudio with the precision of engineers, accessibility and power for all different skill abilities, and the design sensitivity of true artists

it is a powerhouse creative platform crafted with total love and soul

grateful for my buddy @mfigge for connecting all of us this summer out in LA

our team @collab_currency is stoked to partner and support the @fuserstudio crew as they bring a new kind of creative infrastructure to the internet

check out their stuff below, and get a few free credits to get started ♥️

[Justin Hall @0xJHall]

@CryptoTaxGuyETH I agree - tracking basis and reconciling P&L is already hard enough for folks. This adds another layer of complexity, unfortunately.

[Collab Fund @collabfund]

DeepSeek is redefining the AI playbook with its open-sourced, state-of-the-art model.

At Collab Fund, we're asking: As powerful AI proliferates, how can it benefit humanity more equitably?

@derekedws from @Collab_Currency has some thoughts.

[Derek Edws @derekedws]

AI x Crypto is ready for prime time.

"Psyche coordinates heterogeneous compute (4090s, a100s, h100s) to join together and train models to be fault-tolerant and censorship-resistant -- built on @Solana..."

gm @NousResearch

[Zack Rosenblatt 🍜 @zackrosenblatt_]

1/ Announcing Dorm Builders - a student hackathon operated by @Collab_Currency x @Dorm_DAO.

For Season 01, we’re partnering with @opentensor, enabling students from the world's top universities to build on Bittensor, the pioneering network for artificial intelligence commodities.

[Stephen McKeon @sbmckeon]

I just published "Crypto: What is it good for?"
A CliffsNotes-style guide for Institutional Investors
https://t.co/t8EHmQp1Hg

[Ray Dalio @RayDalio]

Veterans and soldiers now in service who will become veterans have special meaning to me today as I see wars erupting and the United States being closer to the brink of a major war than at any time in my lifetime, including the Vietnam War. Every day we are seeing that wars are horrific, which vividly reminds me to thank all who are and were willing to make the sacrifice of going into them to defend others. It also makes it clear to me that our leaders should think hard about what is gained relative to what is lost by sending Americans in their early prime to war. #veteransday

[Stephen McKeon @sbmckeon]

Let's hear it for @magey_mage and @derekedws. I've witnessed the months of work that went into the events at @glitchmarfa this weekend and couldn't be more ecstatic about how it turned out. The program was a creative masterpiece.

[Derek Edws @derekedws]

@sbmckeon @magey_mage @glitchmarfa team work makes the dream work ❤️

@sbmckeon
@magey_mage
@maltefr_eth
@amanda0x
@zackrosenblatt2
@karenshen_
@_cutbank
@0xJHall
@Ronangmi
@aradtski
@benroy__
@0x__Storm
@gnomeclothes

^ this crew + the @artblocks_io squad✨✊

[PROOF @proof_xyz]

Join us for the Grails Season III Artist Reveal Premiere on Youtube. Starts today, January 27 at 11AM PT:
https://t.co/FjNFExFEy1

[Watcher.Guru @WatcherGuru]

FUN FACT: #Bitcoin is up 35% since Jim Cramer said it was a good chance to get out 12 days ago.

[(GALLERY) @GALLERY]

Gallery is a limitless creative canvas.

Starting today, our tools and a new suite of social features are available to everyone.

⚪️ → https://t.co/pxNEHnqehx

[Justin Hall @0xJHall]

@AltcoinDailyio Please read publicly filed financial statements before spreading FUD.

[Brian Armstrong @brian_armstrong]

@SenWarren @SECGov https://t.co/0HxlRiI6Sy was an offshore exchange not regulated by the SEC.

The problem is that the SEC failed to create regulatory clarity here in the US, so many American investors (and 95% of trading activity) went offshore.

Punishing US companies for this makes no sense.

[PROOF @proof_xyz]

Today we announced PROOF has raised a $50 million Series A led by @a16z crypto with participation from @sevensevensix @trueventures @Collab_Currency @FLAMINGODAO @svangel and @garyvee. More info here https://t.co/h3Bq0BjL6B