Abi | abishek.eth/.sol | NYC

pushin 🅿️roduct @zerion · wallet data behind uniswap, kraken, privy, revolut, cb · investor @socialgraphvc · ex @beondeck @wolframresearch @minervauni et al.

[Abi | abishek.eth/.sol | NYC @abishek]

.@elonmusk just liked our tweet on #DeFi 🤯

[Zerion @zerion]

Now would be a great time to explore a decentralized @RobinhoodApp 🤔

Oh wait, it already exists 🤫

Trade what you want, when you want.

[Abi | abishek.eth/.sol | NYC @abishek]

@jpegmogul @tempo LFG congrats Ishan! Goated team

[Abi | abishek.eth/.sol | NYC @abishek]

@kyle @fomo W

[Abi | abishek.eth/.sol | NYC @abishek]

@zertsdev @zerion easter eggs are in everything you ship, Zerts! just have to look for them, love this

[Abi | abishek.eth/.sol | NYC @abishek]

makes sense, MPC gives you the registry, which is the easy half imo.

the hard part is cost basis, internal transfers between a user's own addresses that look like disposals but aren't, fee attribution, staking income vs rewards.

that's the gap between raw transfers and the 1099s you mentioned.

we power that for coinbase, fireblocks, uniswap, revolut, privy, safe + several tax platforms.

would be fun to compare notes, DMs open!

[Abi | abishek.eth/.sol | NYC @abishek]

@kyle 🤣🤣🤣

[Abi | abishek.eth/.sol | NYC @abishek]

@aashiq @katiewav +1

got the noguchi, need the rest

[Abi | abishek.eth/.sol | NYC @abishek]

@gregskril @Dharma_HQ @Uniswap throwback big time

[Abi | abishek.eth/.sol | NYC @abishek]

crypto lore

@Dharma_HQ did more for DeFi than most others.

they spent vc money to onboard users straight into @Uniswap pools
• paid your gas
• subsidized swap rates
• connected your bank account

I remember turning a hundred bucks into 5 figs via Dharma during DeFi summer, with hundreds of dollars in gas fees reimbursed

this was before "points" or paying for traders was a thing in crypto.

@opensea bought them in Jan 2022.

the Dharma mafia is quietly building:

@NadavAHollander (CEO) → opensea cto → building something new

Brendan (COO) → opensea → @coinbase → founder https://t.co/Wl7MzOFfVj

@sidrmsh (GTM) → VC @nascentxyz → coinbase pm → building something new

I still think about that Dharma gradient sometimes 🎨

[Abi | abishek.eth/.sol | NYC @abishek]

crypto lore

this is the actual telegram chat in august 2018 where the name DeFi got picked.

@HendoVentures & @injeyeo liked it as it comes out as "Defy".

the other candidates were
• open financial protocols (ofp)
• lattice network
• open horizon

we got so lucky,
I like onchain finance & DeFi.

[Abi | abishek.eth/.sol | NYC @abishek]

@0xmacedo @iptsai @protocollabs Congrats Filipe, what a ride!

[Abi | abishek.eth/.sol | NYC @abishek]

https://t.co/XlGoskbTS5

[Darryl Yeo 🛠️ @darryl__yeo]

@abishek @HendoVentures @injeyeo Dharma! Where I made my first Uniswap trade.

[Abi | abishek.eth/.sol | NYC @abishek]

@kennyistyping @darryl__yeo @HendoVentures @injeyeo always think of that gradient

https://t.co/VQmcEDdx6u

[Abi | abishek.eth/.sol | NYC @abishek]

crypto lore

@Dharma_HQ did more for DeFi than most others.

they spent vc money to onboard users straight into @Uniswap pools
• paid your gas
• subsidized swap rates
• connected your bank account

I remember turning a hundred bucks into 5 figs via Dharma during DeFi summer, with hundreds of dollars in gas fees reimbursed

this was before "points" or paying for traders was a thing in crypto.

@opensea bought them in Jan 2022.

the Dharma mafia is quietly building:

@NadavAHollander (CEO) → opensea cto → building something new

Brendan (COO) → opensea → @coinbase → founder https://t.co/Wl7MzOFfVj

@sidrmsh (GTM) → VC @nascentxyz → coinbase pm → building something new

I still think about that Dharma gradient sometimes 🎨

[Abi | abishek.eth/.sol | NYC @abishek]

crypto lore

this is the actual telegram chat in august 2018 where the name DeFi got picked.

@HendoVentures & @injeyeo liked it as it comes out as "Defy".

the other candidates were
• open financial protocols (ofp)
• lattice network
• open horizon

we got so lucky,
I like onchain finance & DeFi.

[Regan Bozman @reganbozman]

the industry's biggest, least discussed challenges is rebranding from 'crypto'

we are 100% focused on investing in businesses that use blockchains to deliver better/cheaper/faster financial products, but many don't identify as 'crypto'

have not seen great answer for what's next

[Abi | abishek.eth/.sol | NYC @abishek]

@RobAnon Congrats, Rob!!

[Abi | abishek.eth/.sol | NYC @abishek]

@thedanrodman @NFTMami @WisprFlow sign Dan as your next KOL asap

[Abi | abishek.eth/.sol | NYC @abishek]

@stoczek_eth @SafeLabs_ Congrats, Lukasz! Great team, they’re lucky to have you

[Abi | abishek.eth/.sol | NYC @abishek]

@firefincher @HendoVentures @injeyeo +1

[Abi | abishek.eth/.sol | NYC @abishek]

@darryl__yeo @HendoVentures @injeyeo Part 2 of DeFi Lore should feature them

[Abi | abishek.eth/.sol | NYC @abishek]

@pedrouid @HendoVentures @injeyeo 👑

[Abi | abishek.eth/.sol | NYC @abishek]

@Ugbuericsam @HendoVentures @injeyeo I love DeFi

[Abi | abishek.eth/.sol | NYC @abishek]

@Mawuko @HendoVentures @injeyeo ah well