Alex Botte

Partner @ Hack VC. Interests: web3 🔗 | factor and quant investing 📈 | board games 🎲 | dogs 🐶 | sports 🏓
views are my own and do not represent those of Hack

[Hack VC @hack_vc]

We're hosting another "Quantum Qafe" coffee meetup at our NY office on Tuesday, June 9th with the quantum experts @tectonicxyz!

Join us -- Luma registration link below👇

[Hack VC @hack_vc]

Enterprise blockchains are back with a twist: cutting-edge enterprises are building their own open, permissionless chains

@alpackaP and @peterhansVC break down one of our core investment theses this cycle at @consensus2026

[Alex Z @HZ7102]

Kudos to @hack_vc research team, and @alpackaP for the long-term supports!

[Hack VC @hack_vc]

We’re thrilled to see @pharos_network launch its mainnet today with 50+ apps already live.

We were proud to lead the seed round when this exceptional team spun out of Ant Group to build a blockchain specifically engineered for real-world financial use cases and enterprise adoption.

Big congrats to @wishlonger @HZ7102 and team! Here's a peak into our investment thesis 👇

[Hack VC @hack_vc]

Let's grab a coffee in Miami next week?

Join us, @tectonicxyz, @0G_labs and other builders next Thursday, May 7th from 9-11AM at @consensus2026

Register at the link in the thread ☕️

[Hack VC @hack_vc]

Swing by the office and grab a coffee with us, @tectonicxyz and other builders next Monday (9-11AM) if you're in NY for Fintech Week! ☕️

Register at the link in the thread 👇

[Hack VC @hack_vc]

We’re thrilled to announce our investment in @navaai.

As AI scales, our thesis is that value is migrating from pure compute to trust and verification. 🧵

[Alexander Pack @alpackaP]

Hard to find us?

Debuting the world premiere of the Hack VC Founders Hotline

Need funding? Better call Hack
Results guaranteed in <1 week

(we have 9 figs+ to deploy, pls help us spend it)

[Hack VC @hack_vc]

In 1995, people "invested in the internet."

Today, no one does. It is simply the inherent plumbing of nearly every successful business on the planet.

We are at the same fulcrum with blockchain. The tech behind crypto is evolving into the fundamental infra layer for global finserv.

Here's the latest from @peterhansVC 💡https://t.co/2mPaQEHaXd

[Hack VC @hack_vc]

Br⬛️⬛️klyn this Thursday: Local AI meetup + dinner.

Bring a demo, bring an idea, or just bring yourself!

Register here -->

https://t.co/Z8tYCN0qru

[Bill Gurley @bgurley]

This is the key in my book. Find the thing where you get to practice as an artisan. It exists in all fields. It very might be your hobby. https://t.co/ZiwH5zJ2KC

[Hack VC @hack_vc]

If you're heading to @blockworksDAS then stop by our office on 3/24 for a crypto & compute event!

Shoutout/big thanks to our great partners @tectonicxyz https://t.co/uujLuDXyGN

[Alexander Pack @alpackaP]

I was an early investor in like 5+ multi-billion perp dexs that Hyperliquid eventually vanquished. Plus many of the biggest CEXs. Here is exactly how HL won:

1. HLP: every winning perp exchange used an internal market maker. Liquidity is THE product, you can't outsource it. FTX <> Alameda is the infamous failure case, but Jeff also bootstrapped HL with his trading firm. He then took it to the next level by democratizing access to that internal MMer with HLP.

2. Centralization: they launched with a permissioned chain, with the team as sole validators. Competitors were messing around with experimental chains like Starknet and Solana, some parts on-chain and some off-, it was a mess. HL's approach was clean and fast, but also took major reg risk that a US team could never have done. But it paid off, because...

3. The best product: sorry to my founders, but HL was the whole package. The UX, the speed, the auto-margining… wow. CeFi-level trading experience.

4. Airdrop and VC-less fair launch: great narrative to give all tokens to the users and only the users. That’s what crypto is about.

[matt bernstein @mattxiv]

no shade to sombr but this song belongs to the veronicas now

[Alex Botte @Alex__Botte]

I've been a @SkyDeck_Cal crypto advisor for yrs.

Recently I've been working w the brilliant @AnchitJainCFA who is building a crypto wealth mgmt product.

If you've max'd out on your IRA+401k and want a tax-efficient way to invest in crypto &amp; alts, contact him for early access!

[Alex Botte @Alex__Botte]

My security protects you, and your security protects me

[Hack VC @hack_vc]

Busy week at ETH Denver! @IsTheBaron spoke at the Quantum Summit alongside @0xMiden (Hack VC portco, privacy infra) and others. Video clip below 👇

Key takeaways from the ground:

1/ User Metrics > Airdrops: The industry has entered a new level of maturation. The narrative has shifted from speculative incentives like airdrops to traditional fintech metrics like user analysis, acquisition, and retention.

2/ "Crowdstrike" of Crypto: In the post-quantum race, the winners likely won't be "blockchain-specific." They'll be DUAL USE infra providers that look more like a Crowdstrike than a standard L1 blockchain.

3/ Regulatory Collab: Even while CLARITY is still in progress, it's highly encouraging that regulators are proving to be collaborative partners. The mindset is shifting to: "my security protects you, and your security protects me."

Many thanks to @Minittowinit and the @tectonicxyz team for partnering with us on some awesome events. See you all soon!

[Alex Botte @Alex__Botte]

Join @IsTheBaron @Minittowinit for dinner tonight if you’re in Denver!

[Hack VC @hack_vc]

To all ETH Denver folks: come break bread with us and @tectonicxyz tonight

https://t.co/4oq22ZPLMa

[Hack VC @hack_vc]

To all ETH Denver folks: come break bread with us and @tectonicxyz tonight

https://t.co/4oq22ZPLMa

[Hack VC @hack_vc]

Heading to @EthereumDenver in a couple weeks? Check out our events --&gt;

[Hack VC @hack_vc]

Public verifiability and confidentiality need to coexist for blockchains to scale to real economic use.

That’s why we backed @zama early. Here's our investment thesis ⏬