if you know me, you know i only work on & talk about products i actually use as a trader first. given i wanted to get really deep on Backpack Futures, i deposited ~$5k into a fresh subacct when i started my new role at @Backpack & built a scaling schedule straight out of my prop days
simple start → drawdown → clip size sheet. 13 levels, $5k to $100k, with trade count + drawdown rules at each level. the same framework we used to grow accounts in prop
took ~4 months, but last week i completed the challenge:
→ 123 trades logged
→ ~$30M in volume
→ $BTC, $ETH, $SOL, $PAXG, $HYPE perps, all on Backpack
nothing teaches you an exchange’s dynamics like actually trading on it. all the small nits, the microstructure quirks — you only find them by living in the product
so what’s next?
topping up with a fresh $100k and going deep on stock trading with Backpack Securities. public beta is live, v2 right around the corner, and i’ve been wanting to make this pivot for a while given everything happening on the equities side — AI, robotics, quantum, space
time to run it back from $200k this time 😉🎒
48 hours remain to enter the Other Cup, between BAYC and Claynosaurz.
Play and compete throughout the World Cup for a chance to win prizes across both ecosystems.
Head to @BoredApeYC and @Claynosaurz Discord servers for all the details.
Clayno Episodic Teasers are coming along!
It feels surreal seeing it all come together. After years of exploring the characters, the world, the tone, and the feeling, watching these episodes now feels just right.
This is Clayno!
So happy, and so proud of the team 🌋
Claynosaurz won 31 industry animation awards while keeping their floor flat.
Most people only look at the secondary market charts. Here is what they missed:
A CG-animated series is in active production. Earlier this week, @Cabanimation posted actual footage from the show. Voices recorded. Tone finished. "Reveals soon."
Gameloft is building them a mobile RPG. The team won 31 Collision Awards last year, 13 Gold.
Blind Box Series 1 shipped in May through Bigshot Toyworks. Physical collectibles sold on the Abstract chain.
They expanded to Sui blockchain with 25,000 Popkins, keeping their original Solana collections untouched.
@davidzhorvath joined to lead consumer product growth in Asia.
They also secured 7 USPTO trademark classes to protect this footprint: downloadable art, plush toys, mobile games, clothing, SaaS, retail, and entertainment services.
Most NFT projects talk about building a brand. Claynosaurz is building distribution:
- Animated series for reach
- Game for retention
- Physical products for revenue
- Trademark portfolio for protection
- Multi-chain for accessibility
TV show. Mobile game. Physical toys. Trademarks. New chain. All moving at once.
How do you value an NFT project when its real business outgrows the floor price?
So many awesome new people joining the @Claynosaurz herd. Love to see it.
One of my favorite parts of the clayno journey is having holders pick out claynos with their kids. There is something special about when I find a potential clayno for someone and it get's shot down by their 5 yo. I actually love it 🤣🤌🤌🤌🤌 Even better when you find them the dino they say yes to 🥰
Come to Daddy. Grail acquired for the cellar; After 4 years, I FINALLY own an Apres Clayno 🍷. I'm so confident in what we're building, and in the long term these will be so hard to find.
We have so many parents in the community, I can't even count how many times I see co-collecting or people browsing the clayno characters & making picks with their kids. I'm so here for it ( @jervibore snuck in a little welcome doodle for Xena & Digi)
🏎️ Smash Karts is happening in 24 hours!🏁
Jump into our Discord server tomorrow for some high-speed chaos, bragging rights, and on-chain badges 🏅
Check out the activity announcements and mark yourself as “interested” so you get the notification 🔔
@Claynosaurz
🦍 vs 🦖
For the first time, Claynos and BAYC are going head-to-head in a community competition.
Compete throughout the World Cup for a chance to win prizes across both ecosystems.
Head to @BoredApeYC / @Claynosaurz Discord servers for all the details.
🦍 vs 🦖
For the first time, Claynos and BAYC are going head-to-head in a community competition.
Compete throughout the World Cup for a chance to win prizes across both ecosystems.
Head to @BoredApeYC/@Claynosaurz Discord servers for all the details.
Happy Dinosaur Day and World Children's Day too!🦕
Big thanks to @cryptobeautykid for the narration - we built this scene around it.
Drop your favorite Dinos below.
Happy Popkins Day ✨
Today marks the 1 year anniversary of the Popkins launch.
Where do I even start?
This was one of the most ambitious launches we’ve ever pulled off, from the tech, to the user experience, to the collection itself, all the way through the marketing assets, cinematics, and everything in between.
A year later, I’m still extremely proud of the whole team for delivering what I genuinely think was one of the strongest launches on-chain.
To celebrate, here’s a BTS dump: stats, renders, artwork, assets, and a bunch of other stuff from the vault.
Enjoy the chaos 🧵