Ji Hao

[wassieloyer @wassielawyer]

GVRN is and always will be principles first.

Its how we built the team and how we run the business.

Every person in the exec team is libertarian and crypto first principles aligned.

We have not, and will not, chase profit over principles and have fired clients over bullshit.

[Vigil @Vigil_eth]

the GVRN-supported projects on this list are, naturally, in the green.

we’re v fortunate to work with teams who are crypto-native in how they think about custody. if they wouldn’t use the model themselves, they don’t ship it to users.

nacho keys… nacho gripto

[BidClub @bidclubai]

🔈BidCast - New $KAITO Interview with @Punk9277 from @KaitoAI

We discuss:
📌 Kaito’s $33 mm run-rate rev breakdown & sustainability.
📌 How its Capital Launchpad and Tiktok inclusion could drive significant revenue growth.
📌 Why stakers could be well-rewarded, and
📌 How the efforts above and beyond could help it hit $50-100 mm USD in revenue.

Timestamps:
01:00 Introduction to Kaito's Growth Journey
03:47 Revenue Breakdown: Information as a Service vs. Platform
06:56 Market Dynamics: Business vs. Investment Firms
10:07 Innovative Marketing Strategies in Crypto
12:58 The Future of Community Funding and Capital Formation
15:52 AI-Driven Solutions for Token Distribution
18:59 Kaito's New Product Launches and Market Positioning
22:03 Flexibility in Investment Structures and User Targeting
25:05 The Role of Stakeholders in Project Success
27:46 Speculation and Market Dynamics in Token Economics
35:55 Solving Distribution Challenges in Crypto
40:00 Innovative Referral and Incentive Models
43:19 Personalized User Experiences and Data Feeds
44:04 Information as an Asset: Trading Narratives
51:12 The Vision for a Unified Social Media Index
55:36 Revenue Models and Token Dynamics

Links below 👇

[Kaito AI 🌊 @KaitoAI]

The @sophon Yapper Leaderboard is now live!

The next Pre-TGE project from our launchpad, voted for by all of you.

With rewards coming for eligible yappers!

More details 👇

[Ash @ahboyash]

“…it’s not life changing money if you do not change your (and your loved ones) life with it.”

Retirement and "making it" are core focuses for most here, and understandably so – crypto has become the ultimate venue for rags-to-riches stories, sometimes creating (generational) wealth overnight.

However, there's a darker side:
• Chronic gambling addiction
• Constantly chasing the next high on the hedonic treadmill
• Blindly apeing to satisfy our dopamine cravings
• Comparing ourselves to others

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Seeing your friends retire in their 20s or do better than you while you haven't can be very demoralising. What many fail to realise (or forget) is that, above all else, we click buttons for a living.

Pick any of the following:
• Drawing magic lines on a charts
• Shitposting and justifying it as biz dev
• Comparing one dog breed to another
• Skimming through whitepapers and calling it research
we screen stare daily to make money and IMO that in itself is a major blessing.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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While the ultimate goal is making it, instead of chasing that elusive 7 or 8 fig networth, there are different perspectives to consider while counting your blessings along the way.

Some examples:
• If you've saved $100k by age 30, you're already ahead of many people who struggle to reach this milestone - congrats!
• While you may not be able to retire at 30, being able to retire at 35-40 is still remarkable, especially considering that most people need to work until age 55-60 to save enough for retirement.

Beyond financial goals, why not transform your financial journey into a game? Where if you reach different milestones you unlock different life experiences while working toward your (ultimate) financial targets.

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With some newfound wealth, there are loads of things you can do before you hit your end goal.

1. Parents & Family
• Have you enhanced your parents' lifestyle? Consider upgrading their car, house (buying a house or covering their rent) or electronics (laptops, phones, fitness wearables, TV)
• Daily comforts (comfortable shoes and clothes)
• Take them on vacation to countries they've always dreamed of visiting
• Treat them to fine dining experiences at restaurants they wouldn't typically visit (Michelin restaurants, omasake)
• Cover their health-related expenses (insurance, physiotherapy, dental, emergency medical costs)
• Set aside a % of your networth for their retirement fund
• Do they need a helper at home? Or a personal trainer?
• Upgrade their home (Dyson, smarthome tech, new household appliances)

--> Health and ample savings are paramount as our parents age. I view it as a blessing from this industry that should be shared with family. They were once our safety net; now it's our turn to be theirs.

2. Spouse/Partner
• Often, your significant other may work a trad 9-to-5 job, without exposure to the magic internet money printer we are familiar with
• Consider supporting them by covering some of their daily expenses, vacation costs if you travel together, travel expenses
• Help upgrade their lifestyle through (electronics, premium daily essentials, expensive bags if they like it)

--> Your partner endured all the times when you were glued to your screen and randomly need to be at the laptop to ape various shit (I can’t be the only one right…). Having a supporting partner is the best alpha one could ask for - celebrating your small achievements and providing a strong pillar of support in our mental illness industry. That kind of support is priceless.

3. Yourself
• Have you been eyeing the latest gadgets or new releases from your favourite brands? Allow yourself to splurge (responsibly) on these desires using your earnings
• Clear your debts (student, credit card, bank loans)
• Cash out to buy a car and a house —> ability to (fast track) pay off all debts and mortgages in full cash means you are one step closer to financial freedom
• Sleep upgrades (bed with cooling sheets, memory pillows, Eight Sleep, weighted blanket - think about it you spend 6-8 hours everyday sleeping)
• Convenience (driver, chef, gym + PT, physiotherapy + chiropracter)
• Wellness (spa, sports massage, some wellness or detox retreat)
• Picking up new hobbies or learning something new to enrich your life

--> I've spoken with friends who have experienced (severe) burnout, and IMO, we should be proud of our mental resilience. Managing market volatility, portfolio drawdowns, and being terminally online while maintaining family relationships and friendships is exhausting. Do yourself a favour by upgrading your lifestyle and investing in yourself. It's not life-changing money if you don't use it to change your life.

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Example of how the game can be unlocked milestone by milestone.

1. 1st tranche (5fig networth)
• Ensure all debts are repaid on time
• Ensure 6-12 months of emergency savings
• Give your parents monthly allowances
• Get insurance
• Upgrade your phone and laptop to be more productive

2nd tranche (6fig networth)
• Clear any remaining debts or loans
• Splurge on your loved ones, taking them to trips and upgrade their life
• Upgrade yourself and your home
• Constantly convert a portion of wins into fiat

3rd tranche (7fig networth)
• Cash out to buy a house or a car
• Diversify into alternative investments (properties, watches, stocks)
• Build up a nest egg for your parents for retirement

3rd tranche (8fig networth)
• Set up your own fund/ family office
• At this point it probably make sense to get your own chef, driver, personal masseuse
• Retire your parents

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TLDR, its not about waiting to reach the finish line to start living better or to bless your loved ones. By unlocking different lifestyle improvements at various milestones, you can create positive impact and enjoy the journey while working toward your ultimate financial goal.

[Ingonyama (Now MoonMath AI) @Ingo_zk]

Fascinating conversation happening on The Secret Life of PETs panel 🙌

Great to have @0xheyjo from @mirana hosting with
@hyunok_oh of ZKPRC
@guyitz of @fhenix
@Chiro8x of @OrochiNetwork
And @dwillems42 of @o1_labs

#ZKAccelerate #Devcon2024

[Craftt Pass @crafttpass]

TY @tfh_technology for inviting us to your SG community event to celebrate World App 3.0 and for having @purpurosa share about Craftt, alongside @CudisWellness and @tantantribe!

Craftt Pass is integrated with World ID and is now available on the World App Store.

[Plume @plumenetwork]

🚀 We’re thrilled to share highlights from the Plume x @superscrypt Demo Day!

Congratulations to @ProjectiveFin for winning $25K to tokenize $100M+ in solar assets!
🧵👇

[Eric.W @EW_SuperScrypt]

Have been helping another of our Portcos with their Workforce planning and recruitment drives - @0xStackr this time!
#protocol engineers and #smartContract Engineers, if you are keen to be part of founding engineers, more specifically for #microrollups.
https://t.co/eY7lZVR109

[BuildBear Labs @_BuildBear]

Huge congrats to @TreehouseFi on the incredible launch of their first tAsset, $tETH, achieving $80M TVL within 3 weeks! Proud to support their journey with our custom sandbox solutions, helping them innovate & grow in the Web3 space. Onward to even greater success! 💪

Read more: https://t.co/5O4UGJIEOL

#Web3 #DeFi #BuildBearLabs #Treehouse

[Ji Hao @JHLye_]

Add a prediction market to this and we 🚀🚀🚀

[Kaito AI 🌊 @KaitoAI]

The battle of Vitalik, Mert & Ansem.

Welcome to our brand new feature, KOL (booo bad word) Mindshare.

Find out which accounts are the most prominent on CT at any time, and for key topics.

Whether you’re finding people to partner with, or people to follow, this is a game changer.

Start curating who you work with, and the people to take notice of - we can also run customised timeframes, details and verticals for specific requests too.

Some examples:

Over the last 6 months across all CT discussions, the most prominent accounts:
- @VitalikButerin
- @mert
- @blknoiz06
- @jessepollak
- @Tyler_Did_It

The most prominent for DeFi over the last 7 days:
- @0xSalazar
- @StaniKulechov
- @Only1temmy
- @arthur0x
- @ryanology045

The most prominent for Chain Abstraction over the last 30 days:
- @andyyy
- @vaibhavchellani
- @0xNairolf
- @stacy_muur
- @zerokn0wledge_

[Ji Hao @JHLye_]

At this rate Kaito is going to be a much cheaper alternative to attending conferences 🧐

[Kaito AI 🌊 @KaitoAI]

129 talks at Solana Breakpoint - all indexed on Kaito with transcripts, slides and TLDRs

75 product keynotes
14 debates
14 keynotes
12 technical talks
6 workshops
8 fireside chats

SO MUCH alpha.

we will unpack it to you all over the coming days (👀 @sandraleow)

[Eric.W @EW_SuperScrypt]

https://t.co/hTLdeBwE1Y

Devrel vacancy available here. Web3 infra with strong content development experience needed as part of founding team members.
Vacancy wil be located in US / EU and fully remote.

[Teng Yan @tengyanAI]

Data is what AI feeds on.

So data networks using crypto to bootstrap incentives + access control = very interesting Crypto AI primitives.

We wrote a short research note on Vana recently:
https://t.co/F1eTRbXa3W

[Ji Hao @JHLye_]

Getting ready.

[Superscrypt @Superscrypt]

We're excited to host Crypto Research Day with @etherealvc and @anagramxyz in Singapore today at 10am, hosting some of the best founders sharing their insights on where we are in Web3 & what comes next.

The program:🧵👇

[Craftt Pass @crafttpass]

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[Superscrypt @Superscrypt]

What does the future of Web3 hold?

On Thursday 19th September @Superscrypt @Etherealvc & @Anagramxyz are hosting Crypto Research Day at #Token2049 — where founders of some of the most groundbreaking protocols will share their insights.

Expect candid conversations & fun debates

[Samuel Chong @stakesaurus]

Announcing the first batch of speakers for the Home Staking Summit happening on 16th September 2024 in Singapore at @ArtSciMuseum!

Huge thanks to the sponsors and kudos to @ethereum_sg for making "Home Staking Exciting Again" 😎

Limited tix left: https://t.co/GU2x9IjfpP

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[LECCA Ventures @LECCAVentures]

Huge thanks to our brilliant VC Panelists for elevating the discussion at the LECCA VC Networking Event! They brought unmatched insights into the future of Web3.

Pictured (From Left to Right):
- Nate Jeong @jackuanti95 (Portfolio at @LECCAVentures)
- Sky Lai @0xsky404 (Venture Partner at @hack_vc)
- Ji Hao @JHLye_ (Investment & Research at @Superscrypt)
- HJ Ahn @0xHJ_ (Founding Partner at @LECCAVentures)
- Adrian Chow @0xAdrianzy (Investment & Research at @Chorus_Ventures)
- David Ching @abcdave (Investment Director at @animocabrands)

It was an honor bringing exceptional minds together, and we thank you all for making it the best night of #KBW.

[Sky 管錢．投人．看世界 @0xsky404]

Key Insights Recap from the @LECCAVentures and @iotex_io R3al World Panel

1. The only solution for crypto projects: Being sustainable and having strong revenue is the key to success in this cycle. We have seen more than 10,000 projects relying solely on token sales as their primary source of revenue, which is harmful to the industry. It’s not surprising that 99% of these projects will likely fail in the coming years. Crypto projects with real customers and viable revenue models will survive both bull and bear markets. As an investor, I am eager to invest in projects with solid business models, as these are the types of tokens that exchanges also prefer to list!

2. We need more liquidity from outside the crypto industry, and RWA-Fi is a prime example of how to bring Trad-Fi money (from family offices, financial institutions) into crypto. By tokenizing assets, such as GPU-Fi @gaib_ai @Compute_Labs , PE assets @humafinance to on-chain, it provides a more efficient and profitable option for Trad-Fi investors. RWA-Fi only needs to offer 15-20% APY with minimal risk, which is already significantly better than the passive APY yield in Trad-Fi (around 5%).

3. We need more real and new users in the crypto industry, and @getgrass_io has done an excellent job by bringing over 12 million nodes/users through a gamified and seamless experience with incentives. I’m excited to see how Grass could become the next STEPN.