Janne Korhonen

Interests: #technology #economics #investing.

[Janne Korhonen @JanneK193]

@harrtohm Ja sen takia Venäjä ei tule tekemään mitään, koska menettäisivät ainoan korttinsa. Jos sen kortin pelaa, peli on ohi myös heiltä.

[Kate from Kharkiv @BohuslavskaKate]

🇸🇪 Saab CEO Micael Johansson: The most important thing we can do right now is to ensure that Ukrainian industrial base becomes part of Europe and starts working with us.

We need them in Europe, not just in Ukraine. We are working very hard to create partnerships and joint ventures so that we can begin collaborating with Ukrainian industry in this way.

Defense industry must do the same. We have to get Ukrainians working with us, they know how to scale production extremely well.

Ukrainians produce 5 to 7 million drones a year. We produce thousands. We have so much to learn from them, and we must integrate them into Europe’s industrial base. That is the key.

[Brian Armstrong @brian_armstrong]

This is an email I sent earlier today to all employees at Coinbase:

Team,

Today I’ve made the difficult decision to reduce the size of Coinbase by ~14%. I want to walk you through why we're doing this now, what it means for those affected, and how this positions us for the future.

Why now
Two forces are converging at the same time. We need to be front footed to respond to both.

First, the market. Coinbase is well-capitalized, has diversified revenue streams, and is well-positioned to weather any storm. Crypto is also on the verge of the next wave of adoption, with stablecoins, prediction markets, tokenization, and more taking off. However, our business is still volatile from quarter to quarter. While we've managed through that cyclicality many times before and come out stronger on the other side, we’re currently in a down market and need to adjust our cost structure now so that we emerge from this period leaner, faster, and more efficient for our next phase of growth.

Second, AI is changing how we work. Over the past year, I’ve watched engineers use AI to ship in days what used to take a team weeks. Non-technical teams are now shipping production code and many of our workflows are being automated. The pace of what's possible with a small, focused team has changed dramatically, and it's accelerating every day.

All of this has led us to an inflection point, not just for Coinbase, but for every company. The biggest risk now is not taking action. We are adjusting early and deliberately to rebuild Coinbase to be lean, fast, and AI-native. We need to return to the speed and focus of our startup founding, with AI at our core.

What this means
To get there, we are not just reducing headcount and cutting costs, we’re fundamentally changing how we operate: rebuilding Coinbase as an intelligence, with humans around the edge aligning it. What does this mean in practice?

- Fewer layers, faster decisions: We are flattening our org structure to 5 layers max below CEO/COO. Layers slow things down and create coordination tax. The future is small, high context teams that can move quickly. Leaders will own much more, with as many as 15+ direct reports. Fewer layers also means a leaner cost structure that is built to perform through all market cycles.

- No pure managers: Every leader at Coinbase must also be a strong and active individual contributor. Managers should be like player-coaches, getting their hands dirty alongside their teams.

- AI-native pods: We’ll be concentrating around AI-native talent who can manage fleets of agents to drive outsized impact. We’ll also be experimenting with reduced pod sizes, including “one person teams” with engineers, designers, and product managers all in one role.

In short: AI is bringing a profound shift in how companies operate, and we’re reshaping Coinbase to lead in this new era. This is a new way of working, and we need to leverage AI across every facet of our jobs.

To those who are affected
I know there are real people behind these decisions — talented colleagues who have poured themselves into this company and our mission. To those of you who will be leaving: thank you. You’ve helped build Coinbase into what it is today, and I am sincerely grateful for everything you've done.

All impacted team members will receive an email to their personal account in the next hour with more information, and an invitation to meet with an HRBP and a senior leader in your organization. Coinbase system access has been removed today. I know this feels sudden and harsh, but it is the only responsible choice given our duty to protect customer information.

To those affected, we will be providing a comprehensive package to support you through this transition. US employees will receive a minimum of 16 weeks base pay (plus 2 weeks per year worked), their next equity vest, and 6 months of COBRA. Employees on a work visa will get extra transition support. Those outside of the US will receive similar support, based on local factors and subject to any consultation requirements.

Coinbase prides itself on talent density. Our employees are among the most talented people in the world, and I have no doubt that your skills and experience will be highly sought after as you pursue your next chapters.

How we move forward
To the team that is staying, I know this is a difficult day. We’re saying goodbye to colleagues and friends you've been in the trenches with. But here’s what I want you to know as we move forward together:

Over the past 13 years, we have weathered four crypto winters, gone public, and built the most trusted platform in our industry. We’ve made it this far by making hard decisions and by always staying focused on our mission. This time will be no different – nothing has changed about the long term outlook of our company or industry. And most importantly, our mission has never been more important for the world. Increasing economic freedom requires a new financial system, and we’re building it.

The Coinbase that emerges from this will be more capable than ever to achieve our mission.

Brian

[Dustin @r0ck3t23]

NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang just said the quiet part out loud about what the education system will never admit.

For a century, we built humans to think like calculators.

The algorithm made that skillset obsolete overnight.

Huang: “The definition of smart is somebody who’s intelligent, solve problems, technical. But I find that that’s a commodity. And we’re about to prove that artificial intelligence is able to handle that part easiest.”

Software engineering was supposed to be the safe play.

Superintelligence cleared it first.

The SAT was supposed to measure intelligence. It was measuring the ability to follow instructions. Raw technical processing isn’t a competitive edge anymore. It’s the floor the machine stepped over before you woke up.

The question isn’t what you can calculate.

It’s what you can see before the data shows up.

Huang: “People who are able to see around corners are truly, truly smart. And their value is incredible. To be able to preempt problems before they show up, just because you feel the vibe.”

That vibe isn’t magic.

It’s the collision of first principles, human empathy, and lived experience no model can fake.

Huang: “That vibe came from a combination of data, analysis, first principle, life experience, wisdom, sensing other people.”

The operators who see around corners will command the AI.

The ones waiting for dashboards to update will be replaced by it.

Huang: “I think long term the definition of smart is someone who sits at that intersection of being technically astute, but human empathy and having the ability to infer the unspoken, around the corners, the unknowables.”

The unspoken variables are the new leverage.

The human psychology inside a market. The invisible friction in a negotiation. The instinct to build something nobody asked for yet.

You can’t spreadsheet your way there. You can’t prompt your way to that perception. It comes from decades of watching what doesn’t show up in the metrics.

Huang: “And that person might actually score horribly on the SAT.”

The future doesn’t belong to people who memorized answers.

It belongs to people who sense the questions before anyone thinks to ask.

The old system tested your ability to follow orders. The new one tests your ability to move through the unknown. And the machine can’t help you with that part.

That part is entirely on you.

[Jari Sarasvuo @SarasvuoJari]

Päivä on alussa, mutta tämä saattaa hyvinkin jäädä päivän parhaaksi. Tai koko viikon.

[Janne Korhonen @JanneK193]

Vähähiilinen rakentaminen on hyvä pitkän aikavälin tavoite, mutta ajoitus on huono. Tiukemmat paikalliset vaatimukset nostaisivat rakentamisen kustannuksia ja sitä kautta asuntojen hintoja sekä vuokria.

Tavoitteiden askelluksen tulee olla realistinen ja taloudellisesti kestävä.

[Janne Korhonen @JanneK193]

Taloustilanne on heikko valtion, kuntien että kotitalouksien osalta. Kotitalouksilla menot ovat kasvaneet merkittävästi viime vuosina. @EspoonVihreat haluaa heikentää elpymisen mahdollisuuksia asettamalla tarpeettoman kovia tavoitteita? #Espoo @Lansivayla

https://t.co/402QNctFYC

[Janne Korhonen @JanneK193]

Taloustilanne on heikko valtion, kuntien että kotitalouksien osalta. Kotitalouksilla menot ovat kasvaneet merkittävästi viime vuosina. @EspoonVihreat haluaa heikentää elpymisen mahdollisuuksia asettamalla tarpeettoman kovia tavoitteita? #Espoo @Lansivayla

[Janne Korhonen @JanneK193]

@JukkaLepikko @Weketor Ne alustat joissa ei ole helposti täysin AI:lla automatisoitavia toiminnallisuuksia eli joku syy käyttää/maksaa SaaS-alustaa. Ja ne joissa vaihtamisen kustannus tai muu vastaava vallihauta estää tai vaikeuttaa AI agenttien käyttöä. https://t.co/E7wfqIrLKk

[Janne Korhonen @JanneK193]

@klaus_koo Niin tietenkin. Tuskin niille joku z kpl:tta paikallispankin API-rajapintaa on se optiminaallisin. Tää kryptojen ja AI:n liittouma on itselleni ollut yksi plussa koko Bitcoin sijoitusteesissä

[Kim Väisänen @kimvaisanen]

Kolmen puolueen jälkeen Jungner on vihdoinkin löytänyt itselleen henkisen kodin - tosin jenkkien MAGA-liikkeestä.

Tämä ”se itse kerjäs sitä” -argumentaatio sopiikin erittäin hyvin Trumpin yhteydessä käytettäväksi.

[Tuomo.Saarni 🇺🇦🇫🇮 @SaarniTuomo]

En ole UPIn asiantuntija, mutta on vaikea ymmärtää (taas) Trumpin lähestymistä Grönlanti-asiaan.

Jenkit saisi NATO-liittolaisiltaan varmasti helpostikin luvan rakentaa Grönlantiin niin paljon tukikohtia kuin haluaisivat. Sehän on investointi niinkuin mikä tahansa.

Toiseksi tällainen tapa murentaa liittolaisten luottamusta, joka on tärkeintä mitä on olemassa. Kun luottamus menetetään se ei palaudu vaikka valta vaihtuisi. Emme voi koskaan tietää milloin jenkit taas valitsevat presidentiksi samanlaisen.

Euroopan tulisi kyetä vahvistumaan sisältäpäin. Tulonsiirrot ja regulointi vie kuitenkin asioita täysin väärään suuntaan. Se tappaa talouden ja ostovoiman sekä luo sisäistä epäluottamusta Euroopan sisällä kun tulonsiirtojärjestelmä koetaan epäreiluksi.

EU:n pitäisikin purkaa itsensä puhtaasti taloudelliseksi vapaakauppa-alueeksi ja lopettaa muu sisäinen sääntely. Euro voisi myös hyvin säilyä.

[Janne Korhonen @JanneK193]

Finally found well-structured book about Agentic AI design patterns. Have been reading about MCPs and stuff here and there. But havent yet found good summarization about design patterns and other concepts.

Gives lot of thoughts regarding Agentic systems and EA
#AgenticAI #EA

[Mighty_Finland @FinlandMighty]

PV esitteli eilen FPV-droneohjelmaa, ja niiltä suojautumista.

Oli mielenkiintoista! Pari nostoa:

Pääsin kokeilemaan FPV-simulaattoria, @FIARCOM valvovan silmän alla 🫣

[Leena Pöntynen @leenapontynen]

Korkeakoulutettujen osuus teknologiateollisuuden osaajatarpeessa painottuu. Mistä on kyse, kollegani @ToukoApajalahti kertoo tässä blogissa. Älä siis mutuile, vaan lue tästä tiukkaa tietoa asiasta! https://t.co/jBFPrVa4Cg

[Mihin Sitä Säästäis? @mihinsaastais]

Teen taustatutkimusta uutta videota varten, ja tässä kiteytetään mielestäni hyvin syitä sille miksi monilla hyväpalkkaisillakin ihmisillä rahat loppuvan kesken 👇🏻

- Ostetaan ihan vain ostamisen ilosta tai jotta päästään käyttämään uusinta mallia. Ei siis käytetä tavaroita loppuun saakka.
- Ostetaan kaikki uutena, koska se on helppoa ja noh saadaan uusinta uutta mallia käyttöön..

Yksinkertaisesti sanottuna, sä ET tarvitse uusinta mallia lähes koskaan.

Esimerkkinä oma sisällöntuotanto, jonka ensimmäiset 4 vuotta kuvasin n. 400€ maksaneella kameralla, joka oli siinä kohtaa ollut omistuksessani jo 3 vuotta. Kun vihdoin vaihdoin, oli tolla kameralla kuvatut videot tuonut mulle jo + 100k€ liikevaihtona.

Toinen esimerkki Macbook Air jonka hommasin videoiden leikkaamista ja kirjoittamista varten, on nyt ollut käytössä jo n. 3 vuotta ja vasta nyt alkaa tuntua siltä että päivittäminen olis ajankohtaista. JA ostohetkellä en ostanut uusinta mallia, vaan viime vuoden mallin, koska se riitti omaan toimintaan ihan hyvin.

Kun jaksaa tehdä tutkimustyötä siitä mihin erilaiset laitteet pystyy, niin ymmärtää nopeasti ettei lähes ketään tarvitse uusinta mallia, vaan pärjää jopa 3 vuotta sitten julkaistulla vielä pitkään. Toki poikkeuksia on, kuten aina.

Ja nykypäivänä käytettynä ostaminen on helpompaa kuin ikinä ennen, ja jos puhutaan teknologiasta niin ne myös usein tarkistetaan ja osia päivitetään ennen myyntiä.

Säästät rahaa ja luontoa ostamalla käytettynä ja vain tarpeeseen.

[CC Analyst 🇦🇪 @intern_cc]

Why Chainlink's 10-Year Infrastructure Bet Finally Pays Off in 2026

@chainlink has emerged as the dominant oracle infrastructure securing $100 billion in assets across 2,500+ projects, with transformative institutional partnerships positioning it as critical middleware for the $20 trillion tokenized asset opportunity by 2030.

But as @ChainLinkGod stated most investors' mental model of Chainlink is fundamentally wrong.
They think of oracles as 'sidecars' attached to blockchains, simply injecting price data. The reality is far more transformative: Chainlink has evolved into the global orchestration layer that sits above and across all blockchains and external systems, what SWIFT's Chief Innovation Officer calls the "air traffic control" for global finance.

Chainlink dominates decentralized oracle market with 67% DeFi share despite intensifying competition from Pyth Network and RedStone.

With SWIFT production deployment scheduled for November 2025 and major banking partnerships with DTCC, Euroclear, JPMorgan, and UBS transitioning from pilots to production, Chainlink represents the infrastructure bet on institutional DeFi adoption.

The investment thesis centers on Chainlink's transformation from oracle network to orchestration layer through the Chainlink Runtime Environment (CRE), enabling complex multi-chain workflows that address institutional requirements for compliance, privacy, and legacy system integration.

This paradigm shift positions Chainlink as the
"Java Runtime Environment for blockchain",
fundamental infrastructure upon which tokenized finance will be built, with network effects and institutional relationships creating substantial moats.

Recent tokenomics improvements through the Chainlink Reserve buyback program address historical value capture concerns.

Let’s dig into it👇
A huge thank you to @CatfishFishy or helping me understand Chainlink better. Really appreciate it Senpai!

[Mark Jeffrey @markjeffrey]

Great post on perp dexes & yesterday's liquidationfest:

"DeFi was largely saved by two factors. 1) Most DeFi protocols only accept blue chip assets such as BTC and ETH as collateral. 2) Major lending protocols such as Aave and Morpho hardcoded USDe’s price to $1."

[Henri Vanhanen @HenriVanhanen]

1. Mitä Putin oikeasti haluaa Ukrainalta sodassa? Ei vain rajoja kartalta, vaan Ukrainan taloudellisen ja strategisen selkärangan. Jos halutaan ymmärtää mittakaava, se voidaan havainnollistaa Suomen kautta.

[Brian Armstrong @brian_armstrong]

x402 let's you make any API call with payment embedded right in the API call itself.

No sign up, API key, or credit card required.

AI Agents will need an easier way to pay for data, get through pay walls, and spin up resources.

https://t.co/6t2E4hMij5