Mecha Ashem 🦊

Creator and project analyst and collab
ex-Andreessen Horowitz (BD, until March 2026); WoW.

[Mecha Ashem 🦊 @mecha_ahcem]

Yay ex Twitter (X) I am back🤪

I am now 26 years old and when I think about how my life has changed over the past few years, I realize that it has been a very intense and rapid journey. My immersion into the world of cryptocurrencies and investments began in 2021 — that's when I first seriously thought about how the financial system works and what “investing” actually means. At the time, I had no technical education and was working in a completely different field, but everything changed after a couple of random YouTube videos and a couple of sleepless nights on Reddit

At first, like many others, I started by investing in the stock market. It seemed straightforward: stocks, company reports, basic multiples such as P/E and P/B. I opened an account with one of the major brokers and bought my first securities — Tesla, Nvidia, and a few Apple shares. Gradually, I began to understand how reports are formed, what free cash flow, dividends, and buybacks are. My introduction to fundamental analysis happened in parallel with my study of macroeconomics — I began to consciously follow the Fed's interest rates, the CPI index, and later the yield curve inversion, which was already signaling an impending recession.

But my real passion began when I immersed myself in crypto. At first, it was just Coinbase and a couple of major coins like BTC and ETH. Later, it was DeFi, stablecoins, farming, DAOs, and the real web3 ecosystem. I started to participate more actively in communities, tried my hand at various ambassador programs, and learned through practice. In 2022, I joined my first real team — Hop Protocol, where I took on the role of moderator for all of the project's social platforms. This was my first experience in a real web3 project, where I didn't just keep order on Discord and Telegram, but actively participated in building the community, helping users, translating materials, and collecting feedback.

Working at Hop Protocol taught me a lot — I began to understand how the internal logic of bridges between blockchains works, what commissions are based on, what risks bridges have (including attack vectors through liquidity pools), and how governance is structured in such projects. Later, I tried my hand at other ecosystems — I participated in the StarkNet and Fuel testnets, followed the development of ZK technologies, and even tried to test ZK snaps for MetaMask on my own.

At the same time, I delved deeper into investing: I started building a portfolio of DeFi tokens, invested in L2 solutions, and engaged in risk management. One of the key stages was realizing that “holding everything” is not a strategy. I began to study tokenomics: total supply, issuance, unlocking, investor allocations, and vesting. For example, despite the hype, I had doubts about the Aptos project because of its token distribution and unlocking model, and in the end, I was right — the price was significantly affected by pressure from vesting.

I also started using tools such as Dune Analytics, Token Terminal, and Messari more actively to look at real metrics: TVL, protocol yields, MAU, and other indicators. One of my favorite finds was GMX, a decentralized derivatives protocol that at the time provided stable returns from trader commissions rather than token inflation. This was my first experience of consciously choosing an investment based on fundamental metrics in crypto.

I tried different strategies: from passive income through staking (for example, ATOM and its IBC partners) to more risky forms such as farming in a pool using volatile assets. Through pain and losses, I realized how important risk management is and why simply “placing orders” sometimes saves your deposit. The stock market did not fade into the background either — I started adding stocks of companies that are actively entering Web3, such as Coinbase, MicroStrategy, and even PayPal, which had plans to launch their own stablecoins.

Over time, I started working part-time on other projects where I trained users and helped launch educational initiatives as part of testnet activities. Now I continue to combine research work with community management (HR manager) and analytics. One of my latest interests is studying the Modular blockchain ecosystem and Layer 3 solutions. I participate in the Celestia, Dymension, and Zama communities, and I am interested in zero-knowledge cryptography, as well as how MEV affects user UX in DeFi.

The industry is still young, and being in it means constantly learning. But that's what inspires me.

[Ramblings @ramblingsloa]

To recognize something as beautiful
Sometimes all it takes is a change of perspective.

Christian Cooper

[Freddy🇩🇪 @FreddyLA7]

Just wanted to say a big thank you to everyone following our journey. You're making it possible for us to have the most American experience imaginable on this trip. Not only are we driving across the country, but we're also getting to see behind the scenes and meet so many amazing people.🙏🇺🇸

[Rob Schneider 🇺🇸 @RobSchneider]

I will pay the fines for any @MLB Christian player who wears a Bible verse on their uniform.
@MLB is ANTI-CHRISTIAN

[Freddy🇩🇪 @FreddyLA7]

Good morning from Galveston, Texas.
Our main mission today is to get a new suitcase. Everywhere we go, people are so incredibly kind to us. This is what we received from the Police Department and the Astros yesterday.

What I appreciate most is that they always think of my friends too and prepare gifts for them as well, not just for me. Huge thank you to everyone🙏

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

They always use defensible excuses for the indefensible

[Papy 🐳 @just_johnny4]

One thing I’ve noticed about @NomismaNetwork is that the vision extends far beyond a seasonal campaign.

The project is building toward a future where AI-powered applications, scalable infrastructure, and on-chain finance can coexist within a single ecosystem.

Season 3 is giving users an opportunity to engage with that vision before it fully matures.

Locked in on @TheARCTERMINAL also.

[Twilight @the_marcoliboy]

They lied to us about Mexico

[Sagor @sgrsagor]

Good morning everyone web3 scaling are still a massive problem right now

most chain make dapp fight for blockspace which lead to bottleneck and fee

@NomismaNetwork completely flip this by give every dapp a dedicated subchain

you get isolated processing and independent parameter with zero shared congestion

this let each application scale on its own term without any competing priority

it are not just a performance upgrade it is a fundamental rethink of infrastructure

while most chain optimize the network nomisma actually optimize the application

when infrastructure is build for real need the builder and user naturally follow

this dedicated subchain architecture is the elegant solution web3 really need

start pay attention to what they is build here

[Freddy🇩🇪 @FreddyLA7]

Our first baseball game ever. Houston Astros vs Detroit Tigers. New sport unlocked.

[The Touchline | 𝐓 @TouchlineX]

📸 - Graham Potter is minutes away from winning Sweden's first World Cup game since 2018!

[Freddy🇩🇪 @FreddyLA7]

WE HAVE ARRIVED!!!! Another insane stadium, and the roof is closed so it’s actually a little chilly in here.

[Curaçao National Football Team @TheBlueWaveFFK]

First 𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙧 World Cup Match. First 𝙀𝙫𝙚𝙧 Goal at a World Cup

Thank you for all the support and great atmosphere fans!

#TheBlueWave #Curaçao

[𝕾𝖆𝖜 @SawJaneth]

Most trading protocols still optimize incentives after the trade.

But users decide long before that at the first tap.

Gas fees, wallet friction, and liquidation fear are the real drop-offs. Not APYs.

The shift now is simple: remove friction, restore focus.

@perx_trade pushes gasless execution and clearer liquidation visibility.

@NomismaNetwork strengthens the infra so that simplicity can actually hold.

The winners won’t be the loudest protocols.

They’ll feel invisible to use and obvious to trust.

@quipnetwork @wallchain @base

[The Touchline | 𝐓 @TouchlineX]

🚨 𝗕𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚: Virgil van Dijk speaks out against the hydration breaks!

🗣️ “I have been watching almost every game and I don’t really like the hydration breaks. And for the people watching on television it’s also not great.”

“If it’s REALLY HOT, then obviously you need it, but you need to look at it game by game.”

“But I think I have said enough already…..”

[Freddy🇩🇪 @FreddyLA7]

The hotel that JJ Watt put us up in gave us a tour of their biggest suite. It costs $150,000 a night. Completely insane. It even had its own basketball court.😭

[H @hellohalima]

FIFA doing this to avoid a lawsuit they’re not being generous

[Freddy🇩🇪 @FreddyLA7]

This is all so insane. We found this when we got back to our room. And then someone even sent cupcakes to our room. I genuinely don’t understand how it got to this point. We’re just normal World Cup tourists.😭😭

[French Montana @FrencHMonTanA]

somebody find him for me so we can help him get back on his feet

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Time to get that volcano lair I’ve always wanted.

I think it’s in the “Beyond” section of BB&B.

[Sandz. @uMaster_Sandz]

My goat is about to explain himself when he gets home. 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭