A couple weeks ago the AP3X team joined the Modball Rally from Thessaloniki up the Mediterranean coast to the Monaco Grand Prix.
Beyond the supercars, we shared many tables with exceptional founders and entrepreneurs for candid discussions on the market, emerging sectors and new opportunities.
Thank you @JonBourgerie for a memorable event and see you next year!
Genesis Staking Momentum Is Building Strong!
Over 500,000 $ASSET staked in the first 24 hours - the community is showing incredible early conviction!
Reminder to stake $ASSET now for a time-weighted share of 50,000 USDC during the three-month Genesis campaign.
With 89 days left, now is the perfect time to join the early stakers.
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Stake now to maximize your allocation → https://t.co/iOJKE0n3lO
RWAs are entering their next phase.
Beyond tokenization, the REAL question is how we build access, liquidity, risk frameworks, and market structure that can scale onchain.
Excited to have @pauli_speaks joining this conversation with @OneAsset_io tomorrow.
Don’t miss it.
@EthCC was a great chance to reconnect with friends, meet partners, and share ideas with builders across the space. Grateful for the conversations and excited for what’s next.
@RealFinOfficial
@Vess3l_xyz
@hodluppod@enflux_io@okx
Billions Network token ($BILL) has been added to @coinbase’s official roadmap.
Step by step 👣 towards a scalable, decentralized, privacy-first identity infrastructure for both humans (KYC) and AI agents (KYA).
Exactly the kind of trust layer the next Internet of Trust needs🤝🤖
IRL is going to crush AI over the next 5 years.
In the last 3 months, $750M+ in capital was deployed on "anti-AI" bets.
Big players are doubling down on their investments in events, experiences and in-person connection.
Here's what I'm seeing:
@cornerapp, a social map app for Gen Z, has grown to 60K+ users helping people curate and share places to meet IRL—"Google Maps but social." Everyone ik in NYC loves them.
@partiful, @poshvip_, and @LumaHQ have raised a combined $60M and are exploding. Partiful hit 500K+ MAU, Posh hit 6 million registered users, and Luma has over 2 million users signing up for events.
Harvard alum @aidaxbaradari just launched @be_inaudible, the first smart device to stop unwanted audio recordings and keep IRL conversations private.
@mcuban made a massive bet, investing in Burwoodland, a NYC-based live-events company behind IRL experiences in the US, Canada, and Europe.
Former COO and CPO of Hinge officially launched Rodeo to help people spend more time IRL with friends.
@a16z keeps doubling down on IRL via investments and a16z Build — a dinner series and community for founders / operators figuring out their next move. @nazzari, @katiekirsch, @eriktorenberg.
Billion-dollar companies are paying $$$ for community and events leads:
- @AnthropicAI: Events Lead - $320k
- @Substack: Events Lead - $190k
- @VaynerMedia: Head of Experiential - $250k
- @Spotify: Global Experiential & Content - $175k
- @BiltRewards: Director of Events & Experiences - $150k
Investors are pouring billions of dollars into AI.
But smart money is quietly deploying millions into IRL at the same time.
a16z backs both OpenAI and Partiful. ElevenLabs and Substack.
The nuance is - it's not AI vs. IRL.
It's that the more we live online, the more premium real-life connection becomes.
They're not competing investments.
They're a hedge on each other.
🎙 DROPS E29 is live with @ivo_grigorov, our CEO of @RealFinOfficial - on why the future of tokenization is about trust + liquidity + real infrastructure, not hype.
In this episode, we share the vision behind REAL and why RWAs need more than tokenization - they need trust, transparency, and accountable infrastructure.
We discuss:
✅ Why trust is the missing layer in tokenized RWAs
✅ How we’re building REAL as an institutional-grade L1
✅ Turning a $100M guarantee structure into smart-contract logic
✅ Why crypto must focus on sustainability and compounding
✅ How validators + on-chain metadata can bridge TradFi and Web3
✅ Our $29M raise and institutional onboarding ahead of mainnet
If you want the full picture of what we’re building and why it matters, watch the full episode. ��
Link: https://t.co/sJh9H5FHGg
Back in October during Token2049 Singapore, AP3X co-hosted a private yacht event bringing together builders, operators, and investors shaping the next phase of Web3.
We had strong conversations, real alignment, and special guests from Coinbase and OKX, sharing perspectives on markets, infrastructure, and where real growth is heading.
Events like that remind us why in-person still matters in this space.
Less noise. More signal. Real relationships.
Next stop: Consensus Hong Kong✈️🇭🇰
The AP3X team will be in town and we’re happy to meet founders, funds, ecosystem partners, and anyone building something real.
If you’re attending and want to connect, exchange views, or explore how to take a project to market the right way, feel free to reach out.
See you in HK🤝
If creating a token was enough, most projects would survive.
We’re hosting an X Space with @ap3xio to break down what it actually takes to scale a token project
🗓 Date: 21st Jan
🕚Time: 10AM UTC
Set your reminder: https://t.co/HAMaATDY1n