Chris Hofmann

Bain Capital Crypto. Buffalo Bills.

[Chris Hofmann @chofmann88]

@kennedy_joshua @GavinSBaker @donnelly_brent When AI inevitably takes over, the first thing it will do is make life a living hell for all those who doubted and fought against its development.

Therefore, Pascal would suggest we should support and promote AI, thus avoiding said Hell.

[Theo Diamandis @theo_diamandis]

How do we implement on-chain routing? In a new paper, @maxresnick, @tarunchitra, @angeris, and I provide an efficient algorithm and a number of new insights!

https://t.co/t4tsBX4bOC

[Chris Hofmann @chofmann88]

@derekedws @Collab_Currency Fascinating post Derek. One item I'm curious about around the 'attention flywheel' - Historically, as you noted it would take years/decades to earn 'status', which has persisted over decades/centuries.

In the new world, it takes seconds/weeks to earn 'status' - will it persist?

[Chris Hofmann @chofmann88]

You may have heard that 2023 is the year of ZK. There will be many protocols utilizing ZK and they all need fast and cost-efficient ZK Proofs. Ulvetanna fills this need.

By the transitive property, this means 2023 is the year of Ulvetanna 🔥

[Irreducible @IrreducibleHW]

Announcing our $15M Seed Round co-led by @BainCapCrypto & @paradigm with participation from @jump_ , @CrusoeEnergy & @robotventures

https://t.co/I7zjWtz22d

[Chris Hofmann @chofmann88]

Excited to have Mandy join us!

[Mandy Campbell @mandyzcamp]

Job update: I’ve joined the brilliant team at @BainCapCrypto as Partner and Head of Marketing. Their commitment to hands-on support for the best builders in crypto and research-driven investment theses is unmatched.

[Nico | supernova.vision @nicoypei]

📖 General-Purpose vs App-Specific Guide for Application Developers ⚛️
App-chain has been at the center of attention this year. This is not a "Why you should build your application as app-chain" thread ⛔️ but an analysis on the tradeoffs

Find home suitable for your app👇

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[Chris Hofmann @chofmann88]

Legal processes make crypto seem like downright child's play. Fortunately, we have @TuongvyLe12 to ELI5 the SBF/FTX/Alameda legal situation, why it hasn't resolved yet, and what is likely happening behind the scenes.

[Laura Shin @laurashin]

How will the legal process for SBF and FTX play out? @BainCapCrypto partner @tuongvyle12 joins Unchained to discuss:

🔒 why SBF hasn’t been arrested
😈 allegations that SBF/FTX manipulated Terra & Luna
🏦 how this case differs from the Madoff case
+more

https://t.co/t76PYKZFlu

[zkpuzzle @zkpuzzle]

TIME TO END THE YEAR ON A HIGH NOTE

WE ARE GONNA BUY THE CONSTITUTION

[Imperator.co @imperator_co]

Fast & Crypto: Our new episode with @0xMagmar is out! 🍿🎥

Maghnus is the co-founder of @SkipProtocol, a project that amplifies the effects of good MEV and reduces bad MEV on the Cosmos Ecosystem.

Skip is already live on @JunoNetwork & @EvmosOrg, and more are on the way! 👇

[Chris Hofmann @chofmann88]

@ethalita_ @DuneAnalytics @graphprotocol Do you use flipside on Solana at all? Feels a bit more... manageable... than Dune at times.

[Chris Hofmann @chofmann88]

DAOs are a an incredible tool for facilitating on-chain organization, governance, and community. But they've generally lacked privacy - a key component for authentic voting, payroll, fundraising, and more.

Nucleo solves this. Very excited to be working with this team.

[zkpuzzle @zkpuzzle]

We are proud to announce that @gonucleo has completed a $4 million seed round to develop private multi-sig infrastructure for any organization to go web3-native.

[TuongVy Le 🏀 @TuongvyLe12]

By trying to regulate both cefi and defi all at once, we’ve delayed some of the most necessary and obvious cefi regulations that COULD have and SHOULD have easily passed by now, and would have prevented or mitigated some of the blowups that have occurred this year. Some examples:

[TuongVy Le 🏀 @TuongvyLe12]

We have incredible opportunities across our portfolio @BainCapCrypto and @BainCapVC at the frontier of crypto, check them out here: https://t.co/jJHmsecwwk

[Chris Hofmann @chofmann88]

Duality is a great example of what developers can do building as an app-chain with full stack controls for DeFi. The capital efficiency is best in class. And to top it all off - instant security through ATOM's ICS mechanism so that they can be trusted from day 1.

[Duality Labs @dualityxyz]

Today, we unveil Duality, the DEX that gives Liquidity Providers superpowers. The next generation exchange is now coming to Cosmos.

https://t.co/uJM9wkRQzz

[Chris Hofmann @chofmann88]

@davidfeiock Should it be? Would need a validator set unless it is some sort of shared-security. But would the security lender want to validate for a bunch of random chains with zero value?

Maybe if there is a way to pay for security up front (cc, vaults, etc.) to guarantee minimum reward.

[Chris Hofmann @chofmann88]

Excited to be supporting Notebook and their innovative solution to identity.

[Notebook Labs @NotebookLabs]

We are proud to announce that Notebook Labs has completed a $3.3 million seed round to help enhance
our zero-knowledge identity infrastructure layer that enables Web3 protocols to create Sybil-resistant log-
ins and users to enjoy anonymity and privacy.

[Nick André G. Johnson @NickAGJohnson]

How should we place trades in a batched decentralized exchange where all swaps of a given pair in each block are executed at the same price?

@theo_diamandis, @alexhevans, @hdevalence, @angeris, & I formalize Concave Pro-Rata Games!

https://t.co/kPxYQVSPiA

[Chris Hofmann @chofmann88]

@ishaan0x With public blockchains you don't own any data really, because anybody can see / access it.

With private blockchains only you (and others with viewing keys) can see your data, and thus you own it.

You could actually sell a viewing key to an ad provider.

[Blockchain Association @BlockchainAssn]

We are excited to share that @BainCapCrypto has joined the @BlockchainAssn to help further the conversation around crypto regulatory issues in the United States.

[Chris Hofmann @chofmann88]

Thrilled to be supporting the team at Celestia as they pioneer new innovations in modularity and scalability.

[Celestia @celestia]

Today, we announce our $55M raise to launch a modular blockchain network so that anyone in the world can easily deploy their own blockchain.
https://t.co/t2FphHuMAN