.@Collector_Crypt and @phygitals both goated apps frog been using for like 9 months now
Even though I never really mentionned my interest there I’m very pleased to see those 2 win as much as they do
I gotta say and I’m not sponsored at all that @phygitals has an absolutely amazing support team, every single issue I’ve encountered been solved as fast as they could no question asked
Pokémon has incredible staying power and we’re nowhere near the top when it comes to its relevance, yes some of these prices need to cool down for a healthy continuation but nostalgia and the bits to atoms thesis will fuel this multi decade long growth
And btw most collectors cant really explain where does this recent explosion in prices come from when it’s actually really simple: those gachas companies (from Gamestop to Phygitals etc) act as price insensitive buyers on every "high end" slab available on the market (just like a DAT for a crypto coin). To acquire and retain users they have to own the most attractive inventory in their gacha machines, hence why they just end up absorbing the entire sell side liquidity on the market, paying 100K+ for a card that was 25K six months ago and marketing it as 100K+ slab in their gachas
They dont invest for a future profit on the cards, they simply pay any *extreme* prices for good marketing
So basically: as long as people gamble on slabs and as long as those gacha companies are in green the market will keep going up dragging everything with it up and to the right
every week, $40 million is stolen from defi, routed through a series of mixers before ultimately being used to fund dark nation weapons programs
the same defi that is supposed to be the shining star and real use case of our industry has lost over $750 million in the first 4ish months of 2026 and over $17 billion over the last 10 years
in a sick twist of fate, this is our golden window. GENIUS Act has passed, CLARITY is around the corner, and the world’s largest institutions are paying attention for now
in moments like these, it is important to know where you stand
at @plumenetwork, comparing ourselves with defi was never right. we view capital protection as our main priority, and our real time monitoring controls can step in if something goes wrong. defi isn’t perfect, but the financial system isn’t either
we have been building Open Finance: technology that leverages the best aspects of both cefi and defi
Open Finance is smart contract programmability, fast innovation, open access, cross-chain composability, standardized, while maintaining regulatory licenses and safeguards, access to institutional assets, all going to create products built for scale
allowing a global investor base to access the highest quality assets, with the licenses required to attract the best institutions, with a mandate of safeguarding capital
if $900T of global assets are going to move onchain.. Open Finance is the only path forward
more on this soon
Introducing KlarnaUSD, our first @Stablecoin.
We’re the first bank to launch on @tempo, the payments blockchain by @stripe and @paradigm.
With stablecoin transactions already at $27T a year, we’re bringing faster, cheaper cross-border payments to our 114M customers.
Crypto is finally ready for scale. This is just the beginning.
Excited to build the future with Tempo and Bridge.
Own & Trade the Internet, Everywhere 🎙️
We’re diving into how @LayerZero_Core enables tokenized domains to go multichain from day one.
✨@inderpreetsingh, VP of BizDev & Eng, D3
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Set a reminder 👇https://t.co/z4V540Ii7V
Insight from @crosschaingah of @LayerZero_Core during our recent X Space, breaking down what’s next for interoperability and how devs can stay ahead of the curve
Missed it? Catch the full recap here 👇
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1-click Bitcoin everywhere? Absolutely.
Join us for the next episode of BOB Streams with @BitGo and @LayerZero_Core to learn more.
14th Oct, 1:30 pm UTC
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