Ferrari, AP & Patek understood the game early:
Imprint the kid first. Monetize the adult later.
ROYALPOP → mass cultural exposure (top-of-funnel identity seeding)
AP Royal Oak → scarce status realization (bottom-of-funnel monetization)
https://t.co/CrHF2m4JhB
Turning an AP Royal Oak into an accessory ecosystem instead of just a watch is GENIUS.
Same way Ferrari sells caps, jackets & lifestyle before the car.
Most people can’t afford an AP rn, but they can buy into the culture first. That’s how future customers get built.
Sooo the privacy chain had an exploit for years that allowed people to mint unlimited amounts of coins
And because it’s a privacy chain, people are having trouble figuring out if anyone took advantage of that exploit?
Anyway the zcash:native chart looks bad here
Sold 40% of my spot $HYPE here at $72.
Not saying it won’t go higher, I believe it will be #1 runner of the next cycle, - and I’d love to own more coins - but judging by current sentiment, a local top is probably close.
Will DCA back in around $20-25
Binance generally doesn't do pre-reveals, but if the rumors are true, this one is warranted.
Crypto has had 24/7 perps on equities for a little while now, but if Binance launches spot stocks, it will change the entire brokerage landscape.
What will happen:
- 24/7 price discovery on spot will finally unlock.
- The new generation of crypto native brokerages will follow Binance for weekend price discovery (the existing perps work as well but the symbol universe is still too limited for a retail brokerage product).
- Crypto native broker dealers will go toe to toe with the old school TradFi brokerages. Being the first to offer weekend spot trading will give them huge edge.
- An entirely new web 2 stock retail consumer base will come into crypto through these new brokerages, i.e. all of the CEXs that have broker dealers.
- Those flows will then come into crypto and DeFi more broadly.
TLDR: It's a great time to be a stock broker.
One caveat: whenever you see stock products, look at the legal. Not all stock products are made the same. In particular, pay attention to what courts actually have jurisdiction to protect your shares.
Very much looking forward to what Binance does.
A rising tides lifts all boats.
'Nice Swatch’ under every AP Royal Oak started as a meme - until the market realized the collab onboarded an entire generation into luxury watches
People laughed at first. Now they’re graduating into Royal Oaks, Daytonas & Nautiluses
@wizardofsoho
https://t.co/qguqEeSpfL
People still think AP ROYALPOP is ‘just a watch’ 😭
That’s exactly what they said about nft & memecoin in 2021
The Royal Pop mint got the same energy as peak BAYC & Okaybears mint hype.
Even people who never cared about watches suddenly needed one
https://t.co/QtiRyH3Ndn
Solana is slowly realizing that everything in crypto is a meme, and that onboarding new users isn't about philosophizing over new tech, it's about memes in a high liquidity environment that pull people into your apps and ecosystem. You build and market from there.
Think about it, it actually makes sense. You get pulled in through memes, start using the wallets, get direct access to payments, maybe run a crypto card down the line. You manage your on chain RWAs, stocks, payroll, and other financial activities. The entry point is the wallet, and everything you eventually download as an app, maybe even a super app, traces back to memes.
The tech doesn't matter at first. You need to pull people in, create a high liquidity trading/investment environment, and build some stability around memes and the culture surrounding them. That legitimizes everything, because at this point, everything happens on solana, and everything is a meme.
In an increasingly fast moving world, with digitalization, AI, and robotics shaping the future, the next generations will look to build, grow, and trade their wealth digitally and on chain. Solana already has a foot in the door. Now they just need to execute.
Buckle up folks
If you are still holding $royalpop then congrats!
Regardless of what CT says, secondary market is flying to the roof & social media metric are outrageous
Keep in mind that we are very early
https://t.co/sSSavkk2K3
Swatch x AP “Royal Pop” and real AP Royal Oaks use the same scarcity playbook:
• "LIMITED" access
• controlled distribution
• low supply (~40/store)
• hype & scarcity drives resale + status
Real scarcity takes time for the market to understand
EARLY
https://t.co/VZwmbhyg1b
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Swatch said roughly 200 stores globally received inventory
low end: 30–40/ store
high end: 80–150/ store in major cities
Canada estimate
500-ish
US estimate
1,600-ish units
Global estimate
18,000
20K total & most stores already halted sales. EARLY!
https://t.co/vbQX1HfyW2
Ferrari, AP & Patek understood the game early:
Imprint the kid first. Monetize the adult later.
ROYALPOP → mass cultural exposure (top-of-funnel identity seeding)
AP Royal Oak → scarce status realization (bottom-of-funnel monetization)
https://t.co/CrHF2m4JhB
Swatch locations around the world shut down before they even opened as the Audemars Piguet x Swatch Royal Pop launch sparked chaos
Police were called, events were canceled, and the $400 pocket watch is already being re-listed for up to $21,000