Luis Buenaventura

Crypto author, artist, and entrepreneur, hodling since 2014. Bio at

[Luis Buenaventura @helloluis]

Dear Injap Sia, MS Copilot comes free with all Windows machines now. Surely you could've written a better opening sentence than that.

[InsiderPH @InsiderPHdotcom]

MerryMart founder pitches DD tender offer amid market volatility

In a message to shareholders dated June 2, Sia said Philippine equities have been hit by an “almost unprecedented” decline in share prices as multiple economic pressures weigh on the market. He noted that even long-established blue-chip companies have not been spared, with visibility on a recovery remaining uncertain in the coming months.

READ: https://t.co/TaF5W2QdDh

[Avalanche 🗻 @avalanchexbt]

Lovely talk on PH Blockchain adoption at @AIBC_World.

🎙️ Speakers: @helloluis and @heypaulroots

[Luis Buenaventura @helloluis]

Because everyone else is tokenmaxxing, when actually we should all be tokenminimizing.

[Tether @tether]

Tether AI Upgrades QVAC SDK, Bringing TurboQuant to Everyday Devices, Giving Local AI Data Center-Sized Memory
Learn more: https://t.co/mF2uwDB8rv

[SolomanNB @NbSoloman]

@MiniMax_AI Humans-in-the-loop, I can't keep up with the pace anymore.👨‍💻

[Luis Buenaventura @helloluis]

Recent adventures in vibe coding with bleeding edge LLMs.
Something tells me @Alibaba_Qwen 3.7 Max still needs a bit more hardening ...

[Luis Buenaventura @helloluis]

The correct way to think about the $640k Ferrari Luce is that it costs less than @steipete spends on tokens each month.

[Trung Phan @TrungTPhan]

Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc driving the Ferrari Luce should have been the entirety of the launch campaign. Am totally convinced now. This $640k EV is gonna sell like hot cakes.

[Luis Buenaventura @helloluis]

Talking about @Binance and Blockshoals and @SEC_Philippines tonight! https://t.co/Jh6qtPKPvh

[Luis Buenaventura @helloluis]

Were they giving away Pi tokens?

[BitPinas @bitpinas]

🚨 According to Pasig City Mayor Vico Sotto, there were unauthorized individuals posing as LGU staff that collected personal information from residents in exchange for digital tokens, specifically crypto. He clarified that it is not a city program.

The co-convener of the Mayors for Good Governance then urged the public to refrain from joining, investing, or providing personal details to unestablished entities lacking proper documentation. 👇

@VicoSotto @PasigInfo

👉 Full Details: https://t.co/1QhZKeuAPN

[Luis Buenaventura @helloluis]

@IamMich18309052 @binance @SEC_Philippines Haven't worked for GCrypto in some time now bro 🤷 I'm not connected to any local exchanges anymore, and we were never involved in blocking any exchanges from entering the country, those issues happened before GCrypto even existed.

[Luis Buenaventura @helloluis]

The facts as we know them:

1. @Binance is reentering the Philippines thru Blockshoals, which was granted sandbox access by the @SEC_Philippines .

2. Blockshoals' owners are currently also involved in various Romualdez-owned businesses.

3. Both Binance and Romualdez have been associated with alleged money laundering activities in the past here in the Philippines, as recently as Nov 2025. (See ICI investigation into the flood control funds and how they were exiting the country.)

Does it mean Romualdez is actually behind Blockshoals? Not necessarily, but if we put all those facts together ... surely this is something worth looking into more deeply?

PS. The Binance website reportedly became accessible again here in the Philippines earlier today (although not on my Converge home connection) ... what a rollercoaster of a day it must have been for the local team!

[Bilyonaryo @bilyonaryo_ph]

FIRST ON B | Backdoor comeback? Binance PH reentry under cloud of doubt over Romualdez ties

When Binance was effectively banned in the Philippines in 2024, many assumed the world’s largest crypto exchange had lost its shot at the local market.

Two years later, it is back — but not under the Binance name alone.

READ: https://t.co/bHanlEuScy

[Luis Buenaventura @helloluis]

@limsanity2021 @binance @SEC_Philippines Haven't been involved in GCrypto in awhile bud, time to start updating your mental model

[Curio Cards @MyCurioCards]

Curio Cards was created as the first curated Art Gallery on Eth with exactly this idea in mind.

In 2017, artists from different cities and countries came together to educate people about blockchain through art, promote Digital Art as a medium, and create a more direct path between artists and collectors.

For example, Luis Buenaventura / Cryptopop, one of the Curio artists, became the first Filipino NFT artist to have work sold at both Christie’s and Sotheby’s.

And part of his royalty earnings later went toward his non-profit initiative supporting aspiring Filipino artists 👏

[Luis Buenaventura @helloluis]

Inevitable reveal 🧐

[Miguel R. Camus @miguelrcamus]

INSIDER INFO | Secretive crypto exchange fuels talk of Binance comeback
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The connection to the flood control controversy is relevant now since some of this company’s shareholders are known associates of a powerful political figure implicated in the scandal.

[Luis Buenaventura @helloluis]

Played around with @justinsuntron 's @BAI_AGI and genuinely surprised that people are still launching tool-less LLMs in 2026. 😬

[Alibaba Cloud @alibaba_cloud]

Introducing Qwen3.6-Max-Preview, early preview of our next flagship model

·Improved agentic coding capability over Qwen3.6-Plus
·Stronger world knowledge and instruction following
·Improved real-world agent and knowledge reliability performance

Smarter, sharper, still evolving.

[Luis Buenaventura @helloluis]

Pitched an education idea here that I've been thinking about for awhile. Basic premise: the pricier the Claudes and ChatGPTs get, the further behind the rest of the world becomes. We need to plow more resources into cost-efficient inference ASAP!

[Paolo Ardoino 🤖 @paoloardoino]

Build together ♥️

[Luis Buenaventura @helloluis]

another reason why i'll never get into Philippine politics: i hate doing cardio.

[The Philippine Star @PhilippineStar]

HABULAN SA SENADO

The Senate released the CCTV footage of Senator Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa running away from members of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) in the hallway of Senate on Monday. (Video/Senate)

LIVESTREAM: https://t.co/IDUsBGpbVm

[Luis Buenaventura @helloluis]

My favorite cloud host @Vultr just launched their own open-weights inference offering and the pay-as-you-go pricing is pretty bonkers. They're cheaper than @FireworksAI_HQ , @OpenRouter, @AskVenice, and (sans sales promos) Alibaba Cloud itself.

(* Prices listed in screenshot are per-million tokens)

[Tattoome @Tattoome]

Banner rotation to "To The Moon" by @helloluis and part of the classic @MyCurioCards collection. You can never go wrong by acquiring art by legendary artists from classic collections.

[Luis Buenaventura @helloluis]

If that's not a bear market signal I don't know what is.

[Nikita Bier @nikitabier]

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