Dean Connell

I-AM. Creating places worth showing up for beyond work, and stories that rethink identity and creative expression in the digital age.

[Dean Connell @iamdeanconnell]

Cycle 1 - 2020-2024: Complete noob, followed narratives, DCA'd the market, took reasonable profits and survived.
Cycle 2 - 2024-2028: Larger concentrated bets on cash flow tokens only. ETH as cash.
Cycle 3 - 2028-2032: Cash flow meaningfully replaces RWE. Hitting claim buttons.

[Dean Connell @iamdeanconnell]

Work in progress

Is a circular mindset.

It’s a reminder that there is no destination to arrive at. No end goal.

I-AM already enough. (So are you)

This is how I reframe self doubt.

All this frame asks of you -

“Do the work”

[Dean Connell @iamdeanconnell]

@CryptoISFreedom @0xC_Lever 🫡

[Dean Connell @iamdeanconnell]

@RadioGenoa Brev… it’s Notting Hill carnival. This video has nothing to do with the statement. Stop clutching. Come on.

[Dean Connell @iamdeanconnell]

@banteg @mzeller As someone who is using Claude - curious to know your reasons for pivoting?

[Kmets @kmets_]

@DeFi_Dad I’m sure you love your family as much as I do, but the Lord is testing our patience AND our sanity. Stay strong, brother.

[Captain Rational 🧮📐✏️ @noahseidman]

Follow the rules.

[Dean Connell @iamdeanconnell]

@InvestInAssets @noahseidman

[Invest In Assets 📈 @InvestInAssets]

The big money is in the waiting

[Dean Connell @iamdeanconnell]

@RobKoot2 @mrwebber4 @Kalshi Stuff

[Dean Connell @iamdeanconnell]

@MPrinParr The best team won.

[Kraken @krakenfx]

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[a16z crypto @a16zcrypto]

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[Stani @StaniKulechov]

HMRC in the UK is adopting new tax legislation related to crypto lending and liquidity pools.

Main take is that deposits into lending protocols will be treated as ‘no gain, no loss’ (NGNL), which effectively defers capital gains tax until an economic disposal. Also underlying collateral will be disregarded for capital gains tax purposes.

This is the right direction, mainly driven by the industry feedback demonstrating that any other approach would cause significant admin burden for the tax payer.

Positive about the HMRC approach because 1) it proves that the industry can affect the eventual outcome (similar how we did with the £20,000 stablecoin holding cap) and 2) seeing more tax legislation around DeFi means the space has progressed in meaningful way.

[Dean Connell @iamdeanconnell]

@QtarEVM @noahseidman The cash position

[Edis @edddis3]

Remember simpler times?
Remember 'we are early'?
Remember the bribes?

Actually the bribes are still here.
(SOUND ON🔊)

@ConvexFinance @CurveFinance @yearnfi @Frax @yieldbasis @ResupplyFi

[Michael Egorov @newmichwill]

Ve-tokenomics is very powerful in aligning incentives of protocol participants, ensuring that protocol can live without any central governing body, probably forever. But at any point in time in, any project, there will be time when you'd want to "undo" ve-tokenimics (pressure from VCs, need of liquid money etc).

Undoing ve-tokenomics is a mistake. Implementing ve-tokenomics to be "downgradable" is also a mistake.

Very bad move by Pendle in the long term, but having it even POSSIBLE to make this move makes it inevitable!

[Dean Connell @iamdeanconnell]

@kmets_ @aave It's a dammed if you do or don't type scenario. My whole spirit was tied to the tech, blockchain, immutability etc.

But, speaking to 'normies' - unless they have the red pill, it just doesn't translate. I've made peace with it.

[Dean Connell @iamdeanconnell]

@Camp4 @readwise save thread

[Dean Connell @iamdeanconnell]

Requesting $HYPE funds from the #Stakely Faucet on the Hyperliquid blockchain. Request ID: DFAL6OEV #privacy https://t.co/VwFLQAtACX