J◎sh Fried

Currently building @useDecal and WEN Acquisition Corp. Proud alum of Solana Foundation & Solana Labs, Waze, Google, NBC-Universal, Yale SOM, Stanford

[J◎sh Fried @joshfried]

Feeling grateful to @nickfrosty, an incredible cofounder / partner on this @solana journey

[Solana @solana]

Why We Ship: @useDecal

After building products for billions at Google and launching Solana Pay in a cafe in SF, @joshfried decided to go build the merchant product the ecosystem was missing.

[Decal — Stablecoin commerce @useDecal]

Today we're launching Decal Treasury.

Your idle cash now earns automatically — and that yield funds a loyalty program that pays for itself.

One toggle. New revenue. Zero work.

Here's the whole idea 🧵

[Decal — Stablecoin commerce @useDecal]

Together, Decal and Para are bringing the powers of direct stablecoin payments to every-day-merchants

[Para ✴️ @get_para]

Merchants lose up to 3.5% per card swipe and wait days to settle

@useDecal fixes both. Their stablecoin payments rail drops into merchant's existing point-of-sale systems -- with $4.1M processed already ✴️

→ https://t.co/JC2H8so7Qz

[J◎sh Fried @joshfried]

@platis_e whichever regulatory environment is best for showing off stablecoin commerce and loyalty! 😉

[Nick Frostbutter | Decal & 🐠 @nickfrosty]

My personal goal at @useDecal is to empower and enable Main St merchants, the small businesses of the world you visit and actually spend money at in your life, to gain the wonderful benefits of stablecoins.

Crypto-native people have long been told that "you can spend your stablecoins anywhere". Well we are actually pushing forward on that idea.

How many other companies out there are actually building to enable REAL mainstream stablecoin commerce for merchants? Not degens, perps, or bank-to-bank efficiencies. Actual businesses that people visit and spend their money at. Those are the places that I am most excited about supporting and working with.

This is my north star.

[J◎sh Fried @joshfried]

@sawinyh @adeets_22 Buttery smooth 🧈

[J◎sh Fried @joshfried]

@littleunusualHQ @useDecal @solana great team, great people! thanks for the fun day together

[Nitya Subramanian @_nityas]

I am so insanely bullish on @joshfried and @nickfrosty

@useDecal is bringing real liquidity and value to the small (+ large) businesses fueling real communities. Right team, product, & time to change the game

PSA: the soft serve at The Barb Shop (pictured) is on another level🍦

[J◎sh Fried @joshfried]

@therealchaseeb @mdudas @SolanaFndn @solana 🙋‍♂️

[J◎sh Fried @joshfried]

@gizmothegizzer Best intern ever

[J◎sh Fried @joshfried]

@nocircuit @nickfrosty has crushed it at Decal.

POS integrations ... ✅
Smart Balances ... ✅
Smart Payments ... ✅
Stored Value generating yield ... ✅

[Decal — Stablecoin commerce @useDecal]

Who is in SF and wants to experience what stablecoin-native commerce should feel like IRL?
(Powered by @solana of course!)

[J◎sh Fried @joshfried]

Hungry? We (@useDecal) gotchu.
Bring stablecoins!

[Para ✴️ @get_para]

SF friends: want to pay with stables irl?

@useDecal just turned on stablecoin payments via Square at The Barb Shop (barber + soft serve) in Bernal Heights 🍦

11am – 4:30pm PST today: 20% off if you pay with any stables (h/t @joshfried)

📍605 Cortland Ave

[J◎sh Fried @joshfried]

proud of these early user metrics!

[Decal — Stablecoin commerce @useDecal]

Decal is quietly becoming the easiest way to spend and send stablecoins 🪙

→ 5,200 users
→ 34,000+ transactions
→ $3.5M+ in volume

We launched first on @solanamobile, so it only makes sense to stake our entire 750k SKR, right?

Or maybe we should give some away? 👀

[kehaya @afkehaya]

Pretty sure @useDecal and @nickfrosty @joshfried are going to lead the way in getting physical merchants to adopt stablecoins. Mega bullish on their product and strategy.

[Para ✴️ @get_para]

Fintech innovation is accelerating on @solana

These teams, featured in @_nityas' talk at @SolanaConf Money Summit today, are building production-grade financial products on Solana, all built on Para's wallet infrastructure ✴️

• @xelio_xyz: P2P payments delivered through SMS and Whatsapp, giving users an instant and familiar experience while stablecoins move seamlessly in the background

• @useDecal: Merchant rewards and loyalty programs built on crypto rails. Decal gives businesses programmable incentives and real-time settlement

• @Rampa_cash: A compliant, consumer-first remittance experience that leveraged crypto for faster, lower-cost cross-border payments

[J◎sh Fried @joshfried]

Proof of @useDecal

[J◎sh Fried @joshfried]

BP25 Day 2 LFG
@SolanaConf

[J◎sh Fried @joshfried]

We see you in our arena, @mattytay

Founder Mode office hours with the @colosseum legend