Every major shift in payments follows the same pattern:
First, it's optional.
Then, it's a competitive advantage.
Eventually, it's expected.
Stablecoins have entered the third phase.
Businesses are already using them to move money faster, reduce costs, and unlock global payment opportunities.
The question isn't whether stablecoins belong in your payment strategy.
It's whether your payment stack is ready for where the market is already heading.
#Payments #Stablecoins #Fintech #Merchant #PaymentsInnovation
One of the smart things I always did, even when I went from broke to being able to get my own home is in the interim, be it all the different motorbikes and cars I got, I would always buy them outright used but great condition and always shoot for a car well well below what I could afford.
I was never worried about social status. And never acted different once my situation was radically different from my peers. Even as a young man.
I also saw the trend of finance with cars and people who are for all intents and purposes objectively broke when you merge assets and liabilities, but drive very new and nice cars that they dont own and by the time they do for a depreciating asset they pay much more than they would have if they just saved up and stopped extending the things keeping them broke and lenders rich.
Today it almost means nothing when you turn up with a newish car.
Even if you bought it and you dont talk about money, dont show it, people will assume you are on finance like vast majority of people, so that wow factor doesnt even exist unless its trending towards exotic car.
You see, now people just do it to keep up. When I was younger, it was a sign of wealth.
You may think you have confidence because of the things you can own, but it doesnt hold a candle to the confidence you get from knowing all that and choosing modesty.
Whether you want to acknowledge it or not, you become a slave to the things you feed.
The idea of money is to free you from slavery but what noone will tell you is that most people unawares use it to further tighten the noose.
A rich person may not even notice this because of all the other freedoms he has.
Reading my tweet with contempt. ("Only a broke larp would say that, he exposed himself with that post")
Good. You sound defensive. Might want to ask why?
Fear the man who has nothing left to lose.
That version of you is "free".
If you manage to do both.
Then you could be a problem.
Even better if you choose not to be.
Young, old, rich or poor, the more you guard your personality from what you either own (rich) or dont own (poor),
You keep being "free".
"For what does it benefit a man to gain the whole world but lose his own soul."
You came out your mother with nothing.
You leave with nothing. Not even your private phone, pictures and messages or email are yours anymore.
You leave with nothing.
Others inherit it all, then they eventually leave with nothing.
So what are we doing here?
Now that's question a free man asks, and has the "freedom" to look for an answer.
The rest. "Whip whip", crack on back on to work, or check your portfolio. Time is money remember.
Oh shoot.
Only one of those you can never get back.
He who has ears, let him hear.
@JayDarkmoore Another argument outside of the digital ID is information control.
All free media is on socials. When you cut off access for children you have an entire generation you can feed only your propaganda with not much other info getting to you.
Easier brainwashing.
We are all about villainy and breaking the rules.
That means if you manage to hack, crack or cheat your way to the top, that's fair play.
Just be careful, because walking the dark path comes with traps and risks.
@majinbrand@cryptopunks I appreciate long-term vision. In this narrative driven market where you shift from one shit to another within a few months and hope for the best, it's quite refreshing.
The lifespan of great IP in the NFT world is much longer than you'd expect.
@cryptopunks has been around for 9 years.
This means as a new creator today you need to have a long-term vision. Otherwise you won't achieve the steadfastness of OG bluechips.
Experimenting with a camera-based scanner to map products instead of using a separate barcode scanner.
It's a much more streamlined UX, and every bit of time saved during the setup process multiplies as we scale up.
@majinbrand One more signature under zero traits, or just simply the bare minimum, here. It's not always the case, but they tend to be the cleanest pieces in the whole collection.
One interesting observation I made is that trait rarity not always dictates price.
Meaning certain traits might be more rare on paper but less valued by collectors. And other traits might be slightly more common but highly sought after because of their aesthetics.
That further means, especially early on, be very careful what you buy/sell. Because the market will reprice traits according to taste, and not solely based on rarity numbers.
On the other hand, if you have a good feeling for what people might value visually, you could be able to make some great buys before the prices increase.
This is one of the earliest concepts for the worldbuilding of Majin. The purpose of these illustrations is to visualize ideas for the brand. Itโs also a way to test the color palette, get a better feeling for the โvibeโ, place items or traits within the world of Majin, and to explore how we can communicate scale through art.
Again, this is just a concept so donโt get too attached to it. But a variation of the "black broken halo" will be one of the many traits in the collection.