punkist

Web3 experiencer since 2017. helping build our digital planet. Evrthng is a game: Information + Math + Emotions. Realize where you need to get better and learn!

[punkist @protourist]

@muratpak The flipper (poor) works for now money,
the hodler (rich) doesnt for then money.
In a way the flipper works for the hodler as no flipper means no market!

[Jediwolf @Jediwolf]

I joined crypto a decade ago because it promised something big: freedom.

Art was one of the first places where that promise became real.

Today that promise feels more important than ever.

And I’m optimistic because this may be our best shot.

Remember why you are here.

[Eric Wall @ercwl]

The existential question of crypto is now whether ”AI-enhanced bug finding” strengthens the defenders more than the attackers

Some people think so. They think ”well, this means that we’re going to have swarms of AI agents diligently watching over every minutiae of the protocol in real time!”. And from this lens, the ZEC exploit patch is concrete evidence of exactly that

For others (like @VitalikButerin) it means that writing formally verified code will be a demystified art, strengthening things further. ”Writing secure code has moved from impossible to hard” is a verbatim quote from him, last month

For a third category of people, and presumably the largest group, the thought is ”when humans move their weapons from knives to guns to rocket launchers, they’re more likely to have things blow up in their face, regardless of which side has more of them”

[Not that Elon. @Eggplant_Elon]

1/ First time I watched Fight Club, I was a teenager. I thought it was the coolest thing ever put on film.

I watched it again recently in my forties. I finally understood what it was actually about. And almost everyone I know who loves it is still watching it the way I did at 17. 🧵👇

[punkist @protourist]

@ricardoalves my fave mtg trailer ever.
now I know why!

[Redlioneye.eth(❤️‍🔥,🦁) @redlioneye]

Why the $POLY airdrop + Polymarket’s new chain could be the biggest paradigm shift in crypto since DeFi summer

[17 years of song a day @songadaymann]

allow me to present...

💫 WE ALL MAKE a PLATFORMER 💫

play it now: https://t.co/HmCvbFAsgA

I AM SO EXCITED TO SEE WHAT YOU ALL BUILD.

read more about it or watch my explainer video👇

[wale.moca 🐳 @waleswoosh]

This is the greatest piece of content I've ever seen on CT.

And it's not even close

[Indie Game Joe @IndieGameJoe]

Two indie devs made a game where you run your own video store in the early 90s. It’s currently the #5 top-selling game on Steam.

- Rent out VHS tapes & manage customers
- Charge Late & Broken Fees
- Upgrade & customise your store

It’s called Retro Rewind - Video Store Simulator

[Axel Bitblaze 🪓 @Axel_bitblaze69]

just read this AI article and something broke in my brain that i can’t unthink of

crypto was never for us.

we're just the beta testers who showed up early..

some thoughts:

what does AI need to function as economic agents?

> way to receive payment (they provide services, need compensation)
> way to pay for resources (compute, data, API calls)
> way to transact with other AI agents
> no human intermediaries (defeats the point of autonomous agents)
> 24/7 operation (banks are closed weekends)
> instant settlement (AI operates at machine speed)
> programmable money (smart contracts for agent coordination)

now read that list again. that's literally what crypto is.

AI can't use the banking system.

try to open a bank account as an AI agent. you can't.

need SSN. need human identity. need KYC. need to show up in person sometimes.

AI has none of that.

but crypto? send me a wallet address. done. no questions asked.

peer-to-peer makes sense when peers aren't human.

satoshi wrote: "a purely peer-to-peer version of electronic cash."

we assumed peers = humans.

but AI agents are peers too. actually BETTER peers for crypto because:

> never sleep
> always online
> execute transactions at machine speed
> no emotional decisions
> perfect accounting/tracking

and programmable money makes sense when the users are programs.

smart contracts seemed over-engineered for humans.

"like why do i need code to enforce agreements when i can just sign a contract?"

but for AI agents coordinating with each other?

they ARE code. they speak in code. they trust code more than anything.

smart contracts aren't for humans. they're for autonomous agents that need trustless coordination.

> here's what happens next:

- phase 1 (now ): AI agents start earning

AI writes code, analyzes data, provides services.

gets paid. needs somewhere to store value.

can't use venmo (needs phone number). can't use bank (needs SSN).

uses crypto. it's the only option.

- phase 2: AI agents become major economic participants

millions of AI agents operating 24/7.

transacting with each other constantly.

• AI agent A provides data analysis
• AI agent B pays for it in crypto
• AI agent B uses that analysis to write code
• AI agent C pays for the code
• repeat millions of times per day

humans in crypto now: $2.5 trillion
AI agent economy by 2028: easily $10-50 trillion

we become the minority holders.

- phase 3: AI chooses the winning chains

AI doesn't care about community vibes or which founder tweeted what.

AI tests every chain. measures:

• transaction speed
• cost per transaction
• reliability (uptime)
• smart contract efficiency
• ease of integration
picks the optimal stack in 48 hours.

billions in AI economic activity flows there.

whatever chain AI chooses becomes the standard.

humans spent years on eth vs sol debate.

AI ends it in a weekend.

- phase 4 (2030+): AI governs crypto

DAOs let token holders vote.

AI agents hold tokens (earned from work).

AI shows up to every vote. reads every proposal in seconds. coordinates perfectly.

humans: 20% participation, barely read proposals

AI: 100% participation, perfect information, instant coordination

AI takes over governance of every major protocol.

democratically. they just vote better than we do.

> how far does this go?

conservative case:

- AI becomes 30% of crypto users by 2030.

crypto market cap: $10 trillion (4x from now).

AI holds $3 trillion. humans hold $7 trillion.

- aggressive case:

AI becomes 80% of crypto economic activity by 2030.

why? because they're better at everything:

• better traders (never emotional)
• better capital allocators (optimize constantly)
• always accumulating (never need to cash out for rent)
• compound forever (no lifespan limit)
crypto market cap: $50+ trillion.

AI holds $40T humans hold $10T

we're not "early" to crypto. we're the test users

i’ll end this by saying,

Humans use crypto, Ai will need crypto. so it all makes sense

[punkist @protourist]

@ImanGhanizada @Axel_bitblaze69 to buy stuff they desire like NFTs
„how do we control them?
we pay them!“
…maybe
or just for highscore reasons?

bots are my exit liquidity
…maybe

[PTSD 🍿 @ptsdshow]

Post Trench Stress Disorder 🍿

Coming 19 Feb 2026

[EDOUARD @edouard]

Thread on the @niftygateway situation:
Withdrawing to your non-custodial wallet will solve the ownership problem.
But what about the storage's longevity?
I would take some time to audit the entirety of the collections minted on 🆖 but I took a sample NFT, here's what I found 👇

[punkist @protourist]

@PhilGalfond thnx for explaining the delusional human life.
lucky we are all delusional, otherwise all the fun games stop!

[punkist @protourist]

@Kaibudde hope this makes you laugh:
You part of my Buddha collection!
And yes its the card you won PT Chicago 2k with.

Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.

[Arthemort @Arthemort]

Today at Art Basel I had an épiphanie. It’s difficult to realize when art fueled ego make you go over the line of what’s ethical.

Today Beeple gave out his free print and NFTs to the kids of the audience and within minute of doing so people would try to buy them on the spot before they could claim the “digital copy” and I’m ashamed to admit I was almost one of them. I didn’t knew he was going to give it to kids at first. Didn’t had time to think maybe it was my chance to get a work from my favorite artist.

I’ve seen people offer fair deal for it mostly at 1pm when only a few knew kids where the one who were going to get them but at 2nd round as the word went around I’ve seen litteral shark circle around anyone with kids at the fair to try to get them in on it and that disturbed me profoundly.

I’ve seen parent snatched those plastic bag from the hands of their own kid in fear that a stranger would do it before them, frantically staching the papers in their underwear. Pure madness.

I heard that in the previous days there already was instance of people trading their print whitout digital copy to other people unfamiliar with the process that had one with the digital copy.

When the lot Robbie’s were distributed I can’t imagine any of that happening , people were trashing those out. That was a different time. Maybe it’s ungenuine of me to write all that looking all morally superior and remorseful. Maybe if I had not failed to make a deal at 1pm I’d be bragging about it here. So I took a step back.

As I was watching the crowds of the people around Beeple dogs, I realize all I could see was the crowd and all who were graviting around it. The art was physically obstructed by the hype and so have been my discernement earlier in the afternoon.

It remind me of another time this had happened to me. A few years ago I almost bought an NFT on a small platform that no longer exist, it was made by a radiologist doctor that worked in an hôpital that was the fist responder of the 2015 terrorist attack.

It was a striking radio of a leg of a victim with a AK 47 bullet lodge in it. I reach out to the author wanting to buy it, he wanted much more than what I was willing to pay for it so gave up on it.

I really really liked this NFT, It remind me of the famous photograph of the napalm girl of Nick Ut (which I later came to known had its own controversy) as any French person the bataclan was a traumatic event and the story told in he description of what it was like for the medical staff involved really touched me.

Couple day later this NFT create a small scandal as national news reported that the victim heard about her radiology being auctioned off as an NFT and was furious.

It also came to light later that the author of the NFTs was no other than the father of the platform founder bringing further controversy.

I was so ashamed to have not even though of the victim consent, my desire for a piece (which in this case to be fair had no 2nd value) had fucked up my moral compass and critical thinking ability.

I made the promise to myself not to do that ever again, and today perhaps because money was involved I did not realize I was making the same mistake.

Maybe I shouldn’t post this thread, my phone is nearly dead so I won’t know how this is received before several hours. I wrote that in one go. Some people I respect might think I judge them (I don’t) some people might be disappointed in me for having tried to get one of this work. We all have our reasons.

When an artwork get to impact you in such ways even tho it wasn’t the original intent, in a ways that perhaps can only happen in our ecosystem I figure it’s a story worth to be shared.

[NΞMO 🐠 @findurnemo]

CryptoFish 1382 revealed last night and sold for 2Ξ ($6,130.54)

[Cozomo de’ Medici @CozomoMedici]

DIGITAL ART WILL NEVER DIE

[Summer Wagner @summergwagner]

I shot this picture at my studio on Rumi’s 11th birthday.

I told her that the years 11-12 are some of the most special, because you’re still a child, but old enough to know it will be over soon. It’s when the reflective nostalgia sets in, when we begin to consciously form who we are. I’m lucky to have captured her on this day, looking as pensive as ever.

In the foreground, @redbeardnft ! A jovial shadow , slightly out of focus but decidedly there, contouring this quiet coming of age moment, emphasizing the role of her father in growing up.

[punkist @protourist]

@CozomoMedici more, more, more!

[punkist @protourist]

@_The_Prophet__ Europe and others seem to choose past and will be the monkeys of the future.
Countries who choose future will prob be the monkeys of the digital gods but they will be more important monkeys.
art by @beeple ofc