Excited to announce our special guest is @BeauTrades_ , the founder of @MarketElites!
Can't wait to get to know who he is!
If there is anything you want me to ask him, throw it in the comments below!
Don't forget to set your reminders๐
#Spaces
Everyone should be able to access high-quality financial assets, wherever they live.
That's what tokenization unlocks: taking the best of US capital markets and making them available on a global scale.
The industry is still small compared with global finance, but the advantages are becoming harder to ignore. Traditional market infrastructure was built around fixed hours, closed networks and layers of intermediaries. It was never designed for 24/7 execution, programmable assets, composability or self-custody.
The needs of investors have moved faster than the rails underneath them. We're working to change that.
What gives me confidence is seeing how many different people are now pushing this industry forward. Founders are building new products, LPs are bringing liquidity, traders are finding new uses, and infrastructure teams are making the whole thing work.
It's a privilege to be in the trenches with all of you.
We are still early, and there is a huge amount left to build. It will also take time and effort for the old guard to get onboard. This is worth fighting for.
I turn 50 today. This is a message to my kids but I offer it to you in case any of it rings useful.
I was born in Sri Lanka in 1976 in a country that, at the time, was about to enter a decades long civil war. My father was able to get stationed at the Sri Lankan High Commission in Canada for four years in the early 80s - when some of the fighting was most severe - and which from our vantage point in Canada gave us some respite from an otherwise omnipresent conflict.
He came as a diplomat but then my father filed for refugee status after four years when his life was threatened by militants. We stayed in Canada as refugees. My dad never really landed on his feet and we grew up on welfare.
My mom stepped up. She did an incredible thing and put our family on her back and kept marching forward. Sometimes the steps were very small but she always tried to keep moving forward.
I worked at Burger King starting at 14, giving my paycheck to my mom and dad to support our family in the role that I was assigned - earn enough to pay for our bus passes because we couldnโt afford a car.
I was a loser growing up. Some friends, some good memories but mostly forgettable and lonely. I wasnโt very studious but did get my act together in my final year and got into a great university.
I immigrated to the US soon after graduating and found an opportunity. Things clicked and I have been traveling a path to find myself ever since. Only in America is this possibleโฆ
I worked hard, followed the rules, paid my taxes and stayed in California out of loyalty for the opportunities it has given me despite its dysfunction.
I found my wife here. Had my kids here. Found my tribe here.
There have been some very hard times as well - deaths, divorce, financial pain, mistakes of omission and mistakes of commission. You canโt dwell on these things - they are weights that will pull you down if youโre not careful. Learn from them. Respect them. BUT MOVE ON.
To think 50 years ago I could have ever gotten a chance to meet the people Iโve met and have had the experiences Iโve had would have been mind boggling to my parents. Itโs mind boggling to me now.
We forget often and try to convince others itโs not true but America truly is the best country in the world. Everything and anything is possible here. I can testify. Be grateful to be here.
This is the only place that gives EVERYONE a chance to live a great adventure. The first 50 years have been that for me - an incredible adventure.
Notice there is nothing here about accomplishments or money. Because it doesnโt matter and it wonโt matter.
You will be dust in less than 100 years from now and the decision to be remembered wonโt be yours so stop sweating it. Itโs not in your control.
So what is in your control?
Be kind. Have fun. Work on something meaningful to you. Find your tribe. Try to find perspective. Find an incredible partner. Have a bunch of kids. Live an adventure. Forgive your parents - they were doing the best they could even if that wasnโt what you deserved.
I will do what I can to make my next 50 years a wild ride.
You should too.
I love you and thank you. โค๏ธ
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MINT ANNOUNCEMENT
Thursday, September 3 ยท 6 PM UTC
Supply: 3333
Phases: GTD + WL only
Mint price: FREE
Final quest: grab your unique PFP and get ready to mint on zcash:native - full details on the site:
๐ https://t.co/oO3ulRAREo
Complete before access closes.
here is the @standard_rsv whitepaper explained in lemonade stand terminology to a 10 year old
if it helps even 1 person understand why this is groundbreaking - success
if @0xbeans nails it, web3 is in for a treat
There will be 3 types of people in the future:
The Purists - reject AI and become new-age hippies
The Automatons - outsource every decision and become machines
The New Renaissance Man - maintains humanity and leverages tech to do what used to be impossible