Some time ago, I started allocating capital not just into crypto assets, but also into product dev teams, Web3 projects, real-world assets and myself :)
Time passed, and now I’ve got a few mid-term takeaways to share.
Why I no longer want to keep doing that, and where my focus is gradually shifting.
If you’re curious?
"never give up" is great advice if it's not your money in it
terrible advice if you're the one holding the thing that stopped working two years ago
start fast, quit honestly
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remember when everyone's excuse was "if only I had money to build it"
now you can build it for $20/month
funny how those people still haven't built anything
every big crypto (not only) narrative looked stupid at first
the people who made money didn't predict it, they just tried it while everyone else was writing posts about why it won't work
In 2015, less than 1% of first rounds exceeded $10M. They were called Series A.
In 2025, 5-10% of first rounds exceeded $10M. Today, those are called Seed.
The Arbitrum Security Council has taken emergency action to freeze the 30,766 ETH being held in the address on Arbitrum One that is connected to the KelpDAO exploit. The Security Council acted with input from law enforcement as to the exploiter’s identity, and, at all times, weighed its commitment to the security and integrity of the Arbitrum community without impacting any Arbitrum users or applications.
After significant technical diligence and deliberation, the Security Council identified and executed a technical approach to move funds to safety without affecting any other chain state or Arbitrum users.
As of April 20 11:26pm ET the funds have been successfully transferred to an intermediary frozen wallet. They are no longer accessible to the address that originally held the funds, and can only be moved by further action by Arbitrum governance, which will be coordinated with relevant parties.