Consumption is an unfair game. Big platforms profit, while consumers get nothing. ☹️
It's time to change the rules. That's why we're here: with a protocol that makes your consumption, sharing, and taste truly create value for you. 🫶
Let's welcome Sharely.
#Sharely #Web3Commerce
From staked media to intent rails, the next wave is all about verifiable contribution.
Sharely sits right at that frontier — turning everyday influence into on-chain value.
The 3rd and final installment of a16z's Big Ideas 2026, this time featuring takes from our Crypto team (and some special guests) looking ahead to the new year: https://t.co/p9BAaU8CoM
@devfun Indeed, capital and attention can get us off the ground.
But what sustains us is turning attention into intention — real user actions we can measure, reward, and compound.
AI may replace jobs.
But it won’t replace human intent — why we buy, what we prefer, who we trust.
Consumer intent will become the new income stream.
People will earn from what they already affect.
Can't agree more — the surface area for stablecoin productization is far bigger than most people realize.
We’ve been building Sharely right in this direction, using stablecoins to turn rewards, loyalty, agentic payments, and BNPL-style incentives into everyday e-commerce behaviors.
We’ve been hearing strong pull from early merchants in our conversations, which makes the demand and direction even clearer.
We are delivering a way to turn everyday actions — purchases, recommendations, social contribution — into verifiable signals that brands can trust and users can earn from.
From attention → intent → measurable impact.
Where influence is not just observed, but proven and rewarded.
The collaboration between @KaitoAI, @Polymarket, and @brevis_zk shows how verifiable attention can power prediction markets — but more importantly, it hints at a future where the attention economy can move beyond speculation and into real-world influence, intent, and commerce.
Very excited to have the first verifiable mindshare markets go live on @polymarket!
This is the start of a new category - where anyone, anywhere can predict mindshare, sentiment, and popularity for anything.
Transforming AI from opaque to a verifiable system is a challenging task. However, by partnering with @EigenCloud, we achieved this goal with minimal changes to our core infrastructure through their EigenAI product, making our AI inferences verifiable.
@Brevis_zk further helps us to make the mindshare calculation provably secure and tamper-proof with ZK.
This is a glimpse of what’s now possible - AI creating markets that never existed before, and cryptography making them verifiable and trustless for everyone.
More markets coming soon - stay tuned!
This is why we want to utilise blockchain primitives like zero-knowledge proofs to solve this problem.
It create the possibility of real proof-of-influence:
▫️Verify engagement instead of guessing
▫️Detect trend shifts with trustless signals, not hype
▫️Reward communities for real contribution, not noise
▫️Connect attention to outcomes without exposing identities
This isn’t just better measurement — it’s a new incentive layer.
crazy how close we are to a full crypto bank
we already have:
- real time payments
- crypto cards
- yield
- IBAN
- BNPL
- credit score
- fixed income
- stablecoins
- tokenized stocks, bonds, etc
- on/offramps (still mid tho)
- lending (undercollateralized soon)
feels so good
🚨 BREAKING: 💳Visa begins testing stablecoin payouts, starting with $USDC.
The pilot allows U.S. businesses to pay in fiat, while recipients can choose to receive in USDC.
Stablecoin adoption went mainstream, per @a16zcrypto.
It's time to move past payments and build utility. The DeCommerce era is here, led by @sharely_love. We ensure every ounce of attention is rewarded transparently in stablecoins.
Our latest State of Crypto report is here.
The main theme for the year is the maturation of the crypto industry:
• Traditional financial institutions and fintechs launched crypto products
• DeFi and stablecoins went mainstream
• Blockchains got faster and cheaper
• The regulatory shift in the U.S. revived builder confidence
Find the full 2025 State of Crypto report here: https://t.co/SHky91Gpml
See below for a few highlights.