Just released the latest Endgame with @Austin_Federa!
For many years, Austin had a similar role in the world of Solana as I did in Ethereum, sitting in the seat of storytelling and GTM.
When we got to know each other at @buidl_conf through mutual friends @ekang426 and @ilblackdragon it reaffirmed I had to invite the person who'd been on this longtime, parallel path to sit down on the show.
Austin is a wonderful conversationalist and unique thinker, and we discuss the trajectory of crypto, the perspectives we came from in Solana and Ethereum, and wading through nihilism to buidl what's next.
It's a great episode, and I hope you enjoy it.
The kids are alright.
In this week’s episode of Endgame, @hosseeb and @amandacassatt break down the generational gap in AI and how Gen Z founders are uniquely equipped to change the game.
Watch the full episode: https://t.co/SBrDibkyLn
Can a popup city for smart people prevent WW3?
On the latest Endgame,@amandacassatt and @timourxyz discuss how his collaboration with @VitalikButerin evolved into a new identity group for today's brightest minds to exit together from nationalism and militarization.
Increíble: @ICBCArgentina emitió una tarjeta a mi nombre, la envió a una dirección que no es mía, hubo consumos fraudulentos y cerraron la investigación sin explicaciones - solo le tiraron la pelota @MastercardArg . Ya denunciado ante el @BancoCentral_AR.
We’re excited to launch our capital arm, 5HTP!
5HTP is a building block for Serotonin molecules. That’s how we see capital, as a precursor for our mission to take shape.
For years we’ve been quietly investing in venture and liquid deals with a long-term view towards whether they accelerate that mission, asking each time, “Does this help bring the world onchain?”
We see traction with the ultra-aligned model blending investment with services to help the strongest projects GTM. And as we increasingly work with the largest enterprises and institutions in the industry, that network will be immensely valuable to the startups we support.
5HTP is live today with positions including Ethereum, @SkyEcosystem, @aave, @maplefinance, @centrifuge, @Etherealize_io, and select generational companies like @bryan_johnson's Blueprint, and @xai.
Builders of breakthrough technologies: let’s talk.
Will be posting excerpts from my DuneCon keynote over the next few days. @Dune
Thesis: incentives = market design and the edge is analytics-first. Use game theory to set best-response depth, screen capital with caps + vesting, and explore at the edges of a data-defined optimal.
🎶 Today is gonna be the day... that I'm gonna coffee and cowork with Serotonin in BA 🎶
You are invited Monday-Friday for breakfast, lunch, coffee, and coworking next to Devconnect ✨
Grab a powder blue hat while supplies last 🩵
Join us and @FlowTraders for the Final Deal: 007 Crypto Poker, Edición Buenos Aires 🇦🇷
Reserve your spot at the poker tables (limited seating) for a chance to win the grand prize, or RSVP to come sip shaken not stirred cocktails 🍸
Goodnight and good luck ♠️♣️♥️♦️
Inspo for event organizers: keep your guests at the venue by providing them with a quiet place to work.
We'll be there with bells on- wait no, with our favorite headphones and 40 Hz binaural beats.
🚨New episode with @eddylazzarin!
A super exciting conversation with the CTO of @a16zcrypto covering:
-His bet on the killer AI x crypto use case
-New privacy tools he believes are game changers
-Why governments will support privacy tech
& Much more. Give it a watch!
Why should stablecoins be issued on maximally decentralized blockchains?
Tune into the latest episode of Endgame, where @amandacassatt and @psneville co-founder of @circle discuss everything you need to know.
Introducing Dynamic zk-SNARKs—a breakthrough from the Lagrange research team Weijie Wang, @chbpap, @s_shravan, and @dipapadopo
Dynamic zk-SNARKs mark a major step forward in making real-time, updatable cryptographic proofs a reality
Here’s what that means and why it matters 🧵
Lagrange is partnering with @NVIDIA to ensure that the AI revolution is 𝘃����𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 and 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲.
As the only AI x Crypto company selected for the #NVIDIAInception Program, Lagrange will be developing new DeepProve use-cases with the world leader in AI compute.
https://t.co/EE0N53mJfJ
Learn more: 🧵
World, please meet Sero!
Our product team spent 18 months obsessively solving a huge problem: connecting crypto’s people.
Existing tools weren't quite right. X is for shouting from rooftops. LinkedIn is… yeah. Luma is limited. Conferences are popular but often lack ROI.
So we built the Serotonin Platform, web3’s missing "people layer" starting with events. What started as a tool to help our clients became crypto’s #1 side events list, mapping 500k+ connections and tracking 16k events across 60 countries, growing organically to thousands of users.
Now out of beta with its official launch and new name, Sero introduces even more: see who's in your city, search people by need (eg, finding VCs, partnering with DeFi apps), and natively host events.
Instead of starting with an arbitrary constraint like 180 characters, we started with a mission to serve a specific community: our own, with the goal of accelerating the growth of the space by organizing web3's people layer.
Check out https://t.co/ELABqvDf52, sign up, and please send feedback as we keep iterating. Excited to announce some huge partnerships soon. Think top crypto foundations and major conferences!
👏👏 @mvwi@Celento@lassandfriends@0xkatienarain @clucasalcantara @danielbantonio
We all know stablecoins are good for remittances, but their programmability solves for a huge data issues in business operations. Check out more on our @TradeTalks segment
https://t.co/CyeZdLB4vT
Do token airdrops actually work?
Our data team analyzed the Zora airdrop, and this is what we found:
▶️~$20M tokens sent to 526K+ wallets
▶️Only 0.7% (3,600 wallets) bought additional tokens afterward (~$3.5M spent, recouping just 17.5%)
▶️Of recipients, active wallets rose sharply from ~20K (one week pre-airdrop) to ~74K (airdrop week), then rapidly declined. 81.5% made zero subsequent transactions
▶️Just 0.3% remained highly engaged long-term (10+ tx post-airdrop)
Conclusion?
Many broad airdrops generate brief attention but rarely sustained engagement. If they're primarily awareness plays, it's an extremely expensive marketing tactic. Targeting committed users likely offers superior ROI at lower cost. 💡
Disclaimer: We don’t know Zora’s internal objectives or KPIs, so this isn’t a commentary on their strategy. We’re just providing onchain insights to help inform your approach!