Nazan Kurt

Product & Engineering Sr. Mgr @Consensys 🦊Co-Founder @hypedotday & (acq’d by Pulse) & @Purepleapp. Ex-@microsoft. OpinionsRmy own

[Nazan Kurt @thynkkurt]

What would I invest in to build defensibility?

For consumers:
- a trusted brand they can rely on
- network effects & deep ecosystem integrations
- strategic partnerships that save costs & enhance UX —without compromising brand trust (e.g., avoiding security risks)

For platforms:
- a strong, recognizable brand
- 10x better developer experience (DevEx)
- the ability to attract and retain liquidity long-term

[Nazan Kurt @thynkkurt]

Top AI Styling Apps Transforming Fashion in 2026: Pureple is one of the most widely used AI wardrobe apps globally, known for its simplicity & practicality.Pureple continues to remain a go-to solution for users seeking efficiency in daily styling decisions https://t.co/2HzF8B3aZf

[Nazan Kurt @thynkkurt]

@cagataykurt The key skill now is judging what can be delegated to AI and what not - which is a moving line.
Accurately judging where to draw the line and keeping yourself current with the developments so that you are operating at the boundary is the challenge. And not just for engineers.

[Nazan Kurt @thynkkurt]

The IKEA effect: people value things more if they help build them. Involve your team in building the strategy if you want them to value (hence execute) it.

[Nazan Kurt @thynkkurt]

@cagataykurt The challenge, whether real or perceived, is on the privacy and security front.

[Nazan Kurt @thynkkurt]

Now this is news, a real use case, addressing a real pain point with an E2E solution:

[Edward Kim @edawerd]

If you thought paying via ACH was slow, paying someone internationally is way worse. With @GustoHQ, you can now pay international contractors SAME-DAY in any country via USDC. Excited to see how crypto will modernize our world's aging payments infrastructure.

[Nazan Kurt @thynkkurt]

@cagataykurt @pmarca ++ His and @danboneh’s

[Real World Asset Watchlist @RWAwatchlist_]

🚨 RWAs just overtook DEXs in TVL

$21.4B now in tokenized Treasuries, private credit, and commodities

That's 210% growth in one year

RWA season starts now! 🚀

[Nazan Kurt @thynkkurt]

Startups are hard. Reminds me of Clubhouse.

[Serpin Taxt @serpinxbt]

farcaster raised $150m @ $1b only to get acquired by a company that raised $14m ..

and their only product was building dev tooling for Farcaster?

and the founders are leaving?

WTF? am I missing something?

[Nazan Kurt @thynkkurt]

There’s no right or wrong answer necessarily but very telling of where someone comes from, where they want to go and how well they know themselves.

[Nazan Kurt @thynkkurt]

What is your definition of “I’ve made it”? One of my favorite questions to ask while vetting to candidates.

[Nazan Kurt @thynkkurt]

It might be good old first principles thinking that differentiates between winning and mediocre offerings. Everyone drops it as a buzzword; few goes and actually does it.

[Nazan Kurt @thynkkurt]

Why it matters? Because attention is the prime currency. For consumers and investors.

[Nazan Kurt @thynkkurt]

Being underestimated can be a competitive advantage — it means you can surprise people with results.

[Nazan Kurt @thynkkurt]

AI Agents paying other agents with crypto soon to be a thing. A common thing. Google announced AP2. And here’s how MetaMask will support x402, the standard powering all this: https://t.co/GvIC6CPuXw

[Google Cloud Tech @GoogleCloudTech]

Announcing Agent Payments Protocol (AP2), an open, shared protocol that provides a common language for secure, compliant transactions between agents and merchants.

AP2 can be used as an extension of the A2A protocol and MCP. Learn how it works ↓ https://t.co/RBFzpU2qUI

[Nazan Kurt @thynkkurt]

Two notable announcements a day apart:

[Cointelegraph @Cointelegraph]

🇬🇧 TODAY: London Stock Exchange Group debuts its blockchain-powered fundraising.

[Nazan Kurt @thynkkurt]

Pretty interesting week in crypto & TradFi

[Coin Bureau @coinbureau]

🇨🇭SWISS BANKS MAKE HISTORY

UBS along other Swiss banks just completed the FIRST legally binding Ethereum-based payments.

[Nazan Kurt @thynkkurt]

Read the Ethereum Trustware report ⁦@joechalom⁩ mentions in today’s Bankless episode here: https://t.co/8ZUenjCbOz https://t.co/pFPKQSSxHw

[Inverter @inverternetwork]

🌐Builders unite in Istanbul!

We’re proud to host Community Builder Night (Linea Edition) together with @Consensys, @MetaMask, @LineaBuild and @ParibuCom.

An evening of insights, panels and networking, bringing together leading voices of Türkiye’s Web3 ecosystem with a special focus on tokenization.

Excited to see you there. Register below👇

https://t.co/xpjzezesEF

[MetaMask 🦊 @MetaMask]

Today, we're announcing MetaMask USD ($mUSD) - MetaMask's native stablecoin. 🦊

MetaMask is the first self custodial wallet to launch a stablecoin, and we have big plans for it. 🧵👇

[Joseph Lubin @ethereumJoseph]

The transition from analog to digital trust is well underway. Digital trust, available globally as Trustware, will serve as the bedrock for our global economic system, with Ethereum as its purest, deepest source.

Read more in Consensys’ report here:
https://t.co/wic2hUj2P9