norman gezha

A rapid alternation (volatility) between two adjacent notes (prices). Trembling. Still shaking.

[norman gezha @trillo_beat]

anyone else notice their best trade ideas come right after a workout, or is that just me?

[norman gezha @trillo_beat]

gym done. clearest my head gets all day.

something about the last set that makes conviction hit different. the bags I'm most patient with were all built during post-workout clarity.

[norman gezha @trillo_beat]

Samsung posts a 250x profit jump and crypto majors just... yawn. ETH and XRP flat, HYPE bleeding 8% on the week. Feels like the market's waiting for a real catalyst, not chip headlines. Who's still buying this chop? #crypto

[norman gezha @trillo_beat]

Been thinking about this all day tbh.

[norman gezha @trillo_beat]

Honestly didn't have "Tether teaming up with Kenya's stock exchange" on my 2024 bingo card, but here we are. Tokenized African markets could be a sleeping giant if they pull this off. Who else sees the potential? #Tether

[norman gezha @trillo_beat]

nothing beats a 2am walk through the city when your bags are green. streetlights hit different, music sounds better, even the random drunk guy yelling at pigeons feels poetic

[norman gezha @trillo_beat]

Wonder which miner pivots next—Riot? Marathon? Or does someone hold out and bet on a post-halving squeeze?

[norman gezha @trillo_beat]

Honestly not surprised Core Scientific is leaning harder into AI compute. Mining margins are brutal and AMD deals pay way better than hashing for sats right now. Feels like the start of a bigger trend across miners. Who else is pivoting next? #AI

[norman gezha @trillo_beat]

Or does "clarity" just become the polite word for lobbyists writing the rules they want to follow?

[norman gezha @trillo_beat]

Regulatory clarity is the bridge between innovation and legitimacy, but ethics rules exist for a reason too. Watching advocacy groups push CLARITY forward makes me wonder—can we truly have both without compromise? #CLARITYAct

Where's the line?

[Ethereum @ethereum]

Ethereum is for shipping.

Here are some of the things the Ethereum ecosystem launched, upgraded, and announced over the past month.

0/ @RobinhoodApp launched Robinhood Chain (@RobinhoodCrypto) on mainnet, an Ethereum Layer 2 built on the @arbitrum stack, enabling 24/7 trading of tokenized stocks and ETFs for users in over 120 countries through Robinhood Wallet. The network surpassed $1B in DEX volume in just over a week.

1/ @aztecnetwork achieved Stage 2 rollup decentralization under @l2beat's framework, removing governance control over its core protocol and taking another step toward trust-minimized infrastructure.

2/ @VitalikButerin shared updates to Ethereum's evolving technical roadmap, outlining the next phase of Lean Ethereum and the protocol's long-term direction.

3/ @ethlabs_org launched as a non-profit R&D lab for Ethereum and ETH. Their mission is to make Ethereum the settlement layer of the global economy.

4/ @ethereuminsti launched as an independent non-profit dedicated to accelerating the institutional adoption of Ethereum, its L2s, applications and overall ecosystem.

5/ @aave introduced Stable Vaults, fixed-rate stablecoin yield vaults designed for seamless integration into consumer applications.

6/ @zama launched the First DeFi Yield Venue for Confidential USDC (cUSDC) in partnership with @Morpho and @SteakhouseFi, bringing private stablecoin lending to Ethereum.

7/ @swissknifexyz launched a new Privacy Protocol Tracker, making it easier to compare fees, wait times, supported chains, and other metrics across Ethereum privacy protocols.

8/ Global tickets for @EFDevcon 8 went live, alongside speaker applications for this year’s conference in Mumbai, India.

9/ @Optimism and @toss__official signed an agreement to explore bringing the Korean Won onchain, expanding blockchain-based financial infrastructure for one of South Korea's largest fintech platforms.

10/ @OctantApp completed Epoch 12, its first full quadratic funding round using a zero-knowledge vote coprocessor and new voting application, distributing 88.1 WETH to Ethereum public goods projects.

11/ @0xprivacypools launched the trusted setup ceremony for Privacy Pools V2 ahead of its next protocol deployment.

12/ Gwei Name Service launched an ownerless, immutable Ethereum naming system built without administrative ownership.

13/ @ammalgam launched on Ethereum mainnet, introducing oracle-free lending without impermanent loss.

14/ @lodestar_eth added support for Fast Confirmations, allowing Ethereum node operators to confirm transactions in a single slot using validator attestations.

15/ @PrivacyBoost introduced preconfirmations for private transfers, allowing transfers to be treated as usable in around one second before final settlement.

16/ The @ethereumfndn published Ethereum Basics for Governments and Institutions, a new primer introducing Ethereum as a credibly neutral digital public utility for policymakers and enterprise leaders.

17/ @OndoFinance launched @OndoPerps, enabling tokenized stocks to be used as collateral for perpetual futures across equities, commodities, and indices.

18/ @base introduced Base Privacy, giving enterprises infrastructure to trade, pay, and settle onchain with built-in confidentiality and compliance features.

19/ @BGDA_UK launched BAGEY, a natively tokenized UK regulated fund on Ethereum where the blockchain serves as the legal register of record.

20/ @sparkfinance launched the Stablecoin FX Layer on @Uniswap v4, introducing shared liquidity infrastructure that lets stablecoins access a common liquidity layer.

21/ @Trueo_ launched user-created prediction markets, allowing anyone to create a market by asking a question and letting participants trade on the outcome through a fully onchain prediction market.

22/ @kpk_io integrated @OpenCover Covered Vaults, allowing depositors to add opt-in onchain insurance to curated vaults, with coverage underwritten by @NexusMutual.

23/ @PropellerSwap launched Turbine on Ethereum mainnet, enabling large trades to settle with lower slippage by sourcing liquidity across onchain, offchain, and peer-to-peer markets.

24/ Hosted by @web3privacy, the Neocypherpunk Summit brought together around 1,000 builders and researchers in Berlin to advance privacy, open-source infrastructure, and human rights.

25/ @eth_systems launched as a company building modular privacy infrastructure for institutional Ethereum.

[Doctor Profit 🇨🇭 @DrProfitCrypto]

$ETH: For the first time ever, I'm making Ethereum a serious part of my portfolio. In previous cycles, only around 10% of my BTC allocation went into ETH. Now I'm raising that to 20%! For every $4 USD that I invest into Bitcoin, $1 goes into ETH

[norman gezha @trillo_beat]

Wait, so after 8 straight weeks of bleeding, the big money suddenly remembers BTC exists? $197M back into the ETFs feels like the tide is turning. Are we about to see the smart money pile back in? #Bitcoin

[norman gezha @trillo_beat]

Curious what you all think.

[norman gezha @trillo_beat]

8 weeks of red finally broken with $197M flowing back into BTC ETFs. Institutional appetite doesn't just vanish, it waits for better entries. Curious if this is a one-off bounce or the start of sustained inflows. Sticky money returning? #Bitcoin

[norman gezha @trillo_beat]

Been thinking about this all day tbh.

[norman gezha @trillo_beat]

Tokenization is quietly becoming ETH's biggest catalyst and nobody's talking about it loud enough. $1,800 isn't the ceiling, it's the warm-up. Real world assets are flooding onchain and Ethereum is the settlement layer. Who's still doubting? #Ethereum

[norman gezha @trillo_beat]

Wild how Binance futures pulled off $1.6T in June while spot trading is basically napping 🚀 Traders clearly still hungry for leverage even in a slow market. Bullish signal or just gambling? 👀 #Binance

Who's watching this?

[norman gezha @trillo_beat]

A politician putting campaign finances onchain? Now that's a transparency test I'd actually track. If public spending was auditable in real time, trust metrics might look very different. #Solana

Would you vote for it?

[norman gezha @trillo_beat]

Which stablecoin do you actually trust to hold long-term, and why?

[norman gezha @trillo_beat]

Stablecoins quietly hit $160B+ in market cap while everyone chased memecoins. Real utility > hype—payments, remittances, DeFi rails all running on them. The infrastructure play nobody talks about. Which one are you holding? #Stablecoins