Travis

Inside tech & ideas.

[Sean Brennan @seanwbren]

aiming to have every stock on @base with:
1) over $10k liquidity
2) supported by a @chainlink feed

The launch format is unusual on purpose: with CCA auctions no one can snipe it and now creators earn with a 0.5% vest

See article intro w/ @haydenzadams game theory on CCA

[Travis @tvlrch]

@coulditbecoley @nextjs Opus looks strong

[GREG ISENBERG @gregisenberg]

This is why cybersecurity is the best startup category to build in right now

Every major platform is getting breached in 2026. vercel, snowflake, the list keeps growing.

AI made it 100x easier to build. it also made it 100x easier to attack.

If you're building a cybersecurity startup right now, your timing is perfect

The attack surface is expanding every single day and the buyers have never been more plentiful

Be safe out there

[Silicon Mania @siliconmania]

last week in tech was based.

[Bryce Roberts @bryce]

Pick something, anything, and go all in.

Too many people wanting maximum reward for minimal effort.

[Travis @tvlrch]

@cyrilXBT ok this was worth it, respect

[NORMIES @normiesART]

NORMIES invading Ethereum blockchain

18.02.2026 Wednesday // 7PM CET
10,000 NORMIES // 0.005 ETH

NORMIES are fully on-chain, generative PFP collection, created using AI pipeline and custom algorithms.

Bringing fun and game to the PFP.

Starting from 10,000 NORMIES but we will need to sacrifice some of them for something special.

Check replies for the raffle link, details and more info

[Travis @tvlrch]

@VittoStack @ethereumfndn Congrats!

[Travis @tvlrch]

@litcapital nice try @grok

[Travis @tvlrch]

@vibhu I’ll read it, yeah. I should probably do that.

[Zach Abrams @zcabrams]

Congress' current market structure deliberations will shape the next decade of U.S. financial innovation.

I was in DC this week—my first trip in ~10 years. I even bought a new suit, so you know it’s serious.

As the market structure bill comes together, parts of the GENIUS Act are being re-litigated, especially when and how stablecoin economics can be shared.

Two things matter:

1. Issuers (like Bridge) must be able to share economics with developers (like Remitly, Dolar, Ramp).

2. Developers must be free to use those economics to build better products for consumers and businesses.

Prescriptive regulation that restricts either will foreclose decades of innovation. If we regulated aviation based on the first gliders, we never would’ve built jets.

This isn’t a “niche crypto issue.”

We started Bridge because we believed stablecoins could be the next great financial platform. Stables could change the payments landscape much like cards have over the last 3 decades. And we’re just starting to see the green shoots. Our use cases include:

• Remittance companies lowering the cost of sending money home
• Enterprises like SpaceX simplifying treasury operations
• AI platforms, like ScaleAI, paying people faster and globally
• Global neobanks offering better ways to save and spend
• Even the U.S. government disbursing aid with stablecoins

The U.S. is leading the world in financial innovation. Let's keep it that way.

[Unitas Labs @UnitasLabs]

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[Lens @LC]

Lens Chain has passed the @ZKsync vote for inclusion in the Elastic Network.

Mainnet is coming soon.

https://t.co/UdYGE0sKRz

[Travis @tvlrch]

@DearS_o_n Amen

[Travis @tvlrch]

@ghostyxprotect Back and better than ever!

[ink @inkonchain]

We’re excited to announce Ink is live on mainnet!

Months ahead of schedule, we’re officially launching as part of the Optimism Superchain. This is just the beginning of our journey to bridge the gap between users and builders in DeFi.

Let’s ink the future together ✍️

[Travis @tvlrch]

@ghostyxapp Game - changing update! Ghostyx just raised the bar for Web3 browsing From AI-enhanced security to real-time fraud detection and blazing speed - this is the toolkit every Web3 explorer needs.

[Travis @tvlrch]

@spaace_io LFG

[Travis @tvlrch]

@0xkevinp awesome

[Cointelegraph @Cointelegraph]

Sonic chain achieved a transaction finality of 720ms, marking a significant milestone in blockchain development.