what I find funny about this sort of thing is that they have always been the case for the large majority of the world (and the majority of history), but americans look at it and think that it's an unbelievable thing to witness they have always done this its just more on the open these days

Every viral collectible trend over the past decade is gacha: • Pokemon TCG • Labubu Popmart • Genshin Impact character • CS GO Skins • Yeezy Sneaker drops They all live at the intersection of gambling mechanics and culture. Crypto finally gives this model global liquidity, instant provenance, and 24/7 secondary markets. The result? → A slot machine powered by culture → A social loop powered by flex/status → A market loop powered by speculation If Pokemon TCG can move billions without onchain rails, imagine what happens when the same behavior is wired into crypto-native games and marketplaces. Maybe now your favorite streamers can resell their Charizard onchain... TLDR -- Gacha is the convergence of gambling, culture, and finance. Crypto is the best railroad to juice it to the max.

me no like mNAV for $ETH DATs are compressing

the modern era startup founders balance is: 1) have enough balls to "just do things" because people forget after 12 months and we're all gonna die anyway so you might as well take risks while 2) not becoming a full blown grifter in the process to max extract, and then conflates luck with hard work

Solana defi's design space is one of the more under explored on the yield side but extremely optimized and competitive on swaps

Thank you all for the love this week for my new journey - I have one more news to share :) I'm excited to be contributing to @fluentxyz on all things DeFi. Some of you caught the advisory page on SharpByte's website and have asked some questions. In short, we only work with one company at a time and put all our resources behind it. I've known @blendino_ for some time now and can't be more bullish on his approach to building an ecosystem. Now, I'm not going to spam you with the 12th reasons to believe in a new chain, nor am I going to spew some nerdy infra talking points. All that I'll say is: If you're a DeFi builder (or an aspiring one) who wants a chain that: • Won't rug you • Will truly put apps-first • Understands how the crypto game is played • Has strong operational and executional capability • Will pull resources to support you to become successful Then, my DM is open. We're no longer in an era of fat protocol thesis. I don't think I even need to spend another sentence writing why. App founders need to be opinionated and work together with a chain that also has a strong opinion on how the future of crypto will be written.

more than 800,000 $ETH, roughly $3B at current price, were "acquired" by public companies in the past month price pretty much went up 50% during the same period but if you longed the public entities you'll be banking on more

competition forces the incumbents to innovate

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