Whilst everyone is raving about a16z crypto's annual report (rightfully so) My inbox is showing another good read by a16z - 5 Lessons for Founders and CEOs 1 Do the thing you can do, even when all the options look bad 2 Choose investors who help you build momentum and

A lot of you know ICP - a massive ecosystem educating, supporting and integrating hundreds of #crypto startups. I'm very happy to be asked to run a workshop as well as judge the top choices across the ICP HUBS NETWORK builder ecosystem. Very excited for the next gen of ambitious

So many crypto VCs get this wrong No, capital is not your only attractive trait Sure, it's the primary discussion point but true founders need more They understand that investment means shares & decision-making power dilution So they at least want some growth support & extra

the line between AI and the real-world is disappearing fast. join Messari, 0G Labs (Home of Infinite AI), CoinMarketCap, Cointelegraph & IoTeX as we debate how Real-World AI will redefine crypto, data, and even our lives. set a reminder for wednesday at 1pm EST: x.com/i/spaces/1YpKk…

join Messari, 0G Labs (Home of Infinite AI), CoinMarketCap, Cointelegraph & IoTeX as we debate how Real-World AI will redefine crypto, data, and even our lives. featuring Leonarda Rajeckyte George (Ø,G) 0xWeiler Larry Pang Polina x.com/i/spaces/1YpKk…

Ethereum quietly just published a flex. The new Institutions site lays out, in one place, what the rest of us have been seeing: Ethereum has become the backbone of the onchain economy. A few stats that hit hard: -- 10.2 years of uninterrupted uptime. Zero downtime, ever. -- 1

📈 The Final Push This is the final round, high-impact block, featuring a deep-dive with growth leadership, the last set of cutting-edge pitches, and the moment the community has been waiting for. 🔥 Firechat with Judges: Lomesh Dutta (VP of Growth), Kyle Langham (Director of

Explaining crypto today - a16z crypto edition 💰 #Stablecoins are doing trillions in transaction volume ⏩ Blockchains can process more than 3,400 transactions per second 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Ethereum, Solana, Bitcoin, and Base are attracting the most developers 🔏 Users want more #privacy 🤡

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🎙️Fundraising in 2026 - Community Sales, VC, Launchpads Join us later today with: - Leonarda Rajeckyte of @coinmarketcap - Anthony Francis of Cointelegraph Accelerator - Faraj Abutalibov of @crypto_execs - Nelli Orlova of @innmindcom - Alex Telegin | UltraYield of Edge Capital Group ⏰3pm UTC x.com/i/spaces/1lDGL…

Here's what I would do if I was a young person trying to break into VC: Write. Short writeups, on Twitter. Not generic market philosophical thinkpieces, because those will be assumed to be AI slop or regurgitated research. No one will read it unless you're brilliant, which

How crazy that 2025 is the first year that #Uptober didn't uphold??? Out of all the years, even with Terra Luna and FTX crashes happening in the SAME YEAR (2022), #BTC was still up in October And then 2025 comes with a weird phase, and we're suddenly -5% 😅

There. I said it. We're back to square one. If you wanna maximize quality content in the shortest amount of time, just read this thread from The Founders Show Absolutely loved this wrap up from probably the most packed spaces I've listened to and took part in Obviously, due to

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People are saying stablecoins are gonna keep skyrocketing in 2026 I don't see why not 🤷‍♀️ Global #stablecoin market cap increased 5900% since 2020 📈 $USDT + $USDC still holding the duopoly (but happy to see the regional players emerging) 🧑‍🤝‍🧑 - USDT: 60% market share - USDC:

CMC wasn't down today - just saying 🤷‍♀️

Just came across interesting exchange report series by CryptoRank.io Market statuses, launchpools, token listings, etc Here is the one for October: cryptorank.io/insights/resea… Pretty cool, team!

I'm so tired of founders not understanding this The importance of actually researching #VCs And preparing for any direction of the call 👩‍💻 1) Pitching A-Z 2) High level pitch + extra details wrapping the documentation together 3) Only intros + and floor for Qs You gotta be

Running a startup is the great equalizer You may be super smart but not know how to build a product You may know how to build a product but not know how to run a business You may know how to run a business but not know how to deal with the uncertainty of startups You may know

It is true that there are way too many startups and even more tokens. In web2, less people are willing to experiment The costs are just too high. In Web3, it feels like that founders are okay to "try out" the entrepreneurship And if something doesn't work out, leave it