Q: What are some alternatives to raising venture capital? Ryan Peterson is the founder and CEO of Flexport, which was valued at more than $8 billion last year. In the clip below, he talks about how he adopted Paul Graham’s “be a cockroach” philosophy and aimed for “ramen

Really cool to see huge brands like Lufthansa tapping into NFTs to create a better loyalty/miles & more program that will include an own marketplace where customers can buy & sell their #NFTs that can be used for flight upgrades etc. These kinds of NFTs, with real utility in

I'm really glad when my team at Spotify proves me wrong, like they did with "Discover Weekly." People often think founders have everything planned out from the start, but that's at least not true for me. A lot of times, I rely on feedback from our team, customers, and partners.

Blockchains are an important new technology, but crypto needs clear regulatory guidance to thrive in the U.S. We put together a spotlight on the state of crypto policy to share: 1. What's at stake 2. Relevant data, and 3. Guiding principles for policymakers to protect consumers

The SEC coming after Kraken now. The crime? Being a crypto exchange. This is the 2nd time this year - Kraken was already extorted for $30m in penalties by the SEC earlier this year. They are trying to kill crypto in the U.S. Absolute sham of a regulator.

couldn't agree more: own and control your time

1/ Breaking away from unfair music streaming models, @sonasteam is an onchain music app pioneering artist monetization. Through NFTs, artists can monetize their creativity while retaining their IP rights & fan can share in their favorite artist's success. Let's dive in 👇

2019 -- Paradigm invests ~$1 million in Uniswap Labs 🦄 as the lead investor in its seed round. 2023 -- Uniswap has facilitated ~$1.6 trillion in trading volume & paid ~$2.9 billion in trading fees to LPs. Two Uniswap contracts consume ~15% of all blockspace on Ethereum.

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Exciiited!

Very interesting observation from Sam Altman: “The best founders have trended older over time” At OpenAI itself the bulk of the team is in their 30’s, 40’s and 50’s

The Everything Token comes out in 11 days! It's available for preorder NOW everywhere books are sold, but I'm giving away three ADVANCE copies that will arrive at your door before it hits shelves! To enter to win: ❤️Like ♻️RT 🗨️Comment I'll pick winners over the weekend!

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Launching on January 31st: 'Icons' by Chris Levine AKA Le Beam a collection of 500 unique 1/1 NFTs + signed prints featuring Banksy, Dalai Lama & Kate Moss. With artworks commanding $200K+ at major auction houses and exhibited in some of the most prestigious museums

🚀 Get ready for the SQT Public Sale that's happening really soon! Here are the key details: 💰 Valuation: ~US$120 Million 🔢 Token Price: US$0.012 📊 Percentage for Sale: 4.17% of Total Supply 📅 Sale Date: January 30, 2024, 8 am UTC 📍 Sale Link: subquery.foundation/sale Sale

Yesterday was fun! Thank you to all our great panelists. 🙏 Stay tuned for more... 🫣 Max Li OORT | The Data Cloud for Decentralized AI Takashi Hayashida Luke Mona Hautala TreeHacks

Pre-sale starts in less than an hour📢 Get ready to mint! liveart.io/mint/icons

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We were one of the sponsors at the Unchained Blockchain Business Forum with UCLA Anderson School of Management and had such great conversations and insightful panels throughout the day. A big thanks to the team and all participants!😍👏 UCLA Anderson School of Management UCLA Ben Tsai at Wave Digital Assets Mona Hautala