jarroddicker

crypto conferences are definitely becoming monotonous. so much so that even though the space is growing at accelerated levels, the messages are increasingly insular. speaking to those who already know.

under discussed in the stablecoin hype: new currencies cause friction, heavy cognitive load. so while I totally subscribe to the benefits infrastructure, I'm interested on the consumer side 1) how we get consumers to hold stablecoins and 2) incentives to adjust how they transact.

isn't the revenue meta just coming to realization that we should trade crypto like stocks?

demand for CIRC in public markets tells us something. crypto friction is real. skepticism in crypto is real. but the validation of public markets eliminates both those things, gives buyers comfort & shows broad range of interest.

it's not just stablecoins. it's crypto at large.

to understand crypto is to understand fandom, as its momentum thus far has largely been a factor of eliciting and manufacturing subculture. you can find its evolving principles more deeply embedded in media and music than studying the history of the financial industry.

It's interesting to observe the velocity of AI & crypto through the lens of "now that I can do, I want to".

we often challenge ideas because there hasn't been interest before ("not the way it works"). but these tools put consumers in control of things we haven't imagined.

"デジタル技術の本質は、埋め込み、混合し、滑らかにし、分解することです。分散化のイメージは、他の場所での静かな再中央化を隠すことが多すぎます。私たちの身体に近いのは広告だけではなく、あらゆる種類の情報です。暗号通貨を使うことで、従来の金融の空間は自己の中で再構成されます...非物質化された富のアクセスポイントはもはや銀行の金庫ではなく、個人とその個人的な知識（彼らのプライベートキー）です。" - @kneelingbus

bitcoin apps are interesting because BTC is so widely distributed (first to market, first ETF, first adopted by institutions/govts), apps act in service of existing needs. whereas for alts, apps are taking on the responsibly for broadening the distribution of their host chains.

@solana accelerateからの一つの大きな反省点は、彼らがフォーマットを完璧にこなしたことです。約7分間のトーク。無駄な話や、男性が自分のバックグラウンドを語り、時間を埋めようとする長々としたパネルはありません。創業者たちがステージに上がり、自分たちの活動について話し、次の人にバトンを渡します。もっと多くの人がこれをすべきです。

安定した王。

@0xdirichlet @sphere_labs

feelings on memecoins aside, they proved that you can pair content and capital into single, viral assets.

Crypto has spent years figuring out how tokens relate to infrastructure—but the focus on how tokens connect with consumer products is new. And that shift will push crypto way further into the mainstream than any infra breakthrough ever could.

something to consider: before IG, people would never share the personal shit they put on that platform. it was considered private. my business. no one cared. while it's hard to think that money, considered insanely private today, could be more social -- crypto shows a lane there.

メディアのように、金融もそのロングテールがビッグヘッドの瞬間を迎えるだろう。

ウェブは大量配信の扉を開いた。検索＆ソーシャルはそれをメディアに可能にした。

暗号通貨はお金にそれを可能にする -- ステーブル、フォーメーション、投資など。

暗号通貨は金融において、デジタルがメディアにおいて果たした役割と同じである。

an interesting GTM approach for any emerging tech (see: crypto) is evoking the response "how did you do that?"

which means: start with a product showcasing the end result, make that relationship sticky, then market that product as an example of the tech to license/leverage.

think many are thinking launchpads compete with VC. but that's not the case. really, these founders/projects have difficulty raising VC, aren't shooting for $B outcomes, but can capture meaningful $ in a short amount of time.

so good avenue for an underserved segment of market.

for these launchpads to sustain real businesses, they need to design mechanisms where fees/volume feed the tail verses the head.

until then, snipe mechanics will just pull their business down to the trenches. & the game stays the same.

actually insane what @wearehume has done for bringing crypto media mainstream. just spotify alone, 3 of their 5 virtual artists have a collective:

- 1,000,000 monthly listeners
- multiple 1,000,000+ streamed tracks

this is just on Spotify. a web2 platform.

you can be frustrated by things in crypto, but you shouldn't ignore it.

*new @darkstardao jam*

The internet doesn't ask for permission. It breaks things, and forces you to obey its pull. Crypto exhibits early signs of both -- brute force & trojan horse-- dynamics.

Piracy is Gravity 👇