Marine (marine)

Shadow banking makes DeFi look simple. It moves trillions outside regulations. It bypasses banks through hedge funds, private credit, and off-balance sheet lending. It fuels markets but nobody really knows how much risk is buried inside. The shadow banking sector is worth $200T+ Blackstone and Apollo now rival banks in lending. Shadow banking even played a major role in the 2008 crash. The system operates in the dark. It has less oversight and higher leverage than traditional finance. If a crisis starts here, regulators won’t see it coming. DeFi isn’t the real Wild West. This is.

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Founders, I can’t say this enough: VCs want to build a relationship early! VCs invest in lines, not dots, and they want to know you throughout your journey and see how you progress. Don’t dread the update calls with your investors. #tech #founders #funding #building #vc https://i.imgur.com/hGL9Aam.jpg

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MC² Finance is at Devcon 🇹🇭 Your DeFi Terminal for traders Ping @piffie and I for a meetup

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Google just launched Gemini 2.0 (their most powerful version yet). But it feels broken to me. This is pushing deeper into AI agents. It integrates systems designed to act, not just assist. OpenAI, Anthropic, and Microsoft are all chasing the same vision: AI that completes complex, multi-step tasks for users. But here’s the problem: AI inside legacy tools feels broken. Tried using Gemini and Copilot for productivity. It’s clunky. AI is being bolted onto outdated software. Adding an AI sidebar to an old system doesn’t unlock real efficiency. → ChatGPT reshaped how people think and iterate. → Legacy office tools trap users in pre-AI workflows. I really think AI isn’t meant to "assist" inside old systems. It should replace them. The real shift will come from AI-native tools. Not a plugin. Not an add-on. A new foundation. Where’s the AI-first productivity suite that changes how we work?

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