Feels like Base had the right idea about tokenizing everything, but a different definition of “everything” on what should be tokenized. They were trying to speed run the race to a billion users, but we ended up with blockchain slop nobody wanted. The efforts would have been more fruitful if the focus was on tokenizin... Show more

What happened to Solana at $1,000?

Why are people freaking out about Michael Saylor selling 32 $BTC?

I look forward to the day my digital wallet isn’t full of memecoins, but fractional ownership of various assets which are continuously streaming money.

“Are people who trade in perps lazy degenerates?” I can see this being answered in the affirmative or the negative.

Synthetic tokens are something that sound so wrong and right at the same time. It’s exposure to “something.” Yet, you don’t own “something.”

The irony of utility-based tokens that actually do something ($ETH for gas, $LINK as an oracle, etc.) is that their usefulness means they virtually always have a ceiling. If its price goes up too high, it needs to scale to conduct its function more cost-efficiently, or people will find a more affordable alternative. ... Show more

Is there a way I can make my own token which is essentially an index of other tokens I’ve selected? Last I explored this, it wasn’t something one could do permissionlessly.

IDK what the rationale is, but this UI of having the app creator on the left instead of an app logo is weird. End user should be served a visual of the app and then the if visual is appealing, make the user want to read more about the app. Imagine going to a video game store, the video game covers had the logo of the... Show more

Feels like there’s a large disconnect between what CT thinks institutional adoption of crypto will do and how institutions are planning to go about it.

Is $HYPE just another $SOL in disguise?

I get the need for security, but I still find it crazy we have stablecoins on L2s but not tokenized gold that is backed 1:1.

After attending Consensus and then Digital Assets week, the theme that keeps coming up is tokenization of real world assets (RWA). This is something I talked quite a bit about on my pod in 2023. Biggest barrier back then was regulation and institutions taking it seriously. Landscape is catching up. Be ready.