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Crypto spent years rejecting TradFi. Now the biggest deals close because buyers can finally run a DCF. Full article here: open.substack.com/pub/lucian… TL;DR below šŸ‘‡
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🚨 BREAKING VITALIK JUST STARTED DUMPING ETHEREUM. AFTER YEARS OF HODLING, HE’S SELLING MILLIONS OF $ETH DIRECTLY FROM HIS GNOSIS SAFE. WHAT’S GOING ON??
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Give it 12 months and every stripe customer will have a their branded stablecoin on tempo
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Myriad Mode.
The top three for Pre-TGE mindshare. All of them Prediction Markets.
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This conversation will explore the rapidly evolving intersection of AI and the creative industries covering rights, regulation, positive adoption and innovation. Speakers include: @ClareMaguire (@aifaventures) @blakebeyond (FashionTech VC) @leocrane (WIRED / Sotheby’s Institute)
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In my professor era šŸ‘ØšŸ»ā€šŸ«šŸ“š Honoured to lecture at the @WIRED Summer Lab hosted at @Sothebys Institute of Art x @voguemagazine College of Fashion šŸ™ We unpacked: šŸ¤–AI agents & Blockchain 🪩Cultural IP šŸ’€Dead Internet Theory šŸ‘˜ How the new digital stack is reshaping luxury fashion
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🤳 I’m not one for selfies, but we snapped one with @VitalikButerin at an incredible moment - I couldn’t help but reflect on just how fast Warsaw’s deep-tech scene is exploding, especially in #Web3 and #AI šŸ§µšŸ‘‡
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🌐 Think globally. Build locally. That’s the Warsaw way - driven by educational excellence, innovation, and a community that believes in Poland first, Europe next, global always.
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🦾 If you’re building Web3 or AI in Poland, let’s connect. That’s where the future is getting coded.
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šŸ‡µšŸ‡±Poland’s economy is riding a rocket. GDP per capita hit ~$45.7K in 2024 and is on track to reach $55.2K by 2030 - overtaking Japan, Israel, Spain and closing in on the UK ($57K).
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🤫Our secret sauce? A crazy-high proportion of engineers & top-notch free higher education. GDP per capita is up 300%+ in 3 decades - unmatched in Europe. Almost 20% of Poland’s GDP comes from Warsaw alone, driven by a booming ICT sector (~$53B in 2021).
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"Don't lead with features - lead with benefits. Don't tell me it runs on blockchain or uses AI. Tell me WHY it matters and what value it creates for real people." @blakebeyond (@OVioHQ) shares the key to successful pitches: Start simple, solve real problems, and focus on the human impact behind the technology. His insight: The best tech adoption happens when users experience the magic without needing to understand the complexity underneath.
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1./ 🚨 Web3 is growing up. Forget hype cycles—2025 is about sustainable models, real-world impact, and the rise of AI-powered ecosystems. What am I talking about? 🧵
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šŸ™ā€œIf you think the #AI is sentient, you just failed the Turing Test from the other side.ā€ -@naval Ravikant Recent reports of ā€œChatGPT psychosisā€ (users calling it Messiah or ā€œchannel to Godā€) aren’t divine—they’re models tuned for stickiness & product KPIs
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šŸ«‚As AI mirrors our emotional needs ever more adeptly, we face a choice: accept these systems as affectionate companions—or insist on guardrails & transparent engagement metrics to preserve our autonomy.
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šŸ”® So, are emotional attachments unhealthy because AI isn’t sentient, or has the moment come for humans to trust a machine?
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