caitlin (@caitlinxyz) on X (original) (raw)

angel at the bits → atoms frontier // walking around the internet

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  - the founder of robinhood is tweeting about tokenizing private company stock - apollo is launching a tokenized private credit fund on solana - jamie dimon is saying tokens that do something are good tradfi instruments are going onchain. who all is working on this?
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  Got married on Saturday to the love of my life. Two weeks prior, our original wedding venue Cooper Hewitt, federal property, closed because of the US government shutdown. We got married in our friend’s backyard instead and had the best day of our lives.
  
  
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  tech bros will write "building something new 🤫" in their bio but it's just kyle and another note-taking app
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  so hard to make the case for launching your application anywhere else but solana right now - fast and cheap, ibrl - no need to think about interop, users' wallets are already there and funded - strong liquidity network effects from being colocated with some of the hottest apps
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  oh you’re into crypto? name all the words in your seed phrase
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  if you're .xyz, pivot to .fun
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  this week’s project ☀️ custom 60% wooden mechanical keyboard with koi keycaps
  
  
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  crypto is entering its convenience era, and you must now have 3 things to do well as an app - native mobile access via the app store - embedded/abstracted wallet creation upon sign-in - funding options for apple pay, coinbase, venmo, credit card, bank acct, etc.
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  1/ excited to share i've joined
  @paradigm
  as an investor to help founders build enduring crypto companies and protocols. read more about my decision to join the team:paradigm.xyz/2022/05/joinin…
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  1/ When we led Privy’s Series A in 2023, one thing came up again and again: customers didn’t just love the product – they loved Henri, Asta, Max, and team. Huge congrats to them today as they announce Stripe will acquire Privy. Hard to imagine a more deserving team.
  
  1/ Today, we're proud to announce that Stripe is acquiring Privy. We couldn’t be more excited. Privy will continue as an independent product – but now we’ll move faster, ship more, and serve you even better, so you can stay focused on your users.
  
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  Excited for Devcon in Bangkok! We're hosting a hacker house for it from Nov. 10th - 15th. If you're building something interesting & would like to stay at the house or attend small group, on/off-record events there (Reth day, GTM workshops, etc.), fill out the form below :)
  
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  Attended Robinhood’s crypto event in person on Monday. The guest list alone said a lot: protocol founders side by side with Apollo and Jane Street. Be excited, be fearful. It’s historically been rare to see a company that credibly bridges both sides of the aisle: crypto-native
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  Excited to announce applications are now open for our 3rd annual Paradigm Fellowship: September 24 - 26 on the Northern California coast. The crypto frontier is evolving faster than ever. We’re looking for the people who want to explore it up close.