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48 Hours From Monday

Nicky Sap

Crypto, but make it AI

While crypto speedruns its predictable path from innovation to grift with AI agents, we're missing the real opportunity. Beyond the Twitter LARPing and 'agentic' buzzwords lies an untapped goldmine in adaptive systems. But first, we need to learn the difference between what we can and are doing.

#ai#crypto#agent
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Variant

Jesse Walden

Investing in Whetstone

At Variant, we believe that all of the world’s value will one day be tokenized and live onchain. This conviction is a driving factor in our pre-seed investment in Whetstone.

#crypto#onchain#funding
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Andrey Didovskiy

Andrey Didovskiy

The Crypto Puck: Time Preference and Emotions

After the highly anticipated arrival of America's new crypto-loving leader, we thought that prices would just go up. But things didn't go quite as planned….

#crypto#cryptocurrency#bitcoin#ethereum#altcoin#web3#blockchain#investing#trading#analysis
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The Network Company

LGHT for The Network Company

Internet Kids: Turning Post-Ironic Memes Into Grassroots Brands That Grace Parisian Fashion Week Runways

In a sea of Crypto Bros are a bunch of Internet Kids. Mid-to-late Millennials and early Zoomers that grew up with corded home phones, streetlights as the universal time to go inside, and vivid memories of using Yellow Pages. Those same internet kids have memories of AIM messenger, Yahoo, Chat Roulette, MySpace, Tumblr, Vine, and the death of ethernet cables. Being at the start of the social web (referred to as web2 in crypto), one could argue this is the first digital generation with regard t...

#crypto#yap#internet#culture#brand
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The Network Company

LGHT for The Network Company

A Meme Is Not a Product, and a Market Is Not Your Backyard

Two tells that make me think someone in crypto is either inexperienced or destined to self-sabotage:Mindless, non-stop asset shillingA directionless approach to positioning and attentionPut more curtly, the “buy this” reply guy or the “no utility” maximalist. The market is not your backyardThere’s a significant difference between ideas shared between friends and economic counterparties. Even if those counterparties are more comrade than combatant. Markets are dispassionate. Profit, liquid cap...

#crypto#technology#economics#brand
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TFW Talks Cancer

Tutti Frutti Women

Prevention is Possible

Hi tutti fam! As we mentioned in last week's newsletter, this month is Cancer Prevention Month, and we're diving into how we can prevent cancer without living in fear. Let's be real: for example, around 50% of Americans will get cancer at some point. It's a fact, but if we run away from facts, we can't hide from the reality. So, let's arm ourselves with knowledge, embrace prevention strategies, and turn the tables on cancer, making our lives not just about surviving but thriving.

#prevention#web3#nonprofit#nfts#crypto
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Future Proof

Sparkz

Everyday Artifacts

While the masses know Beeple for his Everydays - daily social commentary pieces that he occassionally mints as NFTs. But there's a more intriguing story in his Everyday Artifacts - a tiny collection of 100 NFTs that barely anyone talks about, save for a handful of crypto's savviest art collectors.

#nfts#crypto#art#beeple

Variant

Jesse Walden

DAO 2.0 Product Ideas

I've been interested in how AI agents could lead to DAOs 2.0. So Jack, Daniel and I jammed on some specific products we are actively looking to invest in.

#crypto#web3#ai

Variant

Daniel Barabander

Unchaining Web2 Data Onchain

With the rise of agents that heavily interact with Web2 applications, primitives that help users unchain their Web2 data will become increasingly important.

#web2#web3#crypto
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Andrey Didovskiy

Andrey Didovskiy

PA: The Kingdicator of Crypto

The most important indicator when it comes to crypto, and financial markets in general; price action will help you build mental models and help your enemies destroy you...

#crypto#cryptocurrency#trading#investing#bitcoin#indicators#technical#markets#ethereum#altcoins#tokens
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Nate's Blog

The Superpowers Are Coming

There’s an opportunity coming at the intersection of AI, crypto, and programmable social networks like Farcaster and Lens. While many crypto circles are talking about AI with social handles—agents that can tweet, interact, and even manage crypto wallets—the broader business world has been more focused on how AI can reduce costs and turbocharge revenue (the classic B2B play). But there’s a place where the two meet, where AI both creates novelty and amplifies business-model logic and ROI. Progr...

#social#ai#community#crypto
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In Transit

BRG

Skin in the Game

The core value proposition of blockchain networks

#crypto#onchain#blockchain
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Future Proof

Sparkz

RekTech: A New Breed of Crypto Gaming

🕹 Squid Games. Survivor. Beast Games. Crypto the Game. Castout. Farcade. Hunger Games 🕹 If you love one, some, or all of the above ... then have I got something for you. RekTech is ‘the world’s craziest’ game show, where you fight to the digital death in a variety of fun, easy to play mini-games. A crypto battle royale, if you will. Where the last degens standing get something money can't buy ... bragging rights 😅 Ok ok ... there's some incredible prizes like blue-chip NFTs and tokens too....

#crypto#nft#gaming#socialfi
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Touch Grass

María Paula from Touch Grass

Everything everywhere all at once 

(Cover Image is AI Agent Arena by Bruno Eleodoro, one of the winners of the Lens Holiday Hackathon - check the project out here!)

#blockchain#memecoins#crypto#lens
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The Network Company

LGHT

Gentrifying Wallets in Hopes That We Actually Get the People Who Would Benefit Most from the Tech to Adopt It

For the past ten years I would agree that it seemed nonsensical to argue over linguistic variance. The main goal was to get the tech working and readily available. Now that we have layer twos, alternative layer ones like Solana with cheap block space and a plethora of financial, creative, and storage applications, it feels prudent to bring the discussion back to words and marketing. Counterclaims from people who dislike these ...

#crypto#internet#linguistics
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Touch Grass

María Paula from Touch Grass

We’re So Back

Gm and welcome back to Touch Grass! While we took a month-long break from newslettering to focus on the Lens Holiday Hackathon, we absolutely did not stop observing the good, the bad and the ugly of things happening onchain.

#crypto#blockchain#lens#socialfi#ai
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Trust Me Bro Show

Trust Me Bro Show

Lens Hackathon Winners | Bonsai Ecosystem Latest | Streamm.tv Innovations | Percs Updates & Beer Taste

Gm. Welcome back to our Weekly Updates! In this edition, explore the Lens Hackathon winners and the latest from the Bonsai Ecosystem. Discover innovations from Streamm.tv, updates on Percs, and get a taste of Tyris from Valencia.

#farcaster#lensprotocol#blockchain#crypto#web3#percs#ai#hackathon#beertaste#trustmebroshow#unlockingthefuture
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In Transit

BRG

Billion Dollar Agents

Did we just invent infinite slop machines or the companies of tomorrow?

#crypto#ai#agents#aixbt
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The NFA Letter

mleejr

The Value Accrual of Onchain Public Domain Memes

Introduction The transition of intellectual property into the public domain offers a unique opportunity to reimagine cultural icons in a decentralized, permissionless context. Popeye, who officially entered the public domain on January 1, 2025, represents a perfect example of a character with nearly a century of lore and cultural resonance. The launch of $SPINACH as a meme coin tied to Popeye’s legacy exemplifies how public domain memes, powered by onchain ecosystems, can thrive and inspire c...

#memes#memecoin#popeye#spinach#crypto#base#onchain#blockchain#cc0#publicdomain#meme#imvesting
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Andrey Didovskiy

Andrey Didovskiy

Predicting Crypto 2025

As the tectonic plates of society shift, transformation is happening in an evergrowing pocket on the outskirts of cyberspace. Ushering in a new era for the crypto industry!

#crypto#cryptocurrency#blockchain#web3#bitcoin#ethereum#solana#memecoin#nfts#predictions#2025#altcoins#policy#trading#investing#ai#aicoins
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