"Build it and they will come" is not a good business strategy.

"Build it and they will steal it" is.

KYC is a cash cow. But it’s also a liability.

Is Proof-of-Stake about decentralization or just about brand recognition?

Crypto is revolutionary in enabling decentralization.

AI is revolutionary in enabling centralization.

And both will merge.

Haaland is just a different species

We face a perfect storm of 3 problems:

1) Modern tech is centralized.
2) Modern tech is opaque.
3) Modern tech is addictive.

We urgently need to get past these 3 problems.

If you need permission to put anything on chain, it’s not really on chain.

Crypto is on the brink of the most dangerous threat on the web: price volatility without a roadmap.

Web3 can disrupt every industry, but it won't.

Why?

Because web3 disrupts *how* things are done, not *what* they are.

If the world governments are to be believed then the troika of trust is
1. in votes,
2. in media, and
3. in experts.

Web3 infrastructure has removed artificial barriers to trade, such as borders, currency controls, and capital controls.

Now we need to remove artificial barriers to thought.

Degens in web3 have finally figured out how to add the word Polygon to everything they do and call it a significant step forward.

The real test will be if they can deliver on the excitement they're building.