a while ago I tweeted "you know what's going to truly get us from web2 to web3? therapy." x.com/Sim_Pop/status/1678362… 20K impressions - people felt that I've been sitting with that idea ever since - it's finally becoming a thing (after a bit of procrastination because I was touching grass...) 🧵

ENS Agents are here! A lot of hard work has gone into this, to create the production stack for ENS Agents, including ERC-8004, ERC-8217, ENSIP-25, and ENSIP-26. I look forward to seeing how the community builds ENS Agents!

.@Beylin and @Sim_Pop did it first

I hate asking for money. But that’s how the system works. Legal defense isn’t free, and I need the community’s help to keep fighting. Please donate, share, or retweet → freeromanstorm.com Until this case is dismissed, building DeFi - protocols, UIs, tooling carries real legal risk for everyone in this space. The outcome here affects all of us.

"Just build something that helps @ethereum. You figure that out. Just talk to people, find out what you want to to do. I'm like, okay, that sounds interesting..." - how a conversation with @ethereumJoseph started @infura_io - first as a side project, then as a full time commitment to supporting the growth of our space. @egalano shares such great insights into pragmatism, balancing work & personal life as a cofounder and the fact that in 10 years we've built so many things that improve on existing systems and can actually create better dynamics - we must not lose sight of that...

The early @infura_io days - @egalano and I chat about the start, the middle and the end...full ep 05 tomorrow!

HIRING: a research associate to help us advocate for Ethereum & DeFi in Europe: TLDR: - Data reports on: - - Decentralization & DeFi taxonomy - - Tokenization & Stablecoins - - European Ethereum ecosystem - Ideally an enrolled student - Part-time under @EuEthInstitute 👇

This will be absolute 🔥 so grateful to have these intimate conversations on the @_humanprotocol and thank you @amandacassatt for the wisdom and the raw truths that go into the human side of building all the big things…

Have been working on a stack to edit video & audio for @_humanprotocol using AI only - I kind of like the juxtaposition of all human content, AI ops as it evolves - and it's been a challenge. So many can gen but not edit existing material well. Still tinkering with it but thank you @port_dev for amazing support in clipping and listening to my very specific needs. And to @austingriffith for connecting - gratitudemaxxing

Have always loved @MPtherealmvp’s no bullsh*t takes - celebrate your wins, especially when you do it free solo ⛰️

i will make more of me. summon the egregore. this is an artist residency based out of new york city, nyc. you can apply.

Giver not taker is a key reframing and restructuring of how we define value individually and as a society. Value is not just cash money, maybe it’s time we all finally get that - infinite games are played on *that* field.

if you've been in this long enough you know... So many moments that shake everything up, over and over again. And you still show up and still build. It's not easy to do, to keep that energy and the belief going when reality shows a different, ugly side. @MPtherealmvp nails what we've all felt at one stage or another... ep 04 @_humanprotocol

damn this is some crazy lore 🤯 thank you @Sim_Pop & @MPtherealmvp for this treasure of a podcast episode

while producing this episode, i resonated with MP's takes about seeing all the crime and FTX going down around 2021, through to the current day, there's a question whether is this all worth it? standing here now mid-2026 i'm inspired again for what's coming next

Only person that'd get me to do a video interview while in the thick of postpartum uglies is @Sim_Pop ❤️‍🔥 Therapeutically refreshing!

I’ve known @MPtherealmvp for nine years - we collaborated with @ethBounties and @ETHBerlin when we launched BRLN Coin as an early tokenisation experiment in 2019 and we’ve been in eachother’s orbit ever since… As with all @_humanprotocol episodes so far, learning more about the journeys, the ups, downs and roundabouts of crypto friends continues to be an insightful and heartwarming experience and I am grateful I get to do it alongside them…

10 honest takes from ep 001 of the pod - @StaniKulechov @aave: 1. It's a marathon, not a sprint and who you build with matters as much as what you build “Fk the markets”, build with people you have genuine chemistry with and make it feel like something worth doing for its own sake. The journey is long, and the people around you determine whether it's sustainable... 2. Patience is a real competitive advantage Crypto has a pathological obsession with immediate results. Founders who can resist that pressure and let things mature have a genuine edge. Good products take time to iterate, grow, and develop - normalising this publicly is something the ecosystem needs more of 3. Brute force works When he needed to complete a three year high school program to get into law school, he did it in six months by taking as many exams as possible in parallel. The same mentality applies to building: identify what needs doing and go at it relentlessly, without waiting for a "normal" timeline 4. Build in a vertical where you feel the pain yourself Stani built a lending protocol because he personally couldn't unlock liquidity from his crypto assets, banks wouldn't lend against Bitcoin or Ethereum. The best product ideas come from problems you've genuinely come up against vs theoretical gaps you've identified from the outside 5. Don't chase narratives & ignore 95% of the noise When a new trend hits (perp DEXs, yield-bearing stablecoins, etc.) the temptation is to pivot toward it. This is one of the most dangerous traps for founders. Most of what's on crypto Twitter is noise. Stay focused on what you're building 6. Regulatory complexity can be a feature, not just a bug His early fintech work failed partly because of regulation. But instead of running from it, he went back to study law. Understanding the constraints of a space deeply, even painfully sets you up to recognise when a new environment can eliminates those constraints effectively 7. Talk to your actual users, not your investors or Twitter The best signal doesn't come from your community, your investors, or your friends. It comes from the people actively using what you built. That direct feedback loop is worth more than any amount of social media chatter 8. Be opinionated When there's conflict or competing opinions, the temptation is to find middle ground. Stani's view: a compromise that satisfies everyone often ends up satisfying no one. Lead with conviction, pick a direction, and go! 9. Know when to kill something vs. when to stay the course Not every slow period is a sign to pivot. If users are telling you something is wrong and you're not seeing retention, pivot fast. But if you're simply in an early iteration phase & building toward something real, stay the course. The distinction matters 10. The weight of responsibility never fully goes away and that's okay The pressure of managing billions in user funds can be, in his words, "horrible." The personal responsibility of being the face of a major protocol never fully transfers to the team. Accepting that weight rather than pretending it doesn't exist is part of maturing as a founder