Ecosystem growth @arbitrum - Past life M&A attorney, find me at @42born2code

Joined April 2012
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Today @variational_io has processed $215b volume. When we first met, they already had it: a great product and a clear thesis. Our job was very simple: opening lanes, creating a support system and the trust to let a great team cook! Proud of @0xMGB and the team!
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When we first made contact with @Arbitrum, we were *tiny*. Freshly in private beta, probably 10 daily active users, and ~100k in daily volume. They still took us seriously: meetings, including us in audit programs, asking how they could help. If Arbitrum had been trying to kingmake a perps product, we wouldn't have built there. Even now, we receive no special treatment from Arbitrum (outside of the occasional swag shipment). An ecosystem without fair internal competition is an ecosystem that loses to external competition.
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We chose @Arbitrum as Superset's hub chain because the execution layer needs a point of coordination. In our architecture, the hub is where global pricing state is created, virtual pools run, and crosschain spot execution gets coordinated before local settlement.
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Congratulations @princdann and team! πŸš€
Introducing Inflowpay. Collect one-time and recurring card payments from anywhere in the world. No punishing fees, no settlement delays, no chargeback hell, no local tax nightmares. Live in under an hour. The first payment infrastructure built natively for a borderless world.
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The Arbitrum Audit Program is still open! If you’re building and getting ready to deploy, now’s the time to secure your contracts. Apply now πŸ‘‡πŸ» tally.so/r/3xzEzv?program=aa…
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Apply and come build with the best mentors on @arbitrum πŸ‘‡
Let’s welcome the first mentors supporting founders in the Arbitrum Mentoring Program starting April 13th: - @variational_io - @USDai_Official - @pendle_fi They’ll work with teams on product strategy, go-to-market, liquidity design, distribution and fundraising narrative. Early-stage teams looking to build on the Arbitrum platform can apply below: tally.so/r/aQdj2W
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Congratulations to the @BleapApp team! The future of money is on Arbitrum
we have raised a $6m seed to keep rebuilding money on modern rails we don't like traditional banking, or traditional announcement videos oh and btw, huge feature updates coming soon. powered by @arbitrum
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This was about @variational_io One year later we have: - $1b in OI - $2.7m 2w revenue - 492 pairs listed - $3.6 m in losses refund - $5.3m in rewards claimed already Get on board it’s on @arbitrum
coming near you on @arbitrum Don't be the guy that missed this
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Fast tokenization adoption happens on platforms that offer: - Design freedom - Deep liquidity - Predictable costs On Arbitrum, Spiko’s EUTBL USTBL tokenized products now sit at $273M in TVL - the most adopted When businesses plug into platforms like Arbitrum, PMF follows
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This is the best place to start something great in 2026
Open House 2026 is officially live - A global program for founders & builders - $800,000 in prizes - Four cities First stop: New York City πŸ—½ Register now openhouse.arbitrum.io/?utm_s…
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Last week: $50M USDT0 deposited on Morpho via Bitget This week: $100M USDT0 deposited on Morpho via Bitget Credible neutral liquidity = Fast PMF on Arbitrum
Learn how @bitget integrates Morpho to drive its Universal Exchange vision. In just two weeks since its launch, Bitget Earn has already attracted over $100M in deposits on @arbitrum. For the full story πŸ‘‡ morpho.org/stories/bitget/
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We are building the future of finance on @arbitrum
Crypto isn’t waiting for the next cycle. It already won. Stablecoins tokenization will rewire global finance the same way encryption rewired the internet in the late ’90s. Ignore price. Ignore timelines. What matters is infrastructure. β€’ Fintechs & neobanks are moving to stablecoin rails β€’ Global debt & equity are being tokenized β€’ Regulation is finally catching up This is the quiet moment before everything moves onchain. We’re building for that future, on @arbitrum. πŸ‘‡
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Attention builders! Kick off 2026 by shipping faster on Arbitrum. ArbiFuel is a Gas Fee Sponsorship Program to help early-stage teams ship faster, test freely, and onboard users without worrying about gas costs. The program will run until January 31, 2026. Apply now πŸ‘‰πŸ» airtable.com/appzb4GfqGfrnDX…
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Heading to Buenos Aires for Devconnect? πŸ‡¦πŸ‡· You’ll want @joinpeanut payments app! - send/receive USD payments to frens - instantly convert it into Argentine peso - spend it locally at stores and restaurants - earn rewards and repeat Peanut Everywhere. Arbitrum Everywhere
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A massive THANKS to our incredible judges who made the 1st Open Demo Day truly impactful πŸ™Œ Your insights went beyond feedback, sharing real-world use cases, sharp observations, & actionable takeaways that gave the founders a whole new perspective to refine their products. A Huge Thanks to πŸ‘‡ 1️⃣ @josenguyenton – Lead, @TONSSEAHub 2️⃣ Mark Arons – Head of Investments, @CoinLiquidity 3️⃣ @TobiasTBV – Co-Founder, @tbvxyz 4️⃣ Mariam Kouanda – Grants & Ecosystem Lead, @arbitrum Your time, energy, & guidance meant the world to our founders. πŸ’‘ #letspivot
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Building DeFi’s Next Yield Powerhouse: 3-Month Retrospective In under 3 months, Boros has achieved: πŸ”·$2.83 billion in Trading Volume πŸ”·$4.7 billion in Open Interest πŸ”·$1m in Annualized Fees And we’re just getting started. Regardless of market conditions, unlocking the billions of untapped yield in funding rates remains our primary goal. The next steps are simple: πŸ”·New pairs such as SOL, HYPE πŸ”·New exchanges πŸ”·Educating new and existing users on various funding rate trading strategies Boros is Pendle’s key to making yield tradable onchain, as our Yield Unit mechanism can be used for any floating rate market. This means: πŸ”·Tradfi rates like T-bills and mortgage rates can all be captured by Boros πŸ”·The yield Boros can tap into is far bigger than crypto’s current 3.3T market cap πŸ”·Our current growth is a fraction of what’s possible long-term, even in just crypto (200B of OI) Bringing YUs into the mainstream won’t happen instantly, but nothing great in crypto was built overnight. With each new maturity and new pair listing, Boros gets one step closer to becoming DeFi’s next zero-to-one success. Let’s write DeFi’s next chapter together. Job’s not done.
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everything of value will be tokenized on @arbitrum
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🍏 The gTrade Trick or Trade Competition on @arbitrum starts on Oct 22! πŸ‘» 4 weeks of ghoulish festivities πŸ‘» πŸ’° $400k in rewards πŸŽƒ A PnL-based competition πŸ¦‡ Volume incentives Get ready at gains.trade/trickortrade
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⚑️ We’re excited to welcome Mariam Kouanda, Grants Manager - Ecosystem Development at @arbitrum, as a judge for Pivot’s Open Demo Day! ⚑️ πŸš€ Arbitrum is a leading Layer 2 #Ethereum scaling solution that powers fast, secure, and low-cost blockchain applications. Mariam manages grants & ecosystem initiatives, supporting developers, creators, and projects to thrive on Arbitrum. ✨ At Open Demo Day, Mariam will share insights from her experience supporting early-stage #founders, offering guidance to help startups strengthen their strategies and prepare for their next stage of #growth. πŸ—“οΈ 24th October 2025 | 2:30 PM UTC πŸ”… Register here to participate & apply β†’ luma.com/thhguc11 #letspivot #OpenDemoDay #Web3 #Arbitrum #StartupEcosystem
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Join us this Friday, Oct 17 at 4PM CET with @stonecoldpat0, @aboutlo & @TheBlockAdopter from the Arbitrum Foundation! We'll be taking a deep dive into the Arbitrum Audit Program, and how projects and builders can get involved! Set your reminder nowπŸ‘‡ x.com/i/spaces/1mnGeNnaNMAJX
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zero shortcuts, infinite trust πŸ›‘οΈ apply here tally.so/r/3xzEzv?program=aa…
Building on Arbitrum? Don’t ship unprotected. The Arbitrum Audit Program (AAP) is here to make top-tier smart contract audits accessible - with $10M in ARB allocated over the next year to subsidize your audit costs. πŸ§΅πŸ‘‡πŸ» Why we’re doing this and why you should apply early.
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