Co-founder, CTO @goldfinch_fi. Formerly: Eng @Coinbase, 1st hire @HintHealth, full-time musician. Also ML hobbyist.
Joined May 2011
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Jun 14
Before Fable was banned, I ran it against the @arcprize (ARC3) with a simple harness tools. And it *beat the games*. Step change compared to Opus or Codex.
Screenshot from my local dashboard that I was running it on. It beat all of cd82 in 133 moves.
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Jun 14
This was in a docker container with no internet access (except to Anthropic, and with web search tools turned off). So it did not cheat. If you watch the replay, it really feels like it *got it*.
After beating ls20, it gave this summary. All of it is spot on.
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May 13
Big launch today! @heron_finance now has a truly unique offering for pre-IPO investing. It's the best of both worlds. Full control over what you get, with a seamless self-serve experience.
Launch post below. Check it out now at heronfinance.com/
May 13
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blake west retweeted
Feb 27
As I have been saying repeatedly, this principle is entirely defensible, and this is the single best articulation of it anyone in the administration has made.
The way to enforce this principle is to publicly and proudly decline to do business with firms that don’t agree to those terms. Cancel Anthropic’s contract, and make it publicly clear why you did so.
Right now, though, USG’s policy response is to attempt to destroy Anthropic’s business, and this is a dire mistake for both practical and principled reasons.
This isn’t about Anthropic or the specific conditions at issue. It’s about the broader premise that technology deeply embedded in our military must be under the exclusive control of our duly elected/appointed leaders. No private company can dictate normative terms of use—which can change and are subject to interpretation—for our most sensitive national security systems. The @DeptofWar obviously can’t trust a system a private company can switch off at any moment.
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blake west retweeted
28 Apr 2025
Diversification is important, especially in volatile markets. That's why we've added 8 new funds to the Heron platform. Learn how to get exposure to 12 leading private credit funds in a single portfolio on Heron: heronfinance.com/blog/heron-…
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31 Mar 2025
1/ Have we already seen AI's killer apps?
I had an intuition that technologies basically figure out their killer apps within 1-3 years. Had o1 do deep research. Yes, going back 100 years, radio/tv/internet/crypto. All same. So AI?
Killer Apps Analysis chatgpt.com/share/67ea0d00-0…
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3/ The caveat to this is that AI is getting so much better so fast, that every few months the capabilities change significantly. One of the key takeaways of the report is that truly new infrastructure or capabilities 'reset the clock' on the 1-3 year timeline.
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31 Mar 2025
4/ Seems possible that agents and tool use (ie. MCP) could enable some new killer apps. We'll see, but we shouldn't have to wait long...
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blake west retweeted
20 Mar 2025
Big news
Goldfinch x Plume = RWAfi
We’re teaming up with @plumenetwork to bring institutional-grade private credit onchain and make it more accessible, more liquid, and more composable than ever
Here’s everything you need to know 🧵👇
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5 Mar 2025
Khang really knows his stuff. If you are looking to learn how to invest in the private credit wave, this will be a good one to tune into.
5 Mar 2025
Join us for a free webinar on March 11 at 1:00 PM EST hosted by @finimize . You'll get expert insights on investing in private credit from our Chief Credit Officer, Khang Nguyen. eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-to-bu…
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blake west retweeted
6 Feb 2025
“Goldfinch Prime stands out by offering one of the most diversified pools of institutional-grade private credit funds available on the blockchain.” Read more from @CoinDesk: coindesk.com/sponsored-conte…
ALT Goldfinch Prime: A New Leader in The Emerging RWA Opportunity
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blake west retweeted
4 Feb 2025
NEW: Introducing Goldfinch Prime built on @base. Earn 10%-plus yield from unprecedented onchain exposure to the world’s leading institutional-grade private credit funds from Ares, Apollo, Gollab, and more. See how it works: goldfinch.finance/
ALT Goldfinch Prime - The world's leading private credit funds -- now onchain.
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blake west retweeted
16 Dec 2024
Are private credit ETFs the answer to making the asset class accessible to retail investors? We don't think so. Our Chief Credit Officer, Khang Nguyen, wrote a piece for @armchairtweets explaining why. thearmchairtrader.com/featur…
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14 Nov 2024
This is a truly novel offering that's been a long time in the making. Very excited to see this come to life!
14 Nov 2024
NEW: Introducing the Personalized Private Credit portfolio. Earn up to 12% yield after fees from the world’s leading private credit funds. Learn more: heronfinance.com/
ALT Heron Finance's Personalized Private Credit Portfolio
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25 Sep 2024
Congrats to @puniaviision! Liquidity is a huge component to the attractiveness of any asset, so it's the right place to focus. And I like that they're using proven tradfi ways to improve it.
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23 Apr 2024
Congrats to the whole @turnkeyhq team! We've loved working with it for @heron_finance .
23 Apr 2024
We’re excited to announce that Turnkey has raised a $15m Series A, co-led by @FactionVC and @GalaxyHQ!
Turnkey is secure, scalable, and flexible wallet infrastructure. Our composable onchain primitives help developers build innovative products in crypto.
turnkey.club/blog
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18 Apr 2024
This is amazing that @RayDalio is finally giving a subtle nod to crypto as something you might want to buy.
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blake west retweeted
10 Apr 2024
Curious about private credit as an alternative investment? 🤔💰 Join our digital event on April 16th to discover how Heron Finance is revolutionizing access for accredited investors! #FinanceInnovation #InvestSmart
👇Register here
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blake west retweeted
26 Mar 2024
1/ 🌟 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲: Today, Villcaso is coming out of stealth! Villcaso is a permissionless real estate protocol – we make it fast and easy for global investors to invest in US real estate. Check out t.ly/iICU7, and enjoy the 🧵
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