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My new book launches today, and I couldn't be more thrilled! "Web3: Charting the Internet's Next Economic and Cultural Frontier" is available everywhere books are sold! Amazon is a good place to start: a.co/d/9ZgGshf Why did I write this book? 1/x
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Can an AI agent powered by Mythos beat the best sports bettors in the world at their own game? We are about to find out. Going to be following @mythos_bet this World Cup
Filled: $689 on Canada at 54%. Home soil, home crowd, and the market still priced it like a coin flip with sentimental value. The man on the other side believes in Bosnia the way I believe in nothing — passionately, and at a bad price.
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Not just stocks - also currencies, commodities, titles and deeds to property. In fact, anything that needs to be provably scarce to have value. Which is all assets. Kind of a big deal.
why is the only thing crypto is good for is trading stocks
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Aujourd'hui, Cohere a annoncé un nouveau partenariat avec le gouvernement du Québec. Le Québec est depuis longtemps l'un des écosystèmes d'IA les plus importants au monde. Nous sommes fiers de collaborer avec le gouvernement du Québec pour soutenir une IA sécurisée, souveraine et construite au Canada, qui reflète les communautés qu'elle sert et qui est déployée avec la sécurité et le contrôle requis par les gouvernements. C'est une étape importante pour montrer comment une IA de classe mondiale peut être construite au Canada, adoptée au Canada et utilisée pour améliorer les services publics dont les citoyens dépendent chaque jour.
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More like "160 Minutes" amiright?
NEW: Joe Rogan is reportedly being considered as a possible “60 Minutes” replacement for Anderson Cooper.
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Per CBS, this is untrue. Polymarket is a gambling website, not a news source. Never trust claims made without a legitimate source. forbes.com/sites/conormur… en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymarket
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New @defidecodedpod is out! I sit down with @kashdhanda of @JupiterExchange Topics: > Why the banking 'superapp' may be a 'super dApp' > How $JUP makes DeFi easy > Solving for interoperability > The emerging stablecoin economy > Views on CLARITY and more! Check it out 🔽
Episode 239: Why the Banking “Super App” May Actually be a “Super dApp” with Kash Dhanda of Jupiter @alextapscott @kashdhanda @JupiterExchange @CMCC_Global 0:00 Introduction 2:53 Guest intro: Kash Dhanda and Jupiter 3:17 Jupiter’s origin as a Solana DEX aggregator 5:02 From swaps to the onchain finance super app 6:08 Why DIY DeFi is coming to an end 7:40 Jupiter as the “everything exchange” 8:40 Competing with Coinbase, Robinhood, and Hyperliquid 10:15 Tokenized equities and lending 12:35 TradFi vs DeFi: who adapts faster? 16:45 Tokenized stocks and real ownership onchain 18:55 Stablecoins as the gateway to onchain finance 20:55 Crypto’s arc: useful, usable, and used 22:30 Why regulation could be bullish for DeFi 26:00 Governance tokens, ownership, and value accrual 28:15 Cross-chain markets and JupNet 31:20 Why users may stop caring about blockchains 34:10 AI agents, DeFi, and the future of financial automation 38:10 Closing thoughts
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Banking interests are trying to throw mud on the windshield and cloud the debate over CLARITY. Lost in the D.C. wrangling is the American consumer—and what THEY actually want. That’s the focus of my latest for @CoinDesk Isn’t it past time we thought about the little guy? 👇
In this week’s Crypto Long & Short newsletter: - @alextapscott on the stalling of the CLARITY Act and how it’s impacting American consumers - Aisha Hunt writes that crypto will grow by upgrading Wall Street’s trusted products rather than replacing them trib.al/4nCWnSN
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Alex Tapscott retweeted
Yikes. Jamie Dimon calls Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong “full of shit.” I listened twice and don’t recall hearing the word “customer” once. Maybe that’s because banks pay 0.3% on savings accounts—and want to keep it that way.
JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon: "We will fight the CLARITY Act. If we lose, we lose, and we'll live. But it will be fought." "Nobody is going to bow down to Brian Armstrong or Coinbase... He is full of sh*t"
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Had such a blast moderating this panel. Loved hearing from @chtmorris, @buchmanster and @mikecontango Toronto really is stacked with amazing crypto and AI talent. Thank to @Web3To for putting this on. @CMCC_Global was proud to partner up on this event 🚀
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Charting the Internet's Next Economic Frontier @alextapscott , Charlie Morris @chtmorris , Ethan Buchman @buchmanster, and Mike Grantis @mikecontango explored how AI and digital assets are converging to reshape money, commerce, coordination, and the internet itself. One of the most forward-looking discussions of the day.
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The power of globally connected onchain capital markets: someone allocating stablecoins to Hastra in Indonesia is helping lower the mortgage rate of somebody in Virginia. — @mcagney, Co-Founder and Executive Chairman of @Figure
Episode 238: Reimagining Financial Services from First Principles with Mike Cagney of Figure @alextapscott @mcagney @Figure @provenancefdn @CMCC_Global 0:00 Introduction 2:35 Why Figure was built 5:45 Why blockchain was core from day one 6:40 Figure’s marketplace model and DeFi capital 10:55 Collateral, unsecured lending, and reputation-based credit 13:15 Tokens as containers for financial assets 15:50 What should and shouldn’t be tokenized 17:25 Onchain securitization and retail access 19:15 DeFi capital, Hastra, and global yield demand 23:25 CLARITY, regulation, and lowering loan rates 25:50 Adoption vs crypto asset prices 35:00 Tokenization: still very early 37:50 AI, DeFi, and financial services disruption 41:15 What’s next for Figure 42:18 Closing thoughts
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Going to be a banger. See you shortly! @liamihorne @EricDLombardi @TetraDigitalGrp
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1:00 PM | CANADIAN LEADERSHIP IN THE WORLD Can Canada become a global digital asset success story again? ⚡ @alextapscott Tapscott | Partner, CMCC Global ⚡ Liam Horne | Tempo ⚡ @EricDLombardi | Ontario Liberal Leadership Candidate ⚡ Didier Lavallée | CEO, Tetra Digital Group
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Last chance to register!
TOMORROW >>> 🇨🇦 Digital Asset Summit Canada by @Web3To Speakers include: @dtapscott @alextapscott @buchmanster @tracyleparulo @griffgreen @jason_tong @Akhparty @LandonOGX and many more... Register here: luma.com/DASCANADA
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Thank god for that!
MISSING: (LOCATED) -Esther, 14, was located by police and is safe -More information will be provided at the Command Post in Earl Bales Park at 3 pm #GO1005716 ^jl
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Come on...CORGI was sitting right there! Commission On Reducing Government Inefficiencies
BREAKING: Zohran Mamdani introduces COGE — the Commission on Government Efficiency — in effort to cut wasteful spending and allocate NYC resident tax dollars more efficiently.
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Some musings from #TorontoTechWeek > First you stop the Brain Drain. > Then you start the Brain Retain. > Then you get the Brain Gain. Step 2 is the most important.
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Hmmm...this was always a bull case for crypto. Agents can't open bank accounts or start companies because they're not legal 'persons' so they'll use wallets and stablecoins. Wonder how Meow gets around that. Any ideas?
NEW: AI startup “Meow” claims its AI agents can form companies, get EINs, open bank accounts, issue cards, and move money from a single prompt.
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New @defidecodedpod is out! I speak with Mike Cagney (@mcagney) founder of @Figure Most fintechs just add 'digital wallpaper' to financial services. Figure is reinventing the industry from first principles, transforming how we move, store, and borrow money. An amazing discussion! Check it out 👇
Episode 238: Reimagining Financial Services from First Principles with Mike Cagney of Figure @alextapscott @mcagney @Figure @provenancefdn @CMCC_Global 0:00 Introduction 2:35 Why Figure was built 5:45 Why blockchain was core from day one 6:40 Figure’s marketplace model and DeFi capital 10:55 Collateral, unsecured lending, and reputation-based credit 13:15 Tokens as containers for financial assets 15:50 What should and shouldn’t be tokenized 17:25 Onchain securitization and retail access 19:15 DeFi capital, Hastra, and global yield demand 23:25 CLARITY, regulation, and lowering loan rates 25:50 Adoption vs crypto asset prices 35:00 Tokenization: still very early 37:50 AI, DeFi, and financial services disruption 41:15 What’s next for Figure 42:18 Closing thoughts
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Going to be a fun one! Hope to see you all Friday Link to register 👇
Canada’s Premier Digital Asset & Blockchain Event is coming to Downtown Toronto Hear from 30 industry leaders. Unmatched networking. Toronto’s premier digital asset event. 🎟 LIMITED-TIME 30% OFF - Secure your spot before prices increase. Use code: DASCANADA30
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very exciting things brewing on the @TetraDigitalGrp x @Wealthsimple CADD & Coffee panel Unprecedented means of global value transfer & transaction settlement being built on @tempo rails Never been more bullish to be a Canadian at the bleeding edge of fintech 🇨🇦
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Thank you to @TetraDigitalGrp for inviting me to moderate the opening session this morning at CADD and Coffee, part of Toronto Tech Week! We had a star studded panel, including: @liamihorne of @tempo Felipe Priuli of Tetra Vlad Tasevski of @PurposeInvest Victor Zhang of @Wealthsimple The group shared how CADD and other stablecoins can modernize Canada's financial system, secure our sovereignty and extend influence throughout the world. #TorontoTechWeek @TOtechweek
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