calling it: global abs will be a go-to crypto event within 2-3 years. here is the capital that you actually want onchain

I also just used Fable

Feels like a prophecy

Meet the Mentors Guiding InkWorks Cohort 00 🧑‍🏫 Building the future of tokenized finance takes more than capital. @inkonchain mentors bring expertise across infrastructure, product, growth, distribution, investing, and education - helping founders turn promising projects into products that users actually adopt. 👇 ▫️ @anticustody — Deep expertise in programmable payments, USDC settlement, and real-world financial infrastructure, head of growth for @KYDLabs & @tixprotocol ▫️ @MarcinRedStone —Co-Founder @redstone_defi | Oracle & data infrastructure leader powering billions in secured onchain value ▫️ @GSkrovina — Head of Fintech Crypto @Lazer_HQ | Product execution specialist with experience shipping 250 fintech and crypto products ▫️ @arlery — CMO @OctantApp | Growth, grants, ecosystem strategy, and crypto media expertise ▫️ @emilylai — Head of Marketing @Ostium, advisor for @hypepartners | Proven DeFi GTM operator helping teams find product-market fit and scale distribution ▫️ @anay_sim — Investor @bcap | Investor perspective on consumer crypto, market positioning, and venture readiness ▫️ @wminshew — Founder @0xSplits | Builder of onchain revenue and financial infrastructure primitives ▫️ @claudedonze — Consumer Crypto @greenfield_cap | Consumer crypto investor helping founders sharpen product and growth strategies ▫️ @ProofOfEly — Educator focused on making complex onchain products understandable to mainstream users And shout out Ink core team to help these projects thrive 🗣️ Cohort 00 is live → ink.works

View from a packed house at the Reed Smith private credit roadshow in London. KYD’s own @anticustody shared more about @tixprotocol’s credit offering with major players from @Blackstone, Fortress, and Citi. Time to diversify into human experiences.

heard people like private credit around here

I wonder if any crypto projects are part of Project Glasswing. I sure hope so

Nothing beats a good visualization when you've been piecing together fragmented takes on a subject. Just came across this matrix on the state of agentic commerce inspired by the 5 levels of autonomy in self-driving cars by @sytaylor

Information is dead. Long live opinion.

thanks Claude

One of the constant themes in my writing for Forbes over the past year has been exploring where entertainment and culture are headed through the lens of digital assets. Last week, I attended a Drake album listening party hosted by @KINGJARED300 at SOB’s in NYC. The event sold nearly 600 tickets and completely packed the venue. Drake wasn’t there, though I did get a chance to chat with Rory from the Rory and Mal podcast, who’s also pictured here. What stood out to me is that this was an unofficial listening party with no involvement from OVO, yet it still sold out. Jared represents a new wave of creators building real businesses around fandom and community. He’s been a dedicated Drake fan for years, built an audience around that interest, and has now hosted multiple successful Drake-themed parties across the country. You might be wondering what any of this has to do with digital assets. The platform powering these events is KYD Labs, which uses blockchain technology on the backend. When people talk about empowering curators through blockchains, this is the kind of thing I’ve always been excited about. Not speculative memecoins or forced crypto integrations, but seamless consumer experiences where the technology quietly enables new business models in the background. That’s what makes this interesting to me. Jared is effectively building a scalable community business using infrastructure most attendees probably never even think about. I’m excited to write more about this because I think the next generation of cultural curators will look a lot like this, with blockchains powering the rails underneath it all. Article coming soon. Also, Iceman is album of the year by miles 🧊🧊🧊.

Textbook example why early-stage investing is a bet on team and vision.

Are you a 0.0% down or 0.0% up kind of person?

Vibes this week

Building on @tixprotocol to bring access and transparency to live entertainment financing.

Very valuable resource and useful taxonomy for anyone interested in onchain private credit. Expect this map to grow quickly especially on the origination side.

Onchain credit spans: Payment finance (@creditcoop_xyz), physical infrastructure (@USDai_Official), entertainment (@KYDLabs), overcollateralized lending (@maplefinance), uncollateralized lending (@WildcatFi), home and auto (@Figure), etc. Incredibly diverse and overlooked.

“Ticketing companies act as banks. Whenever a show goes on, a venue typically signs a deal where they get capital upfront to pay the artist and the production. Service fees are interest rates for that loan that the venue has taken from the ticketing company.“ @KYDNimale on @CBSNews discussing ticket prices for the 2028 LA Olympics.

what is this explanation style called?

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