Founder @021_xyz || Angel investor and advisor

Joined July 2015
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A lot is moving in the infrastructure layer this week. Here's what's been catching our attention at Gami Capital. Agentic verification is becoming a real category. As autonomous agents begin executing transactions at scale, the question of accountability becomes critical. Who verifies that an agentic transaction was carried out correctly, by the right agent, under the right conditions? We're seeing early companies building exactly this layer. Credit infrastructure is evolving fast. New models are emerging where credit is brought directly by diversified underlying assets and alternative underwriting mechanisms, slightly moving away from traditional origination toward more composable, on-chain credit structures. Prediction and opinion markets are graduating from speculation tools to genuine information infrastructure. The real unlock is on the data and cost side, better oracles, cheaper settlement, more reliable resolution mechanisms. When the cost of running a prediction market drops far enough, the use cases stop being niche and start being everywhere. The remaining challenge is structural: thin liquidity and information asymmetry between participants still create fragile market dynamics and possible manipulation. The builders who solve for that either through better liquidity design or smarter resolution mechanisms and more balanced participant incentives are the ones who will make these markets credible at scale. Payments infra remains one of the highest-conviction areas. On and off-ramp infrastructure is still deeply fragmented, expensive, and slow, particularly across specific use cases and specific enterprises. Companies quietly solving this at the rails level are building some of the most durable businesses in the space. If you're building in any of these verticals, we'd love to talk. Reach out directly!
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Arts DAO Circle Is for people who value time and are ready for the Phase 2 of their life.... Work, Opportunities, Travel, connects I have done the grind for the last 5 years, the next 5 i want to 10x my networth and quality of life. Whether its our industry, Ai, TCG, internet culture as a whole, its so obvious there so much out there, the only difference between people who take advantage and those who dont are people who are able to WEED IT OUT Thats the goal of everything we do with Arts DAO Circle and Our Clubhouse
I’m super happy to be joining Arts DAO Rahim has been always been an honest and critical figure for our industry Had the pleasure of knowing other members of the team too and they always over deliver IRL clubs are the new flex. Showing up is the brag now
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DeFi vaults on Stellar, powered by Upshift. One of the most battle-tested chains for payments, @StellarOrg is now expanding its DeFi ecosystem with two vaults: earnUSDC and earnXLM. Curated by @GamiLabs and @StakeCapital, the vaults are designed to onboard institutional flow and deepen liquidity across the network's major protocols.
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Two institutional actively managed vaults on Stellar co-curated with @StakeCapital, are live on @upshift_fi. - earnUSDC lets depositors access optimized stablecoin yield. - earnXLM unlocks yield across XLM idle strategy and a carry-trade leg. Here's what's inside… The vaults supply lending markets across @StellarOrg's major protocol ecosystem, provide liquidity on the deepest Stellar pools to support both depth and stability, and hold RWA-collateralized positions for risk-adjusted yield. A carry-trade leg from earnXLM into earnUSDC compounds both strategies simultaneously. Custody runs through @ForDefi MPC with multisig enforcement across Gami Labs and Stake Capital signers. @HyperNative_xyz monitors all positions in real time, 24/7. All positions are verifiable on-chain. No black boxes. No exceptions. This is step one of a broader build-out on Stellar. Access here 👇
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Your environment is stronger than your willpower. Change it.
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Two institutional actively managed vaults on Stellar co-curated with @StakeCapital, are live on @upshift_fi. - earnUSDC lets depositors access optimized stablecoin yield. - earnXLM unlocks yield across XLM idle strategy and a carry-trade leg. Here's what's inside… The vaults supply lending markets across @StellarOrg's major protocol ecosystem, provide liquidity on the deepest Stellar pools to support both depth and stability, and hold RWA-collateralized positions for risk-adjusted yield. A carry-trade leg from earnXLM into earnUSDC compounds both strategies simultaneously. Custody runs through @ForDefi MPC with multisig enforcement across Gami Labs and Stake Capital signers. @HyperNative_xyz monitors all positions in real time, 24/7. All positions are verifiable on-chain. No black boxes. No exceptions. This is step one of a broader build-out on Stellar. Access here 👇
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Next @021_xyz vertical: Consumer A strong portco to highlight here is @223W0RLD, which develops licensed IPs into physical products, proving them through limited DTC drops before scaling into big-box retail. The booth below is the whole thesis in one frame: internet-native IPs like @Aptos and @ponkehq next to mainstream names like Slush Puppie and ICEE, on the same shelf. Since launch: - Master licensing deals with major IPs including @bareknucklefc, @RIPNDIP, and @ponkehq - Multiple sold-out drops and pre-orders (@ChimpersHQ, Cat Game, @PAYDAYGame, RIPNDIP x Ponke) - Phygital product lines with embedded NFC for digital unlocks and experiences - Tens of thousands of products in homes around the world Next: 223's first mass retail placements across the US, with 20 new IPs in the pipeline to be announced.
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Licensing Expo 2026 is a wrap! Thousands of the world’s biggest IPs. 223 bridging the best of Web2 and the best of Web3 in the middle of it all with @bareknucklefc, @RIPNDIP, @Aptos, @ponkehq, Brainrot, Slush Puppie & ICEE. Full recap coming soon!
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The event isn't the story. The people in the room are. Arts DAO Circle exists to help you get closer to rooms, conversations, and opportunities that rarely make it onto the internet.
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Joining the Circle @sarahxbytes Partner at @CerasVentures, a Web3 investment firm backing early stage blockchain startups. A respected investor in Dubai’s VC landscape and a key voice driving the region’s Web3 future. Welcome Sarah.
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1/ @0xCoinshift × @GamiLabs x CURATED is live. Deposit USDC on ETH on CURATED, earn 3 layers of rewards: → 8–13% net organic APY (USPC) → ~30% APR in $SHIFT rewards* → 30x point multiplier Early tier pays double. Here's how it works. 🧵
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Top 10 Protocols by 7 Days TVL Growth @GamiLabs => 48.94% @ENI__Official => 39.20% @saturn_credit => 39.11% @Plasma => 27.72% @BimaBTC => 26.48% @hipofinance => 26.37% @TermMaxFi => 26.06% @vectis_finance => 25.33% @SentoraHQ => 24.86% @3f_xyz => 22.95%
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One of @021_xyz's verticals: Cultural networks Acquired back in Q1 2025, @arts_dao is a great venture to highlight. Since we acquired it: - Pivoted out of the original NFT community model - Launched a multi-tiered membership model - Produced 40 events & meetups - Arts DAO Circle (digital platform) now in early access - Dubai clubhouse landing H2 2026 (one of the first in web3) We intend to scale clubhouses and experiences across global hubs, while growing the community's dealflow (investments, recruiting, partnerships, etc). I'd recommend checking out Arts DAO Circle. We'll be running a lot of our dealflow through there, and a bunch of other members will be too. If you're keen to join, use my invite code below to get priority and a discount 👇
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Learn more about Arts DAO here: artsdao.io/ Referral here: artsdao.kluster.social/refer…

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Stellar built the rails for serious capital deployment: payments, RWAs, and stablecoins at scale. In partnership with @StellarOrg, @StakeCapital and @upshift_fi, we're adding the layer that makes it productive. Live tomorrow, stay tuned
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From Meetups → Festivals @Arts_dao has become one of the Middle East’s largest crypto communities. So far: - 500 members, - 300K followers, - 100 events across 🇦🇪 Helping grow the Solana ecosystem through events and meetups since 2023. Community first, on @Solana
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"Deposit and earn" is a tired pitch. So here's the part that matters: Real yield up to 13% from a regulated product, an extra 30% APR in $SHIFT on top, plus a 30x point multiplier. And the first $5M in gets paid double the rest. @0xCoinshift x @GamiLabs x CURATED. Full mechanics dropping soon.
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JOINING THE CIRCLE: @evanMelly Director of Partnership Development at @100Thieves , building brand activations at the intersection of gaming, esports and creator culture. Previously at Fourthwall and Studio71. A career spent connecting brands with the communities that actually matter. Welcome Evan 🤝
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As the largest @Spectra_Finance market expired on June 3rd, 4M in XRP-backed liquidity rolled over into a new stXRP market through the @GamiLabs MetaVault. Historically, that moment was the friction point where LPs migrated manually, while TVL and liquidity depth took time to materialize in the new market. This time, through Spectra MetaVaults on Flare, the rollover happened seamlessly at expiry with zero LP friction. The new yield market went live with mid-7 figures of liquidity and stickier TVL. MetaVaults are turning XRP-backed yield on Flare into durable onchain financial infrastructure. Check Spectra's article below for more details :)
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JOINING THE CIRCLE: @jrichent VP of Strategic Partnerships at Popstar Ventures and Grammy-nominated audio engineer with credits on Diamond and Platinum records alongside Offset, Lil Baby and Lil Yachty. One of the most connected operators sitting at the intersection of music and tech. Welcome Jrich 🤝
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JOINING THE CIRCLE: @MartinFromTon Head of Growth at TON Foundation, scaling blockchain adoption globally through Telegram's 1B user distribution network. Previously CBDO at STONfi where he helped grow TVL from $8M to $350M Welcome Martin 🤝
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