I’m excited to share that I’ve joined @gryps_finance as Co-founder and CEO. Something we've already been working on behind the scenes for quite some time along with our great partners @DefiZoo_ @orbs_network @symm_io and @SeiNetwork including the SEI Development Foundation. Gryps is building a high-performance perpetuals DEX on SEI, designed from the ground up for professional and institutional traders. The focus is simple: execution quality, predictable risk, and market structure that actually works at scale. What drew me to Gryps wasn’t marketing or narratives, but the underlying design choices. An RFQ-based execution model, no pooled liquidity, and an emphasis on real depth and low latency reflect how serious markets operate, not how dashboards look. On-chain derivatives are entering a new phase. The next wave won’t be defined by incentives or hype, but by infrastructure that can support real trading activity under stress. That’s the problem Gryps is solving. Looking forward to building alongside a strong team and contributing to the @SeiNetwork ecosystem as we push toward launch. More to come.

This is the only angle that does that miracle justice.

Spurs & Thunder going to game 7 ❤️

Gryps Perps Ultra Release Notes Product update: a few sharp fixes are going live shortly across the trade panel, position lifecycle, and tooltips. Trade panel improvements: • The intermittent “Price can’t be zero” error that used to flash in and out is fixed. The trade panel now holds onto your last-known mark price across short feed drops instead of flipping to zero, and on a fresh cold-load, when the price genuinely hasn’t arrived yet, the button shows “Loading market price...” instead of an error that reads like you did something wrong. Position lifecycle: • Pending positions no longer show a wildly-wrong uPNL while they’re filling. Previously a position that would actually open down 4-10% briefly displayed as down 30-40% because the math was running against your slippage ceiling, not the real fill. Now the uPNL column shows a placeholder, “Settling” or “—”, until the on-chain fill lands, and the real uPNL appears once the position is actually open. Tooltips: • Info-circle tooltips no longer get stuck on screen. They now dismiss reliably when their trigger unmounts, such as when switching positions in the details panel or conditional rows disappearing, and you can also click anywhere on the page to dismiss any open tooltip as an escape hatch.

Things that didn’t exist last time the Knicks were in the NBA finals: iPhone Facebook Instagram YouTube 𝕏 Tesla SpaceX Bitcoin Gmail Amazon Prime Google Maps Netflix streaming Android ChatGPT WhatsApp TikTok Snapchat Xbox Pinterest LinkedIn iPad Uber Airbnb Reddit Spotify Zoom

Who's watching the Thunder and Spurs western conf finals so far, Monday's game was all time and tonights was good too, this series is going to be a war.

Having fun with the @Voltrade_xyz guys running this competition while turning the devs loose on tons of great user feedback for @gryps_finance simultaneously.

Entering week 2 of the @Voltrade_xyz campaign. We’re seeing exactly what we hoped for: serious traders engaging with real volatility, sharpening their strategies, and raising the level of competition. There’s still time to join, trade with intent, and earn your place on the board. @gryps_finance is where its at!

Crazy!

The $90K solana:EPjFWdd5AufqSSqeM2qN1xzybapC8G4wEGGkZwyTDt1v @gryps_finance Whale Bonus Pool registration is live 🐳 👉voltrade.xyz/deals/gryps-wha… Starts May 13, 12:00 UTC. Runs 30 days or until rewards are claimed. Trading Volume Rewards: 1M = $500 USDC (50 claims) 5M = $3K USDC (10 claims) 10M = $7K USDC (5 claims) ✨50% off all trading fees for the duration of the campaign

Voltrade x Gryps is going live in 2 days 🔥 We’re teaming up with @Voltrade_xyz for an exclusive $100K USD VXP Multi-Competition Trading Series. What’s up for grabs: 💰 $10K in trading competition prizes 🐳 $90K Whale Bonus pool 🤝 50% off all trading fees Registration is open now. Sign up here: voltrade.xyz/competition/gry… Competition starts May 13. Trade sharp. Climb the leaderboard. Make it count.

Proud to see this go live with @Voltrade_xyz. Gryps is built around a simple belief: better intelligence should translate into better decisions in-market. This competition is a chance for sharp traders to prove exactly that. Registration is open. May 13. Make it count.

who's building this w/ us?

We are extremely excited to announce our Trading Competition coming up with @Voltrade_xyz With $100K USD VXP multi-competition trading series for active traders. $10K in competition prizes, a $90K Whale Bonus pool, and 50% reduced trading fees. Registration is open ahead of the May 13 start. Don't miss out!

Self-custody matters. But institutions are not moving size on ideology alone. Execution quality is the real bottleneck. If a $10M order leaks intent before fill, widens spread impact, or relies on non-firm liquidity, the trade is already compromised. That is why the next phase of on-chain market structure is not just about who holds the keys. It is about whether DeFi can deliver institutional-grade execution standards without sacrificing settlement guarantees. Private intents. Competitive solver networks. Firm executable quotes. Non-custodial settlement. That combination is where on-chain derivatives start becoming operationally credible for serious flow, not just accessible. We explored this in our latest Gryps Research piece.

💯@mrdougellin @ThisisKyrstin

Gryps has a refreshed website design! The new surface is sharper, clearer, and closer to what we are building: private RFQ execution for on-chain perpetuals, with firm solver quotes and non-custodial settlement. Take a look: gryps.finance

Aave service providers have been leading the DeFi United effort to restore rsETH's backing since the April 18 incident. We believe ecosystem collaboration matters most in moments like this, and our priority is achieving the strongest possible available outcome for users. Multiple strong indicative commitments are now in place to join this effort toward restoring the backing of rsETH. This includes @LidoFinance, whose contributors have published a proposal today to their DAO to participate in the joint recovery effort. Lido is one of many partners who are stepping up. We will continue to announce further commitments as they are formalized.

RT @Jason: Founders: take my advice... do not talk to the press, go direct and do long-form podcasts. Wired and the NYT are as biased as…

Best comment of the afternoon @Jason and I also just really want @TigerWoods to play again.