“Why would exchanges care about preventing users from getting rugged?” Aside from the blackpill of that question coming up frequently, this: Scenario A: - Spend $200 CAC - User throws in $50 and gets rugged - User tells friends to never use your platform bc “crypto’s a scam”

Consensus HK off to a strong start🇭🇰 Met some incredibly thoughtful folks across protocols, funds, infra, RWAs, had really great conversations with sharp perspectives w/@swarms_corp @rugpoolapp @pharos_network @animocabrands @LimeChainHQ @On_Veera @consensus_hk energy hits different, more to come!

Thrilling times at #Token2049 Singapore! As CTO of @helios_layer1, I’ve been deep in the weeds on layer-1 scalability, RWA tokenization, and DeFi primitives with some of the sharpest minds in Web3. Key convos & collabs: •Brainstormed multi-hour tech deep-dive with Victor Lee, CEO of @Maiga_AI – exploring AI-driven asset modeling for RWAs (shoutout to $MAIGA’s wild ride 🚀). •Yokesh Sankar, Co-Founder @BlockchainX_lab (blockchainx.tech) – geeking out on zero-knowledge proofs for enterprise-grade privacy. •Alisa from SevenX Ventures & RZONG Capital – how they integrate and follow L1 like ours. •@0xWeb3Diamond (Diamond, CMO @ClickLabsHQ) – plotting KOL strategies for tech launches tokenomics for cross-chain RWAs. •Brandon Broussard, Founder @RugPoolApp – stress-testing social risk analytics against our fraud detection modules. •Baird Augustine (neo-investment bank) – onboarding discussions for crypto risk analysis to prevent bad financial decisions. •TAV, UK dev wizard – Blockchain with zero fees build on Actors Module system a bit like sharding. Also vibed on hot topics: RWA futures as programmable ETF baskets, bridging inaccessible assets (e.g., private equity tokens), and AWS/Google Cloud Web3 tooling for our next-gen stack. Helios is accelerating – stay tuned for tech drops that redefine L1 efficiency. Who’s next? #Web3 #RWA #DeFi

Whoever figures out how to do safety in Crypto will rake in Billions with a B

Careful out there!

🚨 Crypto-clipper NPM supply chain hack 🚨 👉Simple words: Attacker changes the wallet address you send funds to → attacker’s address 🛡️Use a hardware wallet or ‘cold’ phone for trading. Do a small test transaction first. Separate funds from main wallets. ✅Share for Awareness

Who would like the Rug Score to be on Dexscreener listings?

Also why I’m not bullish on that form of SocialFi system, the highest value users intentionally avoid the inauthentic content it rewards. Bullish on @rugpoolapp

🎤 The Web3 & AI Pitch Competition during The Science of Blockchain Conference 2025 was a blast! 🏆 Congratulations to our winner — @nettyworthapp, @JulyGrullon! Coming in through a Wild Card, they claimed the entire $44,000 prize. Well deserved! 👏 Huge thanks to all the startups that took the stage: • @Ovation_Network - Jack Bliss • @FreshCredit - Devon Shigaki • @rugpoolapp - Brandon Broussard • @_SmartFunds_ - JJ Joseph • @BignoodleBTC - Alpay Kasal • @I3_Cubed - Fernando Jia 🙏 And a big shoutout to our sponsors: @AethirCloud, @QuillAudits_AI, @crmchat, DD by @mywebacy, @BoostyLabs, @superfundingai. 👩‍⚖️ Our amazing judges: • @olga_vorobyeva, Vox Ventures • Alan Leong, Hesperian Ventures, @SkyDeck_Cal • Tracy Li, @IstariVentures • @elaine9573, @AI101_labs, @waterdripfund • @OrionParrott, @OrangeDAOxyz • @kjia562, @OnePieceLabs • Haonan Zhang, @intchains_group 📍 Next stop: New York! Join us at our Web3 & AI Pitch Competition & VC Networking during ETHGlobal Week. 🎟 Get your ticket: lu.ma/9lam82n1 📌 Want to pitch? Apply here: bit.ly/gainpitch #Ga3inVentures #Web3Startups #AIStartups #PitchToWin #SoBC2025 #ETHGlobalNY #NYCPitchCompetition #VCNetworking #BlockchainEvents #Web3Funding

🌟 Pitch Competition Final Line-Up! We’re excited to reveal the startups selected to pitch at the Web3 & AI Pitch Competition by @GainVentures x @Fibonacci_HFT x @BoostyLabs during The Science of Blockchain Conference 2025! 🎤 Final Line-Up: @Ovation_Network, @FreshCredit, @SymbionIQFound, @rugpoolapp , @_SmartFunds_, #Quell, @PortexAI, @BignoodleBTC ✨ Plus: 2 Wild Card spots will be awarded live at the event — past Wild Card teams have gone on to win the top prize! 💰 Reminder: The winner will take home the full $44,000 prize pool, thanks to our amazing sponsors. 🎟 Final chance to register: lu.ma/f0cvq5c6 📅 August 4 · San Francisco — join us for a day of pitches, sharp ideas, and meaningful connections. #Ga3inVentures #SoBC2025 #Web3Startups #AIPitch #VCNetworking #StartupCompetition #Web3Funding #BlockchainEvents #PitchToWin #TechEvents

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Starve ruggers by depriving them of victims 🔑

why mass adoption is hard for crypto: – barrier to entry too high – everyone gatekeeps – scammers thrive and somehow stick around – endless projects, no PMF – UX is a nightmare – tokens everywhere, purpose nowhere – signing a tx feels like launching a rocket

I'm applying for the Polybrain Grant Program with RugPool 1. Problem and solution Scams and rugpulls are easier than ever to pull off, and solutions to warn traders are lacking. At the same time, investors are overwhelmed by the amount of projects being launched and don’t know where to start. RugPool evaluates social media data to predict scams even before a token is launched, as well as to match investors to projects with communities they are likely to fit into. 2. Distribution strategy Piloting the RugPool agent on up-and-coming wallets and exchanges to demonstrate effectiveness and gather data to pitch to larger platforms. This also gets users comfortable with the product to create a viral effect of them requesting assistant agents on their other favorite platforms. 3. Technical integration strategy RugPool is based on TheAgentic’s LLM and is a frontend integration to existing platforms, as well as a standalone web app. 4. Team & resources Team of 5, including the non-technical founder with access to the extended team at TheAgentic. Devs include AI/ML researchers and frontend-focused full-stack devs. 5. Milestone & budget We need access to more X data, ideally building an initial database of 5,000 accounts from crypto twitter for 40,000 POL. @0xpolybrain

Once we can access the full amount of data we want, we could help prevent Soham situations as well… GG

Throwback to RugPool’s Token2049 kickoff mixer! Had a great time crashing the Ritz 🥸 👍, Follow & 🔁 to hear about the next one…

you’d think these scammers are smart but they are dumb asf lmao