Variant invests in technology that expands autonomy.
Joined October 2019
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Mar 26
Tokenized stocks and ETFs are now live on Felix
On-chain traders no longer have to off-ramp funds to gain exposure to US capital markets. Additionally, Felix users now have the ability to trade tokenized stocks/ETFs in large order sizes without the steep execution costs that have plagued on-chain adoption up until now (Example: Buy $1M in GOOGL on Felix with a net execution cost less than 10bps today).
Trade over 250 different assets now: trade.usefelix.xyz/equities
Not available in the U.S. and other prohibited jurisdictions.
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Mar 25
Incredible execution by the Levl team
$2B annualized payment volume in 6 months
No new funding round, just execution
$1B to $2B in two months
Compliant. Fast. Built for scale from day one
The old way of moving money cross-border is too slow, too expensive, and too complex. We're building what replaces it
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Mar 17
> Crypto never had a choice: open APIs were the starting condition, ... It had to learn to build around that. Now everyone else will too.
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Mar 17
Huge win for self-custody 🦾
Mar 17
Today @phantom received first-of-its-kind no-action relief from the @CFTC. We can now connect users to regulated derivatives markets and event contracts without registering as an introducing broker.
phantom.com/learn/blog/phant…
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Mar 17
Today @phantom received first-of-its-kind no-action relief from the @CFTC. We can now connect users to regulated derivatives markets and event contracts without registering as an introducing broker.
phantom.com/learn/blog/phant…
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Mar 10
What would you build with 38M users on day one?
@worldbuildlabs is back for its third edition.
We’re backing ambitious founders ready to build Apps with @worldcoin – the real human network.
This is your chance to unlock:
✅ Instant distribution to 38M users across 160 countries
✅ Up to $200K in grant funding from World Foundation
✅ Fully funded trips to Seoul and San Francisco
✅ 50 mentor hours from global founders
Hack online ➡️Build in Seoul ➡️Fly to San Francisco for Demo Day.
Apply now to join our Hackathon, the first step into World Build 3 ↓
worldbuildlabs.com
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We Are Not Onboarding Institutions (for Now) by @PossibltyResult
The crypto derivatives market is $20-28T, and almost all of it is retail-optimized.
The institutional opportunity is sitting wide open.
Here's why now is the perfect window of opportunity:
x.com/PossibltyResult/status…
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Mar 6
Thoughts on the Law of Insider Trading and Prediction Markets by @dbarabander
Prediction markets insider trading law = the next major policy frontier
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Mar 4
"AI may be the missing 'A' in DAO" - @jessewldn
If AI can coordinate far more information, and markets expose that information as APIs, we can accomplish more complex organizational things than we've been able to in the past
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Mar 3
Last 10 years crypto built infrastructure for markets. Next 10 years crypto markets become infrastructure for apps and culture. Did a deep dive with @MikeIppolito_ -- full episode here 👇
Mar 3
NEW POD
This week, we’re joined by @variantfund’s @jessewldn to discuss:
- Finance merging with culture
- Markets as API endpoints
- Are we heading toward a billion traders?
- And more!
Timestamps:
00:00 Introduction
01:40 Everything is Market
06:09 Creating New Markets
09:13 Markets as Change Agents
17:23 Canton Ad
18:02 Markets as APIs
29:57 Canton Ad
30:34 AI’s Impact on Markets
44:29 Social Effects of Hyperfinancialization
53:09 Closing Comments
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Feb 27
Where does value accrue in the stablecoin stack? My answer from earlier this week on The Stablecoin Podcast
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Feb 26
Private beta is now live.
Real markets are coming on-chain.
Liquid tokenized assets are inevitable.
tenbinlabs.xyz/blog/private-…
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Feb 22
Crypto is the playground for agents to monetize. There is no second best.
Permisionless APIs and endless longtail opportunities. Farming, arbing, etc.
Historically, this has only been accessible to those community members in the know.
Agents make this mainstream.
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