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1.4 billion people have no access to a bank account. Not because they lack money. Because the system was never built for them. Blockchain is not just a technology story. It is a financial inclusion story. The infrastructure to bank the unbanked already exists. The question is whether the people building it have the right incentives to do so. Aly Madhavji

Grateful beyond words to return to my alma mater, the University of Toronto, to speak at the 2025 convocation. To the graduates: you’ve earned this moment. Carry curiosity, integrity, and resilience into everything you build next. Thank you UofT faculty, staff, and students for the honor. Meric Gertler Melanie Woodin H. Deep Saini Alexandra Gillespie #UofT #Convocation2025 #Grateful #Graduation #Leadership #PayItForward

𝗪𝗲𝗯𝟯 products are 𝚜̶𝚑̶𝚒̶𝚙̶𝚙̶𝚒̶𝚗̶𝚐̶ 𝚏̶𝚊̶𝚜̶𝚝̶, 𝚢̶𝚎̶𝚝̶ 𝚖̶𝚘̶𝚜̶𝚝̶ 𝚜̶𝚝̶𝚊̶𝚌̶𝚔̶𝚜̶ 𝚊̶𝚛̶𝚎̶ stuck in traffic 🛑. The fastest lane is not another SDK, it is a 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐥����𝐲𝐞𝐫. 🚧⚡ TheStreet just published the latest Pione3rs newsletter on Uniblock and why an API of APIs is the path out of SDK sprawl and vendor overhead. Think of the early internet before TCP IP connected it all. Web3 is at that moment. 𝐓𝐋𝐃𝐑 • One unified SDK and orchestration layer across 1.5K plus Web3 APIs and 100 plus chains • Intelligent routing to the fastest, cheapest and most reliable provider • Integration time down about 80 percent, lower infra costs, simpler onboarding, faster experiments 📣 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦 Kevin, David, James for all the progress and success! 🤝 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐬 Cadenza (Kumar & Max), Blockchain Founders Fund (Mansoor, Nirav, Ahan, Vidhi, Arnab, Ali, Hossam), Side Door Ventures (Andrew, JJ, Jackie), Aquanow, AQN Digital (Phil & Michael), Serafund (Anthony, Andrew), Outsiders Fund 🧵𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐨𝐠𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨𝐝𝐚𝐲 Tagging a few that builders will recognize since Uniblock coordinates across this landscape: Alchemy thirdweb Moralis Covalent QuickNode WalletConnect CoinGecko CryptoCompare Magic Eden.

𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲 𝗵𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝘁𝗿𝗮 𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗳𝘁𝘀? 🦾 𝗜𝗻 𝗪𝗲𝗯𝟯, 𝗶𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘀𝗹𝗲𝗲𝗽 💤 As someone running my own nodes, I’ve benefited from this firsthand. (𝒀𝒆𝒔, 𝑰 𝒖𝒔𝒆 𝑵𝒐𝒅𝒆𝑶𝒑𝒔 𝒐𝒏 𝒎𝒚 𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒗𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒐𝒓𝒔) NodeOps is a full-stack validator intelligence platform turning ops from reactive to proactive:  • 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥-𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢-𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 with smart alerts (e.g. flags if a Cosmos validator lags or an Ethereum node misses an attestation).  • 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 & 𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 – if one node falters, NodeOps can seamlessly switch to a backup or pause to avoid penalties.  • 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐛𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐝 for metrics across all networks + delegation analytics to track stake inflows/outflows.  • 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 for validators: publish your uptime, performance, and slashing records in real-time to build delegator trust. Beyond just preventing mishaps, NodeOps helps validators grow. In a world where delegators scrutinize every missed block and commission change, NodeOps lets operators prove they’re top-tier. (Some liquid staking protocols even use NodeOps data to pick validators!) And the results speak for themselves. NodeOps is already 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐩 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞-𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐞𝐏𝐈𝐍 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐬 – about $465K in the last 30 days (over $3.7M annualized) – outrunning even well-known networks like Helium and Filecoin. 🚀 They’ve amassed 706K+ users and waited to launch their token until they had real traction. (The $NODE token finally launched on June 30, 2025 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 achieving product-market fit – a refreshing strategy in Web3.) ⭐ It’s no wonder an all-star lineup of investors got behind this vision. The $5M seed round was led by L1D AG (Louis, Jake, Philipp, Neil, Julien, Andrea, Daniel) alongside Blockchain Founders Fund (Mansoor, Ahan, Nirav, Vidhi, Arnab, Ali), Finality Capital Partners (Adam Winnick), Oak Grove Ventures (Shawn Shi), Double Peak Group (Galen Law-Kun), Momentum 6 (Garlam Won), and BitScale Capital (Zurab), Richard Ma (Quantstamp, Inc.), Polygon Labs’ Jaynti Kanani, Rushi (Movement Labs), and Dorothy AltLayer 🙏 𝐾𝑢𝑑𝑜𝑠 𝑡𝑜 Naman, Pratik, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑟𝑒 𝑁𝑜𝑑𝑒𝑂𝑝𝑠 𝑡𝑒𝑎𝑚, 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑏𝑢𝑖𝑙𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑤ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑖𝑠 𝑞𝑢𝑖𝑐𝑘𝑙𝑦 𝑏𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑒𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝑖𝑛𝑓𝑟𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑐𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑊𝑒𝑏3. 🎉 𝗕𝗼𝘁𝘁𝗼𝗺 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲: Staking is no longer about just being online; it’s about being the best. The alpha is in the ops now – and NodeOps is making that possible. #Web3 #Staking #DePIN

"Stop waiting for someone else to build it. Start now." When Aly Madhavji started delivering newspapers as a kid, he wasn’t dreaming about blockchain or investing in 200+ startups. But what he learned on that paper route — grit, consistency, and execution — shaped how he built everything that came next. This conversation is a powerful reminder: ideas are great — but execution is what moves the needle. 🎧 Read the full newsletter & listen to the episode below And — we’re always looking for interesting, experienced founders and CEOs from any kind of startup to join me on the podcast. If you’d like to be considered, send me an email at jothy@jothyrosenberg.com — I’d love to hear your story. #Blockchain #Web3 #StartupLife #FounderMindset #Entrepreneurship #DesigningSuccessfulStartups

I first got involved in tokenized securities back in 2017. Eight years later, the RWA vision we sketched on napkins is finally going mainstream⚡️My latest newsletter covers this and how Zoth is helping to drive that movement. 🏦 Dual‑Yield, Zero Friction Restake Treasuries, ETFs & receivables → earn 4‑5 % off‑chain plus 3‑4 % onchain 💧 ZeUSD stablecoin keeps collateral liquid & composable across DeFi 💸 Capital Efficiency That Scales No over‑collateralised loops - one asset, two revenue streams, instant redeployment 👥 The Builders Pritam Dutta Dutta (CEO) Koushik Bhargav Muthe (CTO, ETHDenver winner, 15× hackathons) 🚀 Early Backers & Partners Outlier Ventures  (Jamie Burke) Borderless Capital (David Garcia • Arul Murugan) Blockchain Founders Fund (Mansoor • Nirav • Ahan • Vidhi • Arnab • Ali) SingularityDAO Labs (Marcello Mari) Wormhole Foundation  (Dan Reecer) Ben Sparango Jr. Decubate Mindfulness Capital Stefan Rust YAP Capital Alexander Y. Aztlan Capital SOSV Sean O'Sullivan William Bao Bean Momentum 6 Garlam Won Andrew Durgee Zachary Keats OpenEden • Matrixdock • Backed Finance AG  • LayerZero Labs • RedStone Oracles • Chainlink PoR • Morpho • Clearpool • Anchorage Digital $2 T+ in tokenised RWAs by 2030. Zoth’s restaking engine turns those assets into productive, compliant capital finally bringing “real yield” back to DeFi. #RWA #InstitutionalDeFi #Restaking #ZeUSD #DualYield #TokenizedTreasuries #OnchainBonds #DeFiInfrastructure #RealYield Deep‑dive in the latest Pione3rs newsletter ⤵️

𝗨𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟮𝟰/𝟳 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗢𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 🌍 The commodity derivatives market is evolving. But the infrastructure supporting it is stuck in the past. 𝗦𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗻𝘅 is changing the game. 📉 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 like CME and ICE are limited by fixed trading hours, T+1/T+2 settlement cycles, and siloed margining. These constraints slow down capital movement, increase costs, and leave traders exposed during critical moments of volatility. 💥 𝗦𝗽𝗵𝗶𝗻𝘅 offers 𝟮𝟰/𝟳 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝗰𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀-𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴, dramatically improving execution speed and capital efficiency. Here’s why this matters: ✅ 𝗔𝗹𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀-𝗢𝗻 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀 - Trade commodities anytime, anywhere. ✅ 𝗦𝘂𝗯-𝟲𝟬𝘀 𝗦𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 - Faster clearing means more liquidity and better capital deployment. ✅ 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 - Reduce capital locked across siloed products. ✅ 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹-𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 - KYC/AML at the protocol level, built for institutions. ✅ 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲-𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 - Latency under 100ms, throughput exceeding 10K TPS. The Sphinx's founding leadership includes Greg Perrin, Shevaan Jayasinghe, and Austin Durgee, they’re positioning Sphinx to be the institutional DeFi platform that modern commodity traders have been waiting for. 🤝 Supported by: Eckhardt Capital, Big Brain Holdings, Blockchain Founders Fund (Mansoor, Ahan, Nirav, Vidhi, Ali, Arnab), Blizzard Ventures, Trive Capital, Cosmos Hub, London Real, GS Futures, Andrew Durgee, Stefan Rust, Zachary Keats With commodity-linked derivatives seeing 18% YoY growth, Sphinx’s infrastructure is designed to lead the way in transforming how commodity markets work, empowering traders with faster execution, lower costs, and 24/7 access. #CommodityTrading #DeFi #Blockchain #InstitutionalCrypto #Onchain #CapitalEfficiency #SmartContractSettlement #CryptoFinance

𝐼 𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑠𝑡 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝐼 𝑠𝑎𝑤 𝑎 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑑𝑒 𝑠𝑡𝑢𝑐𝑘 𝑓𝑜𝑟 30 𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑢𝑡𝑒𝑠 𝑜𝑛 𝐸𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑢𝑚 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑔ℎ𝑡, “𝐼𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑡𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑓𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑟.” ⚡Yei Finance is turning 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬:   • Real-time yield rebalancing with ~1s finality and 20K+ TPS 🛡️ 𝐌𝐄𝐕 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧  Parallel execution on Sei reduces MEV attacks by ~60% compared to Ethereum DEXs, so institutions can run high-frequency strategies without being front-run. 💰 𝐂𝐚𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐄𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲 Yei handles thousands of transactions simultaneously. When every millisecond matters, this is the infrastructure you need to stay competitive. 👏 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐞𝐚𝐦 Austin Chien Leading product & strategy for institutional DeFi. Sei Network Leadership: Jayendra Jog, Jeff F. 🤝 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐲 𝐁𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐫𝐬 Jae Chung (Manifold), Jamie Burke (Outlier Ventures) Mark Pimentel (Kronos Research), Andrei Grachev (DWF Labs), Andrew Batey (Side Door Ventures), Jack Tan, Matt Dobel (Gauntlet), Joel Chng (Scallop), Mansoor, Ahan, Vidhi, Nirav, Ali, Arnab (Blockchain Founders Fund) 🔧 𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬 • RedStone Oracles: Gas-efficient price feeds powering Yei’s risk engine. • MetaCRM: Real-time alerts so users never miss a rebalance. • Hypernative: 24/7 security monitoring for Sei and Yei smart contracts. • Circle: $USDC via CCTP Group for seamless cross-chain flows. • LayerZero Labs (STARGATE): Unified bridging, keeping liquidity deep and connected. • Axelar Network: Cross-chain interoperability across Cosmos, EVM, and more. • Sei Network: The high-throughput foundation institutions have been waiting for. 🪄 Ready to see low-latency yield strategies in action? Explore Yei Finance at yeifinance.io and dive into Sei Network’s dev tools to experience what professional-grade DeFi really looks like. Drop your thoughts below! 👇 #Blockchain #DeFi #Finance #Pione3rs #YeiFinance #SeiNetwork #InstitutionalDeFi #YieldOptimization #HighFrequencyTrading #DeFiInfra #CryptoFinance