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I would’ve sworn off “matcha” forever if my only reference was the stuff at local coffee shops - but luckily I experienced the real deal.

Huge thanks to @natn3t for curating one of the best events (and matcha workshop) in crypto.

I may have been shitposting on Matcha as well if I hadn't learned about the authentic Matcha tea preparation.

Thanks to @natn3t for organising one of the best experiences and events in crypto.

India lacked a major crypto capital allocator for years. Always puzzled me - so many solid projects, yet no one betting early natively.

@HashedEM saw the gap and is seizing it. Wouldn’t be surprised if they become one of the top-performing funds in 5 years on ROI metrics.

Doing 0 --> 1 all over again with FlashDuels by @FilamentFinance has been both humbling and energizing.

After the setback w/ Filament Pro, we chose not to rush. Instead, we paused, reflected, and wrote down everything we wanted to do better this time.

Top of that list? Picking the right ecosystem to build Flashduels in. For us, that’s clearly @base. It’s where early-stage builders still have a real shot, and a strong support system.

We just joined Incubase this week, and already feel the difference. It’s the path of least resistance for any team trying to find product-market fit without drowning in infra debt or noise.

We’re thinking of sharing our entire journey of building on Base as a public good - warts, wins, and lessons. If it helps even a few builders avoid the mistakes we made, it’s worth it.

Big thanks to @Saxenasaheb, @jessepollak, and @HashedEM for creating space for new dapps like FlashDuels to thrive.

Let’s bring the world onchain, and @buildonbase.

So many ‘Gigabrain’ takes on CLOB - the tech.

Equally broken understanding that CLOBs don’t solve the core problem of liquidity.

The biggest edge of Hyperliquid wasn’t CLOB - dozens of CLOBs existed before them. Some even faster than them.

HLP <> OB was the edge.

What are we targeting with Flashduels?

> Built for general users, not pros: one-click bidirectional trading on memes, trends and events.

> Fun, fast, and social: trading feels like a game, not a complex strategy.

> Cultural markets: create & bet on what’s trending in real time - completely customisable and creator-generated.

> Repeatable loops: short duels, quick results, trader<>creator incentive alignment, tier unlocks for top users.

And @base is the best place to build this.

Been relatively quiet on @FilamentFinance's latest developments.

Consolidating, reiterating, and pushing thru friction has been intense, and sharing our experiments felt like added pressure.

But we're getting stronger, especially w/ Flashduels launch.

Back to bullposting.

Two teams demonstrating exceptional brand awareness and utility for their tools/tech:

- @reclaimprotocol - zkTLS (@adiiHQ is just so good)

- @solanaappkit - Lovable for Solana Mobile App developers

Started pinning their videos to my resource doc to learn the art of demoing.

.@PratyakshInani demo-ed a PoC for world event triggered Crypto Duels today morning.

Man, the feature would be so apt for Elon-Trump situation.

Pratyaksh ship it asap!

“No VC = Fair Launch”

Please stop selling the BS narrative and fear god.

Stop packaging memecoins or shitcoins, launched after working for a week on it, as fair launch.

Of all things $HYPE has done to build momentum, no VC is a small part of the lore.

.@Alchemy makes 0 to 1 on Base so easy - god bless them.

Moving back to India and spending time with my family and frens who aren’t crypto native has helped a lot in grasping:

> What they use on daily basis?
> Their pain points
> What’s ideal onboarding flow for them?

(Hate to break it but just adding Fiat-on-ramp is not enough, users in geographies like India are price sensitive - paying $0.1 for on-ramping $1 isn’t going to work for them)

Also, have been able to understand that crypto has a charm of speculation for most - hence they feel it’s gambling only.

But I shared some ideas with them and showed them some apps to ask if they would use them - a lot of them actually liked these apps.

- @orogoldapp
- @pumpdotfun - Streaming feature
- @noicedotso

Few areas I found extremely underserved when these folks started asking for examples of apps if they exist in crypto:

- Travel and Nomadic experiences (mentioned @OnchainCity - but had nothing to show)
- Duolingo for crypto - referred “How to DeFi” books but honestly there is no simple app to create a fun experiences for people to learn and be rewarded
- Savings or Micro-transactions app - most things I showcased seem to alienate these users

Moving back to India and spending time with my family and frens who aren’t crypto native has helped a lot in grasping:

> What they use on daily basis?
> Their pain points
> What’s ideal onboarding follow for them?

(Hate to break it but just adding Fiat-on-ramp is not enough, users in geographies like India are price sensitive - paying $0.1 for on-ramping $1 isn’t going to work for them)

Also, have been able to understand that crypto has a charm of speculation for most - hence they feel it’s gambling only.

But I shared some ideas with them and showed them some apps to ask if they would use them - a lot of them actually liked these apps.

- @orogoldapp
- @pumpdotfun - Streaming feature
- @noicedotso

Few areas I found extremely underserved when these folks started asking for examples of apps if they exist in crypto:

- Travel and Nomadic experiences (mentioned @OnchainCity - but had nothing to show)
- Duolingo for crypto - referred “How to DeFi” books but honestly there is no simple app to create a fun experiences for people to learn and be rewarded
- Savings or Micro-transactions app - most things I showcased seem to alienate these users

Swapping my timeline with AI teams, hackers and scholars has improved my content value significantly.

Crypto is in transformation period and will see a lot of new use-cases by end of this year but CT is the most demoralising place - not taking signal from CT rn.

Funny how most CT accounts became exactly what they once mocked - low-value, extractive, and annoying.

Bright side? It's now crystal clear who’d sell their soul for a few dollars.

Wild how the once deemed "top" CT accounts turned out to be the worst.

It’s been couple weeks since we started A/B testing with Flashduels.

Before we blast the market to everyone, we’re doing a lot of 1:1 feedback sessions.

One of the things I am trying - would I use this product aggressively myself. For every market I think twice, we are striking it off.

Few things we are focusing on before full launch:

> Mobile-friendly UI
> Market creation through twitter/farcaster/telegram
> Have two net new and curated markets - high demand, low accessibility as of today
> Creator <> Trader value loop

With dozens of Launchpad launching every month, it is becoming increasing interesting to have platform for customisable and user-owned bidirectional markets.

@base seems to be the best ecosystem to start with - users, tooling, easiest on-ramp for users beyond crypto.

Check out this duel on FlashDuels: James Wynn (HL Whale) will surpass $100M PnL in next 30 Days. https://flashduels.xyz/duels/c3657be93f4cb256f59542c9adf8820aaf5f86a07298bdb70339d8b25b9465da

If you could spend $1 in crypto everyday what would you do?

I could comment on every protocol and how they should operate, like much of CT thinks it’s their birthright.

But I’ve learned to speak only from what I’ve built, shipped, or lived through.

Commentary/opinions from people who’ve never built anything is the dumbest thing.

Really curious about @stayloudio by @0x_ultra.

We have been iterating on @KaitoAI markets as well.

It would be so cool to learn how the top builders are designing the markets around Attention Economy and how more composable loops can be built.