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Crypto is in a stalemate right now.

Everyone wants to bring new people onchain but 99% of volume is still driven by the same cohort of ~25,000 crypto-native users.

I'm not seeing real interest or demand from people to "get into crypto" and the most successful apps (like Polymarket) don't have any downstream effects which makes those users want to check out other crypto apps or go deeper down the rabbit hole.

More and more my friends simply net out at "buy Bitcoin" and frankly I don't think that's a bad take given how safe a bet it is relative to the slaughterhouse that's the memecoin trenches.

Anyone else feeling this too?

One of the biggest things I got wrong about Music NFTs was shouting about it from the rooftops before it was ready for primetime.

We have an opportunity to run this back and do it right with songcoins.

Namely prominent artists and labels trusting us to tokenize good music.

A mobile app to trade without knowing anything about crypto or funding a wallet.

Curation to ensure the coins being launched are notable.

And a means to earn through real-world actions like listening and making content.

This summer feels like a make or break window and I won't stop until we crack the code.

We launch coins for viral songs on @cooprecsmusic

Three out in the wild today on @base

Next wave starts in July powered by @dopplerprotocol

Never going to stop fighting for onchain music.

There's a huge stigma around Music NFTs from both sides.

Crypto natives have completely written them off and music fans think NFTs are a scam - both for good reasons

New chapter starts when the "crypto" piece is invisible and new pricing dynamics using @dopplerprotocol make liquid markets for songs a reality.

Pair that with fans earning coins through real-world actions (like streaming a song or making videos using the audio) and something interesting is bound to happen.

Coming soon on @cooprecsmusic

The more I talk to crypto founders the more I realize everyone has the same goal.

Build apps that allow new people to earn their first tokens.

Whoever does this with the best new distribution funnels wins.

Lots of great tailwinds for crypto this summer

- BTC ATH
- First good mobile apps
- Farcaster picking up
- Stocks coming onchain
- Appcoins tied to real products
- Coins for content + media
- Chains with new distribution
- Stablecoins crushing
- NFTs catching bids

Trust the process

It's a great day to be in the HyperEVM trenches

Hyperliquid

Crypto is back baby

Make or break summer for all of us

Jobs not finished

Japan is my favorite country in the world

Couldn't think of a better way to celebrate my birthday than throwing a pair of shows in Tokyo and Osaka.

We got @imdanielallan on the decks alongside @IamNuushi @spraybox_jpn and myself

Plus - a drop with @SonovaNFT where collectors get free entry.

I first went to @CIRCUSTOKYO for an @mph_uk set and knew it was something special.

Now we're running back for two nights only.

Hope to see some familiar faces there 🇯🇵

One of my biggest goals for this year is to bridge the worlds of edm and crypto twitter.

Especially knowing how much artists and fans absolutely despise crypto and how crypto thinks music is a joke.

It's like two complete opposite sides of a magnet

We need to change the terminology and mentality around “normies” in crypto.

It feels degrading when in reality 99.9% of the world doesn’t know or care about being onchain and for good reason.

Real users should be treated as first class citizens - not as future exit liquidity.

The name of the game for crypto is getting creators paid more than anywhere else on the internet.

And doing it in a way where their earliest supporters win too.

Onboarded 11 new artists in April.

Small number in the grand scheme of things but couldn't be more proud of our curation and bringing great music onchain.

Trust the process 💿

With all the crazy stories that happen in crypto at a certain point you gotta wonder…

Who’s really trying to “get into crypto” these days?