@chrislarsensf says it’s not about tech - it’s about trust.
@Ripple has earned a seat at the table with enterprise financial players - not by luck, but through consistency, values, and a team that shows up every day with passion for more than 13 years. In an industry where credibility is everything, building that trust may be one of Ripple’s most powerful assets and biggest achievements yet.
And the culture? That’s the glue. Chris gives a shoutout to @bgarlinghouse for continuing and staying really pure to the culture
Some will say it’s because it’s fast, cheap, and scalable. Others will point to the Move language, superior onboarding (zkLogin), or asset composability.
The truth? It’s all of the above.
SUI isn’t just great technical features - it’s a system built from the ground up with design taste.
Engineering might get easier. But putting it all together with elegance - that’s the edge, says @EvanWeb3
Ever been told you're getting 0.1% fees, only to realize you paid a 4% spread?
@Cyrus_Fazel breaks down the myth of cheap trading.
With @Swissborg, it’s about the end price.
Their smart engine sources the best execution across exchanges, taking advantage of market inefficiencies - exactly like professional market makers do.
You get more crypto for your fiat. No noise, just value.
Flew to Zurich to record a 2H conversation with @calilyliu , the President of the @solana Foundation
We went deep into: - The Internet Capital Markets - Why you should question conventional received wisdom all the time, especially in Education, Money and Healthcare - The corruption in the education system - Why Bitcoin is the asset and Solana is the infrastructure - Network states - What Solana is uniquely bad at - Solana competitors
This Thursday, I am releasing a fascinating conversation with @chrislarsensf, Co-founder, Executive Chairman, and former CEO of @Ripple, the company reshaping how money moves globally with crypto-powered payments and custody
Chris is a pro-consumer entrepreneur who built 3 huge businesses in the internet era, first, and now in the crypto era
We talk about:
- What made Chris hungry for success - IPO’ing his first internet company in the dotcom era - The Bitcoin revolution - Ripple’s efforts working with and educating financial institutions for more than a decade - How Ripple and the coin it uses, XRP, managed to stand the test of time, when most of the early projects are no longer around today
Flew to Zurich - Switzerland to record a solid conversation with @pauliepunt , the Founder of @PlasmaFDN
We talked about:
- the psychological impact on Paul of raising a Billion dollars in deposit in minutes - the trillion dollar stablecoin opportunity - Paul’s poker background - His previous venture in the institutional blockchain space - Why every consumer Blockchain is a B2B product
This Tuesday, I am releasing DROPS 🔥 conversation with the 3rd @Polkadot Musketeer - the Founder of @scytaledigital - @mark_cachia_
We go deep into:
- Why he went all in the DOT ecosystem - Why he bet big on @playmythical / @EnterTheMythos & @johnwastaken - Why @FIFARivals and @PlayPudgyParty can be blockbusters - Why the best tech doesn’t necessarily win - Why Crypto Gaming needs to be more fun to become mainstream
At the one-year @Suinetwork anniversary party, @EvanWeb3 wore “1%” on his t-shirt - signaling the team is only 1% there.
@Mysten_Labs has already achieved so much - hundreds of people shipping, building, redefining what’s possible in decentralized tech. But the vision keeps expanding fast!
That moment of “we made it”? It will be when people outside our space are using the tools we’ve built without even realizing it. That might be coming soon.
Until then, the goal is to stay proud, stay shipping, and stay 1% hungry