Jacquelyn Melinek
@jacqmelinek
Followers
38,113
Following
685
Media
1,205
Statuses
6,448
Cofounder @Token_Relations and award-nominated host @_TalkingTokens | ex sr crypto reporter @TechCrunch | email me: jacquelyn @token -relations.com
NYC
Joined September 2018
Don't wanna be here?
Send us removal request.
Explore trending content on Musk Viewer
#เศรษฐาทวีสิน
• 381779 Tweets
岸田首相
• 203317 Tweets
岸田総理
• 157481 Tweets
大阪桐蔭
• 113965 Tweets
#ศาลรัฐธรรมนูญ
• 98107 Tweets
岸田さん
• 86404 Tweets
総理大臣
• 64364 Tweets
Grok
• 54243 Tweets
新幹線運休
• 29387 Tweets
運転取りやめ
• 28180 Tweets
高市さん
• 22619 Tweets
#AKParti23Yaşında
• 21339 Tweets
KerjaKOMPAK JKWPrabowo
• 19263 Tweets
ツアー発表
• 18633 Tweets
クラスターカップ
• 17072 Tweets
京都国際
• 16838 Tweets
#FurkanBölükbaşıTutuklansın
• 12849 Tweets
新大阪間
• 11526 Tweets
ドンフランキー
• 11302 Tweets
Nord Stream
• 11074 Tweets
CHKCHKBOOM TRIPLE CROWN
• 10136 Tweets
Pinned Tweet
New
@_TalkingTokens
pod with
@animocabrands
chairman
@ysiu
dives into:
- IP rights and owning your content in web3
- Tokens, communities and network effects
- Expansion of Animoca’s
@Moca_Network
and more
Full episode on X
2
4
23
heard from sources extremely close to the matter that the bitcoin spot ETF is going to be approved by the SEC for *multiple* firms' applications
312
648
4K
JPMorgan:
#Bitcoin
is unique as it's perceived as digital gold. It faces little competition from other cryptos.
140
214
2K
I know a lot of people joke about twitter blue, and honestly I don't want to pay for it
but this account copied everything about my bio, followed people I know, then blocked me lol
once i (and others) lose blue checks, ID verification will be a serious concern
sigh
74
535
2K
WORMHOLE PROTOCOL CONFIRMS IT WAS HACKED OF 120,000 ETH(~$320M), MAKING IT THE 2ND LARGEST DEFI HACK EVER
145
311
2K
lol a senator just asked the CFTC chairman if there should be a "pause" in crypto markets until the gov can regulate it
158
123
2K
editors be like "story looks great, just a few edits"
27
139
2K
.
@Avax
just announced California DMV is launching its own chain on Avalanche and has already digitized 42M car titles onchain 🚗
That's...a pretty huge deal.
These are the type of real world use cases that crypto needs to have to easily onboard millions of people.
I (like many
120
319
2K
Some people complained about
@Coinbase
selling pizza with USDC instead of bitcoin on Bitcoin Pizza Day
I get the principle, but there's a bigger message here: buying pizza with USDC makes transaction costs for business a few cents vs the usual 3% card fee
That saves a lot of $
224
142
1K
Business Idea: Pudgy Penguins should buy and relaunch Club Penguin as a web3/NFT game
55
62
1K
Gary Gensler while writing this thread
A thread 🧵
Some things to keep in mind if you're considering investing in crypto assets:
8K
4K
16K
29
83
1K
@arithmoquine
yes this is bad but it's a survey of 13 respondents from 2021
the company has over 45,000 employees
this is such a small sample size, need more data
29
7
1K
64
200
989
Solana monthly user growth is roughly where Ethereum was in Oct. 2020,
@Grayscale
wrote in a report.
The number of $SOL
@phantom
wallets have increased 500% from Aug. to Oct. 2021.
If Solana follows the same trend as Ethereum's MAU, it should increase 770% by Aug. 2022.
48
231
944
Feature: Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley employees and others are leaving for crypto jobs
27
198
890
i try not to take calls outside of normal work hours
but when i do, it's at 11pm on a friday with ethereum's founder
@VitalikButerin
😅
48
13
778
“We’re in conversations with a majority of the top exchanges and everyone else who can benefit from this.
The demand for proof-of-reserves have 10x’d.”
-
@SergeyNazarov
co-founder of
@chainlink
66
202
782
Grayscale
Ark
iShares
Bitwise
VanEck
Wisdomtree
Invesco
Fidelity
Valkyrie
Franklin
Hashdex
Have all officially submitted their amended 19b-4 filing for spot bitcoin ETF apps
45
92
740
The SEC spot bitcoin ETF approval passed with a 3-2 vote
3 approved:
- Gary Gensler
- Hester Peirce
- Mark Uyeda
2 against:
- Caroline Crenshaw
- Jaime Lizárraga
35
108
730
Walmart Board Director: Crypto’s potential is huge and its use cases go beyond the financial sphere
40
87
689
I’m SO excited to share that after quitting TechCrunch as a senior crypto reporter…
I’m launching
@Token_Relations
with
@APompliano
to help blockchains create better, more direct relationships with their communities, devs, holders and more.
Here’s why 👇
The teams behind
125
84
715
JUST IN: Meta joins Crypto Open Patent Alliance board, effectively allowing anyone to use its crypto patents
35
100
688
Life update: Today is my last day at TechCrunch.
Feels weird to type that, but I'm starting something new that I'm passionate about and wildly excited for.
Over the past few years here, I wrote 571 articles -- on the good, bad, wild, sad, interesting and weird things happening
133
10
687
Hearing similar/new updates on spot bitcoin ETF
Approvals could now be next week, but "no definitive timing."
Because a lot of work is going on behind the scenes, the gov is moving at their own pace so things are going slower.
Today/maybe Monday issuers finalize 19b-4
164
80
624
EXCLUSIVE:
@Avax
Foundation launches $50M initiative to purchase tokenized assets
It plans to focus on buying tokenized equity, credit, real estate and commodities on its blockchain
38
167
585
About 130 additional companies affiliated with FTX -- including FTX US and Alameda Research -- have also begun the bankruptcy process
56
192
575
66
105
536
The number of dApps on Polygon’s network has increased 23,233% on-the-year from 30 to 7,000
$MATIC
10
67
519
Top 15 ecosystems *new* devs joined in 2023 in chronological order:
1. Ethereum
2. Polygon
3. "Other"
4. Solana
5. BNB
6. Cosmos
7. Arbitrum
8. Polkadot
9. NEAR
10 Optimism
11. Avalanche
12. ICP
13. Bitcoin
14. Celo
15. Starknet
via
@ElectricCapital
report
98
101
516
gary watching the Super Bowl making sure there’s no crypto commercials this year like:
18
47
515
OFFICIAL: US Gov seizes $3.6B of stolen crypto, 2 arrested in link to 2016 Bitfinex hack
19
75
482
In case the SEC takes it down again lol
Here’s a whole screen recording of the document for ETH ETF approvals
35
99
509
Coinbase's CEO
@brian_armstrong
on the future of crypto at
#StateofCrypto
summit:
"America is going to get this right.
This is a land of technology innovation.
It’s going to be a legal and regulated business."
50
89
434
I never really share this stuff, but my recent story on
@Phantom
got 23K+ views on just my LinkedIn post, alone.
The data showed that Google, Amazon and AWS employees were the ones who viewed it the most.
Big Tech is keeping an eye on crypto. 👀
13
64
458
Today's my 1 year anniversary at
@TechCrunch
!
The numbers:
- wrote 300 articles
- recorded 26
@chain_reaction
episodes
- moderated 20 panels
- spoke on TV 3 times
- ∞ emails/interviews
Thank you for all the support. I'm excited to keep covering crypto and for what's ahead 🥳
47
6
489
took an Uber to work this morning
cost $22 via “personal” profile
switched it to “business” profile
price went up 59% to $35
switched back to personal, price went back down to $22
that’s crazy
37
19
490
.
@Backpack
hit $27.5B in total trading volume during its beta phase
Its road to success wasn't easy after FTX's collapse...
But,
@armaniferrante
saw it as an opportunity "to solve the hard problems that weren’t being solved."
77
116
442
Over $1.8B in capital entered the crypto space this week, up 36% from $1.34B last week 💸
38
65
429
Exclusive:
@Phantom
hit 3.4M monthly active users in Jan, up 220% from 1M a year ago
It also recorded 941K wallet installs, 463.5% higher than 167K installs, during the same time frame.
“These numbers are essentially our peak”,
@BChillman
said
43
64
400
Robinhood has been offering cryptocurrency trading for over 6 years
The SEC issuing a wells notice now is another nonsense move pushing the US position even further down while other countries excel
31
46
446
Now that it seems bitcoin spot ETFs are on their way, what's next?
@ValkyrieFunds
co-founder
@stevenmcclurg
told me he thinks there's a "strong possibility" for an Ethereum or Ripple spot ETF next.
"It wouldn’t surprise me if Ripple has a spot ETF before Ethereum."
81
42
412
Even in a bear market, the web3 gaming industry is still bringing in users.
"In Q3, we’ve onboarded more games than the rest of the company’s lifetime combined."
-
@0xferg
co-founder of
@Immutable
13
61
409
Ethereum uses 0.001% of the energy that YouTube consumes every year since switching to PoS
34
92
401
Interviewing the former US SEC Chairman Jay Clayton tomorrow.
Among other things, he has been an advisor for
@FireblocksHQ
since August.
What questions do you guys have for him?
434
86
387
my sweet grandma thinks because I cover crypto I work for FTX 😂
25
5
392
the crypto ceo exodus is now serving as an excuse for this guy to shoot his shot 😂
45
11
376
omg janet yellen is prounouncing 'binance' like 'beh-nance' similar to the old school way people say 'finance'
💀💀💀💀
64
33
375
EXCLUSIVE:
@Chainlink
launches platform to connect web3 devs' dApps or smart contracts with web2 APIs like AWS or Meta
15
60
363
celebrating bitcoin pizza day at
@coinbase
pop up where you can buy pizza with USDC
didn't cost me 10,000 bitcoin tho, so safe to say we've come a long way 🫡
21
21
379
8 of the 11 firms that filed a spot bitcoin ETF are custodying with Coinbase
...as well as working with Coinbase on trading, financing and other things
Coinbase is arguably one of the biggest winners here
26
40
365
friday afternoon meetings should be illegal, especially when it's sunny outside
14
15
355
EXCLUSIVE:
@CelsiusNetwork
has upped its Series B round from $400M to $750M,
@Mashinsky
told
@Blockworks_
14
46
338
A number of crypto orgs have already committed to building on Base, a
@coinbase
spokesperson told TechCrunch, including:
-
@chainlink
-
@QuickNode
-
@AaveAave
-
@animocabrands
-
@nansen_ai
-
@MagicEden
-
@PythNetwork
-
@graphprotocol
-
@wormholecrypto
-
@gelatonetwork
And more
31
39
324
“This is just going to be bigger and bigger in bigger.
I think in five, 10 years, we’ll have hyper tokenization. Anything that has value or cash flows can be tokenized.
The market is only going to grow. This is the very beginning."
-
@John1wu
11
64
328
All 11 spot bitcoin ETF issuers' tickers:
iShares/BlackRock - $IBIT
Grayscale - $GBTC
Fidelity - $FBTC
VanEck - $HODL
Wisdomtree - $BTCW
Bitwise - $BITB
Invesco Galaxy - $BTCO
Valkyrie - $BRRR
Ark 21Shares $ARKB
Hashdex $DEFI
Franklin $EZBC
20
65
316
Looks like they took the link down for now
But I took a screen recording of the full PDF from SEC's website showing approval for all 11 spot bitcoin ETFs
(Pause to read)
26
75
314
.
@AxieInfinity
saw huge growth in 2021 with total revenue up over 50K% on the year
Now, it’s trying to build new products and gameplay that will create its next massive growth cycle
-
@Jihoz_Axie
said
45
63
302
New
@chain_reaction
episode with
@SergeyNazarov
, co-founder of
@chainlink
dives into:
- Unexpected smart contract use cases
- Cryptographic guarantees
- How traditional companies can tokenize assets
- AI and blockchain tech
- CCIP updates
And more
25
79
293
Mass adoption of blockchain technology and digital assets is going to happen sooner rather than later
- Mastercard VP of new product development said at
@avalancheavax
webinar
15
82
304
if you're wondering if there's still an issue with sexism in the crypto space
here's the head analyst at
@BlockwareTeam
making a lame, outdated, unfunny 'joke' about a female reporter
even if you don't agree with the content, it costs nothing to be a decent person...do better
59
17
319
Reminder: TechCrunch is ending its subscription-based TechCrunch+
This means all previously paywalled articles will be publicly available as of March 1
12
35
320
Happy Friday! Here’s my weekend in a glance with the new books I bought 📚
Not sure my dog is very happy about it, but I sure am!
33
18
298
made a tiktok with
@BrettHarrison88
a few weeks ago
maybe he’ll tell us what he’s doing post-FTX now lmaooo
41
13
305
.
@Coinbase
CEO
@brian_armstrong
on potential big future crypto use cases:
1. Decentralized social media
2. Gaming in metaverse
3. Crypto coin not backed by fiat currency, but a "flat coin" that can track inflation, CPI, etc.
60
32
296
at a bakery in Greenwich CT and this little kid bought a croissant with a $100 bill and said “I don’t need change” 💀💀💀
23
8
308
Remember how a lot of crypto companies partnered with sports teams last year?
I spoke to people from
@FTX_Official
,
@avalancheavax
and
@Algorand
to hear how it has paid off.
11
49
274
It has been a busy month for
@0xPolygon
:
- Last week, it acquired ZK startup Mir in a $400M deal
- Today, it partnered with
@sevensevensix
in a $200M initiative to develop social media on Web3
Details on
@Blockworks_
15
48
286
anyways, i think this goes without saying but plz report
i would never DM strangers for money or for anything non-story related
my username has been the same and always will be!
8
25
305
BIG NEWS: I am verified on Twitter now
Let's goooooo 🤩🥳
43
3
300
Exclusive:
@avax
and
@alibaba_cloud
join forces to help businesses deploy metaverses on its chain
"It’s a great way to get access to 4M potential builders, and when they come through, there will be tons of transactions on the chain,"
@John1wu
said.
23
91
270
Burger King has launched itself into crypto.
If you spend $5 or more on it’s app as a Royal Perks member you can “get a side of crypto.”
The cryptocurrencies? Bitcoin, Ethereum or Dogecoin.
22
67
277
Okay, the time is almost here
#bitcoin
community and
#Celsians
:
Here's a SNEAK PEEK into what will be discussed during the
@CelsiusNetwork
MOIP episode that's coming out tomorrow with guest
@michael_saylor
and host
@Mashinsky
.
More to come.
15
36
278
“We believe that our work in this area has positioned us as the best protocol to participate in the creator economy of PFP projects because we can offer a wide range of resources to creators"
-
@PolygonStudios
CEO
@Fwiz
said after
@y00tsNFT
's announcement
32
65
230
Vibe check: Coinbase’s summit has a lot of attendees in suits, giving an institutional feel, compared to other crypto conferences which usually has people in hoodies and shorts.
And lots of convos outside, but auditorium is actually filled with people listening to panels.
34
30
271
.
@Injective_
launched a $150M ecosystem fund with:
-
@PanteraCapital
-
@jump_
-
@krakenfx
Ventures
-
@kucoincom
Ventures
-
@Delphi_Digital
Labs
and others
18
60
248
🚨 Life update: Today was my last day at
@Blockworks_
I'm taking a short break, then starting at
@TechCrunch
as a senior crypto reporter on 3/21 🎉
46
19
269
Wooo today is my first day at
@TechCrunch
as a senior crypto reporter
And you can now contact me at jacquelyn
@techcrunch
.com 📩
That's all. Hope everyone has a HAPPY MONDAY! 🥳
35
14
270
here's a perfect example of how crypto is so inaccessible sometimes and has too many steps smh
in order to go to ETHDenver for free you have to
1. link a crypto wallet to apply
2. figure out how to join SporkDAO (even if you don't want to - or pay $599 as 'nonmember')
3. go
74
20
265
I use this dollar as a bookmark because it comes with a 6.2% inflation rate, so it’s ok if I lose it 💸
12
17
254
Fees spot bitcoin ETF filers:
Grayscale - 1.5%
Ark 21Shares - 0.25% *
iShares/BlackRock - 0.30% *
Bitwise - 0.24% *
VanEck - 0.25%
Wisdomtree 0.50%
Invesco Galaxy 0.59% *
Fidelity - 0.39%
Valkyrie 0.80%
Hashdex 0.90%
Franklin 0.295
* means there's a lower % to start
25
39
247
NEW:
@0xPolygon
and
@Immutable
partner to help onboard more gamers and developers into web3
16
44
238
aww just realized i've written exactly 100 articles on
@TechCrunch
since i started here in late March
love my job and love covering crypto, here's to the next 100 stories i get to tell 🍾
22
4
250
What happened with Terra is so unfortunate and has significant second order effects on great projects, developers, founders and innovators.
Whether you’re at Polygon or the greater web3 ecosystem — you want to figure out how to help these folks.
-
@Fwiz
31
121
230