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ceo @Portal_hq , angel investor (previously Visa crypto)

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@rajparekh_
Raj Parekh
3 years
I'm pleased to announce a new @Visa crypto capability and successful transaction settlement in USDC over the Ethereum blockchain with @cryptocom as our first pilot issuing partner with @Anchorage , as our exclusive crypto settlement agent.
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@rajparekh_
Raj Parekh
5 years
Thank you @pierre_rochard it was a pleasure having you speak at Visa!
@BitcoinIsSaving
Bitcoin is Saving
5 years
At @Visa for a full day of Bitcoin and Lightning!
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@rajparekh_
Raj Parekh
3 years
Some personal news: after 2.5 years, this past Friday was my last day at Visa Crypto. It has been an honor to be part of the founding Visa crypto team and I'm so proud of how far we've come in the last few years.
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Raj Parekh
3 years
Thrilled to announce a new product I’ve been building @Visa to enable FI/fintechs to add crypto features into their products. We’re partnering w/ @bankblvd , a neobank focused on building generational wealth for the Black community, as our 1st pilot partner
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@rajparekh_
Raj Parekh
4 years
Excited to partner with @fold_app to have one of the first Bitcoin rewards cards out there!
@fold_app
FOLD BITCOIN ($EMLD)
4 years
Announcing the first bitcoin rewards card from Fold and @Visa . Spend dollars and earn bitcoin on every swipe. Get on the waitlist 🙌
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Raj Parekh
3 months
Hard to believe that it's been over five years since the Libra association was introduced by Facebook. Although it never succeeded directly, it indirectly legitimized crypto for many major organizations.
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@rajparekh_
Raj Parekh
1 year
Web3 is fundamentally transforming every part of our lives - however, the barriers to accessing this ecosystem still remain high. Today, we announce @portal_hq is coming out of stealth to empower all platforms to become gateways into web3.
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@rajparekh_
Raj Parekh
4 months
In high school I thought I was going to be a professional basketball player. I would play basketball for like five or six hours a day every day. It was somewhat delusional. But then one day I played against James Harden's high school:
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@rajparekh_
Raj Parekh
4 months
I often joke that stablecoins are eating "boring" payments use case that actually have trillion $ in money movement globally. These are some of the companies that are tackling some of the biggest payment use cases, while abstracting away all blockchain complexities from users
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@rajparekh_
Raj Parekh
2 months
What @base has built is nothing short but extraordinary. Coinbase was able to add a new $100m business unit in a span of a year. It feels like the street hasn't even noticed yet.
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@rajparekh_
Raj Parekh
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Never thought I would have a leader at a bank tell me how stablecoins/blockchains are poised to disrupt banks. I didn't even have to make the case myself.
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Raj Parekh
1 month
I'm seeing a big shift from traditional fintech builders moving to stablecoin + onchain products. The DeFI/fintech mullet thesis is very much alive. Excited about some of the products that are coming out. Users won't even know its powered by blockchains/crypto.
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@rajparekh_
Raj Parekh
9 months
Super excited to share the launch of the Portal Marketplace, a simple Shopify app store like interface to make adding new integrations into your app super simple. Developers and customers can now add new integrations such as swaps, Visa cards, walletconnect, account abstraction,
@portal_hq
Portal
9 months
1/ Big news! 🎉 Our Developer Marketplace is live! With over 60 innovative Web3 products and solutions, it's a game-changer for developers. 💙 Discover why this launch is a major milestone for the Web3 community👇
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@rajparekh_
Raj Parekh
3 months
Currently, stablecoins are the easiest way to access USD outside of the US. And so how were companies, countries, and actors accessing USD before? The answer is a little known asset called Eurodollars Quick thread on the history of Eurodollars
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@rajparekh_
Raj Parekh
3 years
As for what's next, my obsession with crypto has only grown. Web3 will be transformational, but there are still many gaps to onramp the next hundred million users in a safe and secure way. More to come soon!
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Raj Parekh
3 months
Last week was a big milestone week at Portal - We had a new record on the number of customers signed in a week - We launched one of our largest customers with millions of users The beauty of this is that we were able to do all of this while being together for a team offsite!
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Raj Parekh
2 months
Still energized by our first ever “Borderless Payments Summit” we hosted with @SherazShere and the @solana team. Grateful to be joined by so many friends and leaders across the blockchain & payments landscape from leading companies like @Paxos @PayPal @Visa @stripe @MoneyGram and
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Raj Parekh
4 years
It's crazy how many different payment types that global marketplaces like Airbnb need to process payouts globally. Eventually, non-crypto companies will need to support payouts in stablecoins because of its efficiency.
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Raj Parekh
3 months
Stripe's announcement is another example of the fintech world seriously evaluating crypto/blockchains. The funny part is that fintechs have been paying close attention to crypto for many years, but continue to evaluate it with pragmatism. A quick thread on fintech and crypto:
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Raj Parekh
4 months
Pumped to announce the launch of @solana embedded wallets across the @portal_hq platform! We're grateful & excited to have incredible launch partners like @ColosseumOrg the largest Solana online hackathon series @SlingshotCrypto the smoothest non-custodial DeFi trading platform
@portal_hq
Portal
4 months
Exciting announcement! 🎉 We're thrilled to announce Portal now supports @solana , with embedded wallets out of the box. 📲 Solana's high throughput and low fees make it ideal for payments, tokenization, NFTs & DeFi. We can't wait to see what you build!
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Raj Parekh
1 month
Next generation of fintech is borderless finance powered by stablecoins. Exciting to see @thebitsian and team lead the way with their expansion into LATAM!
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@rajparekh_
Raj Parekh
9 months
Very excited to announce our partnership with @raincards ! Since my time at Visa, I knew there had to be a way to issue cards on self-custodial wallets. It’s now finally possible! Also, excited to launch this product with $PYUSD with the stablecoin of choice! @Paxos @PayPal
@portal_hq
Portal
9 months
Exciting news! We're thrilled to announce a groundbreaking partnership with @raincards —Issue Payment Cards With Portal. 💳 💙 Let’s dive into the future of crypto-powered financial services. 👇
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Raj Parekh
2 months
Historically, large payment protocols started as a consortiums Visa - consortium of banks in 1958 SWIFT - Consortium of banks in 1973 Zelle - Consortium of banks in 2016 USDC - Coinbase and Circle in 2018 (disbanded joint venture) Libra - Consortium of companies in 2020 (failed)
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Raj Parekh
4 months
Excited to co-host the first ever Stablecoin & Borderless Payments meetup with @Paxos in São Paulo on April 12th. If you're building at the intersection of these two worlds in SP, let me know. We have an awesome spot set up too! Link below to register
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@rajparekh_
Raj Parekh
16 days
Some fun data, but just in the last month @portal_hq has seen usage from over 1000 location points from all parts of the world such as Indonesia, Dubai, Nigeria, Brazil, Mexico, Turkey, Peru, etc.. Crypto usage is truly global!
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Raj Parekh
4 months
Ever since then, I thought why not take this professional athlete level work ethic and feed my zone of genius. It's made all the difference.
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Raj Parekh
1 year
The @portal_hq team quietly released the Account Abstraction + MPC product recently. This feature is available across web and mobile (RN, iOS, Android) SDKs. A few simple steps to get started: 1. Enable the AA feature on our web app at
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Raj Parekh
2 months
It's been fun partnering with the @bitso team on their new web3 wallet. Bitso went from support for about 100s of tokens to trade to over to 2000+ with embedded DeFi swaps with @portal_hq . Bitso can now rapidly support new tokens and monetize each transaction too.
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Raj Parekh
4 years
A big shoutout to @cjliu49 & @nickmartitsch from @compoundfinance for presenting what Defi and Compound is all about to the many teams at Visa! Thanks for stopping by virtually!
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Raj Parekh
3 years
I’m amazed how much I hear people say that they feel “attached” to their NFTs. Some NFTs just feel like they are more than just jpegs.
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Raj Parekh
2 years
It’s a humbling feeling as a founder to hear a prospective customer call your product “kick ass” on a call! Excited to share more soon
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@rajparekh_
Raj Parekh
4 years
consumers want #Bitcoin
@fold_app
FOLD BITCOIN ($EMLD)
4 years
We're on track to hit a quarter million on the waitlist. Good news is that we'll be onboarding tens of thousands weekly very soon. We're coming for you!
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@rajparekh_
Raj Parekh
3 years
Congratulations to my amazing wife @maitree_m for being recognized as #forbes30under30 . This is so well deserved! You continue to inspire me and I'm so lucky to have a front-row seat for what's to come :)
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Raj Parekh
2 months
So excited to see the new @Bitso web3 wallet product out in the wild powered by @portal_hq . We've enjoyed every minute working with @caiopflores @vogelbit and the rest of the team to power Bitso's 8+ million users on-chain! INCYMI - checkout the livestream for the launch 👇
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Bitso
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⭕️ EN VIVO
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@rajparekh_
Raj Parekh
4 months
Stablecoins will also likely be labeled as a systematically important financial institution (SIFI) in the next 10 years if it continues to grow as one of the largest holders of US Debt. Fascinating analysis powered by @bountycaster
@FEhrsam
Fred Ehrsam
4 months
The analysis revealed: - Stablecoins are on track to be in top 10 holders of US debt within 10 years - A simple extrapolation of the last 3 years would make stablecoins the largest holders of US debt
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@rajparekh_
Raj Parekh
3 years
Thank you to the Visa crypto team @cuysheffield @terryangelos @aj_shanley , @daniel_mottice @aychiang @catgu , and the rest of our quickly growing team. It's been a privilege to work with you all and it's amazing to see how far we've come in building the crypto organization @Visa .
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Raj Parekh
1 year
Super excited to partner with @0xProject @abandeali1 @0xfulvia to power native swaps in the @portal_hq stack. Portal customers can now leverage 0x’s deep liquidity for a swaps product with just a couple lines of code!
@portal_hq
Portal
1 year
Introducing: native swaps in our AA/TSS MPC platform, powered by @0xProject , a first-of-its-kind partnership. Your users can trade ETH and EVM digital assets via your app, powered by Portal and 0x!! 🎉🎉
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Raj Parekh
2 years
I just shared this internally with the team but the old adage of "move fast and break things" does not apply to crypto. There's just too much at stake and as builders, we have a responsibility to our users to build the most robust product without skipping steps.
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@rajparekh_
Raj Parekh
4 months
@withparallax - fast remittance from US to PH and soon in other markets @Zenecapp - rockstar LATAM based team building for freelancers @Felixpago - pretty slick whatsapp bot experience for payments between US and Mexico @velo_money - simplest USD account in Brazil powered by a
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Raj Parekh
1 year
Love to see the war on EOAs, seed phrases, and custodial wallets. All of these wallets should be a thing of the past. We're seeing a transition from these legacy wallets over to new and improved MPC and smart contract wallets. Excited to fuel this fire with @portal_hq
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Raj Parekh
4 months
What I love about the @portal_hq team is no one cares about price. What got us through the bear market was just being heads down. Now it's a bull market and we're still heads down. Prices go up and down and the mission stays the same.
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@rajparekh_
Raj Parekh
2 months
So huge! The first legitimate yield bearing stablecoin backed by @Paxos strong compliance/regulatory structure. Congrats to @bhau___ @ronakdaya and the rest of the Paxos team!
@LiftDollar_USDL
Lift Dollar | USDL
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Introducing Lift Dollar ($USDL), a US dollar-backed stablecoin with regulatory oversight that democratizes access to US dollars, allowing you to safely earn yield on-chain. 1/8
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Raj Parekh
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The new Lift Dollar or USDL is such an underrated product launch by the @paxos team. Today, companies like Circle take all economics of stablecoins treasury as their own revenue. WIth USDL, all the treasury economics flow directly to the holder of USDL's wallet
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@rajparekh_
Raj Parekh
2 months
Every CEX that I've talked to is starting to introduce either a hybrid trading + self-custody or launching their own self-custody product. CEX are evolving from just a custodial trading business to building on-chain.
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Raj Parekh
1 year
One of the exciting parts about building a global businesses is learning about the different cultures of the different markets from Indonesia to Brazil to Nigeria. Crypto is way more exciting outside of the US.
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Raj Parekh
3 months
Very excited to co-host the Borderless Payment summit with @SherazShere to gather leaders/builders from the blockchain/fintech/payments ecosystem DM me if interested, we have limited spots.
@SherazShere
sheraz
3 months
There is a ton happening in the intersection of blockchain and payments, powered by stablecoins. If you happen to be in NYC on May 13th, DM me. @rajparekh_ and I are hosting a small "Borderless Payments" summit for like minded people
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Raj Parekh
3 years
Come join us on Clubhouse at 6pm PT as we discuss Visa and USDC settlement
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Raj Parekh
2 months
So excited to see the new @floor app in the wold! It's easily become the most seamless place to swap, track, and mint NFTs. Honored that Portal gets to play a role to power the wallet experience. Congrats to the Floor team on the launch!
@floor
Floor
2 months
Allow us to reintroduce ourselves 📣 What started 2+ years ago as “Floor NFTs” has become so much bigger… NFTS → NFTs, crypto, tokens, dApps & memes Single player mode → Getting onchain with your friends 1 chain → 8 chains So today, we’re bringing you the new Floor:
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@rajparekh_
Raj Parekh
3 months
In a weird way, I’ve never been more challenged/tested in my life but also the happiest I’ve ever been. There’s something about the cycle of challenge and conquest that breeds a strong foundation of contentment and joy.
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Raj Parekh
1 year
I've spent the last few weeks across events such as Consensus talking to a number of builders across enterprises, consumer brands, and more that are exploring web3/crypto and @portal_hq . Sharing a few quick observations 👇
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Raj Parekh
2 years
It's been incredibly humbling to see the amount of building that's taking place in crypto right now. These builders don't care about the markets and are extremely focused on building value for users. Very excited to see the next chapter of crypto unfold.
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Raj Parekh
3 months
One underrated use case within crypto is actually humanitarian aid and donations. As long you have a smartphone and a wallet, you can receive aid from anywhere in the world.
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Raj Parekh
1 year
One of the best compliments from customers we've received at @portal_hq is how easy our developer docs are to read/understand. We learned this from great companies like @stripe & @linear , where your dev docs is an extension of the product and deserves the same level.
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Raj Parekh
4 months
I met our CTO @david_scrobonia in CS class freshman year. I remember him crushing every test/question the professor asked and thinking: "I want to work with this guy one day" And now we've been friends for 10 years and working on @portalHQ for 2.5 years. Dreams do come true.
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@rajparekh_
Raj Parekh
4 months
People don't know this but I actually have a personal basketball coach. I don't play professional basketball but I still like to think of myself as an athlete. No reason not to get a little better every day.
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@rajparekh_
Raj Parekh
3 years
NFTs represent a critical building block for the future of commerce and consumer experiences and excited to share @Visa purchase of the CP 7610 as a tribute to the amazing NFT community.
@VisaNews
VisaNews
3 years
Over the last 60 years, Visa has built a collection of historic commerce artifacts - from early paper credit cards to the zip-zap machine. Today, as we enter a new era of NFT-commerce, Visa welcomes CryptoPunk #7610 to our collection.
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Raj Parekh
1 year
Come find me and the Portal team at WalletCon tomorrow to talk about the future of wallets!
@WalletCon_
WalletCon
1 year
Also speaking at #WalletCon2023 - @rajparekh_ ! As CEO & co-founder of @portal_hq , Raj will discuss the disruptive potential of MPC wallets.
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Raj Parekh
3 months
It's hard not to appreciate the resilience of protocols such as @Uniswap , @MakerDAO , @compoundfinance , and many others. These protocols have survived extreme volatility, constant barrage of hackers/attackers, regulatory actions, and many more. Antifragile at it's finest.
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Raj Parekh
1 year
I'm very impressed with founders that have time to run a company + invest/diligence/scout other early stage startups either as a scout or through their own microfund. I'm so focused on talking to customers and doing anything else feels like a huge opportunity cost.
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@rajparekh_
Raj Parekh
4 months
It's in that moment where I started to shift my focus to recognize my own zone of genius. I then discovered that I had a ton of interests like computers, math, science, chess, and more that came naturally to me.
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@rajparekh_
Raj Parekh
3 years
Congratulations @estebancastano , @rahulr0609 and the @trmlabs team on the new fundraise. It’s been amazing to see the growth over the years.
@trmlabs
TRM Labs
3 years
Big day 🚀 Announcing the close of our Series B funding round led by @TigerGlobalFund . Read the full story here:
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Raj Parekh
4 months
One of my favorite things about building @portal_hq is how we're able to serve a global market. I was able to chat with builders from Nigeria, London, Brazil, Mexico, India, and ending off with Japan all in the same day. 🌏
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Raj Parekh
3 years
Web3 is forcing all companies to rethink/unlearn marketing altogether...a new playbook is being written as we speak.
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Raj Parekh
3 years
The team @Dharma_HQ just keeps shipping high quality products to bridge everyday consumers to Defi with ease!
@Dharma_HQ
Dharma
3 years
1/ You asked, again and again. Today, we’re excited to deliver. You can now go from 🏦 Dollars to 🛸 DeFi in 👏 all 👏 50 👏 states. Deposit up to $25k / week, directly from your bank, into @Uniswap , @compoundfinance , @AaveAave , @iearnfinance , and @PoolTogether_ .
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Raj Parekh
1 year
This was a fun panel to be apart of. Thank you @WalletConnect team for allowing me and @portal_hq to talk about key management and the future of wallets.
@FireblocksHQ
Fireblocks
1 year
Fireblocks Head of Web3 @OmerAmsel was at @WalletCon_ today with panelists @rajparekh_ @jniset @bfriel_ discussing how key management solutions have evolved and the new approaches to ensure users have full control over their own assets #ETHDenver2023
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@rajparekh_
Raj Parekh
2 years
Pretty ridiculous how much hate @coinbase gets. It’s incredible how much they do for the ecosystem.
@ViktorBunin
Viktor Bunin 🛡️
2 years
Today, we announced that @Coinbase is funding and supporting a lawsuit by six individuals against the Treasury Department’s sanctions of Tornado Cash’s smart contracts, an open source piece of software. You can read more about the details here:
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Raj Parekh
1 year
Very excited to partner with the Wallet Connect team on the first inaugural WalletCon!
@WalletCon_
WalletCon
1 year
@portal_hq transforms platforms with their mobile MPC wallet SDK and security tools for enterprises and developers to launch web3 wallet products for their users.
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Raj Parekh
3 months
Gradually, then suddenly Stablecoins are going for the number 1 spot.
@brendanpmalone
Brendan Malone
3 months
Fiat-backed stablecoins have now passed Norway in US govt debt holdings according to my rough estimate, thanks to an increase in stablecoin issuance combined with a decrease in debt holdings by Norway from Jan-24 to Feb-24.
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@rajparekh_
Raj Parekh
2 months
This past month has surpassed so many expectations. We've had big launches, an awesome payment summit in Brooklyn, Portal is growing faster than ever and have way more to look forward to! The @portal_hq is ready for on-chain summer!
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Raj Parekh
2 months
If you’re a builder developing at the intersection of @solana and @PayPal USD, then look no further @portal_hq platform. We’re live with Solana across mobile, web, and APIs for seamless development!
@portal_hq
Portal
4 months
Exciting announcement! 🎉 We're thrilled to announce Portal now supports @solana , with embedded wallets out of the box. 📲 Solana's high throughput and low fees make it ideal for payments, tokenization, NFTs & DeFi. We can't wait to see what you build!
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Raj Parekh
1 year
Seed phrases need to go. SC wallets and MPC are indeed the way. With @portal_hq you can generate both MPC and SC wallets all with a single integration. Why not get the best of both worlds.
@RyanSAdams
RYAN SΞAN ADAMS - rsa.eth 🦄
1 year
Can we all just agree seed phrases are terrible, wallet UX needs to improve, and smart contract wallets and MPC are the gwei forward
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@rajparekh_
Raj Parekh
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@contra - freelancer marketplace with USDC payouts @SinbadHQ - access to USD in MENA @mural_pay - global payments for SMBs @BandoCool - solving cross border payments across LATAM to US @stables_money - cross border payments/remittances across many markets
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Raj Parekh
1 year
This was a really fun project with the @zerodev_app team! There’s a ton of synergies with MPC & AA and we’re excited to enable our customers with the best of both capabilities. Sign up for the beta to learn more.
@portal_hq
Portal
1 year
We've partnered with @zerodev_app to launch a combined MPC + account abstraction wallet-as-a-service! 🎉 Read more on our blog, summary in thread :
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Raj Parekh
1 year
The Visa crypto team is rolling as expected. Check out what @catgu_ and team have put together on ERC 4337. A Visa powered paymaster could be a large driver of growth for ecosystem.
@catgu_
Catherine Gu
1 year
@Visa continues to explore real world applications for blockchain. UX and payment experience on blockchain today is suboptimal, for both individuals and businesses. Following our #AA publication last year, we are sharing our experiment today on #ERC4337 #paymaster
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Raj Parekh
1 year
A lot of discussion on MPC vs AA, and not enough MPC AND AA and what a powerful combination it could be. Both are complimentary solving different parts of stack. AA -> Account Management MPC -> Key management
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Raj Parekh
1 year
Love to see all the funds recovered! @HaunVentures is always hard at work behind the scenes for their founders!
@eulerfinance
Euler Labs🛢️🇬🇧
1 year
The support from the wider community was instrumental in this recovery. Thank you to the team at @HaunVentures , who connected us with specialists from their network within hours of the attack that were crucial to recovering the funds including law enforcement and @MoFoLLP .
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Raj Parekh
3 years
and lastly, of course, acquiring Cryptopunk #7610 as a part of Visa's archives as some of the highlights.
@rajparekh_
Raj Parekh
3 years
NFTs represent a critical building block for the future of commerce and consumer experiences and excited to share @Visa purchase of the CP 7610 as a tribute to the amazing NFT community.
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Raj Parekh
1 year
Sharing a piece of feedback from one of our customers using @portal_hq “I wanted to start by expressing my gratitude for setting us up on Portal…Your comprehensive documentation made it a very positive experience for our team…
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@rajparekh_
Raj Parekh
3 years
Over the last 18 months, my team has been focused on rethinking our payments network and products from first principles to mesh the traditional payments ecosystem with crypto and public blockchain networks.
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@rajparekh_
Raj Parekh
1 year
Users do not care about how any underlying technology works as long as it delivers immense value. People use @Visa every single day, but have no idea how it works.
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Marc Randolph
1 year
New technologies like Blockchain or AI are best when used as enabling technologies.  It’s amazing tech, but it doesn’t need to show off - in fact, in the best examples you don’t even know it’s there. It’s under the covers. It simply makes something easier, or faster, or more
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@rajparekh_
Raj Parekh
3 years
Great thread by @maitree_m on the opportunity for consumer brands to leverage web3 capabilities to build community
@maitree_m
Maitree Mervana Parekh
3 years
1 / The next big consumer brand will be powered by web3 ✨ There is massive potential to align incentives across consumers and brands in a way that has not been possible before, creating opps for co-creation & co-ownership, powered by crypto rails (ex: #NFT and social tokens) 🧵
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@rajparekh_
Raj Parekh
1 year
One of our key principles at @portal_hq is building software with zero dependencies. When you use the Portal SDK you get libraries that we've built from scratch instead of importing a ton of dependent libraries.
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@rajparekh_
Raj Parekh
3 years
Learn more about this new capability here
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@rajparekh_
Raj Parekh
3 years
This is just the beginning of what digital currency settlement could enable. It will also prepare Visa to enable Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) as they become available and integrate them into the existing payment ecosystem.
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@rajparekh_
Raj Parekh
2 months
I still think @solana token extensions (confidential transactions, memo field, and more) is one of the most underrated products out there. Awesome to see PYUSD take full advantage of being one of the first to leverage it.
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@rajparekh_
Raj Parekh
5 months
So excited to support the @getclave team on their mission of building the best experience at the intersection of blockchains and payments!
@getclave
Clave
5 months
1/ We're excited to announce our $1.6M pre-seed round led by @the_matter_labs and with participation from @class_lambda , @Safe , @mirana to reshape the future of payments on the web.
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@rajparekh_
Raj Parekh
9 months
PYUSD circulating supply is now at ~$130m after just 2 months of being live and has a lots of room to grow. The @PayPal and @Paxos team are moving fast! Exciting to see how PYUSD plays a role in accelerating the on-chain economy.
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@rajparekh_
Raj Parekh
1 month
Crypto has to move mobile in order to get any real adoption. A lot of strong builders are doing this! @gethype_hq @velo_money @floor @0xppl_ @GetLoula @toriwallet @MetaWealth @PistachioFi
@jessewldn
Jesse Walden
1 month
Went for a walk with @Iiterature yesterday and a powerful insight: "crypto has had mobile wallets, but it hasn’t had mobile products.” Such a simple statement, but a powerful one when taken in the context of broad crypto adoption. Consumer tech is mobile, and thanks to the
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Raj Parekh
2 years
This will be coming to more exchanges and fintechs soon with what I'm building at Portal -> Every exchange should have native dApp discovery to enable everyday users to web3 applications. Excited to see Coinbase announce this!
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@rajparekh_
Raj Parekh
4 years
Excited to be an Adjunct Professor at my alma mater, @CalPoly this quarter. I'll be teaching a course on the principles of Product Management. Would love to find more mentors & resources for my students, who are the best PMs they should know/follow?
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@rajparekh_
Raj Parekh
2 years
Builders should not just focus on empowering users to cross the chasm, but on making that chasm simpler to cross.
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@rajparekh_
Raj Parekh
3 years
I was fortunate enough to ship/build some major payment industry firsts. From launching the ability to settle Visa Network transactions over Ethereum…
@rajparekh_
Raj Parekh
3 years
I'm pleased to announce a new @Visa crypto capability and successful transaction settlement in USDC over the Ethereum blockchain with @cryptocom as our first pilot issuing partner with @Anchorage , as our exclusive crypto settlement agent.
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@rajparekh_
Raj Parekh
1 year
With @portal_hq 's proprietary wallet infrastructure and web3 connectivity interface, we hope to transform our partners into web3-enabled platforms. Read more about what we can offer here:
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@rajparekh_
Raj Parekh
4 years
This is huge! There’s so much valuable data in the mempool that never make it on-chain. Congrats to the @blocknative team on the launch!
@blocknative
Blocknative | ⛽
4 years
Our team is excited to introduce Mempool Explorer, a net-new way to build real-time streams of in-flight transaction data. Builders & traders can now easily work with live mempool data. Read the blog ➡️ Go hands-on ➡️ Thread ⬇️
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@rajparekh_
Raj Parekh
3 years
We've also seen crypto wallets emerge as a new class of card issuers and exclusively building their business with public blockchains and digital currencies. The rise in crypto wallets forced us to ask the question of how can we make it easier for crypto wallets to work with Visa?
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@rajparekh_
Raj Parekh
2 months
When we started @portal_hq a few years ago it was quite clear that mobile was going to be the way that crypto applications scale globally to many more users. Fast forward to today, we're on v4 of our mobile SDKs across RN, iOS, and Android with @solana support.
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@rajparekh_
Raj Parekh
6 months
"Data from blockchain analytics platform Artemis shows that Solana stablecoin transfer volume for January currently sits at around $316 billion, second only to Ethereum’s $328 billion." Crazy part is that stablecoins adoption is just getting started and actively permeating many
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@rajparekh_
Raj Parekh
1 month
Hard to believe it’s the first time in 30 years that Argentina had no inflation in a week!
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