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Stephen McKeon
6 years
I just published "The Security Token Thesis."
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3 years
Remember back in the mid-90s when people thought AOL was going to be "the internet"? Same vibe.
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Stephen McKeon
3 years
1/ Dropping two articles today. The main one covers the future of work.
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Stephen McKeon
5 years
1/ Introducing collab crypto:
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Stephen McKeon
2 years
Is this the first university lecture on squiggles?
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3 years
4/ Play-to-earn was pioneered by @AxieInfinity . The key feature is that the players own the game. They own the board, the characters, the ability to create new characters, and the in-game currencies. It is as much an economy as a game. It's the birth of a digital nation.
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Stephen McKeon
9 months
Literal madhouse in @glitchmarfa tonight
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Stephen McKeon
6 years
Many thanks to @PowerLunch for the opportunity to talk about security tokens on CNBC today. I'll dive deeper into this topic on a podcast with @ericjackson later this month.
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Stephen McKeon
4 years
I just published The Rise and Fall (and Rise and Fall) of Ampleforth — Part I with @derekedws . 1/
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Stephen McKeon
9 months
Let's hear it for @magey_mage and @derekedws . I've witnessed the months of work that went into the events at @glitchmarfa this weekend and couldn't be more ecstatic about how it turned out. The program was a creative masterpiece.
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Stephen McKeon
4 years
Be still my heart
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Stephen McKeon
3 years
Who dis? Amazing night at @brtmoments in NY!
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Stephen McKeon
9 months
Phil from @brtmoments holding court at @glitchmarfa
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Stephen McKeon
9 months
My rhythm is still jacked up from Singapore and I woke up at 3am today. Not going back to sleep so I wander over to glitch. There’s a semi-truck parked out front. This dude👇gets out, tells me he’s a digital artist in route from Dallas to Phoenix and came through Marfa just to
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Douglxss
9 months
Gm. Just a bit early..lol S/o to @sbmckeon for letting me come in to @glitchmarfa to take a pic of the events guide. Super nice guy 👊🏿 #glitchmarfa #artblocks #artblocksweekend #collabcurrency
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Stephen McKeon
9 months
What a happy surprise to find out that I won "The Flower" a 1/1 by @omentejovem awarded randomly to a @SuperRare rarepass holder. Amazing addition to my collection! (h/t @redlion_news )
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Stephen McKeon
4 years
The latest post to the @Collab_Currency blog: A piece on the intersection of digital art, virtual worlds, DeFi, and the social experience, co-authored with @derekedws .
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Stephen McKeon
5 years
4/ The day will come when digital wallets are as commonplace as email addresses are today. We will use them for everything from receiving income, to sending payments, and managing investments. We’re deploying capital with an eye towards that day.
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Stephen McKeon
3 years
phew
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Stephen McKeon
6 years
This is unambiguously positive in my view...
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Peter Van Valkenburgh
6 years
1/ Clayton's testimony on cryptocurrencies is here:
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Stephen McKeon
3 years
6/ Judge-to-earn is a broad, emerging category encompassing dispute resolution ( @UMAprotocol , @AragonProject Court, @Kleros_io ), appraisal ( @UpshotHQ ), curation ( @superrare , @______jpg______ ), and credit ( @sublimefinance ). Will be a monster category of earning opportunities.
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Stephen McKeon
3 years
Walked through the Dolce & Gabbana collection with @UNXD_NFT today. This drop next week is going to be bananas. 🤯
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Stephen McKeon
2 years
NFT collectors: drop everything you're doing and listen to this. Legendary convo.
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2 years
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Stephen McKeon
6 years
This is the most wide ranging podcast I’ve ever done, and one of the most enjoyable. Thanks, @tseides !
@tseides
Ted Seides
6 years
The power of luck, risk-taking CEOs, positive regulation, the intersection of corporate finance, security issuance and the block chain, crypto security tokens and the future of illiquid assets. My conversation with Stephen McKeon.
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Stephen McKeon
9 months
iykyk
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Stephen McKeon
6 years
Happy to be joining the advisory board @StorecoinTeam . I'm in good company: @AriDavidPaul , @markramberg , @natelubin , @devilscompiler
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STORE //
6 years
Welcome to the Storecoin Advisory Board, Stephen McKeon ( @sbmckeon !)
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Stephen McKeon
1 year
Winter is coming
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Stephen McKeon
2 years
Putting the final touches on the #SquiggleMural
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Stephen McKeon
3 years
9/ Finally, I also posted a companion article that offers a few thoughts on how these new contracting environments address important building blocks of coordination: Standards and trust production.
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Stephen McKeon
5 years
Some thoughts on gaming and Lightning. Co-authored with @SECowell .
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Stephen McKeon
3 years
5/ Learn-to-earn models like @Rabbithole_gg are enabling income generation through skill acquisition. Networks become more valuable as more people use them, but potential users first need to learn how to use them. Users can now get paid for doing so.
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Stephen McKeon
3 years
7/ Create-to-earn is in full swing. The impact of endowing property rights on digital assets has been historic for creators. We’ve entered a renaissance period in terms of the ability to earn income through creative labor.
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Stephen McKeon
2 years
NFT based financial products are in their infancy, but have historical precedent from traditional markets. The team at @NFTfi did an amazing job in this article unpacking the traditional art & collectibles market. This is only the beginning… 🧵
@NFTfi
NFTfi.com
2 years
1/9 In "The Advent of NFT Finance" - a research collaboration with @CADLabs_org - we explore how NFT-based financial infrastructure will help cement NFTs as a universal internet primitive for tokenizing anything non-fungible. TLDR & NFT giveaway👇
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Stephen McKeon
7 years
I know what my kids are getting for Christmas. Great way to teach them about blockchains and markets.
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Stephen McKeon
3 years
2/ Crypto economies have already begun to shape the future of work. There are now a variety of models to convert human labor into earnings, broadly described as “to-earn” models. They blend how we play, learn, organize, socialize, and create, with ownership and income generation.
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Stephen McKeon
5 years
5/ We've already quietly invested in some great projects building in this thesis, including: @tagomisystems , @Algorand , @ZeppelinOrg , @BitwiseInvest , @RadarRelay , @teamspacemesh , @StarkWareLtd , @MakerDAO , and @CodaProtocol .
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Stephen McKeon
2 years
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Stephen McKeon
3 years
Just another day at the office
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Stephen McKeon
5 years
3/ Our thesis: what the internet did to media, blockchains will do to finance. New rails for value transfers of all types: assets, payments, insurance, and more.
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Stephen McKeon
7 years
@callmethebear @wintonARK @cburniske @CathieDWood This is interesting. Equity investors see financials post-IPO. Do we have transparency into the holdings of token foundations post-ICO?
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Stephen McKeon
7 years
This is an important development. The tide continues to turn.
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Stephen McKeon
5 years
In the 20th century, we used commodities like oil, steel, and cotton to produce tangible goods. Today, products are more often intangible and created from data. This new production function calls for a new class of commoditized inputs.
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Stephen McKeon
9 months
@justinmmelillo @glitchmarfa @monaverse Watching snow play the squiggle game was one of the highlights of the weekend
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Stephen McKeon
4 years
Two highly capable teams joining forces. Amazing partnership!
@enzymefinance
Enzyme
4 years
1) We have exciting news to share! @RariCapital will be migrating to the Melon Protocol in a complimentary partnership. Today, Rari supports $57m in TVL across their strategies
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Stephen McKeon
5 years
6/ We’ve assembled a dedicated team for this effort and I'm excited to be working with @mattblucas , @bryankchang , @cshapiro , @taylorgreene , and the rest of the crew at @collabfund .
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Stephen McKeon
3 years
8/ Participate-to-earn is a catch-all for everything else. Protocols will contract with labor providers for all kinds of participatory roles. The largest of which may be governance of the protocol itself. I discuss the role of delegates in this process.
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Stephen McKeon
7 years
As both a huge fan of @naval *and* a card carrying member of the education system, I feel compelled to respond.
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Stephen McKeon
3 years
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Stephen McKeon
3 years
Looking forward to discussing tokens vs equity, NFTs, SPACs, and more with two of my favorite investors tomorrow! @jillruthcarlson @nickgrossman Tues. 3/9 @ 11:30am PST Register for free here:
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Stephen McKeon
7 years
7/ Note that most early bitcoiners who were hodlers are now accredited. Accredited=400BTC.
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Stephen McKeon
3 years
For the record, that day will be March 7th, 2022 in my FIN 685 course @uoregon . feat. @FLAMINGODAO @TheLAOOfficial @RED___DAO @NEPTUNEDA0
@Jai_Bhavnani
Jai Bhavnani
3 years
One day business schools will teach how to navigate DAO2DAO relationships That playbook isn’t written yet, alongside most of DeFi
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Stephen McKeon
3 years
It’s happening.
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Stephen McKeon
2 years
Look at the crew these guys have assembled! Amazing group of builders and investors. 🚀🚀🚀
@alliancedao
Alliance
2 years
1) 📢 Announcing Alliance DAO 📢 DeFi Alliance and hundreds of other top builders are coming together to form Alliance, the world's first digital startup nation, to accelerate the best Web3 startups.
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Stephen McKeon
10 months
Every 30 days. Like a heartbeat. Pumping digital objects directly into your heart and soul. Can’t stop, won’t stop.
@glitchmarfa
glitch
10 months
1/ The rainbow soul of generative art. Our E30D #5 exhibition, digital poster, + giveaway details are open for live view and collection in Marfa, TX and . Object: Chromie Squiggle #9951 Artist: @ArtOnBlockchain Collector: ? Month: September '23 E30D #5
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Stephen McKeon
3 years
Look who I found hanging out at the coffee shop! #proofofape @gmoneyNFT @FLAMINGODAO
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Stephen McKeon
4 years
Collab is enthusiastically backing @AudiusProject alongside a group of great crypto investors. The future of music will be decentralized.
@audius
Audius 🎧
4 years
some news to share!
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Stephen McKeon
3 years
3/ DAOs will coordinate much of this activity.
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Stephen McKeon
2 years
Couldn’t wait to get the IRL started. Let’s go @WAGMIUnited
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Stephen McKeon
6 years
@tkrawiec @APompliano Here's a 3-minute explanation of security tokens (longer articles on my Medium page):
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Stephen McKeon
2 years
My moonbird looks like he's ready to put in work.
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Stephen McKeon
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Stephen McKeon
2 years
I cannot wait for this. Marfa direct.
@KinectAir
KinectAir
2 years
we are a community of pilots, plane owners and passengers collaborating to decentralize air travel. join us.
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Stephen McKeon
2 years
My life plan
@EdLatimore
Ed Latimore
2 years
Since y'all know so much, what is this?
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Stephen McKeon
4 years
Just received from my friends at @smithandcrown . Hopefully Vol. 1 of many!
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Stephen McKeon
2 years
We’re ecstatic to continue supporting @3boxlabs as they build @ceramicnetwork with this new round of funding. 🔥🔥🔥 We’ve long believed that it’s one of the most important projects in our portfolio. Here’s why… 🧵
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CoinDesk
2 years
NEW: @3boxlabs is getting a $30 million boost to bring its Web3 data platform, @ceramicnetwork , to mainnet and beyond. @realDannyNelson reports
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Stephen McKeon
5 years
2/ This new initiative is investing in the next generation of financial infrastructure.
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Stephen McKeon
6 years
One of the greatest challenges for security tokens is global regulatory compliance. The scale and complexity are immense. This is what @Harbor is solving. Proud to be an advisor to this ambitious group.
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Stephen McKeon
1 year
I just upgraded my Ecosapien and offset 28 tonnes of CO2 -- the equivalent of 1120 trees planted. Let's go!
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Stephen McKeon
4 years
"The case for crypto is that it is poised to disrupt a large segment of the financial services industry"
@UOBusiness
Lundquist College
4 years
"The question has moved from 'will this survive' to 'how big will this get?'" UO finance professor Stephen McKeon ( @sbmckeon ) weighs in on cryptocurrency in a piece by @Forbes . Read more:
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Stephen McKeon
4 years
"There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen" -Lenin
@morganhousel
Morgan Housel
4 years
Man, things changed fast.
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Stephen McKeon
2 years
The @brtmoments Berlin exhibition is amazing. They’ve mastered the IRL NFT experience. A few shots from opening night below. tl;dr: if you can get to Berlin before the 23rd you should check it out...
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Stephen McKeon
4 years
Probably the most powerful and moving article ever posted on Collaborative's blog. A stunning piece by @morganhousel
@collabfund
Collab Fund
4 years
The Three Sides of Risk
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Stephen McKeon
5 years
I've always been fascinated by behavioral finance and the persistent effects of one's lived experience. This article by @morganhousel is a well-written synthesis of why it's important.
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Stephen McKeon
9 months
Rainer was one of the most genuine people I met in Marfa this weekend and it was an honor to mint the legendary snowfro portrait.
@rainerhosch
rainerhosch.eth 🎟
9 months
If you could not make it to Marfa, do not despair 🌈 you can mint your own Snowfro right here: ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜
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Stephen McKeon
2 years
God tier
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@dwr - hodl
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Stephen McKeon
3 years
Amazing idea. Going to implement it Winter term. Will FIN685 POAP be the first academic POAP?? @worthalter let’s make it happen.
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kaesha
3 years
@JoshuaRosenthal @thechosenberg @Doritos i definitely should get a @poapxyz for completing each exam
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Stephen McKeon
2 years
Open Metaverse genesis edition! Always a pleasure chatting with Mehdi.
@animocabrands
Animoca Brands
2 years
A very special guest joined us for the first episode of The Open #Metaverse Show, @sbmckeon (partner at @Collab_Currency ). We discuss all things #Web3 and #NFTs : #podcast
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Stephen McKeon
1 year
Something new is born
@glitchmarfa
glitch
1 year
1/ One digital object, every thirty days. In collaboration with @transientlabs , @danvas_art , and @hypeshotHQ , our team at @glitchmarfa is proud to announce a new monthly IRL x digital series titled 'Every 30 Days'.
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Stephen McKeon
8 months
A day in which you bump into the 🐐 @tonyherrera is a good day.
@tonyherrera
Non-FungibleTony (NFT)
8 months
Later @aventurine_eth and I headed to Dune Park to listen to a few talks, but ran into @DanPolko @0xend and we started to talk as we walked outside, bumped into @_creynaga and @sbmckeon . Ended up at yet another cafe and had great conversations about the future of the Web3 space.
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Stephen McKeon
2 years
Infinite friendship
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Stephen McKeon
4 years
Great community call with @MinaProtocol this morning. Exciting things ahead, looking forward to watching it unfold.
@MinaProtocol
Mina Protocol (httpz) 🪶
4 years
1/ Coda has relaunched as Mina - the world's lightest blockchain, powered by participants. This process, started after a trademark lawsuit by R3, was challenging, but we're stronger as a result. Read what our community had to say to R3:
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2 years
"I like finance. I think it’s interesting. And if you like finance—if you like understanding the structures that people build to organize economic reality—crypto is amazing. It’s a laboratory for financial intuitions."
@matt_levine
Matt Levine
2 years
what is crypto
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Stephen McKeon
2 years
@twobitidiot Recording my course this summer. Will be about 20 sessions. Releasing under Creative Commons this fall.
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Stephen McKeon
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Stephen McKeon
3 years
With $FB crossing $1T market cap, it's fun to look back on this video of my partner @cshapiro on CNN when they IPO’d in 2012. 1) Kudos to Craig for being an early investor in FB. 2) Only time I’ve seen Craig in a collared shirt. 3) Poor Ned!
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Stephen McKeon
5 years
@_jillruth It means you have a low discount rate (i.e. comparatively more willing to accept the thing further in the future).
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Stephen McKeon
2 years
Such a pleasure to be part of this series with the legendary @tseides ! We walk through DAOs, the metaverse, and why the vast majority of all cryptoassets will be NFTs.
@tseides
Ted Seides
2 years
NFTs and the Consumer in Web3. Crypto for Institutions 2 continues with my conversation with @sbmckeon . With thanks to @Anchorage .
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Stephen McKeon
6 years
Wow. Honored to be included in this group. I've learned so much from the others on this list.
@AriDavidPaul
Ari Paul ⛓️
6 years
7/ More recently there has been a wealth of "thought leadership", often in the form of Medium essays. Search for anything by: Vitalik Buterin, Chris Burniske, Kyle Samani, Jimmy Song, Etienne Brunet, Adam Ludwin, Stephen McKeon, Amber Baldet, Jake Burkham, Meltem Demirors.
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Stephen McKeon
3 years
“easiest” Good luck with that. ngmi
@SenWarren
Elizabeth Warren
3 years
Bitcoin requires so much computing activity that it eats up more energy than entire countries. One of the easiest and least disruptive things we can do to fight the #ClimateCrisis is to crack down on environmentally wasteful cryptocurrencies.
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Stephen McKeon
6 years
I just donated to @coincenter to protect our right to innovate with open blockchain networks. @krakenfx matched my gift and they'll match yours too if you donate now.
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Stephen McKeon
3 years
The next evolution of the web's social layer will look like @useGALLERY . So excited to be part of their journey! 🖼️🚀
@GALLERY
(GALLERY)
3 years
Gm. We're excited to announce... ✨ We have raised $2.69M to build the curation and social layer for NFTs.
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