Partner at Mubadala Ventures. Podcaster at https://xitter.gq/t.co/Ew2rOZYELx
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๐BIG NEWS!๐
๐Today, Iโm launching a YouTube channel dedicated to the Real Use Cases of #Blockchain
youtube.com/watch?v=u4zwhTxvโฆ
Congrats to @elliptic on their $120M Series D!
I led their $2M seed round in 2014 and itโs been incredible to watch this team grow.
Huge respect to founders @DocJamesSmith, @tomrobin and Adam Joyce, and to Simone Maini for steering the company as CEO. A reminder that building a real business takes time, grit and perseverance. ๐ #Elliptic #Fintech #StartupFunding #Perseverance #blockchain
fintechfutures.com/venture-cโฆ
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๐ฏ ๐๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐ฅ๐๐ฐ, the open-source AI agent, just RAISED THE BAR for web app dev!
๐ Ex-software dev here: โVibe codingโ left me cold.
AI tools were either:
โข๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐๐ฅ๐/๐๐๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ : Pretty UIs, but backend APIs? Nope.
โข๐๐ก๐๐ญ๐๐๐/๐๐ฅ๐๐ฎ๐๐ : Code snippets โ endless copy/paste, server restarts, DB hell.
๐๐ฉ๐๐ง๐๐ฅ๐๐ฐ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ฏ๐๐ซ๐ฒ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฅ:
โจ1๏ธโฃ Full-stack apps (FE+BE) โ
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2๏ธโฃ ๐๐ฎ๐ญ๐จ-๐ฆ๐๐ง๐๐ ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ฏ โ๏ธโNode server restarts itself!
Built ๐๐จ๐๐.๐ฃ๐ฌ + ๐๐๐๐๐ญ app in ๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ โฑ๏ธ last weekend. Gamechanger!
#AI #AIAgents #OpenClaw #VibeCoding #WebDeveloper
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Stoked to see portfolio company @Waymo raise a $16bn round to extend their robotaxi service globally. Congrats to my partner @IbrahimAjami for having the courage to make this investment back in 2020. techcrunch.com/2026/02/02/waโฆ #AI
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.@Kiln_finance announces @railnet_org, a new layer that allows asset managers to easily create and manage yield strategies on chain. Well done @laszlo__szabo and team!
Introducing @railnet_org โ the open yield infrastructure enabling institutions to build & distribute onchain strategies across DeFi, tokens & real-world yield.
A new infrastructure layer for institutional yield.
railnet.org
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CEO of @KulipaXYZ, @cateland: "Kulipa is allowing people in Argentina and Nigeria to spend their USDC in their crypto wallets to buy real things using credit cards". I love that! #FrenchTech
I've just found out what is a worse customer experience than opening an account with @LloydsBank : trying to close one! Two months in the process and still nowhere close...
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Great to be back on campus to catch up with my @INSEAD friends! 20 years already! #inseadmoments
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Is RWA tokenization just hype or the future of finance? ๐ค
I sat down with Dan Ahmed, COO of @fasset, to discuss how tokenizing stocks and commodities is making investing more accessible, especially in emerging markets. ๐
๐บ youtube.com/watch?v=qdiIxp2Uโฆ
#RWA #Tokenization
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๐ Real-World Asset (RWA) tokenization is changing finance - are you paying attention?
People in Pakistan can buy Apple products, but they canโt invest in Apple stocks.
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Fasset is fixing this by enabling them to own tokenized Apple shares.
RWA tokenization is making investing more accessible & liquidโespecially in emerging markets. ๐
Watch my convo with @fasset COO @__danielahmed on how blockchain is unlocking new opportunities: ๐
๐บ youtu.be/qdiIxp2U5nU?si=Zgydโฆ
#Blockchain #RWA #Tokenization #Web3 #Crypto #Finance #CryptoForGood
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Something that I've been pushing for for years. And then it just happens... Mubadala bought $437m worth of Bitcoin ETF in Q4 2024 theblock.co/post/341046/abu-โฆ
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Who would believe that #France has produced 45 #tech #unicorns? Here's the full list, courtesy of @alexandre_dewez
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Pleased to see such a turnout at Stand With Crypto event at @UKParliament, organised by @StandWCrypto_UK and @coinbase
Heard from the founder of a cross-border payments company based in Asia: #stablecoins now make up 50% of our volumes. This is big for a non-crypto company!
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Great to be reminded by @DomCarosa that DEPINs started with the SETI project 40 years ago. I remember this piece of software. Very nostalgic!
Honored to share a story at DePIN Day at WebSummit
DePINโs origins go back 40 years to NASAโs groundbreaking work. Sometimes, understanding our past guides our future. Proud of how @HivelloOfficial is continuing this journey in decentralization.
#DePIN #InBlockChainWeTrust
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Stoked to see @OpenAI open an office in Paris. All these French PhDs in AI, Computer Science and Maths are finally going to be valued fairly, after decades of neglect by the local market. cc @Siftedeu @daphneleprince sifted.eu/articles/openai-paโฆ #France #AI
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Great initiative by @IbrahimAjami to support people suffering in Lebanon
We are activating donations to support agencies on the ground in Beirut to help affected people that have lost their homes and/or being injured by recent atrocities in Lebanon.
Pls reach out if you are interested in helping
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We all suspected that stablecoins were the killer use case of blockchain that has been growing like crazy lately. But now we have the data to prove it. Great report from @BHDigitalAssets, @CastleIslandVC and @TheChicagoVC ! theblock.co/post/316048/survโฆ
