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Paypal's stable coin (PYUSD) is not getting the credit it deserves

PayPal has launched its US dollar-backed stablecoin, PayPal USD (PYUSD). It's bringing crypto-native representation of fiat money to its global user base of 400+ mil. people while adding credibility to crypto finance.

Blockchains are just better public databases and are here to stay

If you are reading this note you've probably heard about blockchain technology and its most known representative chains (products) like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and maybe even Solana. I'm talking blockchains as underlying tech here, not currencies attached to them. For the purpose of this note, I will assume you've heard about

How I discovered NFTs

In short; I suddenly watched parts of my Twitterverse typically focused on #Startups #VCinvesting #ProductManagmenet #Finance #ValueInvesting and #Trading mutate into ape pictures (like BAYC [https://boredapeyachtclub.com/#/]), pixel faces (mostly Crypto Punks [https://www.larvalabs.com/cryptopunks]), and other weird characters. With prices flying high around these "overpriced jpegs"

Crypto - be investor, not trader

TL;DR: You should think about crypto as a long-term investment. It means making sure you see the interesting team and project usefulness in 3-5 years' timeframe. It's your money you are betting on projects to survive and thrive. Whether you do it through coins, tokens, NFTs, derivatives or equity

Crypto mass adoption...

I believe that we are close, very close, but we are missing usability and quality curation which are crucial components for mass adoption. Such mass adoption app would also need smooth (= invisible) cross-chain operability. By mass adoption I mean that anyone can use it and benefit from it. I imagine

Advice to a friend starting on crypto journey

I used this as a great conversation started with people of different experience levels and I thought you might find this useful. It’s for you if: 1. you own some crypto and it sits on an exchange (like Coinbase or Binance or Kraken) and you think about doing something

Should I buy some crypto

TL;DR: Think before you jump. Most of what you hear and see online about crypto riches is created to get you into FOMO state and you will take action which makes money for someone else. You mostly spend the money. That's not a problem. Just be aware of it