we need to normalize long distance relationships & meeting people online becus not everyone has that perfect little relationship where you can drive 5 mins to your bf/gfs house. the world is so big, why should i be limited to people who are physically close to me

I’m speaking at the @EBlockchainCon in September. Looking forward to meeting people from financial institutions and fintechs working on stablecoins, tokenized deposits, and digital asset infrastructure. If you’re attending and working on any of this, let's connect!

some personal news: this is my last week contributing full time to the ethereum foundation. 4 years ago, i did my first ethereum hackathon and have been working in the ecosystem ever since. i loved that you could make money contributing to open source while meeting people from all around the world. and that these opportunities were accessible to anyone who just showed up. ethereum proved what was possible. but the reason i love ethereum is also the reason im leaving. my mission as a crypto devrel was to empower builders, so that everyone, everywhere knew that they had a role to play in shaping the future of technology. i still believe in that mission, and believe that the best way for me to act on that promise is to share that story with the wider world. (more about what that means soon) i’m still extremely bullish for the future of ethereum. it’s truly one of the strongest, most tight knit ecosystems ever. we’ve literally traveled the world together, gone through the trenches, and lived in the same hacker houses for months on end. ethereum is special. and even though i’m no longer contributing full time to EF, i’ll always be part of this community. big thank you to every single person i worked with over the last four years. from @FundingCommons, @gitcoin, @Celo, @ethereumfndn and more. you’ve shaped my views, my values, and left me with a radical sense of optimism that i’ll carry forever. as for what’s next… stay tuned. will be sharing more next week!

At @consensus2026 this week, one thing has been reinforced very clearly: serious business development still happens face to face. As @mcvviriato put it, if a founder stays behind a desk, they do not sell. You need to be out there meeting people, showing the product, and having the conversations that actually move partnerships forward. That is exactly why the week has mattered for Rayls. Across the first days of Consensus, the Rayls team has been meeting with banks and key ecosystem leaders to turn live mainnet momentum into integrations, partnerships, and real activity onchain.