Crypto's largest startup competition - NEXUS. US$250,000 prize powered by @awscloud. 10 Founders pitched live at TOKEN2049 Singapore to judges from @dragonfly, @multicoin and @MaelstromFund.

NEXUS, crypto's largest startup competition, returns to TOKEN2049 Singapore (7–8 Oct). 10 early-stage startups pitch live on stage to top investors, with judges from @DragonflyVC, @multicoin and @MaelstromFund for a share of a $250,000 prize pool, powered by @awscloud. Applications close 18 September.

Introducing @EthenaPay: the internet money neobank. →Card spend cashback at 5.0% →Best-in-class 6.0% dollar savings rate →Borderless, free, instant global money transfers →Free global onramps in USD, GBP, EUR and local FX →Multi-currency high-rewards savings accounts in local FX →Unified fiat IBAN integration with self-custodial stablecoin accounts →Buy Now Pay Never where your savings rewards covers daily expenses Not coming soon™️. Live now to download on iOS.

NEXUS applications are open. 1,000+ startups already on the waitlist. 10 will pitch live at TOKEN2049 Singapore to 25,000 attendees and judges @tomhschmidt (@dragonfly_xyz), @SpencerApplebau (@multicoin) and @akshat_hk (@MaelstromFund). Building in crypto? This is your stage. Apply by 14 Sep.

Arthur featured in @TheEconomist for his role in pioneering and popularizing the perpetual swap. Amazing to see the product proliferate (from CeFi giant Binance, to on-chain giant Hyperliquid, and now TradFi).

Bitcoin & Crypto Won't Pump Until THIS Happens! WATCH ▶️ Arthur Hayes, Co-Founder of BitMEX and CIO of Maelstrom, joined me to discuss the outlook for Bitcoin and the broader crypto market. Topics: - Crypto bear market timeline - Why the latest bull market was lackluster - Does the Clarity Act real matter? - Arthur's crypto investment strategy - Future of markets and economies with AI - AI Bubble will lead to largest market crash #crypto# #bitcoin# #ai#

Here's what happened @ethena in June: • Partnered with @BlackRock with USDe now integrated into BlackRock Aladdin which houses $25t of AUM. • Partnered with @RobinhoodApp as the primary collateral in their new crypto earn product. • Partnered with @coinbase to grow onchain finance and savings products. • Coinbase Ventures made its first open-market investment into Ethena. • The USDe vault on Coinbase grew to nearly 200m in a few weeks. • @stablecoin_x began trading on Nasdaq Global Market under the ticker "USDE", giving public-market investors direct access to the Ethena ecosystem. • Published our plan for the next phase of USDe backing diversification, broadening real-world asset exposure beyond tokenized T-Bills. • Partnered with JanusHenderson to allocate and support distribution of their tokenized, high-quality liquid CLO funds. • Integrated JAAA, Janus Henderson's AAA CLO strategy, into USDe's backing through a partnership with @Centrifuge. • Integrated STAC, the Securitize Tokenized AAA CLO Fund, into USDe's backing through a partnership with @Securitize. • Expanded our partnership with @Anchorage to advance institutional investment lending. • @MercadoBitcoin, Brazil's largest exchange, listed USDe. • Became a founding member of the @Avax Payments Collective. • @kamino went live with Sentora's PYUSD/USDe vault.

While everyone thinks crypto is dead or AI is taking over, @akshat_hk (Partner @MaelstromFund) is leaning into "almost maximum risk." His framework: → Euphoria = slow down → Panic = lean in "When folks are exuberant and there's a deal happening every 2 weeks, that's when the worst deals are made. That's also when our portfolio tends to exit."

Our first 100+ speakers for TOKEN2049 Singapore are now confirmed, including @chameleon_jeff (@HyperliquidX ), @adenatfriedman (@Nasdaq), @balajis, @CryptoHayes (@MaelstromFund), @star_okx (@okx ), Jenny Johnson (@FranklnTempletn), @jessepollak (@base), and many more.

If your entire diligence on solana:CARDSccUMFKoPRZxt5vt3ksUbxEFEcnZ3H2pd3dKxYjp consisted of one single factually-incorrect tweet by ‘NickPlaysCrypto’…I got platinum tickets to Fyre Festival to sell you