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@albertwenger

VC at http://usv.com. Blog at http://continuations.com. Book at http://worldaftercapital.org. Hearts == stars, follows != endorsements.

Some exciting numbers about activity on the @WalletConnect network

1/ WalletConnect is set to surpass $400B in annual Total Network Volume. The connectivity layer of the financial internet. Here's the breakdown ↓



Ever wanted to direct your own movie? Try popcorn.co

Introducing 🍿Popcorn - the 1st Movie Agent that produces long-form videos! This is not just an AI video app. It does the workflow for you. Like and RT for credits to make your first movies. 👇



Super excited for this conversation!

USV Partner @albertwenger will host NYT reporter & bestselling author @dgelles for an Author Talk on Dirtbag Billionaire - the inside story of how Yvon Chouinard built Patagonia into a billion-dollar company guided by purpose. Register to attende here: luma.com/dpwd8vi4

usv's tweet image. USV Partner @albertwenger will host NYT reporter & bestselling author @dgelles  for an Author Talk on Dirtbag Billionaire - the inside story of how Yvon Chouinard built Patagonia into a billion-dollar company guided by purpose.

Register to attende here: luma.com/dpwd8vi4


OpenAI is now systemically important

this entangled mess will make openai too big to fail



Morality == RL policy for society


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"Creativity=curiosity combined with initiative." I love this equation of creativity from @scottbelsky and exploring the question of if LLMs can be trained to be curious. We had a super fun and ranging conversation about Consumer AI and what the next few years will look like for…


Weird how we appear to be making the biggest progress in tech and science in periods when we are regressing the most in politics ...


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9 years old but extremely relevant today Sign All Things by @albertwenger

usv's tweet image. 9 years old but extremely relevant today

Sign All Things by @albertwenger

Massive unlock connecting wallets to IRL payments

1/ Introducing WalletConnect Pay 🌐 In partnership with @dtc_pay, one of Asia’s leading POS providers, seamless stablecoin payments are coming to retail, hospitality, and everyday commerce across Asia.



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The partnership between @WalletConnect and @dtc_pay , a licensed POS provider, makes a milestone in onchain payments and stablecoin use cases. dtcpay can now enable secure, seamless stablecoin payments through WalletConnect across retail, hospitality, and everyday commerce…

1/ Introducing WalletConnect Pay 🌐 In partnership with @dtc_pay, one of Asia’s leading POS providers, seamless stablecoin payments are coming to retail, hospitality, and everyday commerce across Asia.



Excited about our latest investment supporting the "electric slide" cc @packyM

We have the Lithium we need for an electric future, and we can access it without building mines. Today we're excited to announce our investment in @ElectroflowTech, whose process harvests Lithium dissolved in saltwater. Excited to work with @ChEMcShane, Evan, @fiftyyears

usv's tweet image. We have the Lithium we need for an electric future,

and we can access it without building mines.

Today we're excited to announce our investment in @ElectroflowTech, whose process harvests Lithium dissolved in saltwater. 

Excited to work with @ChEMcShane, Evan, @fiftyyears…


Wrote "Sign All Things" nearly a decade ago continuations.com/sign-all-things

Video evidence for crime (or for proving anything else) will soon be inadmissible - unless there’s external verification that the video is legitimate. Like, say, with a hash of the contents and a signature conforming to the camera’s private key, posted to a blockchain that’s…



Thiel's antichrist bit is top grade attention bait


Fantastic history of @Cloudflare with lots of insights for founders

I spoke w/ @cloudflare co-founder & CEO Matthew Prince (@eastdakota) for the latest ep of the Slow Hunch podcast. Since 2010, Matthew and his team have built Cloudflare into one of the most important companies on the internet: powering and protecting vast portions of global…



The next fundamental unlock in AI will be as simple and obvious in hindsight as Attention (and it may already be out there). I suspect it will be a change that makes RL dramatically more efficient and effective. Anyone have a favorite candidate?


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