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Head of Product @Maven11Capital

Joined December 2012
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@bram_m11
Bram Van Roelen
2 months
If you are a founder with less than 5K followers and you want to come to the @Maven11Capital HQ in Amsterdam, DM me We are looking to back new talent in this space
@dberenzon
Dmitriy Berenzon
2 months
If you have more than 5k followers and you want to come to the @archetypevc office in NYC, like this and DM me I don't have any ideas - just want to say gm
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Bram Van Roelen
2 months
Thrilled to announce my new role as Head of Product at Maven 11. It's an unusual position for a VC firm, but it's a natural progression of my work over the past 3 years. Curious about what this entails? I'll explain in the thread below.
@Maven11Capital
Maven 11
2 months
Maven 11 announces key promotions and new advisors as we launch our third fund, reinforcing our commitment to supporting brave outliers in the ever-evolving crypto industry.
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Bram Van Roelen
3 months
Lots of tweets talking about the general fatigue in the industry, even saying people are ‘bored’. In general I would agree, but then you watch @buchmanster present his vision for @cyclesmoney and you know we are building something which can actually disrupt the status quo.
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Bram Van Roelen
2 months
I may or may not have accidentally taken a powerbank with me from the @modular_summit as a souvenir. Am totally in love with it though 😍 Please forgive me @natn3t ..
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Bram Van Roelen
3 months
LFG @ConejoCapital at @modular_summit , so stoked for the growth of @SearchOnDora and their multivm roadmap!
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Bram Van Roelen
2 months
Probably one of the most exciting applications to work for right now. Go apply and thank me later!
@jokerace_io
JokeRace
2 months
we're hiring. looking for a growth marketer to be the 4th member of our 4-person team who can own user acquistion and retention, grow this thing, and enjoy bad jokes. $210k annual comp, a bunch of perks, and the chance to scale something big let's explain how big: 1/7
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Bram Van Roelen
8 months
Everyone is shouting that crypto needs to show it can solve actual problems. When an idea gets worked out that brings a unique use case that fits within the original crypto ethos, you should be excited!
@buchmanster
Ethan Buchman (🐝,🦇)
8 months
We’ve been popularizing the CoFi meme as a vision for DeFi protocols that emphasize the inherent graph structure of payment & credit systems. It’s time to start sharing our work on the actual product and protocols that will bring this vision to life. Introducing @cyclesmoney :
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Bram Van Roelen
1 year
My very first investment at @Maven11Capital has just raised a massive round and I couldn't be more proud. @_grieve and @fenbielding are among the most open, honest and smart founders you'll find in this space. Can't wait to see you guys crushing it in the coming years!
@Maven11Capital
Maven 11
1 year
Massive congratulations to @gensynai , @fenbielding and @_grieve for this gem of a Series A! We are excited to double down on our seed investment and support these 2 founders in achieving their grand vision.
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Bram Van Roelen
3 months
Modular Summit has dogs. Modular Summit > Any other event, clearly.
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Bram Van Roelen
2 months
Founders posting on Twitter? Bullish sign. Most in-demand role now: Growth & marketing Best product champions: Founders themselves A founder who engages well on social platforms = built-in growth engine This skill alone could be worth 6 figures in marketing value. Embrace it!
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Bram Van Roelen
2 months
Applications are incredibly hard to invest in. People aren't. No doubt in my mind that both @divine_economy and @seanmc_eth will make JokeRace a massive success 👊
@jokerace_io
JokeRace
2 months
we raised. $3M. from @Maven11Capital and a gaggle of some very favorite funds and angels. we're using it to hire for growth marketing (more on that below). and, oh yes, to build the future of onchain social finance with a new primitive: contests. let's explain: 1/
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Bram Van Roelen
2 months
The way most of this industry loves boasting long term conviction but panics on every move in the short term never gets old
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Bram Van Roelen
3 months
My first time moderating a panel at the Modular Summit. Had the pleasure of having engaging panelists which made it an easy job! Shoutout to @norswap , @tarrenceva , @smsunarto and @billyrennekamp 🏗️
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Bram Van Roelen
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@divine_economy What doesn't help is that most of these rounds are XX mullion dollar rounds out of the blue instead of small normal sized seed rounds.
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Bram Van Roelen
3 months
One of the founders that continues to hustle at every single opportunity is @Marcin_Kaz13 and his team. Over the past years he has built out the only credible competitor to a space that is ripe for true innovation. Massive congratulations!
@redstone_defi
RedStone Oracles ♦️
3 months
RedStone is excited to announce a $15M Series A fundraising round, led by @Arrington_Cap to expand its Modular Oracle product ♦️🧵
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Bram Van Roelen
3 months
So much respect for these two. Massive achievement!
@JoshCStein
Josh Stein 🤳✨
3 months
Closing words with @natn3t and @Yazanator
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Bram Van Roelen
3 months
Since only 10 people will read this anyway, I figured I would do a spin on the 'what I learned at eth CC' threads. What founders are struggling with right now: 1. Where are we in the market? The crypto market sentiment is divided when it comes to liquid tokens, with opinions
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Bram Van Roelen
2 months
30 calls later I must say that the quality is surprisingly high. Love that most reach out for feedback, not just money. Surprisingly a lot of bitcoin projects this time around
@bram_m11
Bram Van Roelen
2 months
If you are a founder with less than 5K followers and you want to come to the @Maven11Capital HQ in Amsterdam, DM me We are looking to back new talent in this space
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Bram Van Roelen
5 months
Without a doubt, one of the most stacked teams you'll ever see in cryptography. Congrats @Ismael_H_R and team!
@lagrangedev
LAGRANGE
5 months
Lagrange Labs is thrilled to announce our $13.2M seed round, led by @foundersfund , with support from @archetypevc @1kxnetwork @Maven11Capital @fenbushi @VoltCapital @CMT_Digital @0xMantleEco , and various angels. Read our blog: Learn more👇
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Bram Van Roelen
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9/ I'm passionate about this industry because I believe blockchain can transcend traditional methods. Cycles' ambitious vision aims to break barriers, empower stakeholders, and solve real-world problems, and that's why we are here after all.
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Bram Van Roelen
2 months
Creating a strong product is key in today's VC landscape. My role is to ensure we're offering the best possible product to our founders. This means constantly refining our offering and finding new ways to add value beyond capital.
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Bram Van Roelen
5 months
2/ So, what exactly is Cycles? It's a decentralized system for clearing and settling payments, designed to help small and medium-sized businesses tackle liquidity issues.
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Bram Van Roelen
2 months
At Maven 11, our product is what we offer to founders. It's a comprehensive package: support, access to our robust network, the strength of our brand built on excellent research and investments, our events, and our ecosystem support. In VC, money alone isn't enough anymore.
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Bram Van Roelen
2 months
Looking ahead, we're developing a framework for onboarding new founders and facilitating peer learning. Our portfolio includes some of the best founders in the space, and we want to leverage that collective wisdom for everyone's benefit.
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Bram Van Roelen
2 months
@0xRainandCoffee Writing certified bangers like its effortless..
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Bram Van Roelen
5 months
5/ Managing these payments is burdensome due to administrative load, multiple suppliers and customers, complex payment structures, and legal issues. These challenges hit especially hard for businesses without access to large clearing houses like banks.
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Bram Van Roelen
11 months
Proud to be part of this incredible team and looking forward to continuing our unique approach to supporting talented founders!
@TheBlock__
The Block
11 months
Crypto VC Maven 11 targets $100 million for third fund
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Bram Van Roelen
2 months
All this with the best team: @MathijsvEsch who believed in me from day 1. @0xpostscryptum who always offers the best advice, well beyond crypto, @0xRainandCoffee who like me enjoys all the good things in life and @BalderBomans who is the most positive person you'll ever meet.
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Bram Van Roelen
5 months
4/ SMBs often struggle with late payments, leading to reduced investment, high-interest loans, or even bankruptcy. These delays create a cash flow crisis, straining relationships with suppliers and complicating operations. (Visual: Impact of late payment on EU construction SMB)
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Bram Van Roelen
1 month
Had my telegram account linked to a prepaid sim, used to be good opsec, it was just deleted without any warning.. My new tg is @ bvrm11 if you want to connect.
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Bram Van Roelen
5 months
6/ As laid out in the tweet thread below, atomic multilateral settlements have been a staple of DeFi for a while already, enabling simultaneous settlement between multiple stakeholders.
@cyclesmoney
Cycles
5 months
In some sense, any blockchain transaction involving pooled liquidity, like an AMM or lending protocol, is atomic multilateral settlement, in that the positions of many participants change simultaneously. But it’s still veiled by a smart contract, and not part of direct payments.
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Bram Van Roelen
4 months
Now Modular May is coming to an end, Modular MidSummer can start.
@GwartyGwart
Gwart
4 months
It is with a heavy heart that I admit I may have misunderstood how valuable a data availability layer could be
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Bram Van Roelen
6 months
Saganauts assemble !
@Sagaxyz__
Saga ⛋
6 months
Saga Mainnet is now live.
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Bram Van Roelen
5 months
@FeederRotation This will be shown at 50 IC's this week.
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Bram Van Roelen
5 months
3/ By creating a robust network, Cycles balances out most of the debt within the group using liquidity found within the network, enhancing efficiency, improving liquidity, and reducing the need for large amounts of working capital.
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Bram Van Roelen
4 months
Can't wait to see everyone shitting on Brussels during ETH CC.
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Bram Van Roelen
4 months
Forget about fake boxing in Dubai, this is how real men settle differences onchain 🥊
@divine_economy
david phelps 🐮🏰🃏🐘
4 months
this might be the most vile feud yet @blknoiz06 or @Cobratate ? pick your team onchain:
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Bram Van Roelen
2 months
We're also building a knowledge hub, centralizing best practices we've seen over the past 7 years. Additionally, we're enhancing our support for exceptional founders in the earliest stages, providing tailored guidance to help turn their ideas into reality
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Bram Van Roelen
3 months
Kicking off my @modular_summit day the right way
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Bram Van Roelen
5 months
7/ While banks use this method to save trillions in liquidity at clearing houses, smaller entities typically lack access. Cycles changes that by making atomic multilateral settlement accessible to any business, allowing them to clear debts efficiently.
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Bram Van Roelen
1 year
Marketing at its best with some actual useful info by @redstone_defi 🫡
@redstone_defi
RedStone Oracles ♦️
1 year
We're excited to share Stablecoins Report: The Ultimate 2023 Market Overview 🪙 In this extensive report, we dive deep into the world of stablecoins and provide a detailed analysis of the market for 2023. Take a sneak peek at what you can find inside🧵
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Bram Van Roelen
8 months
This Putin/Tucker interview must be one of the most boring interviews of all time.
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Bram Van Roelen
9 months
Aiming for a solid 8.5/10 on this one. See you in 12 months!
@Maven11Capital
Maven 11
9 months
We took our time to distill our thoughts on our predictions for 2024! Let us know if you agree/disagree, and we'll come back to them in a year's time 🫡 Read the full report linked below.
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Bram Van Roelen
3 months
@haydenzadams The fact this got likes shows we have to go lower
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Bram Van Roelen
2 months
@0xsmac It would just be vc’s rating other vc’s in one big vc circlejerk
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Bram Van Roelen
2 months
Would be very unwise to tweet something like "VCs falling out of favor again? Right on schedule." Would never do this, hat stays on.
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Bram Van Roelen
3 months
ETH CC in Cannes probably reduces the average crypto project’s runway by 2 months 😶‍🌫️
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Bram Van Roelen
1 month
The longer you are in this industry, the more of a bitcoin maxi you become
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Bram Van Roelen
1 month
@mrjasonchoi This came from a non-trustworthy source ser, don't take the bait
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Bram Van Roelen
1 year
If you want to get a glimpse of the latest cutting-edge tech being built in the modular ecosystem, you don't want to miss this event!
@Maven11Capital
Maven 11
1 year
We are proudly co-hosting the Modular Summit this year in Paris together with @CelestiaOrg ! After the massive success of the Modular Summit in Amsterdam last year, we are doubling down with 2 days fully packed with everything Modular.
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Bram Van Roelen
3 months
Theory on Cannes: Ethereum Foundation booking the only highly-visible main venue in a small town might be them trying to refocus attention on ETH CC itself, away from side events. Risky strategy given that it's (very) unsure people will show up for just 1 event.
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Bram Van Roelen
3 months
@KaylaTrivieri @ConejoCapital Nick saw @ConejoCapital ace their talk on Thursday and wanted to duplicate. Sadly for him there is no second best.
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Bram Van Roelen
7 months
Big.
@cyclesmoney
Cycles
7 months
1/ We’re excited to announce that Andrew Miller joined our team last summer to lead Cycles protocol design, with a focus on secure privacy for payments and credit via TEEs & ZKPs. There’s few people better positioned for this kind of protocol design work than @socrates1024
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Bram Van Roelen
3 months
@lmrankhan You are in luck, @BleapApp solves this.
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Bram Van Roelen
5 months
Great podcast by @simonr0204 and @liesleichholz of @intentessential , with a clear explanation of the difference between declarative and imperative blockchains. Declarative blockchains: State your desired outcome, and solvers handle the execution. Imperative blockchains: Need
@therollupco
The Rollup
5 months
What is a declarative blockchain? In today's piece, we were joined by @simonr0204 and @liesleichholz of @intentessential to explore the shift from imperative to declarative blockchain design. We discussed intents and solver networks, novel ways of reaching consensus, and the
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Bram Van Roelen
5 months
8/ Using Cycles, businesses can balance out debt, lower the need for working capital, gain financial flexibility, and explore various repayment and collateral options. Businesses can even become sources of liquidity themselves.
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Bram Van Roelen
2 months
Great method if you are in need of a wrench real quick
@binance
Binance
2 months
New in town, but already feeling at home.
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Bram Van Roelen
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Can't wait to see how Wojtek is going to execute on this new adventure. We've been working together for a long time and I know that once he bites into something, he doesn't let go. Good luck buddy!
@VVojtek_P
Wojtek Pawlowski
7 months
Time for some update🧵: I would like to proudly announce that I am starting my journey as a CEO and the Co-Founder of @AccountableData - data platform with live verification of borrower’s assets and trading exposure while fully preserving privacy. (1/9)
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Bram Van Roelen
5 months
@laurashin @davidzmorris While everyone's critiquing the content, let's not overlook the atrocity of the font choice on that article:
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Bram Van Roelen
4 months
Some things will always hold true for airdrops: - A lot of people will complain, regardless of size/value - Either you apply (close to) no sybil detection or you go balls to the wall, both will be criticized - Everyone will be confused as to why their wallets are or aren't
@Mudit__Gupta
Mudit Gupta
4 months
zkSync airdrop is out. Most farmable and farmed airdrop ever probably. Almost no sybil filtering as far as I can see. Anyone who knew the criteria could've easily farmed the shit out of it. Makes you appreciate what LayerZero is trying to do with sybil filtering.
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Bram Van Roelen
1 year
Swell is primed to be one of the major players in the liquid staking space. Strong focus on decentralization and a reliable team, I have no doubt they will continue this growth.
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Bram Van Roelen
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@adamscochran Well no, you say he goes after defunct projects while the project back then was still v much alive. Fuck Gensler still.
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Bram Van Roelen
4 months
Maven 11 portco's keep delivering.
@rushimanche
rushi
4 months
@OpenSuperchain indexing coming to Movement. Next-gen execution meets next-gen indexing. Learn more from @decryptmedia :
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Bram Van Roelen
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Bram Van Roelen
3 months
@DougieDeLuca Can you stop taking pictures of random hot guys on the street? It's getting weird.
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Bram Van Roelen
3 months
‘We are all building the same thing’ @0xRainandCoffee channeling his inner @Jskybowen
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Bram Van Roelen
4 months
@DeFi_Dad @BrahmaFi @safe Brahma probably is the best place to safely manage sizeable positions right now. For sure check out the rate at which they launch new features as well, pretty impressive!
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Bram Van Roelen
6 months
Honestly great to see it play out in real time.
@swellnetworkio
Swell
6 months
$ezETH is coming to Swell L2. When pre-deposits open, ETH restakers with @RenzoProtocol will be among the first to reap the rewards of this new restaking ecosystem! 🌊⛓️
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Bram Van Roelen
2 months
@divine_economy I do think this is only possible for funds that are so large that they can't possible reliably deploy all the capital in a prudent manner, so they just start shit themselves to be able to go out and raise a new fund😅
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@bram_m11
Bram Van Roelen
3 years
Every. Single. Day.
@Maven11Capital
Maven 11
3 years
Every single day at the @Maven11Capital HQ:
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Bram Van Roelen
5 months
Last cycle, the most searched role was developers and front-end engineers. This cycle it seems to be CMO's and DevRel, things to learn from that.
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Bram Van Roelen
3 months
@0x_Osprey Also feels like an adequate representation of the industry over the past few years. Cycles get shorter every damn time..
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Bram Van Roelen
1 year
One of the most exciting areas of innovation in the coming years will be how intents will change UX and give power back to the user. Can't wait to see how Essential is going to tackle this very ambitious domain!
@intentessential
Essential
1 year
Introducing Essential. We are building intent-based infrastructure & tooling to accelerate the transition from value extraction to intent satisfaction.
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Bram Van Roelen
2 months
Shitty quality but sums up the state of the market..
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Bram Van Roelen
3 months
But CT told me it was a bad location and it would be empty? 🙃
@modular_summit
Modular Summit
3 months
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Bram Van Roelen
4 months
@zerohedge This is just not true. Please check your news sources better.
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Bram Van Roelen
2 months
Honored to be included in this stacked field!
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Bram Van Roelen
3 months
Being an anon in the past: judged on merit, anti-censorship, substance over form Being an anon now: just type the things you don’t dare to tweet from your doxxed account, preferably as insulting as possible towards the opposite person
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Bram Van Roelen
3 months
It’s probably a very interesting time to be a Messari employee, to say the least.
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Bram Van Roelen
2 months
Looking forward to being a mentor here, may the best project win!
@EclipseFND
Eclipse (🐮,🌑)
2 months
The Total Eclipse Challenge is here! 📅 Dates: August 7 - August 21, 2024 💵 Prize pool of $50K USD 🏎️ Tracks: DeFi, Consumer, Gaming, Infrastructure Sign up today and build the turbocharged apps of the future on Eclipse.
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Bram Van Roelen
4 months
@0x_Osprey Very useful, AI is the future
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Bram Van Roelen
1 month
@0xRainandCoffee Nothing better to start a friday morning <3
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Bram Van Roelen
1 month
@The0xJose Building a solution for a problem that doesn't exist, fitting for this industry
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@bram_m11
Bram Van Roelen
4 months
Join us at our offices on Thursday! Looking forward to meet you all!
@wslyvh
Wesley— oss/acc
4 months
For my Dutch friends, 2 meetups coming up this week 🇳🇱 On Wed, the first @base DAM meetup by @EthYellie @nft_plg 🔥 On Thu, all about ReFi at our own #ETHDEVNL meetup w/ @LuukDAO @glodollar @kevincharm @LottoPGF @Maven11Capital 🌱 *we'll try to coordinate better next time 😅
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Bram Van Roelen
2 months
People acting like this is not an event that happens every few years 🤷
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@bram_m11
Bram Van Roelen
2 months
End of an era
@WatcherGuru
Watcher.Guru
2 months
BREAKING: Judge orders Ripple to pay $125 million in civil penalties, officially ending the SEC's lawsuit & concluding $XRP is not a security.
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Bram Van Roelen
9 months
Interesting to read the contrast between those advocating for wider mainstream adoption, which requires lower fees and enhanced performance, and those who criticize the low fee revenue from such infrastructure. Evidently, one will clearly outperform the other. Long vs short term.
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Bram Van Roelen
2 months
This volatility will likely cause caution and valuation sensitivity in venture markets. If you're planning to raise in 2024, start feeling out investors now and aim to close by October. Year-end is always a very difficult time to close deals.
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@bram_m11
Bram Van Roelen
2 years
Super proud to have been able to get this amazing group of projects together to kick off events last week. Thank you to everyone who participated! 🙏
@Maven11Capital
Maven 11
2 years
Already feeling nostalgia for @EFDevconnect ? Fear no longer! In the next few days, we will bring you the main highlights from all the events we (co-) organized! Today we will start with our Defi in 2022 event together with @hiFramework : 🧵👇
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Bram Van Roelen
2 months
@S0litude_rp @Maven11Capital Sure! Any plans tomorrow?
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Bram Van Roelen
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@Shaughnessy119 *after 30 years of building out the company
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Bram Van Roelen
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@guyverhofstadt This is why your liberal party in Belgium is nosediving to 0. Shame on you.
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Bram Van Roelen
1 year
Openfort keeps pushing for better UX, which is even more important in gaming. Great thread!
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Openfort
1 year
The use of gas sponsorship through Paymasters is becoming normal in Web3 gaming too! Let's dive into it 💱
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Bram Van Roelen
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@DCbuild3r @modular_summit With all the respect to that event, MS3's line-up is way better
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