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Jack Kubinec

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Fake Kentuckian, covering Solana @blockworks_ , prev @cornell . tips: jack.kubinec @blockworks .co or jack_kubinec on TG

Brooklyn, NY

https://t.co/V8MKSeiFlt

Joined May 2022

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@whosknave

Jack Kubinec

4 months

Tomorrow, we're launching the industry's first daily Solana newsletter. Solana investors, developers, and community members: this is your go-to read for fresh insights, data, and perspectives you won't find anywhere else. Subscribe to Lightspeed here:

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Jack Kubinec

2 years

FTX is teaming up with Reddit to bring the platform’s crypto tokens to Ethereum My latest for @Blockworks_

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1 month

Excited to announce that I’ve begun co-hosting @Lightspeedpodhq with @0xMert_ ! Wish me luck as I pretend to know how Solana works and do my best not to catch Baldness. My first episode on Blinks w/ @jnwng and @aliquotchris is out now, link below:

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Solana Firedancer GitHub contributions are at an all-time high

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2 years

Terra is back and building a platform for DAOs. Scoop for @Blockworks_

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9 days

guys please subscribe to lightspeed so i don't get fired for this subject line

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My message to @Blockworks_ : Hiring zoomers was a mistake

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9 days

Lightspeed exclusive: @RenzoProtocol will launch its REZ governance token on Solana with the help of @wormhole . REZ will be distributed through liquidity incentives and airdrops. Renzo also plans to launch a liquid restaking token named ezSOL on @jito_sol 's restaking network.

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they shouldn't have let a gen-z kid take over the podcast frick it, lightspeed brain rot version

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9 months

Unlimited data, talk, and text for $20/month! How @helium_mobile is affording the major discount on its decentralized cell service:

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Unlimited Helium Mobile cell plan goes nationwide for $20 a month

Nova Labs, the company behind Helium Network, will hope to grow Helium’s hotspot network to reduce backup coverage costs paid to T-Mobile.

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9 days

genuine google doc comment i received before making today's lightspeed subject line "Skibidi gyatt ohio REZ"

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Jack Kubinec

29 days

In the past couple weeks, the @Lightspeedpodhq newsletter was first to report on: - @OREsupply resuming mining - @elmnts_ pre-seed funding - @helium 's expansion plans Lightspeed is where Solana news happens!

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Jack Kubinec

2 months

Def not sustainable, but here's how my phone bill is currently zero: I got the $20/mo @helium_mobile plan when it launched. Recently, I enabled discovery mapping which gives me tokens for walking around. So far, these tokens net more than $20/mo, and I use them to pay Helium.

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Jack Kubinec

1 month

girlfriend walks into the room where i'm mining ORE on my phone and laptop and says, with sad eyes, "this is what you're so busy with?"

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4 months

who has thoughts on @helium they can share with me?

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Jack Kubinec

2 years

@NFL Look how open Hamler was on the final play. Russ threw to Sutton (and Gilmore) instead.

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Jack Kubinec

4 months

Lightspeed subscriber growth has gone parabolic. The newsletter read by Solana's biggest founders and investors, delivered daily & for free. Subscribe:

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Jack Kubinec

3 months

me rn:

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1 month

New: @OREsupply , the experimental proof-of-work currency that played a large role in Solana's April congestion issues, is expected to resume mining over the weekend or early next week, its founder told Lightspeed exclusively.

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Jack Kubinec

6 months

RFK Jr.’s ETHDenver talk was interrupted by hecklers, one yelling “Kennedy is the system” and the other repeating “the earth is being genocided!” A few feet away, a16z GP Chris Dixon is signing copies of his new book. What a zany scene.

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Jack Kubinec

10 months

One of the coolest recent examples of crypto culture IMO. Nouns DAO essentially crowdfunding this animated movie that looks … pretty solid! The new Ninja Turtles cost $70 million to make. Atrium is asking for <$3 million from Nouns and publicly reports how the funds are spent.

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The Rise Of Blus - A Nouns Movie ⌐◨-◨

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A new era begins. Part 2 out now.

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3 months

absolute nightmare blunt rotation

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Bryan Johnson /dd

3 months

Hosted a Don't Die dinner w @drjasondd , @KimKardashian , @khloekardashian , @KrisJenner , @hubermanlab

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Jack Kubinec

10 months

thrilled and humbled to announce i've been promoted to vice president of eating everyone's leftover lunches at the @Blockworks_ office.

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Jack Kubinec

7 months

my meeting schedule for Denver is super fun and also possible for a human being.

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Jack Kubinec

1 month

Today, we're sending out the 50th Lightspeed Newsletter. It's been a fun journey. Lots of interesting stuff goes on in Solana, and very few people follow it full-time. Grateful for all our readers and sources. To celebrate Lightspeed 50, my top 5 favorite editions so far (🧵)

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Jack Kubinec

2 years

SushiSwap's Head Chef election was dominated by two anonymous whale wallets. Candidates told me the two wallets, which cast more votes than every other wallet combined, belonged to VC firms GoldenTree and Cumberland. My latest for @Blockworks_

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Jack Kubinec

8 months

@BillAckman @NeriOxman

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Jack Kubinec

23 days

New: @solayer_labs has brought its Solana restaking protocol to mainnet with Bonk, SonicSVM, and HashKey Cloud as initial AVSs. Solana's restaking era begins. Read more in today's Lightspeed newsletter:

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Jack Kubinec

3 months

someone is impersonating me on twitter and good lord they violated me with the profile picture 😭😭 gonna have nightmares about this guy

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Jack Kubinec

9 months

Scoop: Google Cloud has joined EigenLayer's "Operator Working Group," and the protocol expects Google to stick around when operators hit mainnet in the first half of 2024. My latest for @Blockworks_

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Google Cloud confirms participation in EigenLayer testnet

Exclusive: Google Cloud joined more than 65 other operators as EigerLayer eyes a mainnet deployment for node operators in H1 2024.

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Jack Kubinec

2 months

they should invent an airdrop where people are happy afterwards

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Jack Kubinec

2 months

when i was interviewing waka flocka flame i didn't know what to call him so i went with his zoom name, which was "mr. flame." lmao. read more in today's lightspeed newsletter!

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Jack Kubinec

2 months

I read through the Solana VanEck Trust filing, tl;dr: - This is a spot SOL ETF with shares created and redeemed based on demand - None of the trust's SOL will be staked - Custodian of the trust's SOL is not included (Grayscale's Solana trust uses Coinbase Custody fwiw) - Fees

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Jack Kubinec

10 months

My latest @Blockworks_ exclusively on here!

@Blockworks_

Blockworks

10 months

X EXCLUSIVE: DeFi shells out for growth in anticipation of bull market As crypto markets gather steam, decentralized finance-focused projects are spending on growth. Notable names added to their growth teams, while grant programs continue to incentivize on-chain activity.

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Jack Kubinec

5 months

i get so annoyed with pitches where the subject line is like [HUGE BLACKROCK ETF BREAKING EXCLUSIVE NEWS] and then it's just someone's client named matt offering to talk about how decentralization is important or something

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Jack Kubinec

15 days

Nobody will remember: - your salary - how "busy you were" - how many hours you worked People will remember: - if you came to hang out with me at @Permissionless

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Jack Kubinec

6 months

My write-up from ETHDenver, where the mood was equal parts chaotic and euphoric

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ETHDenver showed good vibes are back in crypto, but questions remain

ETHDenver 2024 culminated with an interview from third-party presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

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Jack Kubinec

6 months

sorry can't hang tonight, i have plans in saudi arabia's government-built metaverse

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Jack Kubinec

7 months

In another life, I would have really liked building vertical b2b SaaS from the Equinox coworking space with you

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Jack Kubinec

4 months

favorite feedback i've gotten so far ❤️ #earnesttweet

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Jack Kubinec

17 days

In which @matthew_sigel tells us he uses the Solana Saga as his main phone ... "It's working okay," he says

@Lightspeedpodhq

Lightspeed

@Lightspeedpodhq

17 days

We're back with another episode! @matthew_sigel joined us to discuss: - @vaneck_us 's Solana ETF filing - What does Solana need to improve on? - Bringing the NASDAQ onchain - Determining the value of L1s Links below! ↓

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Jack Kubinec

3 months

my parents come to New York for ONE DAY and

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Jack Kubinec

4 months

@kamikaz_ETH If you’re so upset over an opinion that you feel the need to “exile” someone from an industry rather than engage with her ideas … then maybe you’re the one who’s woke?

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Jack Kubinec

3 months

If only there was a daily Solana newsletter read by folks at Gemini, CME Group, Binance, and a bunch of random VC funds. Oh wait, that does exist and it's called Lightspeed and it's coming out at 1:30 and you can subscribe at the link below.

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Jack Kubinec

17 days

linking my own tweets as sources in the newsletter

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Jack Kubinec

3 months

Today, I wrote about @DePlan_xyz , a real thing bringing real value to the real world. Read on about Solana, micropayments, and a pathway out of subscription hell in the reply tweet below.

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Jack Kubinec

8 months

Anecdotally ofc, this week I've seen the most new crypto hires since I started covering hiring in November.

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Jack Kubinec

3 months

every year, i go through a two week phase where hot dogs become the best food imaginable. it's all i can think about. regretfully, i've now entered that two week phase

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Jack Kubinec

4 months

i wrote about @blackbird_xyz , the restaurant loyalty app i've been pillaging for free coffee for the past month

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I bought an NFT and all I got was free coffee for a year

Blackbird is a blockchain-enabled restaurant loyalty app that offers “airline points, but for restaurants” through its native token, FLY.

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Jack Kubinec

5 months

the cool thing about this job is that sometimes crypto yacht

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Jack Kubinec

11 months

Going to the SBF trial today. Hopefully they’ll let me take my BeReal with him.

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8 months

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The @SECGov twitter account was compromised, and an unauthorized tweet was posted. The SEC has not approved the listing and trading of spot bitcoin exchange-traded products.

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11 days

so uhhhh Google thinks I'm Donald Trump Jr.

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Jack Kubinec

6 months

Happy mustache march to all who celebrate.

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5 months

i think i'm just gonna go ahead and look at it, i've had some solid years with good eyesight

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4 months

Not financial advice

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Jack Kubinec

10 months

Maker's PSM is about $10M in withdrawals away from where it last called for a USDC transfer from its Coinbase Custody account -- which is down to $100M from $500M two weeks ago. It's unclear to me what happens next if the CB Custody account empties out.

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2 months

does anyone understand how solana is governed and can explain it to me rq?

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2 months

no one talks about the rise in remote work among cult leaders

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5 months

if you aren't sending journalists a press release for your solana memecoin, you're ngmi

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Jack Kubinec

5 months

looking to improve my coverage of the solana ecosystem. who should i be following/talking to? 👀

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Jack Kubinec

3 months

I’ve obtained a copy of the prospectus filing for the 3iQ Solana ETP. Some things that stood out (🧵)

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Jack Kubinec

11 months

need taylor swift to start dating brian armstrong so people will care about crypto again

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Jack Kubinec

2 months

@smyyguy @Permissionless @helium_mobile @CudisWellness @DePlan_xyz @sphere_labs @meso_network @DeCharge__ @memeroyalexyz oh almost forgot @OREsupply @HardhatChad

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Jack Kubinec

5 months

with all the scammers posing as crypto journalists, i'm told a lot of folks just ignore DMs from reporters. is there a way to adequately verify my identity while DMing someone I don't know?

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Jack Kubinec

4 months

Buying memecoins with the company card for tomorrow’s newsletter. Only possible on Lightspeed.

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Jack Kubinec

2 years

Interesting how Apple’s “Must-Have Apps” are nearly all dating and streaming services. These strike me as things you “must have” only in a society that is deeply lonely and starved of genuine connection.

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Jack Kubinec

15 days

Is it just me or do crypto people today seem to care a lot less about explaining why crypto is useful? I remember in 2022 when you'd see engagement bait threads about all the use cases for crypto/blockchain/NFTs. Not so today. Why?

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Jack Kubinec

6 months

Bitcoin hits an all-time high moments after Permissionless III is announced. Do with this information what you will.

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Permissionless

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6 months

INTRODUCING: Permissionless III The event for crypto natives. October 9-11 | Salt Lake City, Utah 🏜️🌵

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1 month

scrolling as a service (SAAS) you give me money and i like silly tweets on your account until your for you page is perfectly curated

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Jack Kubinec

23 days

The Solana restaking AVS arms race will be interesting to watch. Solayer launched first with notable venture backing, but Jito is v highly-regarded in the Solana world. Solayer nabbed Bonk and Sonic; Jito has Switchboard, Squads, and Renzo. Where do the rest of the chips fall?

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Jack Kubinec

11 days

just recorded a heater @Lightspeedpodhq episode with @nigeleccles and @kdipep on whether or not prediction markets are here to stay. takes were taken. the spice must flow. be on the lookout 👀 dropping later this week.

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Jack Kubinec

3 months

but what if the total market doesn't want to be addressed

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Jack Kubinec

10 months

i wasn't officially found guilty on seven counts of fraud and conspiracy your honor it was just an off-chain temp check. just tryna gauge the vibes.

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Jack Kubinec

3 months

me after applebees got rid of dollaritas:

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Ryan Selkis (d/acc) 🇺🇸

3 months

Buy guns. Buy Bitcoin. Move to a red state. The U.S. Constitution has fallen.

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this dashboard is actually goated, i cite it like every third lightspeed go check 'er out

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Blockworks Research

11 days

We just made our @Solana dashboard available to everyone 🔥 Let this be your one-stop shop for all things Solana data. Track TEV stats, validator and staker cash flow, transaction activity/segmentation, and more! Let's take a look at the highlights 👇

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2 months

life is just a cycle of 1. getting really excited about something on facebook marketplace 2. realizing the seller lives in new jersey

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Jack Kubinec

2 years

@DangeRussWilson Churchill would’ve thrown it to Hamler

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Jack Kubinec

3 months

My guess for the next celebrity solana memecoin: Chris Pratt, who starred in 2015's highest-grossing film, Jurassic World

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Jack Kubinec

2 years

my car says I was supposed to change my oil 800 miles ago but they can’t make me I’m not scared

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9 days

@stockmart_ @Blockworks_ @Lightspeedpodhq waiting for mippo to call me into his office

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2 years

Odd how sandwiches have such a chokehold on our lunchtime imaginations despite being mid & reasonably unhealthy

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Jack Kubinec

15 days

Results from @Lightspeedpodhq 's newsletter poll: Which Solana sector will see the most growth over the next 10 years? 🟨🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ Memecoins (18%) 🟨🟨🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️ DePIN (27%) 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 Payments (45%) 🟨⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️⬜️ DeFi (9%) Subscribe to Lightspeed to vote in the next one!

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Jack Kubinec

2 months

My coverage of SkyTrade's marketplace for air here:

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SkyTrade is building a marketplace for air rights

Plus, all the world is green as prices across the crypto space rally, with solana reaching a nearly two-week high.

@SkyTradeNetwork

SkyTrade

@SkyTradeNetwork

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1/ We are excited to announce our pre-seed round co-led by @Modular_Capital and @PortalVentures , with participation from @SolanaFndn and @mercatus Notable angels include @santiagoroel , @JasonYanowitz , @notscottmoore , @jeffdfeng , @adamgries & more 👇

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One big pet peeve of mine is when a project won't give a straightforward answer on how it makes money. I don't think anyone is going to fault you for running a money-making enterprise -- and tbh I don't trust folks who claim to have no financial motives.

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Jack Kubinec

1 month

no more crypto websites where you have to scroll to get the homepage content to appear do i look like i'm made of time? like i want to spend 3 minutes scrolling to find out what blockchain you run on?

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Jack Kubinec

11 months

Had fun covering @unlonely_app ’s dating show for crypto folks. It’s as awkward as you might expect, but you *can* place live bets on how well the date is going, which is my new plan to recoup my major financial losses of the past couple years.

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Web3 Watch: Can you find love on the blockchain?

In this week's Web3 roundup, Unlonely launches a tokenized dating prediction market, OpenSea ends lazy minting and Yuga Labs announces layoffs.

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Jack Kubinec

2 months

sipping on cryptos you can't pronounce in blockchains you've never heard of

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Jack Kubinec

8 months

annoying people love tweeting like "wellllll to whoever is even left on this platform, i just wanted to say..."

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Jack Kubinec

2 months

Helium Foundation CEO Abhay Kumar told me he started getting a "lot of proactive reach-out" from potential subnetworks after our newsletter covered the new vision. Lightspeed is where Solana's key players get their news. Subscribe below 👇 to read more from my convo w/ Abhay

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2 years

Start tickling your buddies I guarantee it’ll make ur friendships so much better

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10 months

friendly reminder u have 1 month left to save your spotify wrapped

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11 months

On Wednesdays we eat boy lunch

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4 months

Some of my DMs with Solana folks from the first week of newsletter test runs 👀🧵

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10 months

i love hosting. it’s just so important to me making sure guests are well-fed.

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Developing: Solana core contributors found a "network security issue that requires an urgent response." It's currently unclear what the issue is, but a patch has already been released.

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@trentdotsol

trent.sol

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A critical patch is available for mainnet-beta. If you are comfortable building from source please follow the instructions below Instructions for building from source: If you are unable to build from source please wait for v1.18.22 binaries which will be

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devil in a new dress guitar solo in the airpods as i walk through nyc with my free blackbird iced latte it’s gonna be a good august, i can feel it.

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Jack Kubinec

2 months

@smyyguy @Permissionless @helium_mobile @CudisWellness @DePlan_xyz @sphere_labs @meso_network @DeCharge__ @memeroyalexyz !!!

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Jack Kubinec

2 years

sociology major this never gonna get a job that. I found Arnold Palmer gummies at CVS today. God has a plan 🙏🏻🙏🏻

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11 months

They’re saying they’ve never seen a crypto journalist reheat leftovers with so much swagger and aplomb

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2 months

Steinbeck on creativity

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