The golden rules of investing in crypto: - invest in fundamentals (execution, working products, measurable results, users) - don't confuse a great project with a great investment (a project can have great tech and a good team but the token can still be a terrible investment) - understand where the token's value comes from (is its value derived only from someone buying at a higher price than you did?) - follow actions only, announcements are not actions (announcing what you're going to do or what's coming isn't the same thing as delivering) - study incentives, they are more powerful than marketing (understand who owns the token, how it was acquired, when they can sell it and what drives their decisions) - never outsource your conviction (DYOR, challenge your own assumptions. If your only reason for holding a token is that others are bullish on it, you have borrowed confidence. that's not the same as conviction) - do not marry your bags (one of the biggest traps in crypto is your investments becoming part of your identity. do not let that happen as it will lead to you ignoring red flags and taking criticism personally) - manage risk (never ever put yourself in a position where a single bad investment ruins your finances) - be willing to change your mind (things change, not always for the better. knowing when you got something wrong is a strength) If you don't follow these rules you will likely lose a lot of money in this space. Never let your desire for a project to succeed overpower your ability to evaluate whether it's still a good investment. Crypto rewards patience, curiousity and disciplined risk management but it also severely punishes misplaced confidence. Protect yourself.

I’m staying at an AirBNB right now and the checkout rules stipulate that guests should vacuum and mop the floors before leaving. Do you agree with this?

Touching grass for the funeral of a loved one… Life is both extraordinarily beautiful and painful.

I think if there is anything to be bullish on, its products that make it easier FOR ANYONE to do the things that have been proven to have strong traction and demand, TODAY. Bolt baby Bolt! ⚡️

It's great seeing what people are building for the @strikeperps Hackathon. Bolt Autopilot makes it easy for you to copy-trade top traders. You no longer need to be a perps trading expert to get in on the action, which is huge!

I'm a huge fan of @trivolvetech, I think they're one of the most underrated teams building on Cardano. They have already proven they can deliver with their live Forensic Management System and onboarding an Indian State Government (both generating trackable onchain activity). The problem they're solving with this proposal is compelling: evidentiary blunders lead to innocent people going to jail and guilty people going free. Indian courts have overturned convictions where gaps in the chain of custody made evidence unreliable. Trivolve is bringing a solution that strengthens accountability, protects the integrity of criminal proceedings and can increase trust in the criminal justice system. Cryptographic verification of records is the future It's a YES from me. CC: @ItsDave_ADA

Ascend is one of the biggest 2026 successes in this eco and I believe it's going a lot higher because of strong leadership by @Ascend_Uzi Uzair is beyond present, sticks to his word, takes accountability and delivers by executing. Green flags were there from the start. Hope you paid attention!

The @bolthestriker copy-trading bot is live, generating real trading activity on @strikeperps Bullish on the Strike ecosystem right now, it's exploding and seeing new innovations like this is really cool. The core idea behind Bolt is to make Strike products even more accessible no matter what your knowledge or experience level is with perps. This is how you win. BOLT, powered by Strike ⚡️

The core of leadership is accountability. When you encounter a leader in this space who takes accountability for everything, including failures, you've found a winner. I saw that in @sz8ng, the founder of @strikeperps immediately! He has absolutely no problem owning shortcomings and acknowledging gaps and opportunities. That's the standard you should expect from any leader you invest your hard-earned money in. Do not accept someone who gaslights or deflects, those are red flags and bad signs. Do not accept lack of transparency. If you ask a question, you better get a clear answer. There may be exceptions to this, but it should be just that, an exception. It's easier to win in this space than you think, if you're willing to stay open and curious and not marry your bags.

Per usual the @strikeperps team has been cooking. The Strike Liquidity Vault has now surpassed $1,000,000 thanks to their integration with @realfi_co They announced the first ever Strike Hackathon beginning this Wednesday, giving builders a chance to compete for $3000 USD in prizes over a 48 hour coding competition. If there was a playbook on how to achieve longevity in this harsh space, this team could write it. I knew this wasn't a team to fade almost from the moment I encountered this project and I was damn right. Strike Faster ⚡️

I'm now earning both $ASCEND and $STRIKE for holding $BOLT and $CLOVE which I bought using @soladafun Not going to lie, there's something exciting happening here. I have been saying we needed more unique experiences and dApps.... we got 'em LFG

I love seeing new teams building on top of @strikeperps It's a bullish signal when projects like @bolthestriker take advantage of available infra to create something unique. $BOLT holders earn rewards in $STRIKE with more integrations coming ⚡️

The successful launch of @soladafun is a testament to the very nature of this space. People want to have fun. Memes are fun. Making money is fun. People follow the hype and the attention, and the money follows the people. You can accept it and explore it, which is FUN Or you can resist it and deny it, which is NOT FUN. Your move anon.

I've been trading BTC perps on @MidnightNtwrk via @AscendPerps It's a really good experience. The dApp is fast, looks good, feels good and the best part is that you can capitalize on any market movements, you don't need the price to be going up only.

The Ape Society is all over the timeline. A meme launchpad is the biggest news story this week. Charles posted about Strike. We are so back baby.

This launchpad has been live for just a few days and has already processed 3.5M in trading volume. They're also generating holder rewards, outperforming existing Cardano projects. Seems to me like there might be a good market for bringing Cardano to Solana 👀

Current @AscendPerps staking reward for upcoming distribution: $4240 USD Current @strikeperps staking reward for upcoming distribution: $12,730 USD These projects are leading the ecosystem in value back to token holders because the products are in-demand and being used every single day for trading. If you don't have these tokens in your portfolio, what are you doing? Not following the money, that's for sure. Perps are King.