Virgil Carroll retweeted
It’s fascinating to watch the shift happening in real time among crypto’s big name OG angel investors.
Throughout the past 4+ years - it was all about $. Sign the SAFT, help hype the token, exit on retail. Repeat. Now?
These guys are looking for "meaning". You can almost feel the irritation in their tweets and private chats.
- Another L1 with “ultra-low fees”?
- Another “capital-efficient” L2?
- Another stablecoin that’s just USDC with a different logo?
- Another DEX promising “native yield” that’s really just a Ponzi in a nicer UI?
Sure, with the right KOLs, the right launch partner, and a juicy FDV, the round gets 10x oversubscribed and "the early cabal" makes a quick bag. A bit later the project just becomes another "wtf is this" line on Coinmarketcap.
The angels who already printed life-changing money from those plays aren’t chasing another 5-10x anymore.
Now they are in a search of meaning. A signal in a world drowning in noise.
- Projects that ship real utility instead of narratives.
- Projects that have a boring money-making business, not the "ok, how do we get 1000000 yaps about us and 1000 likes on this tweet?" projects.
- Founders who are obsessed with product and users, not just token price and vesting schedules.
They want to back the things that ten years from now, people will point to and say, “That’s why crypto mattered.”
If we've had kept this filter on since 2020, we’d be so much further ahead as an industry.
But better late than never. The tide is turning right now, today. More and more people are finally asking the question it should have asked all along: “Does this move crypto forward or is it just another way to extract from it?”
And for the first time in years, the answer is not a marketing stunt, and actually matters to them.
Virgil Carroll retweeted
OMG Alpha Test #1. 30% APY. Aftermath.
The first RWA Yield Pool on the OMG Platform officially launched & welcomed an exclusive group of select alpha test users on September 8th, 2025.
About the Alpha Test #1 RWA Pool:
One of OMG’s first flagship RWA pools, designed to deploy funds into a fully licensed commodity trading fund to generate sustainable yield.
This pool strikes an optimal balance between stability and high-yield potential, showcasing the real value of the RWA sector.
Goals:
- Stress-test OMG’s infrastructure - backend, frontend, and security;
- Introduce users to the USDC > omgUSD swap and pool investment mechanisms;
- Demonstrate OMG’s real yield capabilities;
- Gather key user feedback to improve OMG Platform for the larger upcoming Alpha Test #2;
- Build trust, results, and community momentum.
Results:
- Pool cap filled and oversubscribed;
- Users earned an impressive 3.5% yield in just 3 weeks, exceeding the initial 2.5% (30% APY) target, projecting an annualized yield of ~56% APY;
- Extremely positive feedback from testers with passionate testimonials (we will attach some of them under this post);
- Flawless infrastructure performance, with no major issues detected;
- Strong organic community growth, fueled by word-of-mouth and user success stories;
- Valuable suggestions collected to improve future versions, staying true to OMG’s community-first approach.
Next Stop: Alpha Test #2
Bigger pools. More users. Sustainable yield opportunities.
Interested to be a part of our Alpha Test #2, targeting 30% APY and rewarding early users with exclusive OMG Platform XP points?
Applications will open soon.
Virgil Carroll retweeted
Is it true that Jack Ma (China) is building an $ETH Strategic Reserve?
Yes, it is true that Jack Ma is indirectly building a strategic Ethereum reserve through Yunfeng Financial Group, a Hong Kong-listed company he co-founded and in which he holds an indirect stake of about 11%.
In early September 2025, Yunfeng Financial announced it had purchased 10,000 ETH (valued at approximately $44 million at the time) on the open market using its internal cash reserves, classifying ETH as a "strategic reserve asset" on its balance sheet.
This move supports the company's expansion into Web3, real-world asset (RWA) tokenization, and decentralized finance applications, such as integrating ETH into insurance settlements and blockchain-based financial services. It aligns with broader trends where institutions treat ETH as a long-term infrastructure asset, similar to how some companies hold Bitcoin reserves.
Virgil Carroll retweeted
OMG | Open Market Group has successfully conducted its first closed Alpha Test with an industry-leading RWA yield pool.
It’s here! The future of Real-World Yield is being built right now on our RWA Aggregator Platform, and it is built on @SuiNetwork.
Alpha Test #2 is coming next.
The first Alpha Test invited users to:
• Explore and test the features of the new OMG app platform (desktop and mobile)
• Swap USDC to OMG's native stablecoin - omgUSD
• Use omgUSD to participate in OMG's flagship RWA Pool with the Industry-leading yield (on stables)
• Start earning platform's XP points
• Share feedback and suggestions with our team for additional rewards & bonuses
The first batch of the alpha testers were selected amongst the OG community members, and partners of the project. The most common feedback was: "Incredibly smooth". 100% satisfaction rate.
Early testers already yielding. What about you?
Virgil Carroll retweeted
Stride app will soon be available on testflight!
Once the first phase is complete we will then start selecting community members to send testflight codes to.
Stride seasonal rewards:
- Season 2 will end when Stride app fully launches to the public.
- Season 3 (the last and final season) will be for everyone using the newly launched Stride Application.
This is a huge milestone and we're excited to enter the next phase of our journey together with all of you Striders!
Virgil Carroll retweeted
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Virgil Carroll retweeted
On the topic of capital growth and compunding.
As we are getting closer to the end of the cycle, more (smart) people are getting interested in maximizing gains, allocating their capital in a way it wil continue "working", and taking some risk off the table. What are the options out there?
Let's take a look.
• Saving - just saving your money in USD doesn't make any sense. Inflation is effectivelly eating your money slowly (and during certain periods of time - fast), and the buying power of $1 is significantly lower than it was even 10 years ago.
🟢Pros: your matrass feels thicker cause of all the cash you stockpile underneath it.
🟡Cons: you lose money that you worked so hard to make.
🔴Verdict: hard pass.
• Investing - a much better approach with numerous available and solidifed products in the market. There are plenty of ETFs and Hedge Funds that are happy to take your money in, and generate modern returns anywhere in the wide range of 2-5-10-15% / year. Think S&P500, where you can just purchase shares of a diversified portfolio, and grind the value up over the years with minimum management/participation from your side.
If you spend time and DYOR - you can make your own bets, and invest in companies/projects, generating crazy long-term returns. Of course, you are still exposed to risks during the bear markets and corrections.
🟢Pros: minimum management needed. Steady year-after-year growth. Upside potential is growing together with your capital & knowledge. Visible track record and data.
🟡 Cons: still exposed to corrections, project/company can go underwater based on earnings, selloffs, scandals, black swan events, etc.
🔴Verdict: best option for most normal people.
• Trading (futures) - it lures in thousands of people every year with the promises of lambos, mansions, and generational wealth retirement with complete freedom. It then produces almost the same amount of depressed, dissapointed "I've lost it all & trading is a scam"s. Only a few sticks around, and actually become profitable. Literally, if you are a profitable trader and you live off it - you are in top 1% by inteligence and smarts.
🟢Pros: unlimited $ upside, geographical freedom - you can trade from anywhere, the only thing you need is wifi & phone/laptop.
🟡 Cons: extremely difficult to master. Takes a lot of time and studying. Demands attention and a lot of management. The swings down can be massive, unexpected, and erase months of gains in 1 bad day without proper risk management. Messes up with your psyche.
🔴Verdict: worth trying to see if you are cut for this. But ONLY with clear risk management rules, and small $ that you can afford to lose. And only if you have enough time to study, look at the charts, backtest, and research DAILY for extended periods of time. You can't treat trading like a hobby, and expect outsized results.
• OMG RWA Yield / RWA-Fi yield - something that our team been building for quite some time, as there's a clear market gap and demand for this. It's taking the best from traditional investing, like minimal management and attention, and clear understanding & expectation of the returns. Will use OMG for this example, but there are some other projects that build in this direction too.
Unlike traditional DeFi, where with more people in the pool or specific token market swings, the APY can change drastically, RWA allows a clear and more stable APY projection, as the returns are not coming from the growth of a speculative assets, but from the value and revenue of the existing underlying business activities. That allows to deliver stable yield that is protected from the cryptocurrency market fluctuations.
🟢Pros: taking the best from traditional investing. Very little personal management - deposit & yield. Protected from crypto market swings down/up, and APY % diminishing. Clear legal structure and understanding of where the yield is coming from. Visible track record and data. APY higher than most competition.
🟡 Cons: RWA sector is still new, and people are being cautios about its performance. Funds are being deployed into the underlying businesses.
🔴Verdict: a great new option for investors & DeFi enthusiasts to try, test, and spike up their on-chain stable yield, while exploring the RWA sector.
We are launching our RWA Yield pools alpha test #2 for @OMG_Assembly shortly, and it will last for only 2 weeks.
If you are interested to learn more or participate in the alpha test and earn your first RWA yield - you are welcome to join our discord: discord.gg/openmarketgroup
Virgil Carroll retweeted
For the past year, instead of “building in public”, I focused solely on our community. We’ve been building, discussing, trading, investing, and growing @OMG_Assembly together from within.
⦿ Weekly fireside chats with the updates, north star, and progress review directly from the founder - avg 40-50 people in audience;
⦿ Founder - terminally online;
⦿ Trades - all are shared with the community and some in public - regular 100%+ wins;
⦿ Alpha - bought early into $Tibbir, $Block, $Epic, and many others;
⦿ Interest in investing and participating in OMG RWA pools - immense;
⦿ Support and trust - never left the chat;
⦿ Supported by @SuiNetwork with a lot of interest from other tier 1 chains and protocols.
The best part? You are welcome to just join, no subscription, fees, or gatekeeping. We reward members for their support and provide them with an edge, while we are building the future of RWA stablecoin yield.
This is your chance to be a part of this journey and launch the future of RWA-Fi together with us.
Virgil Carroll retweeted
No BS #RWA-strategy portfolio for the biggest upcoming narrative midwits are not ready for (cause they've no expertise to talk about anything that is not degen).
Bookmark this tweet so you can come back to it when you are adding to your bags on a dip. Ye, I went full out on visuals.
Large-cap:
$LINK
Chainlink is a decentralized oracle network enabling secure off-chain data integration for blockchain-based RWA tokenization, bridging real-world assets like equities, bonds, and commodities to smart contracts.
Bullish Facts
Institutional Adoption: Partners with giants like DTCC (handling $2+ quadrillion annually) and ANZ Bank ($1T+ AUM) for tokenized asset solutions.
Market Leadership: Dominates the RWA oracle space, supporting projects like Backed, Brickken, and TUSD, with a robust infrastructure for cross-chain interoperability.
Mid-cap:
$ONDO
Ondo Finance democratizes access to tokenized institutional-grade financial products, such as treasuries and private credit, enhancing liquidity in DeFi.
Bullish Facts
BlackRock Partnership: Collaborated with BlackRock to move $95M into its BUIDL tokenized fund, driving a massive price surge.
Market Traction: RWA market cap grew 65% in 2025, with ONDO posting 42–65% gains in the last three months.
Small-caps:
$CPOOL
Clearpool is a decentralized credit protocol that tokenizes real-world lending and borrowing, allowing institutions and DeFi users to access uncollateralized loans backed by RWAs like invoices and corporate debt.
Bullish Facts
Institutional Integration: Partners with Centrifuge to tokenize $50M+ in private credit, attracting institutional lenders.
$EPIC (super under the radar)
Epic Chain is a Layer 2 blockchain built on Optimism, designed for tokenizing real-world assets (RWAs) with a focus on entertainment, digital collectibles, and scalable infrastructure. Formerly known as Ethernity Chain, it has evolved into a compliance-focused RWA ecosystem, backed by partners like Ripple, Morningstar, Algorand, and Polygon Studios.
Institutional Backing: Supported by Ripple and other major players, Epic Chain is positioned to attract institutional capital, especially with its RWA superstructure spanning over 150 countries.
RWA Innovation: Its focus on tokenized media IP and carbon-neutral infrastructure aligns with ESG trends, enhancing its appeal for institutional and retail adoption.
Bookmark, like, and comment to not lose this info, and if you want to see more information and personal takes on the most interesting RWA projects and how to make $ on them.
Virgil Carroll retweeted
Should we launch our initial product with either.
77%Less features = quicker
23%All features = slower
105 votes • Final results Virgil Carroll retweeted
Was never deep into DeFAI, because it was all vaporwave, but @0xAndy_eth brought this one to my attention.
AI-run trading platform: TA with the sentiment scans to and (automated) trading capabilities.
Real products with real un-ponzied purpose are entering the space. That's exactly what I've been advocating for the past 4 years in the space.
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