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Aug 27, 2018 5 tweets 3 min read Read on X
As of yet, no #cryptoasset is too big to fail-- not even #bitcoin.
Too big to fail applies in 2 areas

1) #Cryptoland, where the question is: will crypto be crippled if a core network suffers catastrophic failure (or slow fade 2 obsolescence)

2) Macro-land, where the question is: will global economies be severely affected if X #crypto goes down
3/ In case #1, there's no doubt #cryptoland would go through a period of heavy puking if #Bitcoin or #Ethereum went down, and while a few #buidlers would defect, the majority would stay and adapt.
4/ And we are lightyears away from case #2, where a #cryptoasset poses systemic risk to macro-land... though #crypto time does move fast 😉
5/ As is often the case, thoughts inspired by conversation w/ @jmonegro.

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More from @cburniske

Feb 5
1) You are responsible for every investing decision you make. If you blindly follow what other people say, with no opinion or critical thinking of your own, you're playing a fool's game. Not only will you not hone your practice, but you’ll likely lose money in the coming yrs 🧵
2) I see an increasing amount of misinterpretation in my replies, and many long-time CT personalities showing signs of exhaustion (public or voiced 1:1), which tells me there's a new bumper crop of Xeeters amongst us...

A lot of the misinterpretation comes from not accepting what *you* are responsible for, or misunderstanding the the high-level lay of the land. Start with: the less entitled you are, the more you'll learn.
3) There are many ways to Invest (long-term) or Trade (short-term) & the key is to know which assets, style, and time frames you are choosing -- refine that practice over time, keeping in mind assets, style & time.
Read 11 tweets
Jan 5
For those asking for a market update from me, I don't have much of an opinion. I'm not a trader, but a long-term investor, and move glacially. Have learned when you don't have a strong view, it's best to do little 🧵
Long-tail names have already gone higher than I expected, and it seems $BTC ETF approval is imminent. Can argue that ETF approval brings new flows (bullish), or is a sell-the-news event (bearish).

We'll see ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
This I know: crypto is massively volatile, and the moves many assets have had are parabolic. At some point, we'll have a nasty reset, and how low that reset goes will determine my action then (will still be part of the uptrend from the Q4 2022 bottom). Until then...
Read 6 tweets
Nov 21, 2023
More is not always more. #Ethereum is here to stay, but bridging UX, transaction cost, and L2 interop+centralization problems need to be discussed & addressed with vigor, as opposed to presuming to have won the crown of the next Internet.
This is more a warning to ETH-influencers, than it is to ETH-builders, as the convos I'm having with Ethereum builders are increasingly including concerns around coordination complexity and decision-making complacency.
I've watched Bitcoin go through a full circle arc of:

Innovation ➡️ Complacency ➡️ Innovation

Ethereum may have to go through the same arc.
Read 7 tweets
Nov 4, 2023
From its 2022 bottom, $SOL has now outperformed $ETH 3x.

I ❤️ $ETH, grew up professionally alongside Ethereum’s rise, continue to support many Ethereum projects, and stake ETH to this day.

But this cycle, $SOL has been, and likely will continue to be, the faster horse. Image
The market distills all available information and is the final arbiter of whose theses are right and wrong in an investing context.

Someone who has claimed $SOL is worthless, or inferior to $ETH, has now been walloped by the market since December 2022.
Someone getting walloped by the market can either re-examine the hypotheses that are leading them to underperform (or at least ask the Qs) — as a trained and calculating investor would — or dig their heels in and misdirect.

One tactic earns respect, the other loses it.
Read 15 tweets
Sep 26, 2023
With the recent takedowns, it’s worth internalizing there are good investors who have influence, and there are influencers who pretend to be good investors.
Understanding where people derive their influence, and what they’re *actually good at* is important to determining whether you should take their thoughts seriously or not.
Also, many investors operating at scale operate under an RIA structure, which necessitates being less extreme, and more balanced, in how things are communicated.
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Aug 28, 2023
"Despite the bear market, in 2022 stablecoins on
several Layer-1s (L1s) transacted $6.87 trillion, overtaking @Mastercard and @PayPal." -@Jamie1Coutts

No wonder PayPal launched $PYUSD... Image
"Though stablecoins' transaction growth has been exponential, and transfer volumes outpaced the likes of Mastercard and PayPal in 2022, they still only have 0.5-3% of the throughput of traditional payment networks." -@Jamie1Coutts

Scaling improvements incoming... Image
"But in recent years, stablecoin adoption has begun to outstrip that of Bitcoin and Ethereum. Since 2021, stablecoin addresses with over $1 have risen at about 7x the rate of Ethereum addresses with an equivalent value balance." -@Jamie1Coutts Image
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