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Jul 13, 2021 9 tweets 6 min read Read on X
1/ This is the first time I've gotten to join a project pre-mint that I really resonate with

@FameLadySquad has the potential to be really big - among the noise of a ton of other generative pfp projects rn. I ended up aping into 4 (for now) 😳

Here's a thread on why 🧵👇 ImageImageImageImage
@FameLadySquad 2/ First thing's first: the art is really cool

Each Fame Lady cools unique and has their own personality. Makes for a really great pfp - with a lot of details noticeable in a small space

Ladies don't try to do too much with a million traits
3/ The art also has a lot of little nods to pop culture

Take Lady #3183 for example:
+ The laser eyes for the popular pfp trend for btc maxis (e.g. @tyler)
+ Molly on the tongue for 'pop a molly im sweatin'

Sub-communities can build around these subtle traits Image
4/ Ladies brings some much needed representation in the NFT space

I had a friend tell me she likes how they all look fierce. Another said that she liked that she can that find fellow ladies in the NFT space

The core team is anon but seem to identify as women Image
5/ The project is for a good cause

We've currently minted >50% of the available 8888 ladies in the project. That means that we'll be donating $20K to @CARE to fight against domestic abuse

A future roadmap will support even more charities

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6/ The community is awesome and wholesome

I went from seeing <1 message per minute in the Discord earlier today to not being able to keep track of the notification pings

It's no surprise to see a lot of my fellow @coolcatsnft there bc this community is all positivity Image
7/ We'll likely sell out of mint tonight which means that we'll be getting future utility -- like a secret future drop where "every Lady needs a crown" 👀👑

TLDR; all ladies are queens! We like the ladies! Image
8/ honestly @ColeThereum says it better and more concise than me lol

thesis validation tho

9/ And here's another great example of a cultural nod that I was talking about

Just like the Cool Cats, the ladies leverage meme power and shared cultural values to build utility for the art

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More from @0xJim

Apr 12, 2023
1/ It turns out your whole world can change in 3 months.

I’m revisiting my bridging piece.

Bridges are more important than ever bc they encompass all facets of crypto.

In a modular paradigm, *everything* is a bridge because everything is "cross-chain".
2/ TLDR; I'll talk about:
- How bridging changes in a modular world
- Soft confirmations and why we need them
- Each use case of modular bridging
- Shared security and MMAs

Read full thots here: 0xjim.medium.com/revisiting-bri…
3/ Bridging in a modular world adds complexity to cross-chain transactions.

Monolithic blockchains have homogenous state, making verification of state transition simple, but modular blockchains require verification of 3-4 separate components.
Read 20 tweets
Mar 24, 2023
1/ Hitchhiker’s Guide to Rollups-as-a-Service

The future is millions of configurable chains, but 99% of modular chain teams want the infrastructure overhead to be abstracted.

Enter RaaS.

I documented 27(ish) projects working to provide RaaS to developers:
2/ I categorize RaaS projects into 6 buckets:
The OGs
Alt L1s
ETH Maxis
Cosmonauts
Celestians
and “Other” (to be exhaustive)

Read here for the full report: 0xjim.medium.com/hitchhikers-gu…
3/ *The OGs*

Both Cosmos SDK and Substrate SDK have been around for years, allowing devs to create their own sovereign chains

Or, in the case of Substrate, to connect to the shared security of Polkadot Relay Chain by being a parachain.
Read 25 tweets
Mar 6, 2023
1/ My biggest takeaway from ETH Denver: modularity 🤝 interoperability protocols

Turns out interoperability also wasn’t immune to modularisation.

Modular interoperability protocols are the key to solving the cross-chain problem
2/ If you caught my talks at ETH Denver last week, this is a rehash of the topics I covered—albeit a bit more in depth.

If not, you can read the full article here: 0xjim.medium.com/3b4964bebda2
3/ Why modularise?

We modularise in order to overcome the inherit tradeoffs and limitations of a monolithic stack. Having separate optimised, modular parts will make a better system in composite.
Read 14 tweets
Jan 11, 2023
1/ Over the past 2 months, I fell in love with the interoperability problem. I spoke to nearly every project in the space, and decided to summarize my 200+ hours of research into an article.

Here’s what I learned.
2/ The golden standard is on-chain verification. Every other solution is a trade-off of having verification off-chain (more extensible) and providing security guarantees in order to ensure accurate validation

Read more on the article: jim.mirror.xyz/a9PxnNed9o8DSp…
3/ To date, IBC is the only on-chain verification solution at scale.

But this can't be extended to other environments with different signature schemes and larger validator sets (e.g., Ethereum PoS)
Read 11 tweets
Sep 30, 2021
1/ MCon+Mainnet takeaway #2: The whole DAO contributor funnel needs work:

- Discovery: no Glassdoor of DAOs for beginners 2 browse
- Onboarding: Discords lack process for ppl 2 gain context
- Contribution: DAOs disproportionately benefits self-starters who create their own scope
2/ The most common question I get is 'what DAO should I join'

Usually the best answer I can give is 2-3 ones that I really like, but no one exhaustively knows all the DAOs

Would be great for there to be a Glassdoor for DAOs w/ verified member reviews

3/ Here are some great lists to get a sense of what DAOs are out there, but it's definitely not exhaustive

Until we solve discoverability, we're going to continually have a top-of-funnel awareness issue for DAOs

Read 11 tweets
Sep 29, 2021
1/ I get this question a LOT, so I’m making a mega-thread on how to contribute to DAOs

3 easy steps
1⃣ Discover the right DAO for you
2⃣ Onboard as quickly & seamlessly as possible
3⃣ Find your niche + value-add and begin contributing Image
2/ 1⃣Discover the right DAO for you

Saying you want to join a DAO is like saying you want to join a company or a club

You’ll need to think more specifically about what kind of DAO you want to join:
- DeFi protocol
- NFT collection
- Public goods

h/t @Cooopahtroopa for the pic Image
3/ Also helpful to think about what you want to get out of joining a DAO

Is it to just see what all the buzz is about?
Is it to find a community?
Is it to be more deeply involved in building in crypto?
Is it a jumping off point to working full time in crypto?
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