Dave noted the unusually low attendance and technical lag at the beginning of the space. The group then discussed the Trump administration halting a fifty million dollar condom shipment to Gaza, with Kool calling it probable money laundering and Landy joking about preventing repopulation.
Dave recounted his surprise VVV airdrop eligibility via past protocol use leading to a Coinbase listing and price run from eight dollars to over twenty dollars. Kool advised checking wallets for unclaimed airdrops from old swaps or NFTs and staying active in ecosystems for future drops. Landy shared that he traded the highs, took profits and staked his VVV, citing the fourteen million five hundred thousand annual release schedule and smart treasury strategy as setting a standard for AI projects.
0:11:37Unusually short 45-day claim period for $VVV and its implications
0:13:45Staking $VVV, tokenomics
MAR described receiving a surprise Jupiter airdrop after a large USDT to USDC swap on Solana that qualified him due to trade size. Kool confirmed Jupiter burned two to three billion tokens, acquired Moonshot and is pursuing JupeNet multichain plans, which has helped its price hold strong. Landy added that Jupiter and Raydium dominate Solana DEX volume with over two hundred ten billion dollars in January.
Dave covered a16z DAO rebranding to ElizaOS over trademark issues. Kool asked about Trump's approval rating in three years, with Dave and Landy predicting it stays high as he delivers on common sense executive orders. The group discussed no rate cut expectations from the Fed and ICE raids on gangs and illegal immigrants. Landy proposed forming a crypto media organization to join the White House press corps now open to independent podcasters and Dave asked for the grant application link.
0:30:45Federal Reserve rate decision expectations and market reaction
Dave highlighted CZ investing sixteen million through YZ Labs in SIGN for verified token distribution. ALEX DAMSKER explained it solves airdrop issues with identity verification but enables legal service of documents via blockchain and pushes digital ID and KYC trends. Landy and ALEX DAMSKER explored uses for on chain voting, government revenue from elections and community DAOs, with ALEX DAMSKER stressing the need for systemic education reform.
0:47:16Analysis of Trump executive orders, regulatory structure flaws for shifting assets
ALEX DAMSKER criticized many blockchain projects for lacking real business models beyond token issuance and urged better education and long term thinking.
1:13:04Pitchfest at East Denver, and sustainable blockchain startups
1:26:51Sponsorship opportunities and regular contributor plans for future ATC spaces
“You never know which projects you've used in the past, you know, which NFT you bought in the past, which swaps you've made, like, months or a year ago. So it's always a good idea to check it.”
Kool0:08:12Share on X
“If you get an airdrop from one project, don't just leave. Stay in the ecosystem. Keep using it. If it's one or two swaps per week, that's all you need to do.”
“The release schedule for supply is 14,500,000 per year. So, like, that's a really good cadence... I think that the way that they're gonna utilize the tokens with this particular project are I think this might set the standard for how to utilize tokens with AI.”
Landy0:13:45Share on X
“If you don't have enough Solana, I think the next best thing is probably the DEX on Solana. Jupiter, to me, is the next best thing.”
“Create a media spaces host. Elite spaces host, teaming up, to create a media company and then go and get in the press corps there as Crypto Media and ask the press secretary about crypto policies.”
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