On a mission to make money transferrable, interoperable, secure and accessible. CEO at Kima Labs. Enabling seamless settlements of digital assets and fiat.
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Crypto reflections -- Interoperability: The Liquidity Angle eitankatz.substack.com/p/int…
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Over the past few months, I’ve been revisiting foundational books that shaped how we think about systems, power, coordination, and risk. Works like Where Wizards Stay Up Late, Seeing Like a State, Skin in the Game, and others.
My goal isn’t nostalgia. It’s to surface timeless insights and apply them directly to the evolution of money today, particularly the role of stablecoins and the future of financial infrastructure.
This is the first post in that series.
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𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐨𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐬, 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬: 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐭 𝐓𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐬 𝐔𝐬 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐬
𝘉𝘰𝘰𝘬: 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘞𝘪𝘻𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘴 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘺 𝘜𝘱 𝘓𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘣𝘺 𝘒𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘦 𝘏𝘢𝘧𝘯𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘔𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘸 𝘓𝘺𝘰𝘯:
The internet wasn’t built by companies. It was built by a neutral protocol -- TCP/IP -- that quietly outcompeted every centralized alternative.
Key lesson:
TCP/IP didn’t succeed by offering more functionality. It succeeded by doing one thing exceptionally well: delivering packets with minimal assumptions. It removed the need for trust, intermediaries, or central coordination, and in doing so, became the foundation for the modern internet.
What this means for money today:
Most of today’s stablecoin infrastructure, whether built by exchanges, payment fintechs, or bridges, resembles the early failed attempts at managed networks. Orchestration platforms try to “coordinate” value flows with APIs, reconciliation logic, and smart contract routing. These are stopgaps, not foundations.
Protocols eliminate complexity. Platforms route around it.
Managing stablecoin flows across chains, compliance domains, and counterparties isn’t an orchestration problem. It’s a settlement problem. And it requires a protocol-level solution.
@KimaNetwork is building the settlement protocol for digital value.
It delivers atomic, programmable, and jurisdiction-aware finality across wallets, blockchains, and financial institutions. No reconciliation. No custodial dependencies. No execution risk. Just finality, enforced by protocol.
Why this matters strategically:
Historically, value accrues at the base layer. TCP/IP, SMTP, Ethereum. These protocols became indispensable infrastructure. They allowed applications to scale without owning complexity. I believe the same pattern will play out with stablecoins and cross-ecosystem payments.
The right question isn’t: Which platform abstracts stablecoin complexity best?
The right question is: What becomes the TCP/IP of stablecoin settlement?
Our answer is @KimaNetwork .
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1/ 🚀 Excited to share that Kima is one of the 70 global innovators in the ECB’s Pioneers Partnership Program, piloting programmable payments in the digital‑euro sandbox. #DigitalEuro #CBDC
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BOOM! Kima just leveled up. We're now powered by @alibaba_cloud . This isn't just cloud infra. It's firepower. Scalability, security, global reach -- all dialed to the max. Kima's new era of unstoppable, cross-ecosystem finance just launched. We're just getting started. #Web3 #Infra #Interoperability $KIMA
Thrilled to collaborate with @KimaNetwork to enhance network infrastructure with Alibaba Cloud's scalable and secure solutions!
With our advanced cloud capabilities and support from @CloudicianTech, we're strengthening Kima's transaction processing, resilience, and scalability—ensuring seamless, high-performance operations for the growing digital economy.
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Not all interoperability is created equal.
Most platforms give you a nice API.
But under the hood?
•Bridges
•Wrapped assets
•Custody
Kima isn’t an orchestration layer.
It’s a settlement rail.
Here’s how the landscape actually compares 👇
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DVD killed the VCR formats. Browser made us OS agnostic. etc. I hope @openbazaar will help make currency-bound transactions join the list of obsolete annoyances. openbazaar.org/blog/Freedom-…
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Banks clear $5T/day via Fedwire, yet a USDC payout still hops 3 rails before finality, locking capital and adding risk.
A vertical layer settles fiat/stablecoin in one atomic motion will cut risk like CLS did for FX. =>Kima
DM for a Unified Settlement primer. #wjgs @KimaNetwork
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Cash in bank, USDC on-chain. Both forms of money.
Yet they clear on rails built 50 years apart.
The world needs them stitched together so a bank, a digital wallet and a bank account can settle in one atomic motion.
Hence @KimaNetwork .
#stablecoins #Payments
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What will it take to accomplish real blockchain interoperability? crypto.news/how-to-accomplis… #Blockchain #DeFi #interoperability #Technology #Web3
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Stablecoins are $150B+ and growing. Yet most businesses still can’t use them natively. 🤯
Banks won’t touch them. Blockchains don’t talk to each other.
That’s where Kima comes in - to fix this. Fast, secure, and seamless.
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In addition to legitimacy, it’s about effective integration.
As crypto enters the policy arena, the challenge is how governments will integrate technologies built for openness into systems designed for control. That tension is where meaningful innovation—and inevitable friction—will emerge.
We need frameworks that go beyond compliance. Ones that enable safe, interoperable, and purposeful interaction across fragmented ecosystems. That’s where infrastructure players like @KimaNetwork must step up -- not just to connect the dots, but to redraw the entire map.
The door is open. Now comes the hard part: making it actually work.
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5/ Banks, fintechs and payment platforms: what conditional‑payment use case would you pilot first in a digital‑euro sandbox? Let’s discuss. 👇 #ProgrammablePayments
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6/ 👉 Read the ECB announcement: ecb.europa.eu/press/pr/date/…
If you’re exploring programmable‑money pilots, reply or DM me. Let’s turn these use cases into live projects. #DigitalEuro #ProgrammablePayments
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As featured in @Cointelegraph:
Kima joins the Mastercard Sandbox-as-a-Service platform to unlock direct atomic, real-time stablecoin card top-ups across 10+ chains -- no intermediaries.
Powered by our patented technology, Kima is the only blockchain-based settlement layer that fills the gap orchestration platforms leave.
Direct top-ups ⇒
⚡ speed | 🔒 lower risk | 👀 transparency | 💸 lower cost | 💰 higher margins
📖 Read more: cointelegraph.com/news/kima-…
Ready to pilot? Let’s talk.
#DeFi #Stablecoins #Fintech
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Transforming Crypto Accessibility: Why User-Friendly Money Transfers Matter techtimes.com/articles/29638… via @twitter username of author
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Lifehack #382: An easy way to avoid reducing your IQ. — @larrykim medium.com/life-tips/multita…
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To understand the power of VR storytelling, watch "Pearl" on Google Spotlight Stories.
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Imagine ACH, Fedwire, and Ethereum sharing a single ledger.
That’s the goal.
DM for our ‘Universal Money Settlement’ brief.
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Still wonder why risk management matters in crypto? Just watch the data. A few examples:
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#ThePowerof #Riskmanagement in #crypto and #defi #InvestResponsibly
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Growth is not a hack - so can we please stop saying Growth Hacker? sneakerheadVC.com/2015/05/20… via @phineasb
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A period of rationalization in crypto investments (my opinions quoted in @DefiantNews) @kimafinance
thedefiant.io/era-easy-money…
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Lean startup creator @sgblank on the tech bubble: 'VCs won't admit they're in a giant Ponzi scheme' inc.com/zoe-henry/steve-blan… via @Inc
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3/ Spotlight on impact: our Programmable Pay‑for‑Success Bonds release funds only when predefined outcomes (think affordable housing milestones, sustainability targets) are met—securely and transparently. #Fintech #SocialImpact
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[My #innovation keynote @HPE_Discover] Transforming Ideas to #Products in the #Enterprise: buff.ly/2gTT6N8 #LeanStartup
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2/ Why it matters: most conditional‑payment proofs live in R&D. By settling at the protocol layer: no smart contracts, no oracles, no intermediaries -- we’ll demonstrate real‑time, on‑chain automation at CBDC scale. #Interoperability
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4/ Building on our Digital Shekel win (first peer‑to‑peer tokenized stock purchase via CBDC) Kima proves atomic settlement can bridge TradFi & DeFi without complexity. #DeFiMeetsTradFi
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How Artificial Intelligence is Changing the Landscape of Customer Support @emagtnt buff.ly/2scKHaA #AI
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🚀 Exciting news! 🌟 @kimafinance was featured by @Entrepreneur #magazine. The story the innovation that will change the way assets are used and mobilized across the financial system silos 🏦💸🏦
entrepreneur.com/money-finan…
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Sorry to hear that. I know how you must feel - experienced layoffs myself. The good news is that I ended up in a better position.
Speaking of which, if you're interested in switching to web3, we (@kimafinance ) need talented, experienced and passionate devrels. Let's chat.
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For the first time ever, a truly secure way to transfer assets - into and out of BNB Chain - without the use of smart contracts.
Games, DeFi apps, metaverse apps, wallets - you're invited to #buildwith @kimafinance to extend your target audience and enjoy early adopters #grants
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Weekend reflection: Reality is just perceived reality. Perceived reality is based on framing. When you zoom out, framing changes, details are added and so is reality.
Surrealism is everywhere. Are you paying attention?
#MSM vs "reality"
#MSM vs #cryptotwitter OGs.
@CNBCFastMoney vs @ILOVECRYPT0
@tonilanec @CryptoXpertUK @CryptoCandor @readysetcrypto @KennethBosak @_pivx @meetredpen @getnumo @WhistleAI @Sentinel_co @POKTnetwork
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Today another bridge was hacked. This time it's Nomad. The reason: a smart contract bug.
The following article outlines the Kima components - the moving parts that enable a true web3 settlement layer, built from the ground up for that purpose, and that purpose only.
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Sales for Startups : A collection of tools to help you build the right connections and sell your product producthunt.com/e/sales-for-…
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"ביטקוין הוא רק ההתחלה - מה שישנה את העולם זה הטוקנים" themarker.com/markets/1.5762…
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If you're up to it, come hear me talk at the Technion about effective ways to transform an idea to a product. buff.ly/2nnBiNE
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What Is #Blockchain Technology and Why Is It So Popular - @Influencive buff.ly/2x2dVLT #Bitcoin #Ethereum #Ripple
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Talking Legal Tender & #Blockchain Fiat Currencies With @DerinCag via @IntelligentHQ buff.ly/2EdonCP
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We need to fundamentally change how smart contracts operate cointelegraph.com/news/funda… via @cointelegraph
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💼 Read more in my article published @ Nasdaq.com - nasdaq.com/articles/whether-…
#Blockchain #Tokenization #Fintech #Crypto #DigitalAssets #Innovation #Technology #Finance #Interoperability #Economics #AssetManagement @kimafinance @ReBlondePR
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To celebrate the #COP26 climate talks in Glasgow, #crypto #HODLers and #institutional #investors should set a goal to eliminate carbon footprint - regardless of the miners' power sources. #InvestResponsibly.
Stay tuned for a @diversi_fi announcement. #0CarbonCrypto soon.
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#Analytics is a Source of Business Innovation, as mentioned by MIT Sloan Management Review buff.ly/2rbzqHn @indellient #data
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Today's issue of The Corporate Innovation Times is out! paper.li/eitank/1454854277?e… Stories via @Kay1966A @VishalKapil @BHatWork #lean #startup
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Today's issue of The Corporate Innovation Times is out! paper.li/eitank/1454854277?e… Stories via @StoreSMARTfan @antony_brophy @SupaTev #lean
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Worldcoin is not what we meant by making crypto mainstream blockworks.co/news/worldcoin… via @blockworks
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The future of finance should go beyond the limitations of traditional banking. With @KimaNetwork, we’re bringing Satoshi’s original vision to life: finance that’s secure, decentralized, and accessible to all. Let’s build a world where financial freedom is truly for everyone. 🔥
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Today's issue of The Corporate Innovation Times is out! paper.li/eitank/1454854277?e… Stories via @jasveer2589 @UnfoldLabs @bonkeydave
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nitter.app/KimaNetwork/status/185…
That history was already done last year by Kima as part of the digital shekel challenge. Direct non-chain P2P DVP without intermediaries.
🚀Kima Network at Bank of Israel’s Digital Shekel Challenge: Presenting Kima’s DvP Solution 🚀
We’re thrilled to share that @eitank, Kima’s CEO, and Dan Scheinmann, our CPO, recently presented Kima’s cutting-edge DvP solution at the Bank of Israel’s Digital Shekel Challenge! 🏦✨
Selected as one of the projects aiming to transform Israel’s financial ecosystem, we demonstrated how Kima enables seamless, secure, peer-to-peer transactions that instantly swap RWAs with CBDCs and fiat currencies—all without intermediaries, smart contracts, or vulnerabilities. 🔗💸
👉 Learn more about Kima’s DvP solution here: kima.club/4fkaEfv
👉Watch this video about the Kima DvP approach here: kima.club/3AJQ3SM
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Kima in 5 minutes. Come say hi if you're in Tel Aviv. It's today.
Tomorrow 🗓!
#BlueCosmo Genesis meetup for Israeli Cosmos builders & beginners 🇮🇱 (event is SOLD OUT).
Turning the Startup Nation to Cosmos Nation 👩🚀
@lavanetxyz @SecretNetwork @kimafinance @ProtocolTalis @RHeiblum
See you there! 💙
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Audited smart contacts were hacked. Again.
This time auditor was Peckshield.
Root cause of the @ConicFinance attack:
There's a read-only reentrancy vulnerability in CurveLPOracleV2. Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to manipulate the prices of tokens like steCRV, cbETH/ETH-f, rETH-f, etc. This allows attackers to remove more liquidity tokens than they deposited.
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Here's How To Buy Your First Cryptocurrency Coins (#Ethereum, #Bitcoin, #Litecoin, #Ripple, etc) @Inc buff.ly/2wR86jd @BrianDEvans
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“12 Graphs That Show Just How Early The Cryptocurrency Market Is” — @chrismccann medium.com/@mccannatron/12-g…
ALT “…If you think cryptocurrencies is going to follow a similar trajectory as the internet, we look like we’re in about year 1994 compared to the internet.” from “12 Graphs That Show Just How Early The Cryptocurrency Market Is” by Chris McCann.
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Apple to work closely with Indian startups, including an accelerator program - The Economic Times economictimes.indiatimes.com…
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Understanding Animals Can Help Us Make The Most Of #Artificial Intelligence @GE_Reports buff.ly/2p4YcrH
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Why Now Is The Perfect Time To Go All In on External Data Analytics buff.ly/2hUFH4n #bigdata #analytics
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While enhancing the liquidity and accessibility of physical assets to investors, the current limitation lies in interoperability, where various blockchains and systems struggle to interact seamlessly.
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Great post by @king_jaffy! Voice: The Invisible Interface - buff.ly/2m6KOkQ (via @dtelepathy) #UX #AI
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If you're managing OPM (other people money), today you're testing your risk management practices.
Put your risk management on autopilot with @diversi_fi . ProtectedBTC was created for days like today.
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Per the Howey test, there has to be an expectation of profits from the investment. Stable coins are meant for stability, not value appreciation.
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How do you debug your node.js app on heroku? Here are 3 simple ways from @appdebug blog. appdebug.co/blog/3-simple-me… #appdebug #heroku #nodejs
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Some of the abovementioned firms had teams of professional risk managers. That didn't help them. I wonder if it was stupidity, negligence, greed or a combination of those, that brought us here.
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Today's issue of The Corporate Innovation Times is out! paper.li/eitank/1454854277?e… Stories via @Mapster76 @SabineGowsy @StrongWalkAlone
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Syndika taps Kima’s asset-agnostic payments infrastructure to bridge bitcoin with DeFi via @jegtheme cryptonewsbtc.org/2023/08/14… @kimafinance
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5 Projects Reshaping the Blockchain Industry’s Path Forward via @newsbtc newsbtc.com/news/company/5-p…
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A Stronger Web 3.0 Means (Strategically) Working With Centralized Entities dailyhodl.com/2024/06/24/a-s…
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Funny but true. The Louis CK 70% rule. Applies to technology too.
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5 Tips for Securing Conversational Apps // A Security Guide for the Innovative CIO buff.ly/2euvxaX @oneconvers #AI #bots
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Verifying that +eitank is my openname (my Bitcoin username). onename.io/eitank
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6 yrs ago today, I felt the urge to use a weird Web app to send this earth shattering message: "weekend at home"
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The inventor of Siri says one day #AI will be used to upload and access our memories - @Recode buff.ly/2uEiCtS
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"If Nexus Mutual begins denying legitimate claims and thus failing in its core purpose, then no new users would come to the platform and make contributions to it. "
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The emerging trend of tokenizing tangible assets, such as gold, real estate, and art, through blockchain technology cannot be overlooked any longer. 🧵
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The new Kima. site. is up.
Introducing the new and improved Kima!
For the last year, our team has worked hard to build the infrastructure that would facilitate web3’s mass adoption.
kima.finance/?utm_campaign=r…
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This is what the young crowd call BASED.
#HamasisISIS
danielryanspaulding on Instagram
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Lots of fun talking about future technological and social trends. @colman_college, @DafnaKariv,#CenterOfEntrprnrship
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It was a fun and educational evening #rishontech pc.co.il/editorial/226096/
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Improving #Pregnancy With A Data-driven #App with @vinayshankar & @onelife_me buff.ly/2u6E22c #bigdata #AI #health #startup #mhealth
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Today's issue of The Corporate Innovation Times is out! paper.li/eitank/1454854277?e… Stories via @violentdaylight @FairfaxData @LaurenHerschel
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Can You Bring Crypto And Fiat Together Without Smart Contracts? Kima Says Yes thecryptobasic.com/2023/07/1… via @The Crypto Basic
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‘PayPal for Defi’ Startup Kima Secures $1.7 Million Pre-Seed Funding for P2P Money Transfer and Payment Protocol via @jegtheme cryptonewsbtc.org/2023/07/15…
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