Luis A. de la Cerda
@taowatts

Executive Director | @AerodromeFi & @VelodromeFi Foundations

Joined March 2021
$7.5B in fees are generated by services that Aero will integrate day one. Directing all value captured to $AERO. No other token has aggregated value streams like this before.
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Aero is designed to power all of DeFi. By linking every market under one token, Aero will operate at a scale no other token has ever reached onchain: Concentrating the full power of MetaDEX03 to generate, capture, and coordinate value across the onchain economy.
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$AERO and $VELO keep pushing the limits in driving towards efficiency. @AerodromeFi is closing in on #3 by revenue, with emissions at their most sustainable ever. Peak performance in motion.
alexander
@wagmiAlexander
12 Oct 2025
The numbers on @AerodromeFi are insane rn. Inflation has hit an ATL ~13% annualized rate as revenues (100% to $AERO voters) close in on ATHs. 80% of emissions were locked the past 4 epochs, meaning only ~$2.7m entered circulation as the protocol generated $36m+ in revenues.
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Fostering protocol growth through neutral stewardship is the core mission of the @AerodromeFi & @VelodromeFi Foundations. I am honored to help advance this mission as their Executive Director. Look forward to sharing more about our vision in New York!
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The internet built platforms that connected people and products $Aero connects capital and markets Stay tuned
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A single exchange––one that unifies liquidity, connects every network, and powers applications everywhere. One that can infinitely scale horizontally & vertically. With MetaDEX03 we finally have the OS to make that vision a reality: Introducing Aero. Coming soon to @ethereum.
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Do not fade Alex Cutler, @wagmiAlexander People have been doing it since Velodrome launched, and every time, they’ve ended up left behind. The man is a machine in the best sense: ambitious, relentless, and building with a clarity of vision that’s rare in any industry. But what makes him truly exceptional is the person behind that drive. He truly cares about the people he works with. He knows how to bring together the best talent across disciplines, invest in them, and inspire them to do their best work. He’s shaped Dromos Labs into the most impressive product development group in DeFi. And I'm confident he's the best CEO in the onchain economy. I genuinely believe he’s going to change everything.
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$veVELO voters received >$260K in rewards in 44 unique tokens last week. Including $OP, $LDO, and $SNX. This level of diversified exposure to DeFi, especially to Optimism and the broader L2 ecosystem, is under-appreciated imo.
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The @VelodromeFi Tour de OP will distribute 4M OP over the next ~9 months! You can actually capture huge rewards without buying a single $VELO token. Here's how:
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. @VelodromeFi truly the protocols' protocol
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A first in DeFi, the @VelodromeFi team max-locked its entire team token allocation. Rather than selling tokens, the team will use $veVELO rewards to fund development. Creating perfectly aligned incentives that lead to beautiful results.
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Gradually, then suddenly $VELO
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In only three weeks, Aerodrome built highest volume pool for $AIXBT (@aixbt_agent): $5M volume with $600K TVL. More volume will lead to more $AERO rewards -> deeper liquidity -> more volume. This is how flywheel allows Aerodrome to conquer all high volume routes on Base.
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Instant liquidity and community alignment from day one. @AerodromeFi is pulling the center of gravity for token launches onchain. This is the blueprint.
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The Community Launch model is redefining what it means to launch onchain. Here's what the SYND launch accomplished week 1: ✈️ 100M in vol. + 1M in fees 🗳️ 165M votes from 4,300+ veAERO voters 🕐 Live on @coinbase within 1 hr 🔵 #1 trending token on @base at launch How it works👇
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¡Excelente análisis de Aerodrome! Muchas gracias por la invitación @IvanPratx ✈️
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¿Es @AerodromeFi la pieza CLAVE del ecosistema de @base? En este vídeo analizamos a fondo uno de los proyectos más prometedores de 2025 junto a su cofundador @taowatts. Con la colaboración con nuestros amigos de @baselatam. No te lo pierdas: piped.video/EtrLM7vNPls
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$veVELO has been an incredible asset to hold. Compounding avg. rewards for a $10K position over the last 4mths would yield $27K in $veVELO today and generate ~$1K every week! Bribes alone consistently offer 150%-200% APRs and the Tour de OP is barely getting started.
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Instant liquidity and community alignment from day one. @AerodromeFi is pulling the center of gravity for token launches onchain. This is the blueprint.
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The Community Launch model is redefining what it means to launch onchain. Here's what the SYND launch accomplished week 1: ✈️ 100M in vol. + 1M in fees 🗳️ 165M votes from 4,300+ veAERO voters 🕐 Live on @coinbase within 1 hr 🔵 #1 trending token on @base at launch How it works👇
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"Life is like riding a bike - in order to keep your balance, you must keep moving."
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$AERO has the best token economics design in DeFi. $200M TVL by Friday.
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Replying to @SnowdogDAO
🤡🤡🤡 wE bUiLt OuR oWn AmM tO rUg EvErY hOlDeR eXcEpT oNe DuDe
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Replying to @aadams
Positive flow = volume on <mybags> Toxic flow = volume on <notmybags> Got it. Truly genius research
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$VELO 52-week inflation is 70%, while veVELO rewards at 150%-200% for months. Profitable ✅ 100% of bribes as fees distributed to veVELO holders ✅ On top: 4M OP grant received this week Core to OP ecosystem Tiny mkt cap Protocols love it 🔥
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Every platform shift has rewarded those who turn superior economics into compounding growth. This will time be no different. I expect these two tables to eventually converge.
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Replying to @wagmiAlexander
Thanks so much, @wagmiAlexander. The work you've done in shaping the development machinery behind these protocols is nothing short of incredible. It's a privilege to support the team, and I can't wait for the world to see the full vision of what we're building!
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Let it ride $VELO
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Replying to @chrishlad
Congrats! Great thread. Here's one more Lie: Maximize your success to be happy / have no regrets Truth: Happiness is developed, not acquired. The most common end-of-life regrets are 1) living based on what others expect from you and 2) working too much. Enjoy the journey!
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Boom ✈️
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7 ♣️ - “I love the complexity and beauty of infinite mirror rooms, as well as creating impossibly distorted lens effects and data visualization...” By @DavidAriew USA 🌐 - arievvisuals.com/ FND - foundation.app/@davidariew IG - instagram.com/davidariew
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Replying to @morganhousel
Or smart enough not to be bored? "Nearly everything is really interesting if you go into it deeply enough." - Richard Feynman
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5 ♣️ - “We converge in the metaverse, we are diverse, we have the right for privacy and we will create a new world together...” By @IamRWR2 Brazil 🌐 - rwr2.co/ FND - foundation.app/@rwr2 IG - instagram.com/rwr2 SuperRare - SuperRare.co/rwr2
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Replying to @FinanceLancelot
this is just the Aug futures contract expiry theice.com/products/213/WTI-…
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"Cyclists live with pain. If you can’t handle it you will win nothing." -Eddy Merckx $VELO
CoinMarketCap
@CoinMarketCap
11 Mar 2023
Despite the bear market in 2022, @VelodromeFi continued to build and ship features to users in the expanding #Optimism ecosystem. In 2023, many eyes will be watching the Velodrome V2.0 deployment closely and the future developments to come 👀 coinmarketcap.com/alexandria…
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You have no idea how good of a PM @wagmiAlexander is. The man is everywhere Every team even remotely interested in working with Velodrome knows this
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And rewards were up only even before this week's pump. One can only guess what happens next.
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Replying to @wagmiAlexander
The honor is truly mine as well 🤝😌
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$COIN at 13B mkt cap will seem unbelievable in a few years > Potential monopoly on crypto retail and institutional services in the USA > Building own L2 with @BuildOnBase > Strong cash position -> $$ from high interest rates > Near all time low in mkt sentiment
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Art is UI for spirit
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And just in case $VELO pumps too quickly, we're periodically buying tokens, effectively converting selling pressure from the team into buying pressure. This is honestly next level and hopefully a model to be replicated.
Velodrome
@VelodromeFi
11 Dec 2022
Fun Fact: Velodrome has been buying back current and former team member's vesting $VELO equity. To date, Velodrome has already bought and max-locked 6.5M $VELO. That is ~25% of our total obligation. This means less $VELO hitting the market and more longevity for the treasury.
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7 ♦️ - “This piece of jewelry is made of seven diamonds set against a unique flesh flower gland.” By @ClaraLuzian Argentina 🌐 - renderfruit.com/client FND - foundation.app/@renderfruit IG - instagram.com/render_fruit SuperRare - SuperRare.co/renderfruit
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3 ♦️ - “Ethereum blockchain on repeat, forever.” By @Pettersson0scar Sweden FND - foundation.app/@oscarpetters… IG - instagram.com/0scarpettersso… SuperRare - SuperRare.co/oscarpettersson
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Replying to @wagmiAlexander @boz_menzalji @jack_anorak @GuyWith @MightBeAThey @ZoomerAnon
Incredibly lucky to be part of this team
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Replying to @paulg
Data labelling aside, there is some evidence that middle income kids study hard topics like medicine (see chart). Rich kids go for finance or law. Designers and artists earn the least as compared to their parents.
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Replying to @SHL0MS
Fully agree. ADD is a catch all term for a hyperactive mind. That hyperactivity can be turned into hyper-focus when it taps into a state of flow, but it needs to find the right topic / point of concentration. Not easy but when it happens, definitely a superpower.
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2 ❤️ - “I used the metaphor of collaging, which is an assemblage of independent forms that create a new whole...” By @KhyatiTrehan India 🌐 - khyatitrehan.com/ FND - foundation.app/@khyatitrehan IG - instagram.com/khyatitrehan/ SuperRare - SuperRare.co/khyatitrehan
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This design ensures that the most valuable pools, those with the highest bribes + fees, receive the highest VELO rewards and deepest liquidity. In return, LPs and veVELO voters get big rewards. You can join the races with 3 simple steps: 1. Farm VELO 2. Lock for veVELO 3. Vote
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3 ❤️ - “3 Hearts Card is a digital kinetic sculpture driven by multiple independent connections. All the parts are launching in motion on a single platform...” By @5v_art Russia Behance - behance.net/5_v FND - foundation.app/@5v IG - instagram.com/5v_art
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2 ♠️ - “The idea behind this 2 of spades is to contain a hidden (crypto) story in a big structure. This structure is a oneline Bold typographic TWO...” By @leonardoworx Italy Behance - behance.net/leonardoworx FND - foundation.app/@leonardoworx IG - instagram.com/leonardoworx/
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4 ♦️ - “The idea of the congruence of four shiny diamonds – creator, owner, blockchain and safe value transfer – [ ] has come...” By @vatash India 🌐 - prateekvatash.com/ Behance - playingarts.com/en/crypto/be… FND - foundation.app/@vatash IG - instagram.com/vatash/
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Replying to @DaoChemist @VelodromeFi
Amazing conversation. Thanks again for the invitation @DaoChemist !
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Queen ❤️ - “Queen of Hearts is the card of beauty, magnetism, affection, and idealism. She judges and rules by the principles of Love..” By @berylbilici Turkey 🌐 - berylb.com/ FND - foundation.app/@beryl IG - instagram.com/berylbilici MP - makersplace.com/berylbilici
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3 ♣️ - “A mergance with the digital world, where ideas become the currency.” By @velvetspectrum Australia 🌐 - velvetspectrum.com/ FB - facebook.com/velvetspectrum FND - foundation.app/@velvetspectr… IG - instagram.com/velvetspectrum
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10 ♦️ - “Visual reconstruction of a block node in the meta space floating in the data fields” By @VansDesign_ Italy 🌐 - vansdesign.net/ FND - foundation.app/@vansdesign IG - instagram.com/van.x.art SuperRare - SuperRare.co/vansdesign/crea…
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6 ♦️ - “... Like a timeless place, or a broken space, this symmetry play endlessly through a vast and desolated landscape.” By @kidmograph Argentina 🌐 - kidmograph.com/ FND - foundation.app/@kidmograph IG - instagram.com/kidmograph SuperRare - SuperRare.co/kidmograph
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Replying to @wagmiAlexander @jack_anorak @gabagooldoteth @nickbtts @JasonHitchcock @Ace_da_Book @Homura0x
@wagmiAlexander giant among men
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Put differently, $veVELO has outperformed majors by 3X over the past 16 weeks with a simple strategy of reinvesting rewards. And it's not stopping here. @kwenta_io joined the races this week at full speed with a ~$20K bribe! Voting rewards are once again topping 200%.
Luis A. de la Cerda
@taowatts
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$veVELO has been an incredible asset to hold. Compounding avg. rewards for a $10K position over the last 4mths would yield $27K in $veVELO today and generate ~$1K every week! Bribes alone consistently offer 150%-200% APRs and the Tour de OP is barely getting started.
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Replying to @mastermojo83
Thank you @mastermojo83 ! It's thrilling to think about what comes next
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10 ♠️ - “My work deals with the concept of ’holding’ cryptocurrency and the symbology of my card number. 10 can symbolize the end of one cycle and the beginning...” By @timriopelle Canada 🌐 - timriopelle.squarespace.com/ FND - foundation.app/@timriopelle IG - instagram.com/timriopelle/
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Replying to @0xSolarcurve @VelodromeFi
Here's an adjusted chart assuming 4-mth relocks 12 times to match duration
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As a final step, you can take the rewards received from voting and recycle them into a bigger LP position or more veVELO to accelerate the pace of your rewards 🚵
Velodrome
@VelodromeFi
24 Nov 2022
The "Tour de OP" has officially begun! That means we'll be using 4M $OP over the next six months to incentivize the next phase of Velodrome and Optimism's growth. How does it work? Read more below! 👇
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Replying to @cdixon
Great thread. One key caveat. Games provide a unique experience every time you play them. You're the performer. Mastery strengthens engagement. Music, books, etc. can be immersive but their utility drops much faster. Industry mechanics are limited by short attention spans.
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1. Farm $VELO by adding liquidity and staking it in one of the 100+ pools receiving emissions every week. APRs are as high as 350% for volatile pairs and 60% for stable pairs. app.velodrome.finance/liquid…
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Built in the bear and thriving 🚵‍♂️
Velodrome
@VelodromeFi
17 Nov 2022
Velodrome will be distributing 4M $OP tokens over the next six months to accelerate @optimismFND's growth. We're calling these incentive programs the "Tour de OP" which will officially kick off next week on November 24th. Read all about it below! medium.com/@VelodromeFi/our-…
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8 ♣️ - “NFTs | The bubble that bends but won’t burst.” By @Ry_Hawthorne USA 🌐 - ryhawthorne.com/ FND - foundation.app/@ryhawthorne IG - instagram.com/ry.hawthorne MP - makersplace.com/ryanhawthorn…
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As a reminder, Velodrome is a Curve-Convex-UniV2 protocol blend that serves as Optimism's liquidity layer. Liquidity providers receive $VELO, which can be locked into $veVELO. $veVELO holders vote on which pools get emissions and receive 100% of the pool's bribes and fees.
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3. Vote with $veVELO to receive the fees and bribes from your chosen pool. With 25+ protocols bribing, voting rewards have ranged from 150% - 200% APR for months. dune.com/0xkhmer/velodrome-h…
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Replying to @wagmiAlexander
chad!
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Replying to @DeFi_Dad @VelodromeFi @wagmiAlexander
Thanks again for the invitation @DeFi_Dad! Fully enjoyed the conversation
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What kind of plans do they have to build presence in L2s? I agree it's hugely undervalued, but mkt seems to be signalling that DeFi 1.0 will continue to be weighed down by rising fees
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With the 20%+ Lock Bonus and 150%+ voting APRs, $veVELO voters can receive 100% of their locked value back in 5-6 months, while their veVELO position continues get rewards and grow with weekly rebases.
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Jack ♠️ - “Say hello to Jack of Spades, your next generation virtual alter ego... ” By @marubu_xyz South Korea 🌐 - marubu.store/ 🌐 - mathis.tv/ FND - foundation.app/@marubu IG - instagram.com/mathis_burmeis…
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2. Lock the $VELO LP rewards to receive a $veVELO veNFT. If you lock >10k veVELO in a single week, you'll get a Lock Bonus in the form of an OP airdrop, typically ranging 15-30% of the VELO locked value. You can track this week's bonus here dune.com/0xkhmer/velodrome-a…
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Replying to @0xcarnation @VelodromeFi
Exactly. veVELO holders are the best possible group to gauge ecosystem health. The team will provide guidance. It won't be a bind process.
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King ♣️ - “Decentralized King of Clubs is the embodiment of the Hivemind.What if in the near future we could integrate our collective thoughts...” By @NasoVini Brazil 🌐 - vininaso.co/ FND - foundation.app/@vininaso IG - instagram.com/vininaso
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Ace ❤️ - “I wanted to build on my ongoing ’INFINITE PRESSURE’ series that plays with a hybrid of generative art and handcrafted design...” By @nopattern USA 🌐 - nopattern.com/ FND - foundation.app/@nopattern IG - instagram.com/nopattern
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Replying to @defi_monk @wagmiAlexander @Ace_da_Book @jack_anorak
Excellent write-up!
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Replying to @ct_zpy @g0xbt
ty sir! if you like the current UI, you're gonna love V2
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Ace ♦️ - “This is an interpretation of the Ethereum blockchain as a 5 Dimensional environment where everything moves...” By @baugasm Albania 🌐 - baugasm.com/ FND - foundation.app/@baugasm KO - knownorigin.io/baugasm Rarible - rarible.com/baugasm
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Replying to @VectorMeldrew
Shrooms or Ayahuasca?
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Jack ♦️ - “For my interpretation of the Jack of Diamonds card I wanted to create an abstract creature that is representing two sides of a pole...” By @exitsimulation Germany FND - foundation.app/@exitsimulati… IG - instagram.com/exitsimulation… SuperRare - SuperRare.co/exitsimulation
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Queen ♠️ - “This illustration represents the greatest value transfer there is, the one between the Sun and the Moon. With the Queen representing the everlasting transaction of giving and receiving.” By @diberkato Brazil FND - foundation.app/@diberkato IG - instagram.com/diberkato
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$COIN will soon be one of the easiest 10x in stocks
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The implosion of FTX is not good news for #Coinbase: Bankruptcy of FTX removes a major competitor but it also evaporates confidence in the crypto economy. Bond market sounds the alarm bell. Coinbase 2028 bonds trading currently for 56 cents on the dollar. fool.com/investing/2022/11/2…
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