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[@mikewchan](/creator/twitter/mikewchan)
"I attended an emerging fund manager event last week and met a bunch of private equity and venture capital managers in the early stages of their funds. Some have done the first close of their funds others are still working their way there. All are super smart and have strong track records and experience. Everyone is "having a great time fundraising". 🫠 It's brutal out there. If you're an emerging manager and having trouble fundraising you're not alone"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mikewchan/status/1978476743800365359) [@mikewchan](/creator/x/mikewchan) 2025-10-15T15:03Z 10K followers, XXX engagements


"Happy Friday Here are the 6() most interesting crypto fundraises for the week ending 10/10/25: 1) Polymarket and Kalshi Crypto-based prediction market @Polymarket received $2B in funding from Intercontinental Exchange (ICE). This makes founder Shayne Coplan the youngest self-made billionaire ever. Competitor @Kalshi raised $300M from Sequoia Capital a16z crypto Paradigm and others. The prediction market wars are in full swing 2) Bee Maps Decentralized mapping platform @TryBeeMaps raised $32M in a round led by Pantera Capital LDA Capital Borderless Capital and Ajna Capital. Bee Maps is powered"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mikewchan/status/1976682234003222940) [@mikewchan](/creator/x/mikewchan) 2025-10-10T16:12Z 10K followers, XXX engagements


"@shmula @dylangbane @USDai_Official @Meter_IO A bit different.MTR was a PoW stablecoin"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mikewchan/status/1978955345708855506) [@mikewchan](/creator/x/mikewchan) 2025-10-16T22:44Z 10K followers, XX engagements


"I see more and more retailers and restaurants not only request more cash payments from customers but actually provide discounts of 8-10% for them. I'm not surprised. Credit card networks like Visa Mastercard and Amex charge fees of XXX - X% per transaction taking away valuable profit from already low-margin businesses. Stablecoins solve this"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mikewchan/status/1978159189525426375) [@mikewchan](/creator/x/mikewchan) 2025-10-14T18:01Z 10K followers, 1874 engagements


"I'm at war with my daughter I prefer the toilet paper to hang over the roll She prefers it to hang below We flip the roll back and forth each time we use the bathroom This war will last for at least X years until she leaves for college I will not lose 😆"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mikewchan/status/1978839155888050499) [@mikewchan](/creator/x/mikewchan) 2025-10-16T15:03Z 10K followers, XXX engagements


"I closely follow both the Bitcoin and Bittensor spaces and realize that they face similar problems which may be solved by more mature staking and lending protocols. Staking and lending protocols are fundamental for growth of both ecosystems as they allow participants to earn yield or access loans without needing to liquidate their assets. In Bitcoin miners traditionally need to sell their mined BTC to pay for operational costs exerting downward price pressure. However newer platforms now let miners borrow against their BTC holdings unlocking liquidity while minimizing forced sales. Babylon"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mikewchan/status/1978884156248465636) [@mikewchan](/creator/x/mikewchan) 2025-10-16T18:02Z 10K followers, XXX engagements


"@cromeshnik Why do you think over-collateralization is risky Having a high LTV is one way to mitigate risk"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mikewchan/status/1979177816173220077) [@mikewchan](/creator/x/mikewchan) 2025-10-17T13:28Z 10K followers, XX engagements


"Happy Friday Here are the X most interesting crypto fundraises for the week ending 10/17/25: 1) Daylight Energy Distributed energy protocol @daylightenergy_ raised $75M in a round led by Framework Ventures with participation from Turtle Hill Capital a16z crypto Lerer Hippeau and others. Daylight Energy provides homeowners with resilient lower-cost energy while incentivizing participation through crypto rewards. They will launch a stablecoin called DayFi which will be backed by electricity revenues from its decentralized energy network and will let investors access yield that is directly tied"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mikewchan/status/1979240614337057161) [@mikewchan](/creator/x/mikewchan) 2025-10-17T17:38Z 10K followers, XXX engagements


"@ajhodls Big VC fund economics will make this forever true"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mikewchan/status/1978110917586956799) [@mikewchan](/creator/x/mikewchan) 2025-10-14T14:49Z 10K followers, XX engagements


"@mdudas You don't think the giga launch of millions of memecoins and the subsequent loss of billions of retail dollars had anything to do with this"  
[X Link](https://x.com/mikewchan/status/1979538472609386966) [@mikewchan](/creator/x/mikewchan) 2025-10-18T13:22Z 10K followers, XXX engagements