[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  APatel .ink [@apstel133977](/creator/twitter/apstel133977) on x XXX followers Created: 2025-07-18 04:34:01 UTC I'm thrilled to announce the launch of Trends @trendsdotfun, a value-anchored social protocol designed to push the boundaries of information finance. At the same time, this marks a bittersweet transition: my full-time journey with @fslweb3 has come to an end. I’m deeply grateful for everything we built together and look forward to continuing as an advisor. I’ll share a separate post reflecting on this meaningful chapter soon. Trends is already backed by an extraordinary group of founders and angels whose conviction in this vision offers both support and accountability: @aeyakovenko @calilyliu & @SolanaFndn @weremeow & @sssionggg @ @JupiterExchange @Punk9277 @ @KaitoAI @PrimordialAA @ @LayerZero_Core @tn_pendle @ @pendle_fi @cindyleowtt & @davijlu @ @DriftProtocol Alice & James Zhang @ @JamboTechnology @ZhuoxunYin & @bytheophana @ @MagicEden @TusharJain_ @ @multicoincap @Jerry10240, @yawn_rong & @shitirastogi @ @fslweb3 @zhusu @dapanji_eth @ @bonk_fun @0xsudogm @ @dragonfly_xyz @MapleLeafCap @ @FoliusVentures Why Trends? After several years focused on driving consumer adoption in crypto, I’ve come to three core beliefs: 1️⃣ All major Web3 breakthroughs are driven by drastically improved value flow. Think 2017 ICOs, 2020 DeFi Summer, or even 2023's The next leap will be enabled by a 100× improvement in how efficiently value can move. 2️⃣ Tokens are containers for information. Social media is the world’s most active information market. If every post became a token, we could finally align information flow with value flow. 3️⃣ As on-chain issuance and transfer costs continue to drop, the time is now for social media and financial primitives to converge. With these convictions, we started Trends: an on-chain curation layer for content—beginning with X, and soon expanding to open platforms like TikTok. Each post forms its own curve of volatility and discovery. Users who consistently identify or create high-consensus content earn a reputation that's on-chain, transparent, and provably earned. AI is rapidly reducing the cost of content production. In a world where views, likes, and even entire posts can be botted for pennies, capital becomes the only scarce, transparent signal of genuine belief. Trends offers a direct pipeline from belief to PnL. Wash-trading has a cost, and a fully open protocol ensures a level playing field for everyone. That’s what mass adoption looks like to us: everyday online actions with on-chain financial weight. Imagine if every like was a buy on the curve. No extra steps—just signal, action, outcome. We're at the dawn of a new era. Trends is defining a new asset class. It won't be easy to forge new behaviors—but the trend is clear.  XX engagements  **Related Topics** [fslweb3](/topic/fslweb3) [marks](/topic/marks) [finance](/topic/finance) [protocol](/topic/protocol) [ink](/topic/ink) [Post Link](https://x.com/apstel133977/status/1946065900349821297)
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Created: 2025-07-18 04:34:01 UTC
I'm thrilled to announce the launch of Trends @trendsdotfun, a value-anchored social protocol designed to push the boundaries of information finance.
At the same time, this marks a bittersweet transition: my full-time journey with @fslweb3 has come to an end. I’m deeply grateful for everything we built together and look forward to continuing as an advisor. I’ll share a separate post reflecting on this meaningful chapter soon.
Trends is already backed by an extraordinary group of founders and angels whose conviction in this vision offers both support and accountability:
@aeyakovenko
@calilyliu & @SolanaFndn
@weremeow & @sssionggg @ @JupiterExchange
@Punk9277 @ @KaitoAI
@PrimordialAA @ @LayerZero_Core
@tn_pendle @ @pendle_fi
@cindyleowtt & @davijlu @ @DriftProtocol
Alice & James Zhang @ @JamboTechnology
@ZhuoxunYin & @bytheophana @ @MagicEden
@TusharJain_ @ @multicoincap
@Jerry10240, @yawn_rong & @shitirastogi @ @fslweb3
@zhusu
@dapanji_eth @ @bonk_fun
@0xsudogm @ @dragonfly_xyz
@MapleLeafCap @ @FoliusVentures
Why Trends? After several years focused on driving consumer adoption in crypto, I’ve come to three core beliefs:
1️⃣ All major Web3 breakthroughs are driven by drastically improved value flow. Think 2017 ICOs, 2020 DeFi Summer, or even 2023's The next leap will be enabled by a 100× improvement in how efficiently value can move.
2️⃣ Tokens are containers for information. Social media is the world’s most active information market. If every post became a token, we could finally align information flow with value flow.
3️⃣ As on-chain issuance and transfer costs continue to drop, the time is now for social media and financial primitives to converge.
With these convictions, we started Trends: an on-chain curation layer for content—beginning with X, and soon expanding to open platforms like TikTok. Each post forms its own curve of volatility and discovery. Users who consistently identify or create high-consensus content earn a reputation that's on-chain, transparent, and provably earned.
AI is rapidly reducing the cost of content production. In a world where views, likes, and even entire posts can be botted for pennies, capital becomes the only scarce, transparent signal of genuine belief. Trends offers a direct pipeline from belief to PnL. Wash-trading has a cost, and a fully open protocol ensures a level playing field for everyone.
That’s what mass adoption looks like to us: everyday online actions with on-chain financial weight. Imagine if every like was a buy on the curve. No extra steps—just signal, action, outcome.
We're at the dawn of a new era. Trends is defining a new asset class. It won't be easy to forge new behaviors—but the trend is clear.
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