Ilja Moisejevs and Richard Wu, co-founders of Tensor and Vector, delve into the intersection of consumer crypto and AI. They discuss how integrating these technologies can revolutionize user engagement in startups. Expect insights on the impact of macroeconomic factors on market volatility, the shift to mobile trading, and the evolving landscape of tokenization as a marketing strategy. The duo also explores the rise of Solana in DeFi, contrasting it with Ethereum, and highlights the exciting potential of attention assets like meme coins.
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Crypto and AI as Features
Future startups will integrate crypto and AI as features, not as core identities.
This expands the Total Addressable Market (TAM) and opportunities.
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Vine's Token Launch
The founder of Vine launched a token to revive the platform.
This demonstrates the power of tokenization for go-to-market strategies.
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App Tokens as Advertising
App tokens function like advertising dollars, driving virality and user acquisition.
This is a novel go-to-market strategy.
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Imran and Qiao, together with Ilja and Richard (Tensor, Vector) sat down to chat about consumer crypto and more. No BS crypto insights for founders.
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(00:00:00) Intro (00:00:57) Market Analysis (00:03:37) SBR is happening - David Bailey (00:05:22) Sovereign Wealth Fund (00:08:25) Government Impact on the Economy (00:09:46) "I'm glad Powell didn't cut" - Trump (00:13:39) DeepSeek (00:14:59) AI in Crypto Startups (00:15:47) AI Adoption and Future Predictions (00:19:38) Vine (00:23:19) App Tokens as Advertising Dollars (00:24:29) Future of Tokens in Startups (00:25:22) JellyJelly (00:26:45) "Clout" and "Tribe" (00:28:02) Richard and Ilja (Tensor) (00:28:17) Consensus Ideas and Vector's Direction (00:30:48) Photon (00:32:12) vector.fun (00:34:31) Vine vs. JellyJelly (00:36:44) Tokens as Go-to-Market Strategy (00:41:16) Tokenizing the World (00:43:23) Two Classes of Tokenization (00:44:54) Memecoins and Attention Assets (00:47:25) How Big is Vector Now? (00:49:24) Where to Find and Test Vector (00:49:59) Funny Tweet About Tesla's Earnings (00:52:17) Qiao's Annual Experiment (00:56:05) Shift of Developers from Ethereum to Solana (00:57:33) User Archetypes on Different Chains (00:59:46) The Final Form of Blockchain Technology (01:05:50) Coinbase's Strategy (01:12:53) Coinbase's Potential Issues (01:13:55) Vitalik's Shift in Community Engagement (01:15:26) "Blast should have been Hyperliquid"
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