On Malaysia and crypto: As my birthplace, Malaysia will always hold a soft spot. So it was heartening this year to see MYBW livelier than expected. In particular I found notable that: 1. @virtuals_io is a new household name. Joining the ranks of Etherscan and Coingecko, we now have another lighthouse in the ecosystem with significant footprint in KL itself, and still expanding too. This cements Malaysia's place as a significant player in all of crypto. 2. @pudgypenguins stronghold in Asia is in Malaysia, with @AaronTeng and @FoxyPenguinApe both based here. Every day there were 1-2 side events by the @pudgymalaysia community, and they were without exception absolutely packed and overflowing with good vibes. Not to mention that insane LED tower light-up. 3. National level institutions were sponsoring side events, and VIP dinners were attended by regulators and traditional investors. Signs of maturity thanks to GENIUS and stablecoins. We are no longer looked upon with disdain, and yet, we are so early. When put alongside fintech, or Asia-based startups, crypto stands out far ahead in terms of disruptive growth potential. And of course, the durian was the best. And don't get me started on the food.

Not your usual BTC LST. Introducing Auro BTC, the Union network’s native Bitcoin LST, which brings custody, composability, and crosschain liquidity into one trust-minimized design. This is how Bitcoin scales across DeFi 🧵↓

🔥 Jack Ma–backed Ant Group is integrating @Circle’s $USDC into its global payment platform. This is massive for crypto. Here’s why🧵

🔹 Great field notes from our co-founder @emmacui at Permissionless. Stablecoins as Trojan horses. Onchain consumer apps gaining ground. AI + crypto convergence just starting. Bitcoin evolving beyond SoV. NYC post-Circle IPO shows crypto is now inevitable. We’re extremely excited for this next phase. 🚀

Virtuals Protocol in Singapore showed what happens when agents, infrastructure, and conviction collide. Grateful to @LongHashVC, @snzholding, @virtuals_vc, and @AWSstartups for powering an afternoon of real AI × crypto exploration.

A quiet but important shift. This clears a key regulatory overhang—banks can now engage in custody, tokenization, and crypto payments without pre-approval, as long as risk controls are in place. Implications: • Reopens fiat rails for crypto firms • Signals alignment across Fed, FDIC, OCC • Lays groundwork for institutional stablecoins & tokenized deposits • Strengthens long-term bullish case for crypto infra Execution risk remains, but the path is open.

Introducing BTC Summer '25 The campaign to create an ecosystem of real yield opportunities on BTC Powered by Neutron @Lombard_Finance @ether_fi @SolvProtocol @babylonlabs_io @Bedrock_DeFi @Pumpbtcxyz @WrappedBTC @ValenceZone @astroport_fi @mars_protocol

Only a few hours till Society of Agents 🇸🇬 Are you as excited as us to hear from the amazing line-up of speakers below? See you very soon!

🧵 In this week’s Portco Highlight, we look at 7 main events that have happened so far: 🤖 @virtuals_io launched I.R.I.S, the first Genesis AI agent natively deployed on Ethereum ⚡️ @ionet turns one — rented ~900 H200s in weeks 🔐 @safe introduced Safe Labs to scale self-custody and define the future of onchain treasury management 🤝 @KaminoFinance is now live on @cryptocom 🫡 @Humanityprot acquired @Moongate to scale decentralized identity through real-world events and on-chain ticketing 🚀 @union_build sets a new milestone for trustless cross-chain DeFi with 4,664+ contributors 🌙 @Moonveil_Studio introduces $MORE — the key to its “FUN” universe Here’s the rundown of each event 👇

🧵 In this week’s Portco Highlight, we look at 7 main events that have happened so far: 🤖 @virtuals_io launched I.R.I.S, the first Genesis AI agent natively deployed on Ethereum ⚡️ @ionet turns one — rented ~900 H200s in weeks 🔐 @safe introduced Safe Labs to scale self-custody and define the future of onchain treasury management 🤝 @KaminoFinance is now live on @cryptocom 🫡 @Humanityprot acquired @Moongate to scale decentralized identity through real-world events and on-chain ticketing 🚀 @union_build sets a new milestone for trustless cross-chain DeFi with 4,664+ contributors 🌙 @Moonveil_xyz introduces $MORE — the key to its “FUN” universe Here’s the rundown of each event 👇