Excited to share that last week I joined @polymarket as a senior engineer. Over the last few months, I talked to many many big teams in crypto, trying to figure out where I wanted to spend the next chapter of life. The deeper I went, the clearer I felt about where I wanted to be. Every time people ask me what crypto PMF I truly believe in, my answer has been the same for a while: Stablecoins, RPCs/Infra, Defi, Perps, Prediction Markets. Prediction markets is where I spent the last 12 months anyway (in my free time ofc away from avail): - shipped fast indexers for my TG bots to track positions - copytrading and early market discovery functionalities - built whale wallet discovery terminal tools for myself - built "PolyAave" for yield generation on your idle polymarket positions wtih Aave. This specific project got so much attention in DeFi and a few VCs that I considered going deeper - ended up figuring out leverage trading on prediction markets - build parlays prototypes - wrote up a whitepaper for yields and lev trading on prediction markets - some more interesting ideas for prediction markets that are sitting in my local PC. Overall, I was fascinated by the work Polymarket has been done and achieved, and it felt like a natural fit to me. I wanted to work at Polymarket and contribute to world markets. I’m excited to join a goated engineering team, led by @devjoshstevens who I’ve known almost 4 years now and have always respected him for his engineering aptitude. Getting to ship alongside him and the team he’s built is the kind of seat I didn't want to pass up. I also have deep respect and a lot to learn from leaders like @shayne_coplan, @williamlegate, @mustafap0ly, @cesare_naldi, @SuhailKakar and the rest of the crew, so I am looking forward to going full speed in shipping mode. We are heads down building and have got a lot of exciting things in the pipeline. We will be taking over everything, and, as Barney Stinson said, it's going to be legendary.🫡

i hope anthropic doesnt release mythos

this is important. regardless of what everyone says here, COMPANIES ARE ACTUALLY HIRING, and the job market is decent. in last few months, we have seen a lot of orgs winding down or layoffs. the job market was absolutely brutual start of the year from January to maybe May. but currently, there are a lot of companies hiring in ai and some in crypto as well. but what changed? - the barrier of entry as compared to 2022: this is probably biggest pain point for people looking jobs in crypto. back in 2022, the bar for your first job in crypto was in the hell. everyone actually did get hired because people from web2 wouldn't move. so eventually, college graduates would get a job readily or anyone who could understand crypto a bit. - those who stayed: as crypto matured and ai took over, the people who stayed are the ones who got really good in their fields: engineering, marketing, growth etc etc. these are the people who are still working at bigger orgs because they got sharp senses and resistant towards high volatility of market. these are same folks who will get a job in less than few weeks if they leave their current orgs. - level of seniority + experience: because ai has become exponentially smarter, most of the jobs are senior level. the reason is simple: anyone can build a website, a growth plan, a marketing campaign plan with ai now. it's stupidly easy. what they cant build without experience is the level of efficiency and have fast comprehension. this only comes with experience. - building in public: back in 2022, everyone said that matters. i dont believe it does so much in 2026. anyone can build now or ideate now. - crypto to ai: this specific pipeline is stronger now. ai is having 2022 moment of crypto. too many positions open, need of great talent, not enough to fill in. why tho? people in web2 are still boomers. startups in ai need startup minded folks, not corpo and hence the hiring from crypto to ai is much better. connections: i think this matters a lot currently, and the reason is simple. everyone is applying to jobs with claude/gpt. recruiters are tired to see 1000 applications in 1 hour. connections, and i mean real connections, help you cut through the noise. getting thru the interview rounds is still on you. most important: HIGH AGENCY. i think i have said it before, but it's not your skillset or degrees anymore. it's your high agency that matters. can you do xyz in 1 day? hired. can you not be claude depended, read thru what it said, and argue that what you think is better? hired. can you deliver and have convictions in your vision? hired. sorry for a long tweet. tldr: you will get hired if you are not an overly dependent ai childbaby.

it's been years since i used etherscan... i just ask claude without any connector

i was in koh pha ngan, with my closest friends and celebrating one of the guy's wedding. i received 2 calls repeatedly. couldnt pick because it was 4am. at 8am, we were on a speedboat, ready to dive 60ft. i was scared af. i barely learnt swimming last year. as i was about to jump, i got 3 calls again from same number. this time i thought it's important. i picked up the 3rd time. caller: "saar this is very important. We’ve been trying to reach you concerning your vehicle’s extended warranty." safe to say, i wanted to be eaten by sharks that day.

brooo what are you even postinggg....???????

This is total nonsense. We're one of the largest early investors in Polymarket, and this story that Shayne was "caught red-handed" using company money is just a flat out garbage hit piece. Shayne wasn't taking a salary. He was 21 when he started Polymarket, he was living hand-to-mouth running the company out of his apartment, barely making ends meet when he was raising his seed round. We were his first term sheet and literally offered to loan him money personally, but he ended up not needing it when the seed round came together. After COVID and the crazy Biden-era crackdown on crypto that was happening at the time, there was a lot of chaos in almost every company in the industry. As an investor, we saw a lot of companies go through pandemic-era startup craziness, and Polymarket was no exception. But Shayne disclosed every dollar he spent, which turned out to annualize to about a software engineer's salary. That's including the flights, none of which were personal flights. Plus, SHAYNE STARTED the accounting and payback process, no one “found” it. In aggregate, it was nothing that an investor would balk at. He paid it back to the company in full, and then got on a normal salary like everyone else. It was an accounting problem, not an integrity problem. It was not a big deal. Polymarket has had growing pains, no doubt. It went from a small fledging startups to one of the most explosive consumer brands in America. But Shayne has leveled up alongside the company, and as investors we have total confidence in him. Enough of this stupid FUD. The end.

as my final act of failure i will get an MBA in business analytics.

im very sad that I won't be able to travel to devcon this year. i was looking forward to go to india and show my crypto friends around. but, if you are considering going to devcon but are hesitant to go because it's in India, i ask you to have a little bit of open mind. it's an overstimulating country for first 2 days, and you would think everyone is there to get you or steal from you. but that's not true at all. there are bad parts in every country -- remember Bogota? or Brussels? if you have some local crypto friends, they will be a great guide. i will personally help you in anything needed. but the point is that devcon needs more ethereum people aligned. EF needs more ethereum people aligned. this hasn't been the best year for EF, but im still an eth community member. i love devcon and india. i think it's going to be great. some tips: - food is great. if your white/euro genes cant take the spice, go to nicer restaurants - use Uber Black everywhere - Mumbai is LA of India. women do walk alone during night, but if you're concerned, then always have +1 in ubers. - a lot of people can understand english and speak broken english so you should be fine. - you do need cash or any of travel card with 0% transaction fee. amex platinum works great or similar visa/master cards. - you need cash because you won't get UPI as non-indian and it's not worth the hassle. - dont get scammed into paying 3x more at streets for anything. always have an indian bro lmeow - on similar note, mostly tuk-tuk people will charge you 3x or souvenir places on the street - try indian sweets and desserts. you will love them. - try street food for the love of god - if you're a founder or working at bigger orgs, you will be surrounded by a lot of folks for job opportunities or funding, try to be patient with them or ask for space. they are still learning. overall, india has some of the best talents in crypto: from building products to marketing, some of them are exceptional and those 1% people are the ones you wanna connect to.

for all the coffee lovers on CT, what's a great espresso machine you recommend? do I buy every part separately or do buy a fully automatic espresso machine?

it's not a black monday. like you really think that they would choose a monday again to tank the market. maybe black thursday or black friday.

man can we just bring back nft cycle ? the golden days. it's getting a bit boring here.

saddest moment is when you have banger tweets in your head but you cant post them because rest of the crypto people will get mad at you because they have bag bias and you have to play nice

the fastest way to get a rolex/AP for freeee is to be in paris rn and just walk in a random store iykyk

france has fallen harder than 3rd world countries: > google why protests? > worsening school conditions, teacher shortages > high cost of living, public spending cuts and economic inequality > they turn protests into riots and end up damaging buildings, looting shops for their own benefit. > shop owners are also just middle class men, but videos surfaced where people stole every phone/watch shop they could find. gotta love the french revolution.

funny how no one talks about decentralization in 2026 :))

this is the best use case of my new Roadster

Scammer litmus test: ask them to say "kim jong un is a pig" they will instantly block you.

we have flying cars and y'all are still buying dumb memecoins on rh?