Writing & Ideas – Variant

Featured Writing

Progressive Ownership: A Model for Application Tokens

Li Jin

Jesse Walden

NFTs and the Post-Mint Problem

Mason Nystrom

Love vs. Fame: A Framework for Social Applications

Li Jin

The Next Big Thing in Stablecoins

Geoff Hamilton

Embracing Speculation as a Go-To-Market Approach in DeFi

Derek Walkush

App-Specific Rollups: A Trade-Off Between Connectivity and Control

Alana Levin

DeFi

Embracing Speculation as a Go-To-Market Approach in DeFi

Derek Walkush

Why Bringing Real-World Assets Onchain Is Important

Geoff Hamilton

How DEXs Are Demonstrating Their Resilience

Jack Gorman

Web3 Social

Variant Team Chat: Speculation as Growth Strategy for Social Apps

Li Jin + others

Web3 Social Networks: The Case For and Against Financialized Approaches

Li Jin

SocialFi: A Blank Canvas for Web3 Social Apps

Mason Nystrom

Investments

Modulus: Zero-Knowledge Machine Learning for Decentralized Protocols

Jesse Walden + others

Doubling Down on Botto: Because Everyone’s a Critic

Caleb Shough

Blockaid: Protecting Users Onchain

Jesse Walden + others

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NFTs and the Post-Mint Problem

Mason Nystrom

Crypto NFTs Web3 Thread

11.09.23

Variant Team Chat: Speculation as Growth Strategy for Social Apps

Li Jin + others

Jack Gorman + others

Mason Nystrom + others

Caleb Shough + others

Jesse Walden + others

Dan Roberts + others

Tina Dai + others

Medha Kothari + others

Derek Walkush + others

Consumer NFTs Social Media Token Design Variant Team Chat Web3 Social Article Thread

08.31.23

Why UniswapX Will Be Additive to the Uniswap Protocol

Jack Gorman + others

Derek Walkush + others

Crypto DeFi Web3 Thread

07.25.23

Consumer Tokens Should Look Like Web2 Incentive Programs

Li Jin

Token Design Thread

02.17.23

Progressive Decentralization for Media

Li Jin

Crypto Social Media Web3 Thread

01.16.23

A New DeFi Security Paradigm

Derek Walkush

DeFi Thread

08.31.22

Music NFTs Can Revamp Music Royalties

Spencer Noon

Consumer Marketplaces Thread

08.12.22

What Can Tokens Do?

Alana Levin

Consumer Infra Thread

08.03.22

The Unbundling of Wallets

Derek Walkush

Consumer DeFi Thread

06.30.22

The 0-to-100 Guide on Stablecoin Designs and Risks

Spencer Noon

DeFi Thread

05.12.22

What Is the Future of NFT Marketplaces?

Li Jin

Marketplaces NFTs Thread

03.01.22

7 Steps to Transition to Web3

Li Jin

Web3 Thread

01.06.22

The Future of Unions Is Decentralized

Li Jin

DAOs Thread

11.18.21

Music NFTs Are the Next Generation of Collectibles

Jesse Walden

Consumer NFTs Thread

11.08.21

The Blockchain-Based Global Supercomputer

Jesse Walden

Infra Thread

11.01.21

What NFTs Can Learn From the Success of Legos

Li Jin

Marketplaces NFTs Thread

10.20.21

Ownership Will Decide the Battle Between Platform and Participant

Li Jin

Consumer Thread

06.24.21

7 Indicators for DeFi Project Investment

Spencer Noon

DeFi Thread

08.16.20

Paid Groups and the Passion Economy

Li Jin

Consumer Social Media Thread

10.20.19

The Best Marketplaces Solve a Demand Need

Li Jin

Consumer Marketplaces NFTs Thread

02.25.19

Fake Your Way to Marketplace Success

Li Jin

Marketplaces Thread

01.19.19

5 Questions for Evaluating E-Commerce Viability

Li Jin

Consumer Marketplaces Thread

10.09.18