Keenly motivated to change the world through innovation. Founder & Principal, Avane Strategies.
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Grace Navas retweeted
We're constantly encouraged to pursue more possessions, prestige, and power, believing they'll make us happy. But when things become what we love and people become what we use, we've got the formula for a good life completely backward.
Things are meant to be used. People are meant to be loved. And God, not ourselves, belongs at the center of our lives.
Grace Navas retweeted
The State of Crypto Capitol: Upcoming DC Events! (expand to view all events)
-10/19-23 DC Startup & Tech Week hosted by @DCStartupWeek dcstw.com/
-10/23 Battle of the Regions - Championship hosted by District Angels luma.com/gua6ni51
-10/29 Autonomous Money Payrails: Risks & Rewards With Stablecoins & AI Payrails by The Blockchain Legal Institute tinyurl.com/5ye99kys
11/2-11/3 TRM User Conference 2026 trmlabs.com/user-conference-…
Follow us to stay plugged into DC’s crypto scene!
Grace Navas retweeted
Payments made in seconds with a QR code? You read that right! Stop by our booth at Money20/20 to see @Intuit, @Payfinia and Matera demonstrate how instant QR code payments work. You won’t want to miss this demo or the others on the schedule: bit.ly/4rMVjel
Grace Navas retweeted
Last few tickets remaining for the DC Privacy Summit on Thursday! We'll be exploring questions like:
--> What does privacy look like when AI agents can act as you?
--> Can we avoid digital ID becoming a surveillance tool?
--> What are the real limits of techno-solutionism?
--> And what happens when crypto, AI, and politics collide?
Join the conversation on October 15 luma.com/p60o9q3i
Grace Navas retweeted
@1inch Groundwork is in D.C. on purpose.
Seven panels and six roundtables. Speakers from Robinhood Crypto, Uniswap, Circle, Digital Asset, Fireblocks, OpenZeppelin, TRM Labs, Dune, Alchemy and Certik. Faculty from Columbia, NYU, Rutgers and George Mason.
The rules for this industry are being written here. The students who will spend their careers working under those rules are at universities across the city. Groundwork puts both in one room for an afternoon.
I’ll be leading a practical, no-assumptions introduction for attendees newer to the space. Understand what happens when you create a wallet, hold an asset and make an onchain transaction - then complete a first swap together.
📆 OCT 16
📍National Union Building
⏱️ 12:00-6:00PM
RSVP: luma.com/groundwork_dc?tk=br…
Grace Navas retweeted
The DC Privacy Summit returns next week!
--> What does privacy look like when AI agents can act as you?
--> Can we avoid digital ID becoming a surveillance tool?
--> What are the real limits of techno-solutionism?
--> And what happens when crypto, AI, and politics collide?
We’ll be digging into all of it on October 15 at the National Union Building.
🎟️ Secure your spot: luma.com/p60o9q3i
Grace Navas retweeted
The State of Crypto Capitol: Upcoming DC Events! (expand to view all events)
-10/7 Battle of the Regions - Maryland Regional Competition hosted by District Angels luma.com/gua6ni51
-10/13-16 DC Fintech Week 2026 hosted by @fintechthinksdc dcfintechweek.org/ (Registration is open)
-10/13-10/16 Fintech Week 2026 Events for the week Official Happy Hour, Breakout sessions, and more 2026.dcfintechweek.org/dcfw2…
-10/15 DC Privacy Summit hosted by @projectglitch dcprivacysummit.org/
-10/16 Groundwork by @1inch, @BlockchainAssn and @DCDAOxyz luma.com/groundwork_dc
-10/19-23 DC Startup & Tech Week hosted by @DCStartupWeek dcstw.com/
-10/23 Battle of the Regions - Championship hosted by District Angels luma.com/gua6ni51
-10/29 Autonomous Money Payrails: Risks & Rewards With Stablecoins & AI Payrails by The Blockchain Legal Institute tinyurl.com/5ye99kys
11/2-11/3 TRM User Conference 2026 trmlabs.com/user-conference-…
Follow us to stay plugged into DC’s crypto scene!
Grace Navas retweeted
The DC Privacy Summit and the Cypherpunk Policy Dinner are less than two weeks away! Both are going to be extremely unique and impactful events that you won't want to miss.
If you're on the fence about joining, do me a favor and watch this ~2 minute video: youtu.be/2gVNEQSKD7w
Register at dcprivacysummit.org and dcprivacysummit.org/cpd
Feel free to reach out to me directly if you have questions.
Grace Navas retweeted
The @BlockchainAssn was front and center at #StateChain this week in Louisiana. 🇺🇸
Michael Postupak has put a ton of work into our state efforts over the past year: the GENIUS Act roundtables, the BA-NABA State Policy Forum, meetings with state officials, and strengthening our relationship with @na_blockchain. All for our members.
Much of this work happens behind the scenes, and he's has been driving it.
Grace Navas retweeted
At #Sibos2026 there are three trends that the Fed's Julián Alcázar heard from the exhibit hall floor: AI, instant payments and industry standardization. What exactly was the industry saying?
Grace Navas retweeted
Quill & Crumb cafe at the @FolgerLibrary is serving drinks outside in the east garden on Fridays in October (2, 9, 16, and 23) from 4-9pm.
Grace Navas retweeted
Opening remarks at State Chain Summit in Lafayette, LA.
Takeaway: Technology is infrastructure.
Following the rebrand of America.gov, this is no longer debatable.
Headed to speak at State Chain in Lafayette, LA. Discussing how governments can use @hashfirexyz for:
⏱️ Real-time auditable budgets
⚡ Instant vendor settlement
🛑 Eliminating fraud, waste, & abuse
💥 Wider bidder pools
📉 Lower contract costs
Grace Navas retweeted
Our Maryland Chapter President @gilbert787 is helping Latino crypto voters register, show up, and make their vote count this November.
Grace Navas retweeted
TODAY: Chainlink announced it is working to enable financial institutions to connect to @swiftcommunity’s blockchain ledger through the Chainlink platform.
Swift moves the equivalent of the world's GDP roughly every three days ⬇️
Grace Navas retweeted
I’m looking forward to GUMBO 🤫😋
I met Mike this year on LinkedIn and he shared his vision for his company with me.
And this is where I became a huge supporter of his genius.
Fast forward and a year is almost upon us.
We’ve met in person a few times and I’m glad to call him a friend and business colleague.
So I’m honored to be…
Speaking at State Chain Summit in Lafayette, Louisiana
September 30 and October 1.
The future digital economy needs more than rails. It needs an education and engagement layer so people can actually participate.
See you there.
ALT Yaeunda Pou, CEO Silver ADU Collective and On Genius Room
Grace Navas retweeted
The State of Crypto Capitol: Upcoming DC Events! (expand to view all events)
-10/7 Battle of the Regions - Maryland Regional Competition hosted by District Angels luma.com/gua6ni51
-10/13-16 DC Fintech Week 2026 hosted by @fintechthinksdc dcfintechweek.org/ (Registration is open)
-10/13-10/16 Fintech Week 2026 Events for the week Official Happy Hour, Breakout sessions, and more 2026.dcfintechweek.org/dcfw2…
-10/15 DC Privacy Summit hosted by @projectglitch dcprivacysummit.org/
-10/16 Groundwork by @1inch, @BlockchainAssn and @DCDAOxyz luma.com/groundwork_dc
-10/19-23 DC Startup & Tech Week hosted by @DCStartupWeek dcstw.com/
-10/23 Battle of the Regions - Championship hosted by District Angels luma.com/gua6ni51
-10/29 Autonomous Money Payrails: Risks & Rewards With Stablecoins & AI Payrails by The Blockchain Legal Institute tinyurl.com/5ye99kys
11/2-11/3 TRM User Conference 2026 trmlabs.com/user-conference-…
Follow us to stay plugged into DC’s crypto scene!
Grace Navas retweeted
I am really looking forward to this and the Cypherpunk Policy Dinner the evening before! Are you going to be there?
dcprivacysummit.org/cpd.html
How do we protect human freedom in an age of AI authoritarianism?
Join @ErikVoorhees (@AskVenice) in conversation with @Reillymj (@ProjectGlitch) on October 15 at the National Union Building.
🎟️ Secure your spot: luma.com/p60o9q3i
Grace Navas retweeted
How do we protect human freedom in an age of AI authoritarianism?
Join @ErikVoorhees (@AskVenice) in conversation with @Reillymj (@ProjectGlitch) on October 15 at the National Union Building.
🎟️ Secure your spot: luma.com/p60o9q3i
Grace Navas retweeted
Five years ago, @Web3DC brought Web3 and digital assets into DC Startup & Tech Week.
It was a very different conversation then.
NFTs. Provenance. Bitcoin.
Community, community, community.
Today, the conversation has matured.
Stablecoins. Tokenization. Onchain finance. AI agents. Payments. Infrastructure. Real business use.
@DCstartupweek brings together the largest gathering of entrepreneurs in the Mid-Atlantic to Washington D.C.
Crypto people talking to crypto people will only take us so far. We have to preach beyond the choir.
People who are building companies, serving customers, managing capital, creating products, working in government, and solving real problems.
Change happens when the technology becomes useful to everyone.
Proud to lead.
