35 years in Commerical Real Estate Investment Banking with various Wall Street firms in NYC. 8 years in crypto having been the CEO of a political token.

Connecticut, USA
Joined May 2016
Quick recap of yesterday’s @TelcoinTAO Platform and Treasury Council meeting. Nick confirmed that the Telcoin Network protocol is production ready and mainnet remains on track for 2026. Most of the remaining work involves infrastructure, security reviews and coordinating with launch partners. Steve said testnet has been running for months without any major issues. Benchmarking continues to show improvements in TPS, and validator hardware requirements have actually been reduced following testing and feedback from telecoms. They also confirmed that the number of GSMA operators currently validating on Adiri or committed to mainnet has increased. No names or numbers were provided. MNO announcements will come on their own timelines, potentially before or after mainnet. The public RPC and bridge remain priorities for launch. The oracle is expected to be ready, while the wallet SDK could come afterward. TEL3 migrations with exchanges are progressing. They expect some of the larger exchanges to complete the process within the next couple of weeks, with most following within the next month. TELIP18 passed Snapshot and was awaiting the final Compliance Council veto window. Treasury safeguards and a hedging strategy were also discussed. The new unified website is 99% complete and expected to launch next week, along with an updated roadmap. Marketing efforts are picking up, both publicly and through direct B2B outreach. David Palmer (@Metaversebizz) has also been actively meeting with people throughout the telecom industry. One thing they made clear is that they aren't expecting massive transaction volume on day one. The expectation is that usage grows as operators and other businesses gradually move their services onto the network. No specific mainnet launch date was announced. base:0x09be1692ca16e06f536f0038ff11d1da8524adb1 Watch the full meeting here: youtube.com/watch?v=S28jxrpD…
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Three words: Utility Driven Demand.
❗️PRIVATE AVIATION: ON-CHAIN❗️ Jet fuel, paid in solana:Fh7mLxtPAysdvHcMcJ37A3vc6WvBVh7JVDwxmwk6pump. @FlyFreedomAir made the first known crypto purchase of Jet A between a charter operator and and the WORLD'S FIRST fully on-chain FBO, paying Stellar Aviation in Reno on @solana. #NBAA2026 Full Press Release: acukwikalert.com/on-the-rada…
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❗️PRIVATE AVIATION: ON-CHAIN❗️ Jet fuel, paid in solana:Fh7mLxtPAysdvHcMcJ37A3vc6WvBVh7JVDwxmwk6pump. @FlyFreedomAir made the first known crypto purchase of Jet A between a charter operator and and the WORLD'S FIRST fully on-chain FBO, paying Stellar Aviation in Reno on @solana. #NBAA2026 Full Press Release: acukwikalert.com/on-the-rada…
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The last time @binance consistently dropped $FLORK hints we got the alpha listing this time we’re going to get the spot listing mark my words $FLORK is the first mover B-Token-pair meme to be listed on @BinanceWallet and its not a coincidence that ~23% of the supply is now held on Binance Alpha 2.0 (っ◔◡◔)っ₿
. ₿₿ ₿₿ ₿🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸🔸₿ 🔸🔸₿₿🔸₿₿₿🔸 🔸₿₿🔸🔸🔸₿₿ Λ 🔸🔸🔸₿₿🔸 ( ˘ ᵕ ˘ ₿🔸🔸 ヽ つ \ / UU / 🌼 \
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No excuses.
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Telcoin locked in David Palmer. David Palmer holds the title of Chief Product Officer (CPO) at Pairpoint, the Vodafone–Sumitomo joint venture. $TEL Telcoin is making sound, strategic and lasting moves.
Telcoin Association welcomes David Palmer as our Strategic Telecom Advisor. David brings 25+ years in telecom, including a decade leading blockchain and Web3 work at a global mobile operator, and co-founded Pairpoint, a Vodafone and Sumitomo venture.
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Telcoin Association welcomes David Palmer as our Strategic Telecom Advisor. David brings 25+ years in telecom, including a decade leading blockchain and Web3 work at a global mobile operator, and co-founded Pairpoint, a Vodafone and Sumitomo venture. @TelcoinTAO telcoin:native
Telcoin Association welcomes David Palmer as our Strategic Telecom Advisor. David brings 25+ years in telecom, including a decade leading blockchain and Web3 work at a global mobile operator, and co-founded Pairpoint, a Vodafone and Sumitomo venture.
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Replying to @TelcoinTAO @telcoin
I am really excited to have joined Telcoin as a strategic advisor. The telecoms industry is having to evolve quickly to provide value as part of the new digital infrastructure to support the new digital world, which includes Web3 and AI. This is an exciting time for Telcoin to help MNOs to accelerate the transformation and provide key enablers and I am excited to be a part of it.
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Behind every great ecosystem is infrastructure people rarely see. solana:Fh7mLxtPAysdvHcMcJ37A3vc6WvBVh7JVDwxmwk6pump is designed to power the access, settlement, and routing behind Giveback Ventures. The foundation matters. And we're building on it. 👁️💚👁️ @GbackVentures @solana
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❗️$GBACK - $200 PRIZE WINNER ❗️ Follow the story and visit discord.gg/gbackcoin for your opportunity to win: 💚$200 💚 Winner picked each month! 🏆
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The time is now.
❗️Official Partnership ❗️ Giveback Ventures x JetFinders @jet_finders - jetfinders.com - Private Aviation, Onchain -
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🗒️$TEL Meeting Breakdown Yesterday's @TelcoinTAO meeting was packed with updates. Mainnet readiness, MNO validators, new partnerships, network performance, token migration, funding, and a major announcement coming next week. After listening to the entire meeting, here are the biggest things that stood out to me:
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Some impressive numbers from benchmark.telcoin.network ethereum:0x467bccd9d29f223bce8043b84e8c8b282827790f
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JUST IN: AT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile stocks all crash over 7% after Elon Musk's SpaceX $SPCX announces plans to turn Starlink into major US mobile carrier.
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Bringing mobile network operators to blockchain requires fluency in both worlds. Our incoming Strategic Telecom Advisor has more than 25 years of experience in the industry, including over a decade leading Web3 and fintech initiatives. His name will be revealed next week.
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“Sir… they’re fading you again.”
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Chad doesn’t book vacations, he simply disappears somewhere with favorable tax laws
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imagine seeing this + CZ's follow-up tweet right underneath and not turbobidding $MARSCOIN soon $MARSCOIN will go super parabolic and i'll be making headlines again, GOD willing then comes the next round of FUD: 'unipcs is in the cabal' 'unipcs IS the cabal' meanwhile, everyone had the exact same information and the exact same amount of time to position as is ALWAYS the case with my trades i guess we just process information differently
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