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The @joinbingbong x @Phantom party was wild. Never thought I would see a crypto conga line.
props @itsthatgigi x @shivst3r
🫡 RESPECT to the guy on my KBW 🇰🇷 -> 🇸🇬 TOKEN flight trading Phantom Perps BTC 40X leverage with shit WiFi
pls dm me I want to buy you a drink.
Sold on live trading as the new e-sport. @joinfrontier Korea was proof. Shout to @ramzyyalii and rest of the @SolanaFndn team for a dope event.
ryan lee🦉🦑 retweeted
i liked @fomo for the onboarding, but i’ve found myself simply not returning to the app. And I’m an active trader- and i consciously choose to use @phantom to trade perps
reasons i didn’t go back to @fomo:
1. UI too clunky and too much noise
2. i don’t want to fund my fomo wallet. i already have wallets pls just lemme use those
3. following != friends
if i follow @gajria because i want to see & learn from his trades, that doesn’t make him my friend. A ‘friend’ in app world is someone who i follow and follows me back. If your moat is the social layer - let it replicate core concepts from existing social apps
why i use @phantom:
1. i already have the app and my funds on - so trading perps or swapping via app is the easiest, most frictionless experience
2. most complexities are abstracted - CTAs are clear and i know what to do and where to do it
3. their social feed doesnt feel noisy, exists to compliment my trading decision
ryan lee🦉🦑 retweeted
🇰🇷 SEOUL SHOWDOWN - SEPT 30TH
8 traders. 1 night. 1 ticket to London.
Frontier Traders brings live onchain trading to Seoul, where 8 traders battle for a spot in the London Finals.
The winner moves one step closer to a Porsche 911 GT3 RS.
ryan lee🦉🦑 retweeted
Token2049 is getting closer and we're bringing Big Bong back to Singapore!
We've hosted 11 sold-out events across the globe and this is shaping up to be one of our biggest yet.
This time we're doing it in partnership with @phantom, alongside @world_xyz and @Velvet_Capital with more still to be announced.
As everything becomes more digital, meeting the right people in person matters even more.
You can sit in groupchats and take calls all day, but a lot of the best opportunities in this space still start from one random conversation irl and I'll always echo that irl is the alpha.
That's why these events matter to me.
If you're in Singapore for Token2049, RSVP below and see you there!
ryan lee🦉🦑 retweeted
I’m excited to be running back one of our biggest events during Token2049 Singapore, this time partnered with @phantom.
We’ve successfully hosted 11 sold-out events across the globe, and I’m looking forward to curating another incredible experience in Singapore.
More details coming soon.
ryan lee🦉🦑 retweeted
I agree with @vibhu and the Solana foundation: the crypto ecosystem has evolved and the wallet needs to evolve as well.
As a product, Phantom has been undergoing big transformations over the past year. A lot of this work is already live: seedless login via Apple or Google, seamless swaps that abstract away gas and bridging, social usernames over raw wallet addresses, unified cash balances funded by built-in onramps (fund with everything from Apple Pay to ACH). And there’s definitely more to come.
In order to power this this evolution, we’ve rebuilt our self-custody and onchain finance stack from the ground up, giving us the foundation to redefine what a wallet can be: hiding the sharp edges of crypto while giving users the power of open, permissionless markets.
For crypto founders, the biggest lesson from @fomo and @Pumpfun ascendance is that the distribution model of the last 5 years for apps is moot.
Web3 is dead, wallet connect is dead, dApps are dead.
The new plan is vertically integrated mobile: hide the crypto mechanics entirely. Single balance across chains, integrated onramp (Apple Pay is king), no bridges, no seed phrases or private keys (sign in with Google or X).
For wallet apps themselves, this presents an existential crisis. The user demands simplicity & the feeling of safety. In the past, your wallet was a gateway to crypto. Now, I hold a deposit in each app I use and I don't yet care if they talk to each other.
As always, we go through bundling and unbundling cycles. If Phantom and Jupiter and Metamask were bundling, we are now seeing a great unbundling.
ryan lee🦉🦑 retweeted
Phantom is one step closer to being the only money app you need 💳✨
Starting today, everyone in the US can:
• Fund with bank transfers, Apple Pay, and more
• Send & receive wires with no Phantom fees
• Use the Phantom debit card for everyday purchases
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