Tony Pham (he/they)
tonypham.bsky.social
Tony Pham (he/they)
@tonypham.bsky.social
Web3 marketing leader | Meditation & compassion teacher at Tibet House | National board member at MADD
As crypto holders and observers wait to see which additional coins may get selected for U.S. President Trump’s Crypto Strategic Reserve, this article speculates that five top tokens to keep an eye on include $KAVA $AVAX $DAG $CRO $GRT

www.cryptotimes.io/2025/03/26/t...
Trump’s Crypto Strategic Reserve: What Other Tokens Stand a Chance?
Trump's U.S. Crypto Strategic Reserve picks Bitcoin, Ethereum & XRP—what other tokens might join? See the contenders that stand a chance!
www.cryptotimes.io
March 28, 2025 at 10:23 PM
While there is much to debate, the momentum behind the conversation around a U.S. strategic reserve of crypto has certainly picked up.

time.com/7263869/dona...
Why Trump’s Crypto Reserve Plan Has Experts Worried
Economists and crypto fans alike have questioned Trump's plan to create a "crypto strategic reserve."
time.com
March 5, 2025 at 6:33 PM
SEC approval of Figure’s interest-bearing stablecoin signals how U.S. policy is getting friendlier towards crypto. With the self-custody YLDS stablecoin getting officially registered as a security, it will be in the same financial category as stocks or bonds.
Figure gains SEC approval for first interest-bearing stablecoin launch
It’s the first time the regulator has approved the registration of an interest-bearing stablecoin as a public security.
fortune.com
February 24, 2025 at 8:17 PM
While I understand that DeepSeek challenges the advantages of current AI leaders, I'm bullish on cheaper open-source AI models that appear to outperform closed LLMs that rely on huge data sets.

www.reuters.com/technology/a...
Alibaba releases AI model it claims surpasses DeepSeek-V3
The Chinese tech company released a new version of its Qwen 2.5 artificial intelligence model that it claimed surpassed the highly acclaimed DeepSeek-V3.
www.reuters.com
January 30, 2025 at 9:30 PM
With the launch of the $TRUMP token, President Donald Trump is showing he is a kingmaker among KOLs. The influx of new people into the crypto markets shows that there is still a lot of work to be done on scaling... 👀 sharding

www.forbes.com/sites/digita...
It’s ‘Just Begun’—Trump And Crypto Execs Tease Huge White House Plans
Donald Trump's wife Melania has launched her own rival cryptocurrency—tanking the price of Trump's own coin...
www.forbes.com
January 21, 2025 at 2:58 AM
I’ve found the culture of crypto is to use encrypted messaging apps for privacy and security. Now, the U.S. government is advising Americans to use encrypted apps for all communications (especially if sending cross-platform Android <—> iPhone) www.forbes.com/sites/zakdof...
FBI Warns iPhone And Android Users—Stop Sending Texts
US officials urge citizens to use encrypted messaging and calls wherever they can—here’s what you need to know.
www.forbes.com
December 6, 2024 at 8:09 PM
Traditional currencies derive some of their value from the backing of governments. Cryptocurrencies derive some of their value from decentralization. Bitcoin crossing the $100,00 mark is about more than the price. It validates the current and future value of decentralized crypto and web3 technology.
December 5, 2024 at 7:39 PM