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Building Pesso, neo-bank on stablecoin rails. Leveraging a decade of fintech experience to build a compliant, usable, and composable stablecoin neo-bank.

London
Joined July 2008
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I mapped every crypto card I could find. And it made one thing painfully obvious: There is no “best crypto card.” The answer changes the moment you change countries. So I built Card Map. > cardmap.org/ Pick a country and instantly see which cards are actually available there. Then compare: > cashback > fees > FX > supported countries > card tiers > custody model > issuers > rewards > eligibility But I didn’t want this to become another crypto card aggregator with a giant table and a fake “Top 10.” So I kept building. Card Map now includes: > an interactive global card map > country-by-country rankings > detailed card pages > issuer tracking > a Card Finder based on what YOU actually need > a True Cashback Calculator That last one is probably my favorite. A card can advertise 4%. But after FX, cashback caps, spending bands and a $199 membership fee, your real return might be 2.6%. Card Map calculates that for you. So instead of asking: “Which card has the highest cashback?” You can ask: “Which card gives ME the best return, in MY country, with MY spending?” That is the whole idea behind Card Map. Not another directory. A decision tool for crypto cards. I’m still adding cards, countries, issuers and real-world data every week. Try it here: > cardmap.org/ And if something is missing or wrong, send it to me. I want to map the entire crypto card market.
Your 4% crypto card probably doesn’t pay you 4%. So I built a calculator that shows what you actually get. I just shipped the True Cashback Calculator on Card Map. Try it here: cardmap.org/calculator You enter: > your country > monthly card spend > main spending currency > how much you spend abroad > whether you’re willing to pay for a tier or lock tokens Then the calculator does the annoying math for you. Not just the headline cashback rate. It calculates: > cashback bands and monthly caps > FX costs > annual membership fees > paid vs token-locked tiers > blended cashback across your actual spend > monthly and yearly net return > what your NEXT dollar of spend earns And then gives you one number: Advertised cashback → realistic cashback → actual $ earned after fees. For example, with $7,650/month on EtherFi Luxe: 3% advertised > 2.78% net > $212.92/month after the annual fee. You can also switch tiers instantly and compare the same spending profile across cards. Right now I’ve added: > @ether_fi > @Plasma > @EthenaPay > @0xinfini More cards are coming. I’m tired of crypto card pages screaming “UP TO 8% CASHBACK” while hiding the cap, FX fee, token lock or $1,000 membership behind three different pages of terms. I want Card Map to answer a much simpler question: “If I spend MY money with this card, how much do I actually get back?” And please try to break it. Send me any card, tier or cashback rule you think the calculator gets wrong.
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It was 1976—Apple Computer was not yet incorporated and Authur C. Clarke predicts a network device that allows you to: -Communicate -Send pictures -Share data -Purchases books Predicts the decline of printed newspapers. Has a solution for traffic & decline of cities. 1976.
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$1 billion locked in DeFi for the first time ever Bitcoin hit $1b in 2013 Ethereum hit $1b in 2016 DeFi hit $1 billion in 2020 Historical milestones Software eating money Software eating banks The next decade will be wild 🚀
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@railsbank Open Banking Api Hackathon 10-12th November, London. Register now to Hack bit.ly/2hQcFrT #OpenBankHack17 #hackathon
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Don’t miss @ProductSchool founder @villaumbrosia share advice from his new book on sharpening your #prodmgmt skills eventbrite.com/e/how-to-be-a…
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Something great and tasty is coming soon! Thanks @project7summits @MrJuanEspinosa @JLConcejero @joansenent Great #Cocido at @Arbina_London
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Thank you very much to @joansenent & the friends of @TapasValley for the great evening! @mar_de_olivos @MontseCano @JLConcejero #networking
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Recuerda que este viernes en @MasQMenosUK tenemos #TapasValley con @Bellotaham ¡Apúntate! +info meetup.com/TapasValley/event… – at London, England
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Nos vemos mañana viernes en el TapasValley de Julio. Tendemos charla por petición popular. Apúntate aquí: meetup.com/TapasValley/event…
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Hoy hemos recibido a las #startups valencianas en viaje a Londres con @gva_ivace y @InnDEAvalencia #LTW16 #Amb4Sci
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Planificando 2016
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Almuerzo de Navidad #TapasValley. Sábado 12 de diciembre a partir de las 12.30. Necesitamos saber quien viene! +info meetup.com/TapasValley/event… – at London, England
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The Strange Appeal of Watching Coders Code ow.ly/R7wyl
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RT @PrincipalDurham: Do you want to build #Agency in your school? Have students keep a failure log #edchat #NTAC15
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Buscamos las mejores #Startups para @ConectorSpain. Aceleradoras en Barcelona y Madrid. Aplica Conector.com #mentoring #Inversion
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Well done the guys from Ve Interactive :) @joansenent xitter.cf/PruAshby/status/611454…
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Recuerda que el viernes a partir de las 18.30 TapasValley Londres con charla de @nextub en @MasQMenosUK de City +info meetup.com/tapasvalley – at London, England
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Ve Interactive named tech ‘billion dollar baby’ by the @FinancialTimes veinteractive.com/press/2015… #technews
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