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Alana Levin
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Alana Levin
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@AlanaDLevin
Investing @variantfund | Prior: @BCG @Wharton sent from my iPhone
New York, NY
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    Alana Levin
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    Jan 7, 2025
    Invest in things that make the world more productive
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    Alana Levin
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    Jul 9, 2025
    Firmly believe that the only way to justify living in NYC is to take full advantage of the city If you live here, you should be going to standup shows and jazz clubs. Find new people every week to grab dinner with - almost anyone you could hope to meet passes through NYC at some
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    Alana Levin
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    Aug 22, 2025
    Breaking: company with revenue model significantly harmed by lower interest rates up nearly 10% on news that the Fed might lower interest rates
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    Alana Levin
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    Dec 23, 2021
    NFTs may actually make a lot of sense for the restaurant industry (thread)
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    Alana Levin
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    Nov 5, 2025
    Robinhood now has ELEVEN business lines that each generate >$100M in annualized revenue
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    Alana Levin
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    Oct 27, 2025
    Dan Sundheim, one of the top hedge fund managers in the world, unintentionally explains the steelman for perps “I don’t use derivatives. The problem with derivatives is that, at the end of the day when you break down ‘what is a derivative,’ it’s just leverage and implied
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    John Collison
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    Oct 22, 2025
    Dan Sundheim is one of the smartest stock pickers in the public markets. He joins @danielgross and me on Cheeky Pint to discuss their way of analysing businesses, how he makes 95% of the decisions on their $25 billion AUM, waking up at 3am, his career advice for new investors,
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    Alana Levin
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    Jan 15, 2022
    A thread on Arweave: data, comparisons, and things I find interesting
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    Alana Levin
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    Jan 29, 2022
    A thread on Helium: data, comparisons, and things I find interesting 🎈
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    Alana Levin
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    Aug 12, 2025
    It's 2030 You're a merchant receiving payment from a customer. They pay with USDC on CircleChain but your payment termainl only receives StripeUSD on StripeChain. But once you get StripeUSD, you want to transfer it to your account with Bank of America, so you need to transfer
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    Alana Levin
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    Nov 12, 2022
    Crypto feels contrarian again
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    Alana Levin
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    Mar 24, 2025
    Holy grail of ideas tried each cycle - DeFi super-app - Tokenized time - Yield optimizer - Composable credentials - Information markets - Crypto x sports (betting and fan experiences)
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    Alana Levin
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    Nov 22, 2024
    3 years ago today. Twitter really can change your life!
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    Alana Levin
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    Sep 7, 2025
    Anyone working on crypto-enabled lotteries? Huge design space
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    Alana Levin
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    Dec 10, 2022
    NFTs could make a lot of sense as affiliate links (thread)

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