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Partner @a16z crypto | Prev Strategy & Data @Visa and @RTFKT (Nike) | Stanford '24 🌲 | See disclosures: a16z.com/disclosures/
New York, NY
Joined December 2018
- Excited to announce that I will be joining @RTFKT (@Nike) to help spearhead their analytics and data strategy. Hyped to start contributing to the leader in digital goods and their amazing community. Special thanks to @HeyShif and @Nikgopalani for the amazing opportunity!
- 🧵1/ Thrilled to share that I've joined @Visa to help lead efforts in onchain analytics! This marks a new chapter in my journey, focusing on the future of stablecoins, tokenized real-world assets, NFTs and digital commerce more broadly.
- Last week we dropped the @RTFKT X @RIMOWA collection: 888 luggage & 2222 WorkerBot NFTs. Key Highlights: - 3K+ new wallets into the RTFKT ecosystem - $2.6 mm in mint revenue - Sold out in 3 hours & 20 minutes See Full @DuneAnalytics dashboard below 👇
- This week I went to Berlin, Germany to attend DuneCon. 🧵below on my key takeaways + why I believe @DuneAnalytics is revolutionary for #web3 and data analytics.
- Thanks @Dune for the opportunity to share Visa’s approach to onchain stablecoin data. A few highlights from the talk below 🧵
- Today I am graduating from @Stanford. Read below my 5 favorite non-academic lessons I learned during college. 1. A healthy mind starts with a healthy body I lost 100 lbs my freshman year. Initially motivated by aesthetics and physical health, I found that the most profound
- Created a new dashboard breaking down the Nike/RTFKT SZN 1 Pre-Forging Mint. As the first major “Phygital” collection, RTFKT and Nike are showcasing the power of combining transformative manufacturing and NFTS. Dashboard : dune.com/kingjames23/le… #Nike #RTFKT #NFTs #CloneX
- Worked with @KeithGrossman and the amazing @TIMEPieces team to correct the data on Time Magazine. Overall revenue comes out to just over $10mm upon refinement. Data query:
- Replying to @nlevine195/ A research survey of 2500 crypto users in emerging markets indicates that stablecoins are being used for several non-crypto use case. Data: @nic_carter @CastleIslandVC @Visa
- Replying to @nlevine192/ Over 70 million wallet addresses hold a stablecoin. Up 90% since last year Data: @artemis__xyz
- Replying to @nlevine196/ At Visa, we are working on delivering products to bridge the gap between traditional payments and stablecoins.
- Replying to @nlevine199/9 - Lastly, I want to thank the entire @DuneAnalytics team for giving me the opportunity to come to Berlin and the Dune community for continuing to support me as an emerging analyst. - Please comment below any questions or thoughts about these takeaways!











