Building ๐ค Canadian lead @shefiorg | ex @livepeer @chainsafeth @vectorinst | Toronto based ๐จ๐ฆ, Singapore raised ๐ธ๐ฌ
TO | Singapore | MTL๐จ๐ฆ๐ธ๐ฌ
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Ria Riaz retweeted
I was born and raised in Toronto and have lived here for the majority of my life (except for a brief stint earning my Masters in Skiing at UBC).
I love this city and believe it is one of the best places in the world to live, learn and build amazing businesses.
Thank you @SeeTorontoNow for spending a day with me at some of my favourite spots that inspire the creativity I need to keep innovating.
destinationtoronto.com/meetiโฆ
Ria Riaz retweeted
โI stopped my career so I could build this.โ
Twenty-five years ago, @thekimbingham watched the internet dismantle the music industryโs economics.
Streaming rebuilt its value, but not necessarily for independent artists.
So she built @mostroxyz: a fan-powered platform where artists can launch tokens, fund their careers and connect directly with fans.
Ria Riaz retweeted
A competitor shared their funding time, so here's ours:
โก 1h 47m: average USDC loan funding
๐ฆ 1h 48m: fastest CAD wire
๐ 3h 5m: shortest onboarding, KYC, application and CAD wire sent
First two measured from collateral received.
CSA-regulated, so you don't have to choose between speed and security.
Ria Riaz retweeted
Seeing my story highlighted by @MugenAdvisors takes me back to the exact moment I realized the music industry needed a structural shift.
When streaming took over, artists lost direct economic connection to their fans. I didnโt step away from making music to leave the industry behindโI stepped away to help rebuild its financial foundation, called @mostroxyz
Thanks @MugenAdvisors for sharing my story.
@colosseum @buildinpublic
โI stopped my career so I could build this.โ
Twenty-five years ago, @thekimbingham watched the internet dismantle the music industryโs economics.
Streaming rebuilt its value, but not necessarily for independent artists.
So she built @mostroxyz: a fan-powered platform where artists can launch tokens, fund their careers and connect directly with fans.
Ria Riaz retweeted
Toronto, you showed up! ๐จ๐ฆ
Huge thanks to @SuperteamCAN for bringing SheFi on as a partner.
Every room like this is a chance to bring more women into web3 and we loved meeting so many of you. Until next time โจ
Ria Riaz retweeted
Spain, the storms surround us ๐ง๏ธ
Toronto, influenza attacks us ๐ค
Colombia, eating empanadas and chill โบ๏ธ
Great Devrel community chat with @RoastedKeyboard @SantiagoDevRel
Thanks @arkivnetwork ๐ซ
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Ria Riaz retweeted
"Create value before you ask for value (in community)" @RoastedKeyboard ๐คฉx @arkivnetwork
Ria Riaz retweeted
For years, crypto-backed lending worked the same way: hit your threshold, lose your whole position.
Today that changes. ๐
Introducing the 90/85 Standard by APX Lending ๐งต
Ria Riaz retweeted
Seeing the news on the Coinkite/Coldcard exploit. Here's how APX is different:
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Zero exposure to this. Zero losses since day one.
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Full visibility into your assets at all times
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CSA-compliant and insured
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Loans built for control and peace of mind
Looking for a bitcoin backed loan? We are the safest, most trustworthy option.
Ria Riaz retweeted
Our Head of Marketing @RoastedKeyboard will be speaking at The Agentic Day at 4:40pm EST today! See you there!
โจ ๐ฆ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐๐ฅ ๐ฆ๐ฃ๐ข๐ง๐๐๐๐๐ง โจ
We're excited to welcome @RoastedKeyboard , ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด @APXLending , to ๐๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ฐ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ง๐ผ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ผ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ, during the @Futurist_conf.
๐๏ธ ๐๐๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐ญ, ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฒ
๐ ๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฏ๐ฒ๐น, ๐ง๐ผ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป๐๐ผ
๐๏ธ ๐ฅ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฃ: luma.com/Agentic_AI_Day
#AgenticDay #AgenticAI #Toronto #BlockchainFuturistConference #AI #Blockchain #Web3 #Crypto #APXLending #HelloAgentic #AllMyAI #MelDev
Ria Riaz retweeted
Solana Summit Canada is coming to Toronto ๐จ๐ฆ
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September 23โ24, 2026
Developers. Founders. Investors. Institutions.
Two days dedicated to the people building whatโs next on @solana.
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Ria Riaz retweeted
In great company! @GolfBSN
Thank you to our sponsors at the Bitcoin Open for making the June 8th 2026 an amazing day! #bitcoin #golf #poker
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Ria Riaz retweeted
"No bullshit, no politics, no self-promotion. Just quietly do good work. The score will sort itself out." @andrewgordonmac
Andrew Macdonald (@andrewgordonmac) and Satish Kanwar (@skanwar) on Uber's long arc from Toronto, what brain drain looks like today, and why nobody is coming to help.
0:00 The Long Game
1:15 Uber Eats Was Built Here
4:48 Why I Stayed 14 Years
7:04 The Uber Pool Phase of AI
11:00 The Skynet of Quiet Canadians
15:51 Wear the Badge
18:00 Brain Drain Understates It
22:54 Define Yourself by What You Are
25:00 From Announcements to Progress
27:46 Self-Driving Is Obviously Good
32:09 The Jetsons Commute to Pearson
Ria Riaz retweeted
lfg thank you Ria, give it a go at motion.so
Ria Riaz retweeted
Join Blockchain North on Spaces Thursday at noon for Bear Market Alpha for Web3 Marketers with @sunnyray, @rime_salmi , and @RoastedKeyboard.
Sign up here: x.com/BlockchaiNorthโฆ
Ria Riaz retweeted
We shifted our Clarity Act Spaces to Friday at 12:30 EDT so the ink is barely dry when we go live.
Joining us is @EleanorTerrett, the journalist who has been in the room, on the hill, closer to this story than anyone. She will break down exactly what it means for crypto.
Friday. 12:30 PM. Don't miss it.
Ria Riaz retweeted
We are LIVE ๐๐ฝ๐๐ฝ๐๐ฝ
Retweet to win 1 ticket to Consensus Miami ($1200 USD) ๐๐ฏ
Ria Riaz retweeted
Introducing Capital Note, our new newsletter on crypto lending and markets.
๐Issue 01 is live.
Our CEO Andrei covers the BlockFills collapse, what borrowers need to be asking their lenders, and what's new at APX.
apxlending.com/blog/capital-โฆ
Ria Riaz retweeted
pitched the city of toronto on a free hackathon where builders use public open data to solve real city problems. top AI lab funding the grand prize. zero cost to the city. during the biggest tech week in the country.
their answer: "concerns about branding." so it got killed by "leadership"
the data is public. the builders are ready. the city said no to people volunteering to fix their problems for free.
so we're doing it anyway.
every participant gets API credits. winners get cash prizes, credits, and merch. judging panel includes engineers from the lab itself.
we need two things:
๐ข a venue partner - if your company, university, or org wants 150 of toronto's best AI builders in your space for a day, dm me. (space must have good vibes and be central to the city)
๐งฉ a nonprofit or community org with a real problem - we'll point the builders at it. housing, transit, food security, whatever. if the city won't bring the problems, someone else will.
the city couldn't figure out the paperwork. maybe you can.
the city doesn't have to show up for the city to benefit.
cc: @oliviachow @EvanLSolomon @fordnation @buildfutureto @cityoftoronto @MarkJCarney
