I always felt like I was missing out on the US trading market and had to resort to workarounds to get access to it. We’re building @Mochatradeapp for the millions who feel this pain every day. No more watching from the sidelines It’s time to be a part of the game!

i've built products used by millions, but always had this itch to build something of my own. so last december, i quit my job and took the plunge. reconnected with @theblackmanda and @ichooserain, friends i've known for almost a decade, and we ended up building @Mochatradeapp to solve a problem we'd faced ourselves - trading global markets from India, 24/7. fast forward to today - > raised $5.5M seed, led by @coinfund along with @ycombinator @cbventures and some incredible investors > 25,000+ people on our waitlist > got FIU registered! still feels a little unreal !! couldn't be more excited to be building this with my friends and an incredible team and to everyone staying up all night, caffeinated, just to trade US markets - maybe it's time the markets stayed awake for you instead ☕️

money clocking out at 5pm on a friday is so archaic

pretty surreal to be among the first startups receiving funding from YC in stablecoins ! it didn’t feel any different from the usual process, except the transaction being crazy fast and way simpler than a wire stablecoins ftw!! ☕️

The harness should separate organizational authority and governance from the builder. It is the same as the traditional maker checker principle, where each role has a defined responsibility and hence, a clear accountability

Robinhood announcing 24/7 stock trading and perps for US retail traders is definitely huge These products always lived on chain tho (perps for years and tokenised stocks for a few months now) > Perform a light (or no) KYC > Directly connect wallet or deposit USDC/USDT and trade That exact setup is what kept the traditional capital out of the picture Putting these primitives inside a regulated US brokerage is how the instruments become mainstream And US regulators allowing them is a legitimacy event for the world Next, every other market follows the same pattern - >local rails >local currency >always on access to the global markets Tokenisation ftw!!