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+type: evidence
+source: "https://x.com/knimkar/status/2019520184453677069"
+author: "@knimkar (Kuleen, ex-Solana Foundation)"
+date: 2026-02-05
+archived_by: rio
+tags: [IFS, internet-finance, solana, institutional, fundamentals]
+---
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+# @knimkar — "On becoming an investor in the future of finance"
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+Tweet links to article: "I love pain or am an idiot, perhaps both. On becoming an investor in the future of the internet financial system."
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+Kuleen describes transitioning from the Solana Foundation to become a fundamentals-driven investor in the "Internet Financial System." Frames the shift from "crypto" era (2009-2025) to an IFS era. Emphasizes stablecoins, efficiency gains, financial access, and sovereignty. Notes "healthy protocols with growing revenues, precipitously falling asset prices" — the classic value investor's opportunity.
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+## Engagement
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+- Replies: 10 | Retweets: 3 | Likes: 52 | Views: 10,000
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+## Rio's assessment
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+- Institutional-grade investor using "Internet Financial System" framing validates the IFS terminology gaining adoption beyond Theia
+- Fundamentals-driven approach signals maturation of the space — moving from narrative trading to revenue analysis
+- Enriches internet finance attractor state claim — credible source confirming the transition framing
+- No new standalone claims — the IFS thesis is well-covered in existing knowledge base