welcome to the room

Quick hello before we get into it: if this is landing in your inbox from me for the first time, it's because we've crossed paths somewhere and I figured you'd enjoy what I'm building here. This is where I think out loud on prediction markets, stablecoins, and AI infra, plus the occasional story from the dinners and the sports world. Glad to have you in the room, and if it's not your thing, the unsubscribe link's right at the bottom, no hard feelings.

What's had my attention lately:

• Prediction markets: where most of my head is right now. The infrastructure and licensing side is moving faster than most people realize. We’re running an agentic suite that proposes, backtests, deploys new strategies with a human in the loop.

• Stablecoins & perps: the rails keep getting better, and the volume speaks for itself. The Hyperliquid ecosystem is getting a lot of my attention.

• Compute & AI infra: everyone's watching the models; I'm more interested in the picks-and-shovels underneath. Long YC and SF! Stay around the hoop.

Here's a take: the center of gravity for a lot of this, prediction markets, stablecoins, digital assets, keeps moving toward wherever the regulatory clarity and the capital appetite are strongest. A lot of that momentum is coming out of the US and Gulf right now, but it's really a global story, and the founders who build the right cross-border bridges early are going to have a real edge.

That bridge is a big part of what I do. I work with families, funds, and founders all over the world, the US, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, and I spend real time on the ground building those relationships. So if you're building in these categories and thinking about capital, licensing, or partners in a new market, that's exactly the kind of thing I love helping with. Reply and let's talk.

On the fun side, (and isn’t it all fun:)) I’ve been hosting some good dinners and staying close to the sports world, which keeps the rooms full of people worth knowing. I’m coming to a city near you, would love to partner.

That's the short version. Hit reply and tell me what you're into these days…genuinely want to hear it.

Adam (AMM) founder of 57 Maiden.

p.s. Here’s they why behind 57 Maiden, and the room where it happens.