{"id":122473,"date":"2025-12-23T06:18:41","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T06:18:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=122473"},"modified":"2025-12-23T06:18:41","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T06:18:41","slug":"how-blockdags-fumbles-created-the-space-for-pyrax-sharing-lessons-from-my-rwaid-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/?p=122473","title":{"rendered":"How BlockDAG\u2019s Fumbles Created the Space for PYRAX\u200a\u2014\u200aSharing Lessons From My $RWAID Project"},"content":{"rendered":"

Disclaimer: I am an investor in BlockDAG since March 2024, I am not an investor at this time in PYRAX and I am creator of $RWAID. I am not a crypto analyst, and these are my thoughts and opinions\u200a\u2014\u200anot investment advice or any other type of\u00a0advice.<\/em><\/p>\n

By Josh\u00a0Case<\/a><\/p>\n

The emergence of PYRAX<\/strong><\/a> has caused a wide range of emotions including excitement, confusion, frustration, anxiety, enthusiasm, anticipation, anger and questions about competition as well as possible investor fragmentation from within the BlockDAG Network<\/a> community. When a crypto project that claims to have raised north of $440 million struggles with transparency, accountability, clarity, execution and communication, it can create the space for alternative approaches. PYRAX appears to want to occupy that space BlockDAG<\/strong> has opened with their incompetence, underwhelming attention to fiduciary duties and lack of respect for the investors.<\/p>\n

BlockDAG\u2019s Challenges Created an\u00a0Opening<\/strong><\/p>\n

After a two year plus presale BlockDAG difficulties are still unresolved fundamentals.<\/a><\/p>\n

When these issues persist, confidence erodes. Developers, investors, and community members at some point began looking for clearer frameworks. PYRAX did not emerge in isolation; it emerged because that space was\u00a0created.<\/a><\/p>\n

The creators of PYRAX say they want BlockDAG to still be successful which I believe because: why not? Hedging your bets is smart and both can succeed but reality is both can and most likely will cannibalize each other to some extent. It is what it is aka capitalism.<\/p>\n

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Regulatory Reality, In Brief From My $RWAID Token Experience<\/strong><\/p>\n

My perspective here is informed by direct experience as the creator of RWA Infra Development LLC \u201cRIDev\u201d token $RWAID<\/strong><\/a>, an infrastructure-focused real-world asset project. Link to contract on <\/strong>Etherscan<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

$RWAID\u200a\u2014\u200a\u201dTokenizing Infrastructure for the\u00a0Masses\u201d<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

RIDev real-world asset tokens are designed to support capital-intensive infrastructure projects, enabling broader participation with lower thresholds for investment than typical infrastructure funds.<\/p>\n

That experience reinforced a key reality: U.S.-facing crypto projects encounter meaningful regulatory thresholds related to how tokens are offered, marketed, and distributed. These considerations directly influence timelines, disclosures, and structural decisions, regardless of\u00a0intent.<\/p>\n

My perspective here is informed by direct experience and legal advice. Through my $RWAID real-world asset infrastructure project<\/strong><\/a>, I encountered firsthand the regulatory thresholds that apply to U.S.-based or U.S.-facing crypto initiatives.<\/p>\n

Depending on how tokens are offered and marketed, projects may fall\u00a0under:<\/a><\/p>\n

Regulation A (Reg\u00a0A)<\/p>\n

\u2022\tTier 1: Up to $20M in a 12-month period, with state registration<\/p>\n

\u2022\tTier 2: Up to $75M, requiring audited financials and ongoing disclosures<\/p>\n

Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg\u00a0CF)<\/p>\n

\u2022\tUp to $5M in a 12-month\u00a0period<\/p>\n

\u2022\tMust be conducted through SEC-registered intermediaries<\/p>\n

\u2022\tSubject to investor participation limits<\/p>\n

These frameworks are not abstract. They directly influence timelines, disclosures, and token design. Ignoring them does not remove the obligation\u200a\u2014\u200ait only delays the inevitable in the\u00a0US.<\/p>\n

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Closing Thought<\/p>\n

PYRAX\u2019s emergence makes sense in light of BlockDAG\u2019s unresolved issues<\/a>. Choosing a Layer 1 reflects lessons learned and an effort to begin with a cleaner framework.<\/p>\n

At the same time, experience shows that long-term credibility in crypto\u200a\u2014\u200aparticularly in the United States\u200a\u2014\u200adepends on regulatory realism alongside innovation.<\/p>\n

How BlockDAG\u2019s Fumbles Created the Space for PYRAX\u200a\u2014\u200aSharing Lessons From My $RWAID Project<\/a> was originally published in Coinmonks<\/a> on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Disclaimer: I am an investor in BlockDAG since March 2024, I am not an investor at this time in PYRAX and I am creator of $RWAID. I am not a crypto analyst, and these are my thoughts and opinions\u200a\u2014\u200anot investment advice or any other type of\u00a0advice. By Josh\u00a0Case The emergence of PYRAX has caused a […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":122474,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-122473","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122473"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=122473"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122473\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/122474"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=122473"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=122473"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=122473"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}