PinnedOne-dimensional humans: the curse of single sign-in appsHave you felt like you don’t have enough control over what you reveal to people because of the way apps are designed today? Have you ever…Feb 28, 2024Feb 28, 2024
PinnedHow we get to Tomorrow: Futuristic Ideas from Too Like the LightningNetwork states, gender, and artificial intelligenceMay 27, 2023May 27, 2023
What you Find Inside a Black Hole: Appreciating the 3 Lost Years of the PandemicAs we move into 2023, our first year since early 2020 with almost no restrictions on travel and mask mandates globally, I wanted to take a…Dec 31, 2022Dec 31, 2022
Termination Shock by Neal StephensonWhat crazy things will people do to combat rising temperatures? A book suggestion for the holidaysDec 21, 2022Dec 21, 2022
State of Crosschain Swaps: A Practical ReviewAdventures in going crosschain with LayerZero’s Stargate DEX and Axelar’s Satellite bridgeOct 18, 2022Oct 18, 2022
Albright and Rice on Leadership (& thank you, Masterclass!)I *really* enjoyed the MasterClass series by Madeleine K. Albright (RIP) and Condoleezza RiceSep 9, 2022Sep 9, 2022
From “Nothing to Hide” to “Why are you being a creep?”In July, some friends and I spoke on a panel at Hope.net, the biennial hacker conference held by the underground-computing magazine 2600…Aug 8, 20221Aug 8, 20221
On “diversity” in crypto 🧚♂️A tongue-in-cheek take on a day in the life of a woman in crypto, with blunt takes for people who care about gender diversity.Jan 18, 2022Jan 18, 2022
50 years of fiat: start of a new era of financial innovation, or end of the road?Did anyone else notice that on the same day in August, two renown financial writers separately wrote articles on Bloomberg about the 50th…Sep 13, 2021Sep 13, 2021
CBDCs: are they really going to change our lives?China’s e-CNY, how CBDCs are different from Venmo money, and impact on privacy (!)Aug 3, 20211Aug 3, 20211
Metamorphosis: nightmare in a miracleA poem I wrote with a friend over late night conversations.Jul 30, 2021Jul 30, 2021
When Taleb Swan DivesNassim Taleb, a long time critic of bitcoin, is drafting a paper on (against) cryptocurrencies. I was excited to read what a well-reasoned…Jun 23, 2021Jun 23, 2021
Shame and Regret… but would I do it again??When I got virus-pwned, thanks to impatienceMay 12, 20211May 12, 20211
All the crypto projects you need to knowIt’s been more than 2 years since I did an overview of the crypto industry, so I thought it was time to do a refresh of the most important…Mar 1, 20212Mar 1, 20212
Selling when people look at you like you’re crazyIf you’ve ever done sales for a technical product in a new domain, you’ll appreciate this quote from Takeover!: The Inside Story of the…Feb 24, 2020Feb 24, 2020
Alternative Data: sequel to the Algo Wars?I have been following the world of alternative data since 2017, when I came across Outside Insight, a book about investors and business…Feb 25, 2019Feb 25, 2019
Billion Dollar Whale — the 1MBD SagaReading BDW was a roller coaster trip down memory lane. Not the money laundering part (ahem), just the part about being an investment…Nov 26, 2018Nov 26, 2018
