Toxic Bitcoin Maximalism is dumb.  I tried to lead this article with something more poetic but it honestly boils down to that.   Ever since altcoins started surging in value, and the DeFi story increasingly captured the spotlight, Bitcoin’s “murder hornets” can’t seem to hide their jealousy or their rage.  That vibe was on stark display…

I entered the broader crypto community through Ethereum. I was the project manager at ENS for three years, led the Aragon product team to their mainnet launch and helped other projects here and there too. Proof of stake caught my attention in mid-2016. Joining the Cosmos validator working group in October 2017 was my “official”…

I. Executive summary The crypto industry is hamstrung by legal cost, confusion, and delay.  Crypto projects frequently misunderstand the critical legal risks to their companies and have limited tools to mitigate those risks. Founders often find themselves facing high legal fees and regulatory scrutiny, impeding development of their project while accruing substantial cost. Given the…

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Hey there! ? Welcome to the final part of the series. Give yourself a pat if you’ve made it so far! In this three-part series, we have provide a framework to help identify red flags in crypto projects. Part I analyzed tokenomics, Part II analyzes team, social media and backers and Part III will analyze…

Let’s start with a story, Jean was just chilling on a Sunday afternoon and her phone buzzes, she picks up his phone and sees a bunch of messages by her friend who’s a so-called crypto expert.  After some more back and forth with her friend, she finds out that they offer 1% daily compound interest.…

There may be many hooks for a newcomer to start using decentralized finance or DeFi but it can be difficult to overlook the most attractive one — the fact that it is an open opportunity for anyone in the world with digital assets, a computer and internet to generate passive income. By committing their crypto…

It’s not uncommon for decentralized finance (DeFi) proponents to bring up the topic of financial inclusion, that is, to provide access to financial products and services that are needed by individuals, businesses, and organizations. At the most basic level for most people, this means the ability to make and receive payments and transactions. Building up…

When I first read about the $69M NFT being sold at Christie’s, I thought it was incredible. But I certainly did not think it was relatable. It’s literally a fine art auction. Which, for most people, is up there with yachts and islands as symbols of the ultra rich. And this is the story being…

Viewing eth2 through the lens of traditional financial tools will help the industry mature and grow. Historically, it was difficult to participate financially in the development of the interworking protocols that formed the basis of the internet. Web3.0, however, flips this on its head. Decentralization, a core tenant of most proof of stake (PoS) blockchains,…