One of the biggest macro investment stories of the year not being talked about… The food crisis.

This week has started out with a bang (no pun intended)! News over the weekend continues to flow out of the Russia/Ukraine War that does not look good for Putin as an explosion of the Kerch Bridge which connects Russia and Ukraine over the Crimean Peninsula. The explosion accounts for another setback for the Russian […]

More ominous signs over the weekend

For anyone reading the tea leaves, there were more ominous signs over the weekend that the bear market is far from over. On Sunday, FT.com published an article where the Bank for International Settlements or BIS which is “the bank for the world’s central banks”. The BIS issued a warning in its annual report that […]

What is a blockchain?

When people find out that I am co-founder of a crypto start-up, I’m often asked the question; what is a blockchain? In this post, I hope to answer that question. My aim is to clarify some misconceptions and to lay out a framework to help people understand what a blockchain is and how it works. […]

Weekend Jitters for crypto

Happy Juneteenth to the readers in the U.S.! Over the weekend crypto markets had Twitter in a frenzy amongst traders and investors. $BTC declined 14% in overnight trading from Friday night into Saturday morning, kicking off a tumultuous and volatile weekend for traders as the price of $BTC declined to as low as $17,500 on […]

Stablecoins are Neo Banks

A simple and naive definition of Stablecoins is defined as cryptocurrencies whose value is pegged to an asset such as the US Dollar. However, stablecoins are much more complex than meets the eye. I would argue that stablecoins are much more than cryptocurrencies, these special-purpose tokens are more akin to NeoBanks. Not All Stablecoins are […]

Crypto is here to stay.

We are living in unprecedented times in every way imaginable, from financial markets to technological and cultural revolutions, the world is in a state of dramatic change. The geopolitical upheaval in Europe as well as in Asia has caused geopolitical disruption and a forming of a new global order. The current moment presents both exciting […]