Interest rate derivatives are perhaps the most underdeveloped and underexplored area in all of crypto. Interest rate projects have struggled mightily to attract liquidity, and seemed forgotten about towards the end of 2022. So far in 2023, there ha... Read more

AI started, as new technologies often do, like a toy. On March 25th, 2023, an image of Pope Francis wearing the, uh, papal puffer parka began to make the rounds on Twttr. Photos showed the 86-year-old sitting pontiff lookin certifiably blessed in a... Read more

Crypto is the darkest of dark forests: hacks, security incidents, and scams are commonplace. Crypto security is a high-stakes game; minor lapses in security can easily lead to loss of funds. Every Monday, check in on the Activity Feed for a curated l... Read more

DigiDaigaku was one of the most hyped NFT collections to launch in 2022. The hype was due to free-to-play mobile games pioneer Gabe Leydon stepping into blockchain gaming with $200M in funding. His new company Limit Break promises multiple free-to-ow... Read more

Vitalik released a new blog post yesterday with the title: Don’t overload Ethereum’s consensus. The central point of the article was to highlight that Ethereum cannot allow these re-staking applications to get so big that any sort of exploit or attac... Read more

With a host of Federal Reserve officials set to speak throughout the day, it is no surprise that markets have begun to show some signs of intraday volatility. One of the more interesting speeches, in my opinion, was John Williams’ (president and CEO... Read more

Earlier this week, Tesla held its annual shareholder meeting, aka the 2023 Cyber Roundup in Technoking parlance. When Elon talks, it’s usually interesting. And the shareholder meeting was no exception. Aside from his standard semi-awkward jokes, bra... Read more

In 1897 a newspaper contacted Mark Twain for a comment on news of his death – which drew the response from the alive and well Twain that “reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.” This is a misquote, but the sentiment is accurate. If you have bee... Read more

In last week’s activity feed post, CPI Print Meets Expectations, we noted a few keep points: “Inflation slowed for the 10th consecutive month, with CPI coming in at roughly 4.9%, slightly lower than the 5.0% expectations.” “As noted in the tweet, w... Read more