Atomic cross-chain stablecoin settlements

From 2014 to 2017, I led Bitcoin, blockchain, and crypto related initiatives across Citigroup globally. As institutional/enterprise blockchains, ten years later, get renewed interest, one core truth remains: blockchains are primarily a business model disruption, not just a

For the last year, more and more rollups are prioritizing customizability and control over standardization and interop—especially as AA, wallets, bridges, and intents have improved significantly. This is leading more teams to Arbitrum Orbit Stack and infra like Syndicate.

web3 is being recentralized, not because of the wrong intentions, but because of the prioritization of ease over ownership The deeper issue is that ease is driven through a managed service, and managed services are centralized with centralized business models that are

2015: We need a blockchain strategy 2019: We need a Bitcoin strategy 2020: We need a crypto strategy 2021: We need a NFT strategy 2022: We need a web3 strategy 2025: We need a stablecoin strategy 2026: We need a (app)chain strategy 2027: We need a token strategy

One of these is not like the other

Here to change the game, not play it

America's leadership in decentralized networks is imminent

I'm excited that the crypto industry is finally in its "app phase" Two useful things I learned re: product design at IDEO were: (a) map out the end-to-end, step-by-step user journey - then figure out how to disrupt it (b) identify the "hero moment", then accelerate it in (a)

With everything going on in the world, it's sometimes hard not to be pessimistic But then I realize the only way things will get better is to stay optimistic

Crypto is still the best shot the world has at democratizing power, wealth, and access

Why does everyone hate em dashes now when the correct use an em dash is "abc—xyz" not "abc — xyz"

I think Arbitrum deserves a lot of credit for bringing Robinhood to the Ethereum ecosystem. As the first major public fintech to launch a rollup, it validates Ethereum as the network of networks and ETH as the common native payment and collateral asset across it.

The last half of 2025 is when America's leadership in crypto will really start to show: + CLARITY Act + More U.S. stablecoins + More U.S. fintech chains + U.S. only entity structures + U.S. DUNAs + U.S. token launches Change is slow. Then all at once.

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s/o to the Coinbase 🛡️ Base team for continuing to ship and push crypto forward. Much respect for being a champion of the industry, and hope it leads to more growth, development, and innovation.

Their next brand should be a triangle 🔺🔵🟦