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  • Are Nanopayments worth a Damn?

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  • What CLARITY will mean for Stables

    Understanding the differences between the GENIUS Act (passed in 2025) and the pending CLARITY Act is essential. While the former established the “how” of stablecoin issuance, the latter determines the “where” and “what” of their economic utility—specifically regarding interest and… Continue reading

  • USDC Active Wallet Growth

    Great callout from David Shuttleworth of Anagram Ventures https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7415084467536490496/ Continue reading

  • CFTC’s Approval of Digital Assets as Collateral

    Its incredibly rewarding to see the CFTC’s recent pilot program and allowance of the use of digital assets as collateral for CFTC-registered entities. Here is why it matters: The CFTC’s recent launch of the Digital Asset Collateral Pilot Program is… Continue reading

  • The Industry of Staking

    I have stated previously that my favorite class at Babson was CSCA: Competitive Structure, Competitive Analysis. The late (great) professor Lawless challenged us to think big picture about the strategic and long term choices competitors make. To me strategic decision-making… Continue reading

  • To Make it in Crypto, Be Onchain

    I saw a recent post by @intern on x.com And I was reminded of a lesson learned while I worked at Circle. After a restructuring of the Revenue Team, I had inherited a “sales team” that had been hired by… Continue reading

  • Building a Perfect Team – NYT

    I previously wrote a personal blog at ARHAIK.com from 2013 – 2019. The blog was intended more for my own writing and thought-processes than for a public audience. I occaisionally post content from ARHAIK.com to Conmodum.co’s “Of Interest” section. The… Continue reading

  • Remote Workplace Culture (con’t)

    I used to write regularly at ARHAIK.com (2013 – 2019) but no longer post there. I occasionally import a blog post from that site to Conmodum.co’s “Of Interest” page. The below is from Feb 20, 2017…… I expect I will… Continue reading

  • The Real Layer-Zero & The Most Important Token: Power

    In the next 5 years, distributed ledgers, or blockchains, will be widely adopted. This isn’t about “crypto” and its ups and downs; it’s about using secure, distributed ledgers to improve how we store and transfer value. Here, I use “value”… Continue reading

  • The $2 Trillion Addressable Market

    Those I have worked with over the last few years know my obsession with using tokenized High Quality Tokenized Assets (HQLA) as margin collateral and a means of settling trades. Broadly defined, HQLA is cash held at banks, cash that… Continue reading