More than just a "wallet" - Part 1
Wallets are the single most important tool when operating on-chain, yet they’re usually not well understood which leads to participants compromising on security and putting their assets (cryptocurrency, NFTs, deployed IP, etc) at great risk. My goal for Part 1 of this note is to clarify what a “wallet” really is. Part 2 will communicate why it is important to focus on “wallet” security. For simplicity purposes all the concepts described here refer to Ethereum and EVM chains. Personally I thin...
More than just a "wallet" - Part 1
Wallets are the single most important tool when operating on-chain, yet they’re usually not well understood which leads to participants compromising on security and putting their assets (cryptocurrency, NFTs, deployed IP, etc) at great risk. My goal for Part 1 of this note is to clarify what a “wallet” really is. Part 2 will communicate why it is important to focus on “wallet” security. For simplicity purposes all the concepts described here refer to Ethereum and EVM chains. Personally I thin...
Walkman, Time, and the future of NFTs.
The current state of NFTs feels like the era right between the times of the Walkman and the Discman, somewhere around the early 1980s. For those of you who remember, as innovative as it was back then to be able to carry your music with you, the experience was quite clunky and expensive compared to our current days of unlimited streaming on our mobile phones. Buying, carrying, and even rewinding cassettes were only party of the battle. Artist discoverability depended on radio stations and boot...
Walkman, Time, and the future of NFTs.
The current state of NFTs feels like the era right between the times of the Walkman and the Discman, somewhere around the early 1980s. For those of you who remember, as innovative as it was back then to be able to carry your music with you, the experience was quite clunky and expensive compared to our current days of unlimited streaming on our mobile phones. Buying, carrying, and even rewinding cassettes were only party of the battle. Artist discoverability depended on radio stations and boot...
Good Selling
It had been a few weeks into my new job in blockchain infrastructure in July 2021 and I was feeling great. Life was good, summer days are amazing in NYC where sunlight is plentiful from before 6am and well into the evening. The city tends to empty out during this time as everyone rushes “out East” or down the Shore but with Covid panic in the rear-view mirror, and networking events back in fashion, it was an incredible time to have made the move into crypto. Many people who had left the city ...
Good Selling
It had been a few weeks into my new job in blockchain infrastructure in July 2021 and I was feeling great. Life was good, summer days are amazing in NYC where sunlight is plentiful from before 6am and well into the evening. The city tends to empty out during this time as everyone rushes “out East” or down the Shore but with Covid panic in the rear-view mirror, and networking events back in fashion, it was an incredible time to have made the move into crypto. Many people who had left the city ...
WTF is a QBR?
Spoiler alert: QBR doesn’t always mean Quarterback Rating. It had been a few weeks into my new job back in June of last year and I was finally getting the hang of things. Going from the trading floor to my living room had been an experience in itself but the change was welcomed. There is something quite special about being able to roll out of bed, put on some shorts (or not), and be at work fifteen seconds later. No wonder nobody wanted to go back to the office at Barclays, even if they tried...
WTF is a QBR?
Spoiler alert: QBR doesn’t always mean Quarterback Rating. It had been a few weeks into my new job back in June of last year and I was finally getting the hang of things. Going from the trading floor to my living room had been an experience in itself but the change was welcomed. There is something quite special about being able to roll out of bed, put on some shorts (or not), and be at work fifteen seconds later. No wonder nobody wanted to go back to the office at Barclays, even if they tried...
A bit over a year in...
Today marks my 13th month working in the blockchain industry… what a ride it has been. After spending 12 years on trading desks at Goldman Sachs and Barclays I really had no idea what to expect on my first day at Fireblocks last June. Honestly I kind of barely understood the technology that powers our solution, but I knew that we were onto something big and I was excited to get to work. I was so excited, in fact, that I asked Barclays to please give me the shortest garden leave possible. So, ...
A bit over a year in...
Today marks my 13th month working in the blockchain industry… what a ride it has been. After spending 12 years on trading desks at Goldman Sachs and Barclays I really had no idea what to expect on my first day at Fireblocks last June. Honestly I kind of barely understood the technology that powers our solution, but I knew that we were onto something big and I was excited to get to work. I was so excited, in fact, that I asked Barclays to please give me the shortest garden leave possible. So, ...
