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Memory as Design Space
Neural Media
an exploration of neural networks as a creative tool & medium
Programmable Media
Over the past few months, I’ve been spending most of my time thinking about the future of media, and how crypto might fit into that pictu...
Programmable Media
Over the past few months, I’ve been spending most of my time thinking about the future of media, and how crypto might fit into that pictu...
Crypto's Identity Crisis
The key to unlocking consumer adoptionoriginally published 1.24.24 via Volt Capital 2023 catalyzed a fresh wave of enthusiasm around “consumer crypto,” in part driven by the rise of products like friend.tech, but also by an acknowledgement of the industry’s over-investment in infrastructure vs. end-user applications. Many now predict that 2024 will be a breakthrough year for crypto’s application layer, as teams building everything from games to DePIN services to social experiences compete to ...
Crypto's Identity Crisis
The key to unlocking consumer adoptionoriginally published 1.24.24 via Volt Capital 2023 catalyzed a fresh wave of enthusiasm around “consumer crypto,” in part driven by the rise of products like friend.tech, but also by an acknowledgement of the industry’s over-investment in infrastructure vs. end-user applications. Many now predict that 2024 will be a breakthrough year for crypto’s application layer, as teams building everything from games to DePIN services to social experiences compete to ...
Beyond 721 & 1155: Revisiting the NFT Design Space
Exploring the latest innovations in non-fungible token standards, utility & metadata infrastructure.originally published 6.29.23 via Volt Capital In the bull market, trends around Google searches for the word “NFT” were often cited as a proxy for adoption and popularity, but ironically, this term fading out of the lexicon entirely will likely be the real signal of mass adoption. We’ll know meaningful progress has been made when the implementations of NFTs are so widespread and generalized t...
Beyond 721 & 1155: Revisiting the NFT Design Space
Exploring the latest innovations in non-fungible token standards, utility & metadata infrastructure.originally published 6.29.23 via Volt Capital In the bull market, trends around Google searches for the word “NFT” were often cited as a proxy for adoption and popularity, but ironically, this term fading out of the lexicon entirely will likely be the real signal of mass adoption. We’ll know meaningful progress has been made when the implementations of NFTs are so widespread and generalized t...
MEV Series Part II: Understanding Order Flow Extractable Value
originally published 3.29.23 via Volt Capital Part I of this MEV Series focused on blockspace markets across ecosystems, specifically:The rise of MEV on Ethereum, R&D efforts around incentivizing decentralization and competition in these markets.The proliferation of PBS (proposer-builder separation) across ecosystems including Solana and Cosmos.An overview of distinct approaches to MEV-related challenges that we see emerging within these various ecosystems. Part II will focus on the order fl...
MEV Series Part II: Understanding Order Flow Extractable Value
originally published 3.29.23 via Volt Capital Part I of this MEV Series focused on blockspace markets across ecosystems, specifically:The rise of MEV on Ethereum, R&D efforts around incentivizing decentralization and competition in these markets.The proliferation of PBS (proposer-builder separation) across ecosystems including Solana and Cosmos.An overview of distinct approaches to MEV-related challenges that we see emerging within these various ecosystems. Part II will focus on the order fl...
MEV Series Part I: Blockspace Markets Across Ecosystems
originally published 2.24.23 via Volt Capital The MEV conversation until this point has been focused almost exclusively on Ethereum, however this series explores MEV within the Solana and Cosmos ecosystems. This article will highlight a diverse range of approaches to address MEV and associated incentive alignment challenges, including comparative analysis of tradeoffs. By broadening the conversation, we can learn from the various experiments being run in the wild to better anticipate potentia...
MEV Series Part I: Blockspace Markets Across Ecosystems
originally published 2.24.23 via Volt Capital The MEV conversation until this point has been focused almost exclusively on Ethereum, however this series explores MEV within the Solana and Cosmos ecosystems. This article will highlight a diverse range of approaches to address MEV and associated incentive alignment challenges, including comparative analysis of tradeoffs. By broadening the conversation, we can learn from the various experiments being run in the wild to better anticipate potentia...
Mapping The Evolution Of Blockchain Bridges
originally published 12.8.22 via Volt CapitalWhere we've beenIn the early days of smart contract platforms, the consensus view was that there could only ever be a handful of L1s – maybe even only one – that truly mattered. The bridging approaches of the day reflected this, as many were designed to be pairwise and/or asset-specific bridges that focused exclusively on basic functionalities like moving bitcoins to Ethereum. As the landscape evolved further, we saw the emergence of numerous ...
Mapping The Evolution Of Blockchain Bridges
originally published 12.8.22 via Volt CapitalWhere we've beenIn the early days of smart contract platforms, the consensus view was that there could only ever be a handful of L1s – maybe even only one – that truly mattered. The bridging approaches of the day reflected this, as many were designed to be pairwise and/or asset-specific bridges that focused exclusively on basic functionalities like moving bitcoins to Ethereum. As the landscape evolved further, we saw the emergence of numerous ...
Crypto's Identity Crisis
The key to unlocking consumer adoption
Beyond 721 & 1155: Revisiting the NFT Design Space
Exploring the latest innovations in non-fungible token standards, utility & metadata infrastructure.
Beyond 721 & 1155: Revisiting the NFT Design Space
Exploring the latest innovations in non-fungible token standards, utility & metadata infrastructure.
