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Yesterday, I decided that my blogging career should come to an end. I was doing myself a disservice. I told myself that the goal of the posts was to dig deeper, peel back the layers, get down to the core. But by publishing online (or on-chain as the case may be), I was subconsciously writing for others, even if I told myself that I didn't care if others read. So, in an effort to be more authentic, I figured I'd stop publishing and start doing a private journal. Within 2 hours of that decision...
jer979Value. Happiness.
I feel happy. It's fun, it's light, like a feather floating at the beginning of Forrest Gump. But, like the feather, it's not grounded. It can flitter and float away. Value is also ephemeral. We know it when we see it. We feel it, somewhere deep inside. Something connects to us, saying "yes, this is worth it." The "it" that it's worth is energy. Energy in the form of time, attention, money. The things of which our possession is limited. There's a reason why all the great traditions point to "...
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Every day for the past month, I’ve had a coffee date with AI. I literally sit down, with a cup of coffee, with an appointment on my calendar that says “coffee with AI”. During that time, AI (I’ve used ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude, and Venice) and I literally have a chat, the way I would with a friend. It’s not “write this letter for me” or “do this or that.” No, it’s a chance for us to have a conversation about whatever topic I want. Many days, recently, at least, it’s been about quant...
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jer979Purpose Struggle
Yesterday, I decided that my blogging career should come to an end. I was doing myself a disservice. I told myself that the goal of the posts was to dig deeper, peel back the layers, get down to the core. But by publishing online (or on-chain as the case may be), I was subconsciously writing for others, even if I told myself that I didn't care if others read. So, in an effort to be more authentic, I figured I'd stop publishing and start doing a private journal. Within 2 hours of that decision...
jer979Value. Happiness.
I feel happy. It's fun, it's light, like a feather floating at the beginning of Forrest Gump. But, like the feather, it's not grounded. It can flitter and float away. Value is also ephemeral. We know it when we see it. We feel it, somewhere deep inside. Something connects to us, saying "yes, this is worth it." The "it" that it's worth is energy. Energy in the form of time, attention, money. The things of which our possession is limited. There's a reason why all the great traditions point to "...
jer979Coffee with AI
Every day for the past month, I’ve had a coffee date with AI. I literally sit down, with a cup of coffee, with an appointment on my calendar that says “coffee with AI”. During that time, AI (I’ve used ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, Claude, and Venice) and I literally have a chat, the way I would with a friend. It’s not “write this letter for me” or “do this or that.” No, it’s a chance for us to have a conversation about whatever topic I want. Many days, recently, at least, it’s been about quant...
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jer979The HBR Thesis for Radix
There was a powerful article in HBR recently called, Why Decentralized Crypto Platforms Are Weathering the Crash.
It was heart-warming, in a strange way, because it showed that not every mainstream publication out there automatically equates crypto with FTX, Voyager, Celsius, and BlockFi. As they wrote:
“these collapses weren’t at the level of crypto’s foundation.”
In fact, they were on the periphery. The core of DeFi as those of us in the industry know, held up remarkably well because the “extreme transparency” that on-ledger financial activity affords each market participant is significantly better protected.
Which is great, in theory, but in reality, “DeFi requires much more work before it can live up to its promise.”
That’s a true statement. The reality of DeFi is great in that it works, but the reality of DeFi is that it works for only those people willing to put up with the pain of the current User Experience paradigm.
What’s lacking?
“Additional tools are needed to ensure frequent software audits, real-time evaluation of on-chain data, and intuitive, human-readable disclosures that will allow average consumers to assess the robustness of these products in a manner that is not feasible today.”
and what else?
“We need to incentivize people to build and use DeFi.”
Which brings me to Radix.
If you watch RadFi2022, you’ll see that Radix has an answer for exactly these problems.
We have a UX that allows for intuitive, human-readable disclosures. With developer royalties, we have a way to incentivize people to build DeFi. And with a network that can scale without limits, we have a way for DeFi to live up to the promise.
This is good news.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=215&v=5iSK3rTjPMw
And even better news for members of the Radix community?
“It’s thus possible that, at scale, DeFi could be bigger and more value-creating than even the most successful centralized platforms.”
Yep, that’s what we are betting on.
There was a powerful article in HBR recently called, Why Decentralized Crypto Platforms Are Weathering the Crash.
It was heart-warming, in a strange way, because it showed that not every mainstream publication out there automatically equates crypto with FTX, Voyager, Celsius, and BlockFi. As they wrote:
“these collapses weren’t at the level of crypto’s foundation.”
In fact, they were on the periphery. The core of DeFi as those of us in the industry know, held up remarkably well because the “extreme transparency” that on-ledger financial activity affords each market participant is significantly better protected.
Which is great, in theory, but in reality, “DeFi requires much more work before it can live up to its promise.”
That’s a true statement. The reality of DeFi is great in that it works, but the reality of DeFi is that it works for only those people willing to put up with the pain of the current User Experience paradigm.
What’s lacking?
“Additional tools are needed to ensure frequent software audits, real-time evaluation of on-chain data, and intuitive, human-readable disclosures that will allow average consumers to assess the robustness of these products in a manner that is not feasible today.”
and what else?
“We need to incentivize people to build and use DeFi.”
Which brings me to Radix.
If you watch RadFi2022, you’ll see that Radix has an answer for exactly these problems.
We have a UX that allows for intuitive, human-readable disclosures. With developer royalties, we have a way to incentivize people to build DeFi. And with a network that can scale without limits, we have a way for DeFi to live up to the promise.
This is good news.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=215&v=5iSK3rTjPMw
And even better news for members of the Radix community?
“It’s thus possible that, at scale, DeFi could be bigger and more value-creating than even the most successful centralized platforms.”
Yep, that’s what we are betting on.
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