The Open Money project aims to create a straightforward framework for evaluating the potential of crypto and digital asset systems. While the project could help develop a broad-stroke investment thesis, or maybe more accurately, a distinct and informed point-of-view from which to develop an investment thesis, the goal is not to create some new financial framework.

The Open Money project aims to create a straightforward framework for evaluating the potential of crypto and digital asset systems. While the project could help develop a broad-stroke investment thesis, or maybe more accurately, a distinct and informed point-of-view from which to develop an investment thesis, the goal is not to create some new financial framework.

This post marks the beginning of an experiment: building a book in public. The project is about Open Money — what it means, why it matters, and how it fits into the bigger picture of our digital future. But it’s also a project about transparency, collaboration, and accountability.

This post marks the beginning of an experiment: building a book in public. The project is about Open Money — what it means, why it matters, and how it fits into the bigger picture of our digital future. But it’s also a project about transparency, collaboration, and accountability.

On Friday night, the incoming president launched a Solana-based memecoin. Over the weekend the coin surged in value against the backdrop of split public reception.

On Friday night, the incoming president launched a Solana-based memecoin. Over the weekend the coin surged in value against the backdrop of split public reception.

Open Money is protest money. Or, put another way, Open Money is whatever you want it to be that's not the dominant narrative. OK, what does that mean?

Open Money is protest money. Or, put another way, Open Money is whatever you want it to be that's not the dominant narrative. OK, what does that mean?

Fresh on the heels of a massive memecoin launch, Trump issued an executive order this week targeting the digital asset industry. It's unclear what the executive order's impacts will be, but it does identify a few themes...

Fresh on the heels of a massive memecoin launch, Trump issued an executive order this week targeting the digital asset industry. It's unclear what the executive order's impacts will be, but it does identify a few themes...

What's the best way for onchain products and services to scale without losing the core principles and utilities that make them distinctive from the web2 internet?

What's the best way for onchain products and services to scale without losing the core principles and utilities that make them distinctive from the web2 internet?

Developer activity is one of the most fundamental metrics for evaluating the future of blockchain or digital asset projects. More developer activity means more potential for growth, more access points, and more apps and services. Interestingly, as valuable a metric as developer activity is, it is also the most under-reported.

Developer activity is one of the most fundamental metrics for evaluating the future of blockchain or digital asset projects. More developer activity means more potential for growth, more access points, and more apps and services. Interestingly, as valuable a metric as developer activity is, it is also the most under-reported.

It would be hard not to talk about the price of bitcoin this week. As of this writing, BTC hit an all-time high of $99,655.50, which puts it within striking distance of the major psychological milestone of $100,000. Hitting $100k will be a big deal for a few reasons, but mostly because, like it has done in previous cycles, hitting that milestone is likely to trigger the interest of more investors and more capital. In other words, by hitting $100,000, bitcoin will likely trigger a bubble or bu...

It would be hard not to talk about the price of bitcoin this week. As of this writing, BTC hit an all-time high of $99,655.50, which puts it within striking distance of the major psychological milestone of $100,000. Hitting $100k will be a big deal for a few reasons, but mostly because, like it has done in previous cycles, hitting that milestone is likely to trigger the interest of more investors and more capital. In other words, by hitting $100,000, bitcoin will likely trigger a bubble or bu...

This post connects the dots between the emergence of prediction markets, Vitalik's info finance idea, and the open money framework.

This post connects the dots between the emergence of prediction markets, Vitalik's info finance idea, and the open money framework.