Blockchain & DeFi

Research, analysis, and hands-on work at the intersection of traditional finance and on-chain infrastructure.

Featured Research

January 5, 2026•Blockchain

BlackRock's BUIDL: A Benchmark for On-Chain Finance

BlackRock's tokenized fund isn't about democratizing Treasuries. It's B2B infrastructure—and the foundation of the entire rate curve being built on-chain.

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Research & Analysis

Strategic perspectives on stablecoins, DeFi, and institutional adoption.

Dec 25, 2025

The Stablecoin Revolution: How Digital Dollars Are Reshaping Global Payments

A comprehensive analysis of how USDC, USDT, and stablecoins are transforming payments infrastructure—from merchant economics to regulatory frameworks.

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Dec 24, 2025

TradFi Is Moving On-Chain: What DeFi Lending Got Right Early

Why collateral-first DeFi lending wasn't a limitation, and what institutional adoption says about the next phase of financial infrastructure.

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Dec 25, 2025

The Crypto Infrastructure Stack: A Complete Map

Understanding the 13 layers of crypto infrastructure—from L1 blockchains to developer tooling. A foundational analysis of the entire landscape.

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Technical Deep Dives

Hands-on infrastructure guides and protocol-level analysis.

Dec 30, 2025

Running an Ethereum Node on T-Mobile Home Internet

Building an Ethereum node with Nethermind + Prysm — and solving the network-killing CGNAT problem that makes most tutorials useless.

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Dec 30, 2025

Running a Bitcoin Node: A Real-Time Build Log

Building a dedicated Bitcoin + Lightning node from scratch. Following along as I set up hardware, install Bitcoin Core, and learn the hard way about Ubuntu Server gotchas.

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Dec 28, 2025

Ethereum Validator Penalties Explained

A deep dive into the economics and mechanics of Ethereum validator slashing, inactivity leaks, and how the protocol maintains consensus.

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Dec 28, 2025

Bitcoin CLI Reference

A practical reference for Bitcoin Core CLI commands—querying blockchain state, managing wallets, and interacting with the network.

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Hands-On Work

Building things to understand them—from dApps to node infrastructure.

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Bloctopus Acquisition

Strategic M&A Analysis for Consensys Developer Tooling

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Ethereum Marketplace

Peer-to-peer e-commerce platform on Ethereum

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Bitcoin & Lightning Network Infrastructure

Bitcoin Core Full Node & Lightning Network Node

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Monero Mining Experiment

A 14-Month Analysis of Diminishing Returns

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