The growing cloud of regulatory uncertainty forces builders to constantly rethink the balance between effective decision making and decentralization. Crypto now needs to learn from the hierarchical approach that it exists to oppose.

The first in a new content series where we share unpolished-but-maybe-useful ideas from our group discussions. We start by thinking about how introducing preferential routing to decentralized networks could affect the underlying economies driving them.

DeFi fixed-rate lending options weren't a fit for sophisticated investors. Size Lending has now shaken up the fractured liquidity problem with a model that delivers novel flexibility for lenders and borrowers.

Size matters. Without it, the lending market will continue to be stunted by fragmented liquidity and limited functionality. The Tinkering Society provides insight into its first live incubation.

Big Tech is driving the current AI revolution, but history hasn't favored existing superpowers to survive innovation cycles. As we move increasingly towards polythaism - a world built on a multitude of language models - that trend looks set to hold true.

Is X a wolf in sheep's clothing? It has re-positioned itself as a home for contrarian thinkers under Elon, but ultimately retains centralized control. Distributed social communities are now turning these power structures on their heads.

All roads began with Bitcoin, but they ultimately end with decentralization. The maxi mindset is a barrier to innovation that isn't just hampering growth in the space, but to the OG blockchain itself.

We often hear how “the USD is backed by the full strength and might of the US military”, but this is misleading, and glosses over the coercion at the center of the argument. As this fallacy extends into crypto (”bitcoin is backed by energy”), it’s a good time to be careful with wording.

Value increases with scarcity, and amid a new world of machine-generated content and guidance, there is less of “that which is human”. There's strong reason to be optimistic about a reversion to community and to be bullish on the tools that help us connect and coordinate.

As Yearn enters a new era with yCRV, is Convex likely to be affected? The Curve Wars develops and continues to capture increasing amounts of $CRV.

The convergence of AI and blockchain technology holds great promise for a future that is more efficient, data-driven, secure, and engaging. Here's where it could make the most impact.

The emergence of AI-generated content raises questions about authenticity and relevance. The need for provable humanity via attestations and censorship-resistant social media platforms has never been more important.

The Bitcoin vs. Ethereum maxi battle fiercely rages on. Reflections on what's right, wrong, and still up for debate in the arguments from both sides.

DeFi is the white rabbit and Wonderland is the open platform for change it represents. As our understanding of decentralization grows, so too does the realization that we're on the precipice of a revolution driven by the eternal, innate need for individual freedom.

How can we effectively measure customer satisfaction while retaining privacy and pseudonymity? As iteration maximalists focused on quickly identifying whether there may be product market fit, this is a paramount question to at least attempt to answer.

Most people would agree that it’s not the medium, and yet here we are again with “tokenized JPEGs can’t be art,” the same argument that was applied to every new medium and style of art in modern history.

In this post we dive into a few recent examples of capital efficient models that don't amplify risk, and in some cases actually reduce it.

In many cases “capital efficiency” is synonymous with “leverage”, whether that leverage manifests itself in an amplified risk/return profile, impermanent loss, price risk of a project token, or blowup (solvency) risk. Let’s look at a few examples where “capital efficiency” = “leverage”, and then a few actual cases of capital efficiency without increased risk profiles.

Some of the most innovative ideas in finance are emerging out of group chats. What's facilitating this evolution of meme to idea? And why DAOs will be a permanent phenomenon.

The arbiters of the decentralized present will have a foothold in becoming the upholders and enforcers of future contracts.

The current state of dispute resolution in the context of blockchain technology. We take a look at Aragon Court, Kleros, and Jur.

How can DeFi teams build and maintain a competitive advantage. We look at various aspects of economic moats in context of blockchain tech.

How can DeFi teams build and maintain a competitive advantage. We look at various aspects of economic moats in context of blockchain tech.

Exploring the relationship between Ethereum L1 and L2 gas prices.

Tokemak is one of the first protocols to experiment with protocol-directed liquidity. We look at whether this is sustainable and more!