on the blockchain

Digital wallet wars are the new browser wars.

When discussing crypto wallets, the idea of “switching costs” takes on more meaning than ever. “Just like IE, MetaMask has started to bank on monopolistic practices and a walled-garden approach that harkens back to Web 2.0 and its regressive business […]

tech, startups, internet

Payments in Japan.

A fascinating and geeky look at how payments work in a country where 40 payment methods are accepted at 7-eleven. “Payments in Japan have changed enormously in the last 20 years. The rate of change is accelerating. You will see […]

tech, startups, internet

Here is what angel investing should be.

I’ll reserve my comments for now, but the vision is quite interesting. “Send USDC from a wallet with your ENS to the entity’s ENS and get digital mirror assets back into your wallet. These assets are held in a mirrortable, […]