I recently wrote about how bringing sports onto the blockchain is enabling new fan engagement models and investment assets. For this post, I will explore how sports betting could take advantage of decentralized computing to grow the market with new product offerings and reach new customers. Sports betting is centralized…

As decentralized and institutional finance continue to find new uses cases enabled by blockchain, there are opportunities to create fast-moving, new products that give investors exposure to industries that are difficult to access. Consider professional sports in the U.S. There is no stock to buy besides fantasy sports, athletic apparel…

The excitement behind blockchain and distributed systems technology is, at its core, about making systems more efficient, self-reliant, and less expensive to run. Blockchain replaces outdated trust systems with technology that facilitates transparent and trustless commerce. This framework opens an entirely new spectrum of business opportunities that were previously impossible. What this means for auditing and human systems in the current financial world

The hype of blockchain has ebbed in the past few years but its promises are still very real. Cost savings, transparency, and new paradigms for financial services (i.e. …

Financial markets demand innovation. Tremendous value can still be found in upgrading legacy financial market infrastructure and processes, which is why I began my own company. The past twenty years of fintech, finance, and the infrastructure around them have seen new products, new services, and new market entrants. …

Regulation — simply the word was once enough to send a shudder down the spine of the crypto community. One of the primary drivers behind the success of blockchain is a libertarian, anti-establishment set of beliefs, and conceding to regulatory bodies in an attempt to fit into the existing financial…

You own a startup, or an office building in Manhattan, and you’ve heard a lot of buzz about turning your asset into a security token. You likely have many questions, such as “What is a security token?”, “Why should I use a security token?”, and “How do I do that?”…

San Francisco, CA November 2018 As the organizer of the SF Security Token Meetup and NYC Security Token Meetup, I have tried to foster discussion outside of what is directly relevant to me in order to grow awareness for the various obstacles around tokenizing real world assets, custodying these assets…

October 2018 San Francisco, CA Recently, I have been on the road speaking at conferences such as the Startengine Summit, at a Fireside Chat at Commerce Ventures and hosting my own meetup during SF Blockchain Week. Many panels do not have enough time to dive deep into the bare meat…