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Who’s Efforts Anyway? XRP is a Type 3 Asset

I think we’ve been missing the most interesting part of the Ripple ruling.

Jul 20, 2023

Who’s Efforts Anyway? XRP is a Type 3 Asset

Jul 20, 2023

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goldfinch_fi

Open Sourcing The Goldfinch Protocol

The Goldfinch community is excited to announce that all code associated with the Goldfinch protocol is now fully open source.

Nov 10, 2021

Open Sourcing The Goldfinch Protocol

Nov 10, 2021

blake west

Ensemble Governance: What Can DeFi Learn From AI Practitioners?

Vitalik’s recent post on the pitfalls of coin-voting brought up many alternatives, but what if we don’t have to choose?

Nov 3, 2021

Ensemble Governance: What Can DeFi Learn From AI Practitioners?

Nov 3, 2021

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Crypto Thoughts: Ethereum is The Most Inclusive Economic Institution Ever

The book Why Nations Fail suggests that inclusive (vs. extractive) institutions are the engine of progress. If so, Ethereum will soar.

Oct 1, 2021

Crypto Thoughts: Ethereum is The Most Inclusive Economic Institution Ever

Oct 1, 2021

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Goldfinch Community Announces $500k Bug Bounty Program, through Immunefi

Sep 10, 2021

Sep 10, 2021

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Warbler Labs

Solidity Learnings: How To Save 50% On Gas Costs

This post dives into how we saved 30–50% of gas costs on most of our functions, and gives high level rules you can use in your own project.

May 18, 2021

Solidity Learnings: How To Save 50% On Gas Costs

May 18, 2021

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Warbler Labs

Solidity Learnings: Config Contract

Apr 26, 2021

Apr 26, 2021

blake west

Crypto Won’t Fix Music Streaming: A Lesson From History

Artists are getting fed up with Big Tech streaming services. They think Web3 will help, but history says otherwise.

Feb 23, 2021

1943 Issue of Billboard Magazine, discussing the record ban.

Feb 23, 2021

blake west

$600M in 10 Days: The Incredible Story of a Crypto Project Named YAM, and What It Means For The…

Within 36 hours of launch, over $600M had flooded in to an Ethereum protocol named after a vegetable, called Yam Finance. 12 hours later…

Aug 28, 2020

Aug 28, 2020

blake west

Why Consumers Will Love the Decentralized Web

Many people haven’t heard of the decentralized web yet, but it brings with it a huge shift in how internet companies will be built, and…

Nov 13, 2018

Why Consumers Will Love the Decentralized Web

Nov 13, 2018

blake west

blake west

Cofounder, CTO @goldfinch_fi. Formerly: Senior Engineer @Coinbase, 1st hire @HintHealth, Musician. Also ML enthusiast

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