Published inWarbler Labs·Nov 2, 2021Introducing Unique Identity (UID), the First NFT for Identity.The Goldfinch community is excited to announce Unique Identity (UID), the first NFT for identity. Since the Goldfinch protocol opened in July, 33K people have already completed KYC (“know your customer”) through the protocol. While we originally built this for Goldfinch’s “trust through consensus” mechanism (described in the whitepaper), we…Crypto3 min readCrypto3 min read
Published ingoldfinch_fi·Jun 16, 2021Goldfinch raises $11M from Andreessen Horowitz to build the next phase of decentralized creditToday we’re excited to announce we have raised $11M in funding, led by Andreessen Horowitz (a16z crypto). From the beginning, we’ve been focused on the crucial missing piece in DeFi of loans without collateral. The vast majority of borrowers in the world can’t actually borrow on DeFi today because it…News4 min readNews4 min read
Published ingoldfinch_fi·May 3, 2021Our vision and where we see the world headingIn this post, I’ll share our long term vision for Goldfinch. To explain it, though, we first need to talk about bigger trends at play. At the heart of everything we’re building is a much broader thesis we have about how the global economy is shifting. Our thesis is made…Cryptocurrency5 min readCryptocurrency5 min read
Published ingoldfinch_fi·Updated Feb 4, 2021Introducing Goldfinch: Crypto Loans Without CollateralWe are excited to announce Goldfinch, a protocol building one of the biggest missing pieces of DeFi: loans without collateral. We believe this is the crucial step that finally opens crypto lending to the majority of the world. …Crypto5 min readCrypto5 min read
Apr 23, 2018Valuing Cryptoassets from the Ground UpThe coins and tokens created with cryptocurrencies are curious things. We shouldn’t really call them currencies because they do far more than exchange value. They aren’t quite commodities either, since they aren’t necessarily consumable or interchangeable. …Cryptocurrency25 min readCryptocurrency25 min read
Aug 28, 2016For the past year, I’ve been painting emoji.I’m not sure how to describe it other than: I’m fascinated by emoji, so I paint them. There’s something about these things that captures life today. I was thinking about this a year ago, how they’re core to all the ways I interact with other people and the world. …Emoji3 min readEmoji3 min read
Published inData Lab·Mar 3, 2016Twitter Sundays, Facebook Wednesdays, and Reddit Fridays: When People Read on the InternetThe times of day when people read tend to follow consistent patterns each week. Here’s the typical ebb and flow of time spent reading on Medium. It’s what you might expect — reading activity peaks during the afternoon and night, with more activity on weekdays than weekends. But the reading…Product Science3 min readProduct Science3 min read
Jun 17, 2015Product Scientist(It’s like a blend of Data Scientist and Product Analyst) At Medium, we’re building a place for people to read, write, and react to stories that matter. Millions of people already use our platform, but to keep growing we always need to get smarter about learning from our data. …4 min read4 min read
May 30, 2015At 4pm, I knock and enter my boss’s office.(a true story) *** At 4pm, I knock and enter my boss’s office. “I finally finished that model, if you want to go over it now?” “Yes! Please,” he gestures to a chair, the Manhattan skyline behind him, “come in, have a seat.” I sit. We turn to the monitor…1 min read1 min read
May 12, 2015The Future of Web Design is Hidden in the History of ArchitectureThe history of Western architecture can teach us a lot about the evolution of web design. As forms of art, both are defined by several factors: They serve as places where other people go. They’re engineered to do this pragmatic job. The evolution of technology limits this engineering. And yet…Web Design4 min readWeb Design4 min read
