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Stablecoin Economics

The basic problem of all stablecoins can be broken down into two parts:

1. How do you define your…

Decentralization and Privacy

Imagine you have a DAO with 1000 governance tokens in circulation. Each token is held by a different address, and all decisions are taken by majority vote. Is it decentralized?

Crypto vs. Western Civilization

I recently had a conversation with someone who made a case against crypto. I am paraphrasing here, but…

Quasi-DAOs

A DAO (for Decentralized Autonomous Organization)is a new form of business organization that is native to the blockchain. What is it? well…

Mobs, Mazes, and Markets

There are three basic ways to organize large numbers of people: mobs, mazes and markets.

A mob is a large group of people coordinated by a shared belief or emotional state — think sports fans and political movements.

Balancing Stable Coins

Stable coins are a fascinating little corner of crypto. The main challenge is to create a coin with a stable value…

A Bond Stabilized Stablecoin

Icewater has developed a stablecoin protocol that measures stability using interest rates and adjusts the…