It has been surprising how much discussion has been about creating new regulatory frameworks, particularly for fiat-backed stablecoins. Surprising because the current framework works well for fiat-backed stablecoins, something that is pretty boring if done correctly. The regulation is unclear when applying current regulation to other forms of stablecoins, like algo-stables. The current regulatory structure in the… Continue reading Payment regulations and the evolving value stack
Verticals to Ecosystems
Matt Harris did this fantastic talk about the verticalization of FinTech a few year ago. The TL/DR for me is that a lot of high-value technology will be built and scaled across several customer verticals. If you have some time, I suggest watching the video below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVrQW3jwCjU These horizontal technologies are compelling. I am biased… Continue reading Verticals to Ecosystems
Infrequent Hiring
The team at Brale hires infrequently but did post a few new roles today. This quarter we have two open roles; brief descriptions are below. Brale is distributed, though we keep an office for private working sessions. Everyone on the team has 10+ years of experience in their respective field, and everyone is in the work. For some personalities,… Continue reading Infrequent Hiring
Exploring Computer Generated Art
Harper was posting random things about Midjourney last night and it got me thinking about this entry. What led me to Midjourney was an internal project at Brale intended to understand some different blockchains and functionality that could be supported in NFTs. The result of the project was a NFT series called Gone Missing and… Continue reading Exploring Computer Generated Art
Boring Stablecoins
Over the last few months, the team at Brale has been diving deep into DeFi and it's impossible to avoid the stablecoin discussion. If you google "what is a stablecoin," the first answer you get is: Stablecoins are cryptocurrencies. The value of which is pegged, or tied, to that of another currency, commodity or financial instrument. -… Continue reading Boring Stablecoins
Operating During a Downturn
I'm not sure how this entered my feed, but it was left open on a browser tab. I hit play while doing some other work and eventually stopped whatever I was doing to listen to it. It's excellent and worth your time if you're building a company right now for the first or fifth time.… Continue reading Operating During a Downturn
Dwolla Patents
Say what you will about patents. The patent system is undoubtedly a unique one. Last week, a few patents showed up on my virtual doorstep with many Dwolla names from the past and present. I printed them out and read them to jog my memory. It was a fun throwback to some of the challenges… Continue reading Dwolla Patents
An Ecosystem Stack
The last v-sum was unique because it was the first time the tech briefings focused on an ecosystem stack or companies working together to solve different layers of a problem. Jessie came up with the idea after being a customer of Lance and loving the product. She wanted to know more about how it worked which seemed… Continue reading An Ecosystem Stack
Access Leverage
The leverage someone or something gets through access to information, a computing system, or a database. When thinking about differences between web2 and web3, this is something that continually sticks out as being unique. Granted access to a dataset or system can change the course of a project and certainly all of the human lives… Continue reading Access Leverage
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