Live Streaming This week I tried out a different format: I went live. Finding the time to record well-scripted videos is tough when you have a full-time job, so I wanted to dip my toes into the streaming ecosystem. To start, I went live on Twitter. The first stream was simple. I wasn’t on camera myself. I streamed a video of my Pectra countdown timer, which I had vibe-coded earlier in the week. malone @blainemalone the wait is nearly over... https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1PlKQMZwlnNKE x.com...
9 days ago • 1 min read
Pectra Mainnet Accouncement Episode 2 of the Craic Overflow podcast is out now. I kept this week’s check-in short and sweet, covering the latest Ethereum blog post on the eagerly awaited Pectra upgrade You can watch it on X or Youtube. malone @blainemalone Slightly different format this week: in the 2nd @craicoverflow pod, I break down what to look forward to in the upcoming @ethereum Pectra Mainnet release, scheduled for May 7. 00:00 - Intro 00:09 - The Pectra Network Upgrade 00:39 - From...
16 days ago • 1 min read
Craic Overflow - Episode 1 A lot has happened over the past week. I just released the first official episode of my podcast. You can watch it on X or Youtube. malone @blainemalone Running Through Ethereum with @allam_hamdi (Ep. 1) I started @craicoverflow because I had questions about where Ethereum is headed, and I wanted to ask them to the people shaping it. I decided to interview Hamdi while jogging because as a software engineer, I honestly spend way 10:39 PM • Apr 23, 2025 0 Retweets 1...
23 days ago • 1 min read
Crypto to Coffee and back In January 2023, just a few months after the FTX collapse, I felt disillusioned with crypto. I'd gotten into the space back in 2016 during an internship at Deloitte, diving deep into the value, principles, and tech behind blockchains. That passion carried me for years, but 2022 tested it. So I decided to try something new. I moved back to Ireland from New York for about four months to open a coffee shop. While there, I kept my New York hours. I woke up early to build...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
Commoditized Intelligence I've been thinking about a world where intelligence is no longer rare. Today, intelligence is still seen as a valuable trait. It's something that sets people apart. But what happens when everyone has access to the same level of intelligence via AI? Does the smart person at work have an identity crisis? Or do they just become more effective at entirely new things? In the short term, hard skills still matter a lot. A programmer using AI tools today is more productive...
about 1 month ago • 1 min read
The West Coast Advantage Last week I flew out to San Francisco. It was my second time in the city, but this time I wasn’t on vacation. Interestingly, I’ve never really experienced jet lag flying west (NYC to SF), and I think it has something to do with the longer day building up sleep pressure. By the time evening rolls around, I’m more than ready to crash, and I end up syncing with the local time pretty quickly. It got me thinking. If you're working on a distributed team across multiple time...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Starting this week, I’m changing the newsletter format from 3 Thoughts Thursday to Thursday Thought.Instead of the usual 'High', 'Medium', and 'Low' sections, I’m switching things up. From now on, we won’t be locked into those categories. We’ll cover whatever’s interesting, at whatever depth. That said, I’m keeping the short, snappy, and digestible style you’re used to. My goal is still the same: something you can read on a coffee break and walk away with value. Native Rollups 📜 Native...
about 2 months ago • 4 min read
High to Low Cypherpunk Values 📜 No More Bridging 🌉 Weekly Foundry Command 🔨 High 🌎 Cypherpunk Values 📜 Throughout my 9 years in crypto, I’ve consistently believed we could improve onboarding by effectively communicating cypherpunk values. My rationale is simple: if we articulate these values clearly, I believe most people would naturally align with them. If you're unfamiliar with the Cypherpunk Manifesto, I highly recommend reading the original version and the recent Ethereum adaptation by...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
High to Low Whats up down with $ETH? 💰 @ParaSwap Pay Up! 💸 Weekly Foundry Commands High 🌎 Whats up down with $ETH? 💰 I don’t usually focus on prices, but there’s been a lot of chatter lately about Ethereum’s recent dip. The total crypto market cap is still hovering around $2.7 trillion, roughly the same as 123 days ago. Yet, in that same window, $ETH has fallen by about 40%. So what’s behind the discrepancy? A lot of people act like they know exactly why prices move the way they do. I’m not...
2 months ago • 3 min read