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...
12 days 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...
19 days ago • 3 min read
High to Low Dusting Off the Classic 2017 Altcoin Portfolio Bullish on Pectra Weekly Foundry commands High 🌎 Dusting Off the Classic 2017 Altcoin Portfolio Donald Trump’s announcement of a U.S. "Crypto Strategic Reserve" has been making waves this week. The former president, who I remember dismissed Bitcoin as a scam, is now positioning the United States as the “Crypto Capital of the World.” If 2017 me had heard this news, I would have been over the moon. Back then, the idea of the U.S....
25 days ago • 3 min read
High to Low SEC Cases Dropped Largest Theft In History Weekly Foundry commands High 🌎 SEC Cases Dropped The SEC has dropped its cases against Uniswap, Coinbase, and Robinhood’s crypto unit, marking a shift in its approach to crypto regulation. For years, the SEC has claimed that many crypto tokens are unregistered securities and that platforms offering them operate as illegal exchanges. These legal battles have drained companies of millions in legal fees and stifled innovation in the...
about 1 month ago • 3 min read
High to Low ¡Memecoins! What is EIP7702? Foundry v1.0. Released High 🌎 ¡Memecoins! Yes, Argentina’s LibraCoin fiasco is old news by now. Hayden is hellbent on incriminating himself, country coins are a terrible idea, and while we’re still holding out hope for Javier Milei, he made an undeniably dumb move this past week. But we need to talk about it because, like it or not, memecoins are still what most people think crypto is. Thing is, memecoins today aren’t the inside jokes they once were....
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
High to Low A table for 20, please. I'd like to make a reservation. Unichain is a Big Deal. Why didn't my try/catch work? High 🌎 A table for 20, please. I'd like to make a reservation. Twenty US states are exploring the creation of Bitcoin reserves. Some states are direct about it, introducing bills that name Bitcoin as the strategic reserve of choice. Others play it coy, using the term “digital asset” to keep their options open. But let’s be real, every proposal includes restrictions that...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read
Welcome to the first-ever 3 Thoughts Thursday! Glad to have you here. High to Low Crypto Takes Washington Not-So-Ultrasound Money? Foundry - Initcode Verification High 🌎 Crypto Takes Washington Donald Trump's crypto czar David Sacks spoke in Washington on Tuesday. Amidst many pleasantries, he highlighted the importance of 'regulatory clarity' for the crypto industry; stressing that without it, the US runs the risk of giving away value creation to other countries. One of the most notable...
about 2 months ago • 3 min read