Crypto’s use-cases, experiments, and narrative shifts

I think a lot of crypto space, maybe because of its roots in cypherpunk culture, tries to reinvent the wheel on things that regular financial, governmental structures have A/B tested for a very long time and produced battle-tested solutions for. And some of these innovations do make sense in a new environment. But many of the changes are trying to ... See more

In the past decade and a half the institutions that people were told had their best intentions at heart have failed them, and the cypherpunk ethos of distrust of institutions and prioritisation of personal liberty has become a compelling story. The appeal of cryptocurrencies is the promise of the creation of new institutions that are resilient and

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