I’m old enough to remember when the LAMP stack (Linux, Apache, MySQL, and PHP) was the go-to choice for building websites. Things have changed since then. While PHP is still going strong (think WordPress and similar), many developers now prefer Node.js or other such JavaScript engines when building from scratch, thanks to their flexibility and… Continue reading The Rise of the RST Stack (Rust, Solidity, TypeScript)
Risk free rate going technical
In finance we sometimes talk about a “risk free rate”. It’s a mythical investment with no risk, paying with 100% certainty according to some defined schedule. As any real investment with actual risks should compensate for those, real investments then must pay an appropriate risk premium above the risk free rate. Often, investors will use… Continue reading Risk free rate going technical
Bridging is an anti-pattern
As soon as we started having multiple blockchains, be that numerous L1s or L2s, public or private, and any mix of these, the question of how they interact with each other was asked. There are numerous types of interactions between blockchains, but a typical example is that of “the bridge”. In short, a bridge allows… Continue reading Bridging is an anti-pattern
Distinguished stablecoins
Stablecoins are on the up. If we look at stablepulse, at the time of writing, we’re at over 200B in circulating supply. Volumes are also up, both metrics at all time highs. And while the big actors dominate, their models are by no means decentralized. There’s either an element of cash in a bank, or… Continue reading Distinguished stablecoins
4 years developing an API
Towards the end of 2019 I started developing Sigbla. And just now, around half way through 2024, I released the first beta version. It’s a Source Available type of software, different from Open Source, but still developed in the open. But it wasn’t until towards the end of 2023 I even put it up on… Continue reading 4 years developing an API