Open USD
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Jul 14, 2026
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3 min read
HSBC just got a license to print digital dollars
Last week, a bank got a license to issue a token. Not a bank account. Not a wire. A stablecoin — a digital dollar that lives on a blockchain and moves like an email. Banks are quietly agreeing and landing on the same infrastructure.
RWA
+6
Jul 4, 2026
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7 min read
What Is Open USD? The 140-Company Stablecoin Explained
Visa, Stripe, Mastercard, BlackRock and 140+ firms launched Open USD to rival Circle and Tether. Here's how it works, and who the real fight is over.
Propex
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Jun 20, 2026
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4 min read
Why I Built Propex as Infrastructure for Operators Instead of My Own Tokenization Marketplace
The most expensive mistake I almost made building Propex was trying to be the store and the infrastructure at once. Here's why I picked the rail that distributes real yield.
RWA
+5
Jun 16, 2026
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4 min read
Citi Tokenized Private Shares — What You'd Own
Citi launched tokenized private-company shares for wealthy clients on June 11. Here's how a Digital Depositary Receipt works — and what you'd actually own.
Crypto
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Jun 10, 2026
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5 min read
The CLARITY Act Explainer: How the US Is Quietly Writing Stablecoins Into Law — and the Opportunity That Creates
I run most of my business on a stablecoin account now. So when a US bill started quietly deciding who gets paid on a stablecoin dollar, it had my full attention. This week I'm breaking down the CLARITY Act: what it actually does, where the value moves, and why it matters wherever you build from.
Crypto
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Jun 8, 2026
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4 min read
I Built 7 AI Skills That Turn Your AI Into a Crypto-Savvy Practitioner — They're Live Today
I just launched my first online store to share my knowledge and help founders mastering the new financial rails: stablecoins, tokenization and on-chain finance. And because we are in the age of AI, I've got the best way for you to implement it: Skills!
RWA
+3
Jun 3, 2026
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4 min read
How Tokenizing an Asset Actually Works — The Full Lifecycle, Step by Step
Tokenization just crossed $34B. Here's the full lifecycle of tokenizing a real asset, step by step — and why the blockchain is the easy part.
RWA
+3
May 30, 2026
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4 min read
What Founders Get Wrong When They Tokenize a Project to Raise Capital
A property developer asked me how to "tokenize". They meant two different things. The founder discipline that separates a sale from a raise.
RWA
+3
May 25, 2026
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2 min read
Tokenization just passed $34 billion — here's what's actually in it
This week a16z published a report on the state of asset tokenization, told through seven charts. The headline: the market for tokenized real-world assets has crossed $34 billion, up from under $3 billion. We basically 10xed in 2 years and going much higher from here. Let’s dive in.
RWA
+3
May 19, 2026
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6 min read
SEC Reg Crypto — The $5M Side Door for Token Founders
It's not the Orange itself, it is the promise around it... Chairman Atkins shakes Howey's 100+ years old Orange tree, and it was time. Here's what the Startup Exemption, the Fundraising Exemption, the new Howey Test reinterpretation means for founders. Exciting time ahead.
RWA
+2
May 16, 2026
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5 min read
Are Your Kids Going To Inherit Your Spotify Password?
Crypto adoption has no marketing department. It is happening anyway, slowly, bottom-up, in every corridor where the old rails refused to carry value. Here is the part that does not get printed.
Startup
+2
May 9, 2026
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4 min read
SEC Innovation Exemption — What It Actually Does for Founders
Atkins signaled the Innovation Exemption for tokenized securities. Here's what it covers, what it doesn't, and what founders building today should do.
RWA
+4
May 2, 2026
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5 min read
Gibraltar just legalized tokenized fund shares. I've seen this movie before.
A small jurisdiction shipped clearer rules than the SEC, MiCA, and MAS combined. Here's why fund tokenization is the killer RWA use case nobody's talking about.
Startup
+3
Apr 27, 2026
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4 min read
The Quiet Banking Reset That Should Reshape How You Structure in 2026
The GENIUS Act, OCC charters, and the new BIS warning just changed what "having a bank account" means for founders. Here's the setup I'd run.
Startup
+4
Apr 20, 2026
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11 min read
The Founder's Banking Playbook: Which Account Opens Where (and Which Won't)
How to build a multi-account, dual-finance stack — fiat and USDC — for your holding company and global operations. Written for non-US founders who need accounts that actually work.
RWA
+3
Apr 19, 2026
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4 min read
You Don't Own What You Think You Own
Nominee structures, custodial accounts, platform lock-in. The ownership illusion is everywhere.
Startup
+2
Apr 19, 2026
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4 min read
The LLC Is the Most Powerful Legal Tool Most Founders Ignore
I'm sitting in my villa in Berawa Beach, coffee in hand, and I just finished a call with a founder in Spain who's been running his business as a sole proprietor for three years. Three years. No liability protection, no tax optimization, no asset separation. When I asked him why, he said: "I thought LLCs were just for small businesses."
