Introduction to Curve Curve was founded by Michael Egorov, a Russian physicist and entrepreneur who had previously co-founded an encryption protocol for big data called NuCypher, in early 2020. While…
AlphaDrops Case Study: CRV, VELO, OP
Over the past few weeks, vote-escrow (or ve) tokens have seen an outsized move in both discussion and price. Through the Coins Profile on SigDev, I was able to quickly…
Is Code Law? Meta-Tokenomics and Exploit Risk
Full Disclosure: The intent of this piece is not to pass judgment or take sides. The goal is to spread awareness of governance-related exploits, and explore potential solutions. “Code is…
The Cost of Centralization: Stablecoin risk, yield, and structure
Over the opening month of 2022 there has been a LOT of drama in Crypto. The lead Treasurer of Wonderland.Money, 0xSifu, was revealed to be QuadrigaCX’s co-founder Michael Patryn. On…
Metamorphosis: Transforming Bribes into BTRFLYs
You ever watched Survivor? I have to admit, I’m a bit of a fan myself. Always loved the deception, the politics, and, above all else, the strategy. Amid all the…