Why?

What is the point of making a website with my musings on the intersection of securities and crypto?

The first and easiest answer is that the intersection intrigues me. It is a problem which has not really been solved to anyone's satisfaction. There are plenty of securities out there with a multitude of markets built around them. There are also thousands of cryptocurrencies, tokens and NFTs flowing back and forth on exchanges of their own. There have even been several high profile attempts to meld securities and crypto as well as ongoing efforts to combine fiat money with cryptocurrencies.

The Bitcoin Maximalists will tell you that the problem was solved years ago. Ethereum represents a stark departure from Bitcoin in many ways as it seeks to usher in a decentralized computing future where different projects vie to leverage a Virtual Global Computer system.

And, as mentioned above, the crypto revolution has launched thousands of attempts to build the tokenized future that seems so tantilizingly close.

Why Me?

Until 2014, I spent my career in the traditional securities markets. Mostly, I was an institutional stock broker focused on US and Asian markets. But, as circumstances dictated, I also spent time doing Research, Corporate Finance and a brief stint in Fund Management.

In 2014, I was introduced to the world of Bitcoin, Ripple and Stellar (Ethereum was just starting up), joining up with an OG Bitcoiner to see how we could leverage these new technologies.

In the last eight years, we have tried to introduce TØ settlement for listed US equities, new ways to manage Stage 3 Clinical Trials, tokenizing Municipal Bonds, bonding Bitcoin and now building an investment vehicle to transform SaaS companies into Web3 tokenized platforms.

The implementations have evolved but the basic premise remains the same. Finding ways to bring the new tools afforded by the blockchain and cryptography to traditional financial markets in a way that creates new efficiencies and market opportunities.

- October 10th, 2022