How to Politely Decline an Invitation to a Pump and Dump
A short and practical guide for the associate who has, in recent weeks, found themselves on a group thread they would prefer not to be on.
The Liquidity Brief
Considered writing from the Cryptoflex Club. 8 entries to date.
The Case for Bringing Back Pocket Watches
An argument, modestly held, that an object whose passing was prematurely announced may now be ready for a quiet return.
We Asked 200 Associates About Their Morning Routines
Two hundred responses, anonymized and aggregated, on the question of how the considered associate begins the day.
Field Notes from the Q3 Members Retreat in Aspen
A brief, informal record of three days in the mountains, lightly edited for the directory and circulated with the Standards Committee's blessing.
On the Quiet Dignity of Stablecoins
A defense of an asset class that does not, by design, attract attention, written for an audience that is, increasingly, learning to value the same trait in itself.
A Brief History of the Word Liquidity
The word has been with us for longer than most of its current users assume, and it has carried, throughout, a quiet insistence on grace.
The Five Stages of Receiving an Airdrop
A taxonomy compiled over four years of close observation, offered for the benefit of associates who may, themselves, recently have received one.
Why We Stopped Calling It HODLing and Started Calling It Patience
A modest argument for retiring a word that has, in our view, outlived its utility, and replacing it with one that has been useful for somewhat longer.