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Essays and Medium posts on stablecoin design, protocol security, systems thinking, and the creative process behind the work.

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Mar 28, 2026·6 min read

Stablecoins Aren't Stable. They Just Choose Different Ways to Fail.

Looking across UST, IRON, Beanstalk, Cashio, USDN, FEI, agEUR, USDT, and DAI, the real lesson is not that some stablecoins fail. It is that each one hides a different failure surface until stress finally reveals it.

StablecoinsDeFiAnalysis
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Mar 24, 2026·Medium

Ethena's USDe: It Didn't Break — It Bended

We already know what stablecoins are. This piece looks at how USDe held up under pressure, and why bending without fully breaking is the more interesting systems story.

StablecoinsDeFiResearch
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Mar 24, 2026·5 min read

The Resolv/USR Exploit: Your Attack Surface Doesn't End at Solidity

The Resolv exploit looked like a smart contract failure from the outside, but the deeper issue was architectural: a privileged off-chain key could authorize catastrophic minting without meaningful on-chain resistance.

SecurityDeFiPostmortem
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Feb 20, 2026·5 min read

Why EIP-2535 Diamonds Feel Different from Normal Proxy Patterns

Most proxy patterns feel like moving complexity around. Diamonds feel different because they change the unit of upgrade itself, letting protocols evolve function by function instead of redeploying monoliths every time they outgrow their first architecture.

SolidityArchitectureUpgradeable Contracts
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Jun 19, 2025·Medium

Building a Real-Time Event Monitoring System: From User Clicks to Data Insights

In today's data-driven world, understanding user behavior in real time is crucial for making informed business decisions. This post walks through that pipeline from events to insights.

DataAnalyticsSystems
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Mar 29, 2025·Medium

Directing a Brand Ad: The Messy, Creative Chaos Behind the Magic

If there's one thing I learned while directing this brand ad, it's that storyboarding isn't a straight line — it's a rollercoaster of creative decisions, chaos, and revision.

CreativeDirectionStorytelling
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