Writings

Thoughts, ideas, and things I've learned along the way.

• Is Reading Books Still Worth It?

  2026-01-10

  I haven't picked up a book in months. When I need to learn something, I ask AI. But something about this bothers me—where do good questions come from?

  AIreflection

• Skills, Not Just Tools — Rethinking Agent Capabilities

  2026-01-03

  Why the agent ecosystem's obsession with tools is the wrong abstraction. The difference between building copilots and building agents that actually work autonomously.

  AIagents

• Bitcoin Renaissance - Babylon Restakes

  2024-11-01

  A Comprehensive Overview of the Bitcoin Ecosystem Part III - Bitcoin Restaking. Exploring how Babylon enables staked Bitcoin to generate additional yield while maintaining self-custody.

  BitcoinDeFiresearch

• Surveying the AI x Crypto Landscape

  2024-07-04

  A comprehensive framework for categorizing blockchain AI companies, examining their specific areas of concentration, technological approaches, and value propositions.

  AIblockchainresearch

• A Two-Part Approach to Understanding zk Coprocessors

  2024-05-21

  A comprehensive taxonomy of zk Coprocessors, examining how Data Access and Computation coprocessors solve trust and scalability challenges in blockchain development.

  blockchainresearch

• A Comprehensive Overview of the Bitcoin Ecosystem Part II - Bitcoin Layer 2s

  2024-05-08

  An in-depth analysis of Bitcoin scaling solutions including ZK Sovereign Rollups, Optimistic Rollups, Inscriptions, and Sidechains, examining the tradeoffs between security and scalability.

  Bitcoinresearch

• A Comprehensive Overview of the Bitcoin Ecosystem

  2024-04-18

  An in-depth exploration of Bitcoin inscriptions, the Ordinals protocol, BRC-20 tokens, and the emerging ecosystem of fungible and non-fungible assets on Bitcoin.

  Bitcoinresearch