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Let’s settle this
Stablecoins are disrupting traditional payments. Stablecoins have found product market fit. Stablecoins are crypto’s killer use case. Stablecoins are “room-temperature superconductors.” Get a couple crypto bros in a room, and I guarantee you hear some version of this narrative around stablecoins. Ask someone to explain how this great disruption is going to occur, and it Continue reading
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Scaling privacy on chain
After a long wait, stablecoins are having their moment. Traditional financial institutions and payment processors are engaging with the space and figuring out what stablecoins mean for their businesses. One issue that remains a hurdle for some large players getting into the space is privacy. While some would call the open and transparent nature of Continue reading
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The GENIUS Act: Are we headed back to the Wild West?
On Tuesday evening (June 17th, 2025), the US Senate passed the GENIUS Act. This bill sets out legislation for the issuance and management of stablecoins in the United States. As a participant in the stablecoin payments industry, I have watched as this legislation has slowly made its way to the Senate floor over the last Continue reading
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Spring in the Northeast
We actually had a winter this year. For those living in the Northeast, this was an oft spoken phrase over the last few months. After a very mild Fall, we had 3 months of relatively cold weather in the Northeast, especially when you compare it to the last couple of years After a cold first Continue reading
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My AI conference assistant
Last week, I was faced with the tedious task of trying to sift through conference attendee lists to figure out if a handful of conferences were worth attending and determine who we should meet there. If I was at a large financial institution or consulting firm, this would be a great task for a junior Continue reading
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Back from the mountains: reflections on ETHDenver 2025
My first time attending ETHDenver was March 2023. This was post Terra-Luna and a couple months after the FTX bombshell. Crypto was a sad, dark place. As a third-timer at ETHDenver, I am far from a veteran, but I at least have the hang of this conference now and can more easily pick out the Continue reading
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Who are we even writing for?
For the last two weeks, I have been down the rabbit hole of trying to understand Search Engine Optimization (SEO) and figure out the potential ROI for our business at Loop Crypto. In doing this research, what has struck me is just how odd the world of digital content has become. We are now at Continue reading
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5 questions to consider when hiring for a web3 or crypto BizOps role
A friend recently asked me what would be some key considerations when crafting a new business operations role at their company. I’ve had the chance to work in a range of operations and chief of staff roles at startups over the years. The classic “jack-of-all trades” type roles. With a role that can often be Continue reading
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Building for normal people
This talk from Mike Silagadze called “DeFi for Normal People” has been in my cue for a while. I finally had a chance to sit down and watch it. It’s not necessarily earth shattering, but it lays out in excruciating detail the process of moving fiat into crypto and then trying to invest that crypto Continue reading
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Selecting a 401k plan for your startup
Introduction A big consideration to weigh when joining a startup is benefits. Much has changed in the last decade as startup compensation and benefits have come more in line with traditional roles in Big Tech, Finance, and Consulting. While you would be hard-pressed to find a startup with benefits that matched Google’s, the gap is Continue reading
Jeff Cangialosi 