Daniel McGlynn
@danielmcglynn.bsky.social
I write about crypto and the internet at http://danielmcglynn.com/
Decentralized prediction markets are finally scaling.
The dream: sharper foresight, priced into public markets.
The fear: monetizing vibes, turning democracy into a betting pool.
A look at the paradox at the heart of Open Money:
www.danielmcglynn.com/future-of-pr...
The dream: sharper foresight, priced into public markets.
The fear: monetizing vibes, turning democracy into a betting pool.
A look at the paradox at the heart of Open Money:
www.danielmcglynn.com/future-of-pr...
Prediction markets and a thin line between utility and chaos
Prediction markets promise sharper foresight about the future — but do they actually deliver truth, or just monetize vibes? As billions flow into these new kinds of markets, what are we actually betti...
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September 11, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Decentralized prediction markets are finally scaling.
The dream: sharper foresight, priced into public markets.
The fear: monetizing vibes, turning democracy into a betting pool.
A look at the paradox at the heart of Open Money:
www.danielmcglynn.com/future-of-pr...
The dream: sharper foresight, priced into public markets.
The fear: monetizing vibes, turning democracy into a betting pool.
A look at the paradox at the heart of Open Money:
www.danielmcglynn.com/future-of-pr...
Zero-knowledge proofs sound abstract — until you realize they can change how we trust software, data, and institutions.
I talked with Samuel Judson, head of zkVM engineering at Nexus, about why zk tech is having a moment — and what’s coming next.
🎧 Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/0PJX...
I talked with Samuel Judson, head of zkVM engineering at Nexus, about why zk tech is having a moment — and what’s coming next.
🎧 Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/0PJX...
Episode 4: The Nexus zkVM, Explained
open.spotify.com
August 29, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Zero-knowledge proofs sound abstract — until you realize they can change how we trust software, data, and institutions.
I talked with Samuel Judson, head of zkVM engineering at Nexus, about why zk tech is having a moment — and what’s coming next.
🎧 Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/0PJX...
I talked with Samuel Judson, head of zkVM engineering at Nexus, about why zk tech is having a moment — and what’s coming next.
🎧 Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/0PJX...
Every four years, crypto tuned itself to the #Bitcoin halving — a ritual scarcity event that signaled the start of a bull market.
But 2025 feels different.
What happens when myth meets macro?
But 2025 feels different.
What happens when myth meets macro?
August 17, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Every four years, crypto tuned itself to the #Bitcoin halving — a ritual scarcity event that signaled the start of a bull market.
But 2025 feels different.
What happens when myth meets macro?
But 2025 feels different.
What happens when myth meets macro?
The SEC’s new “Project Crypto” is a blueprint for Open Money.
With clear rules, self-custody support, DeFi integration & an innovation exemption, it lays the groundwork for a composable, onchain financial system.
www.danielmcglynn.com/what-does-pr...
With clear rules, self-custody support, DeFi integration & an innovation exemption, it lays the groundwork for a composable, onchain financial system.
www.danielmcglynn.com/what-does-pr...
SEC’s Project Crypto: A New Era for U.S. Crypto Markets
The SEC just unveiled Project Crypto — a sweeping initiative to modernize U.S. securities law and bring digital asset markets onchain. It promises clear token classification, support for DeFi and self...
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August 3, 2025 at 3:34 PM
The SEC’s new “Project Crypto” is a blueprint for Open Money.
With clear rules, self-custody support, DeFi integration & an innovation exemption, it lays the groundwork for a composable, onchain financial system.
www.danielmcglynn.com/what-does-pr...
With clear rules, self-custody support, DeFi integration & an innovation exemption, it lays the groundwork for a composable, onchain financial system.
www.danielmcglynn.com/what-does-pr...
Platforms extract.
Protocols reinvest.
Profits to the protocol = funding public goods.
Protocols reinvest.
Profits to the protocol = funding public goods.
June 16, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Platforms extract.
Protocols reinvest.
Profits to the protocol = funding public goods.
Protocols reinvest.
Profits to the protocol = funding public goods.
Stablecoins are becoming crypto’s killer app—just like email was for the web.
And this month, PayPal, Amazon, and Walmart made moves that could quietly remake how money flows online. 🧵
And this month, PayPal, Amazon, and Walmart made moves that could quietly remake how money flows online. 🧵
June 15, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Stablecoins are becoming crypto’s killer app—just like email was for the web.
And this month, PayPal, Amazon, and Walmart made moves that could quietly remake how money flows online. 🧵
And this month, PayPal, Amazon, and Walmart made moves that could quietly remake how money flows online. 🧵
Circle’s explosive IPO signals a turning point in crypto. ARK bets big, Gemini follows, and stablecoins step into Wall Street’s spotlight. From policy shifts to programmable dollars, this is how internet money finally goes mainstream. Don’t miss what's next.
www.danielmcglynn.com/circles-ipo-...
www.danielmcglynn.com/circles-ipo-...
Circle’s IPO boom: ARK bets, Gemini follows, crypto shifts
Circle’s explosive IPO signals a turning point in crypto. ARK bets big, Gemini follows, and stablecoins step into Wall Street’s spotlight. From policy shifts to programmable dollars, this is how inter...
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June 8, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Circle’s explosive IPO signals a turning point in crypto. ARK bets big, Gemini follows, and stablecoins step into Wall Street’s spotlight. From policy shifts to programmable dollars, this is how internet money finally goes mainstream. Don’t miss what's next.
www.danielmcglynn.com/circles-ipo-...
www.danielmcglynn.com/circles-ipo-...
I write about the internet.
However unpopular the opinion might be, I believe the open internet and open money are fundamental to holding the line on things like unchecked power and the growing divide between the ruling class and everyone else.
However unpopular the opinion might be, I believe the open internet and open money are fundamental to holding the line on things like unchecked power and the growing divide between the ruling class and everyone else.
May 29, 2025 at 12:44 PM
I write about the internet.
However unpopular the opinion might be, I believe the open internet and open money are fundamental to holding the line on things like unchecked power and the growing divide between the ruling class and everyone else.
However unpopular the opinion might be, I believe the open internet and open money are fundamental to holding the line on things like unchecked power and the growing divide between the ruling class and everyone else.
The 21 Capital launch is more than another institutional play. It introduces new performance metrics.
Instead of EPS, it reports bitcoin per share (BPS) and bitcoin return rate (BRR).
Investors aren’t buying dollar exposure — they’re buying a claim on a growing #bitcoin base.
Instead of EPS, it reports bitcoin per share (BPS) and bitcoin return rate (BRR).
Investors aren’t buying dollar exposure — they’re buying a claim on a growing #bitcoin base.
May 1, 2025 at 3:29 PM
The 21 Capital launch is more than another institutional play. It introduces new performance metrics.
Instead of EPS, it reports bitcoin per share (BPS) and bitcoin return rate (BRR).
Investors aren’t buying dollar exposure — they’re buying a claim on a growing #bitcoin base.
Instead of EPS, it reports bitcoin per share (BPS) and bitcoin return rate (BRR).
Investors aren’t buying dollar exposure — they’re buying a claim on a growing #bitcoin base.
Stablecoins in today’s Money Stuff
April 2, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Stablecoins in today’s Money Stuff
Feeling this from @metalabel.bsky.social
April 2, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Feeling this from @metalabel.bsky.social
feels like decentralized infrastructure of all kinds is only going to become more important...
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a16zcrypto.com/posts/listic...
April 2, 2025 at 12:56 AM
feels like decentralized infrastructure of all kinds is only going to become more important...
a16zcrypto.com/posts/listic...
a16zcrypto.com/posts/listic...
very cool, but also zk feels like one of the fastest moving sectors in computing rn
If you don’t understand how digital tech is changing, you’ll be swallowed by it. From post-quantum algorithms and thermodynamic hardware to open source architectures and apocalypse-proof programming, WIRED journeys to the freaky frontiers of modern computing.
How to Get Computers—Before Computers Get You
If you don’t understand how digital tech is changing, you’ll be swallowed by it. From post-quantum algorithms and thermodynamic hardware to open source architectures and apocalypse-proof programming,…
www.wired.com
March 31, 2025 at 3:28 PM
very cool, but also zk feels like one of the fastest moving sectors in computing rn
Tornado Cash is off the U.S. sanctions list.
The mixer, once accused of laundering billions, is at the center of a legal and philosophical debate about code, privacy, and the future of onchain finance.
What happens when code isn't a crime?
Read the latest from Open Money ↓
The mixer, once accused of laundering billions, is at the center of a legal and philosophical debate about code, privacy, and the future of onchain finance.
What happens when code isn't a crime?
Read the latest from Open Money ↓
March 31, 2025 at 3:12 PM
Tornado Cash is off the U.S. sanctions list.
The mixer, once accused of laundering billions, is at the center of a legal and philosophical debate about code, privacy, and the future of onchain finance.
What happens when code isn't a crime?
Read the latest from Open Money ↓
The mixer, once accused of laundering billions, is at the center of a legal and philosophical debate about code, privacy, and the future of onchain finance.
What happens when code isn't a crime?
Read the latest from Open Money ↓
Sunday Funday
Tornado Cash and the onchain implications crypto privacy
Tornado Cash has been removed from the U.S. sanctions list, raising big questions about code, privacy, and crypto regulation.
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March 30, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Sunday Funday
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Crypto has a paradox problem.
The more the industry succeeds—the more infrastructure gets built, the more capital flows in, the more institutional attention it attracts—the harder it becomes to stay true to its founding principles.
🧵 On the paradox of success in crypto:
Crypto has a paradox problem.
The more the industry succeeds—the more infrastructure gets built, the more capital flows in, the more institutional attention it attracts—the harder it becomes to stay true to its founding principles.
🧵 On the paradox of success in crypto:
March 28, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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Crypto has a paradox problem.
The more the industry succeeds—the more infrastructure gets built, the more capital flows in, the more institutional attention it attracts—the harder it becomes to stay true to its founding principles.
🧵 On the paradox of success in crypto:
Crypto has a paradox problem.
The more the industry succeeds—the more infrastructure gets built, the more capital flows in, the more institutional attention it attracts—the harder it becomes to stay true to its founding principles.
🧵 On the paradox of success in crypto:
What if what we call AI hallucinations now are really the beginnings of a new thing... artificial imagination?
March 27, 2025 at 3:23 PM
What if what we call AI hallucinations now are really the beginnings of a new thing... artificial imagination?
If I had to guess, I think that decentralized oracles will only become more important and a bigger business during the rise of AI agents. Decision makers need data:
www.danielmcglynn.com/decentralize...
www.danielmcglynn.com/decentralize...
Oracles: Connecting blockchain and real-world data
Oracles are an important part of Open Money. They securely connect blockchains to external data sources and enhance smart contract functionality
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March 20, 2025 at 12:58 PM
If I had to guess, I think that decentralized oracles will only become more important and a bigger business during the rise of AI agents. Decision makers need data:
www.danielmcglynn.com/decentralize...
www.danielmcglynn.com/decentralize...
Request for product: A wallet-connected media platform that would allow me to publish longform work, host AMAs or live-interview kinds of formats (almost like an irregular podcast), and host a community where the main focus is a curated news/info feed.
Does something like this exist?
Does something like this exist?
March 16, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Request for product: A wallet-connected media platform that would allow me to publish longform work, host AMAs or live-interview kinds of formats (almost like an irregular podcast), and host a community where the main focus is a curated news/info feed.
Does something like this exist?
Does something like this exist?
A starter pack of starter packs...
March 16, 2025 at 5:08 PM
A starter pack of starter packs...
To be considered a black swan event, this is all suppose to sound explainable in hindsight.
March 15, 2025 at 1:54 AM
To be considered a black swan event, this is all suppose to sound explainable in hindsight.
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Thanks again Mr @danielmcglynn.bsky.social
For your amazing prose, I think anyone and everyone can and should be reading your newsletter.
So good.
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For your amazing prose, I think anyone and everyone can and should be reading your newsletter.
So good.
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Money is still evolving
The move towards Open Money makes sense when viewed as an evolutionary process
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February 15, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Thanks again Mr @danielmcglynn.bsky.social
For your amazing prose, I think anyone and everyone can and should be reading your newsletter.
So good.
www.danielmcglynn.com/money-is-sti...
For your amazing prose, I think anyone and everyone can and should be reading your newsletter.
So good.
www.danielmcglynn.com/money-is-sti...