Dead Men’s Crowns, Living Cowards: Gold, Bitcoin and the Bell Curve Garden

Dead Men’s Crowns, Living Cowards: Gold, Bitcoin and the Bell Curve Garden

The most dangerous moment in any great institution is the morning after the last real builder dies. Elaine~

Hybrids of Precious Metal and Code: Gold-Backed Tokens and the Pendulum’s Next Arc

Hybrids of Precious Metal and Code: Gold-Backed Tokens and the Pendulum’s Next Arc

... the merchants are once again building money they can trust. Hold the token and ride the arc. Hold the gold coin and outlive every arc. Elaine~

Pendulum Swings: x402’s Cool Decentralization and the Sovereign Heart of Gold

Pendulum Swings: x402’s Cool Decentralization and the Sovereign Heart of Gold

Know gold in its breadth—historical, technical, poetic, medical, scientific, spacefaring, sovereign—and you hold the richest intel of all. ~Elaine Diane Taylor

Tempests in the Token Sea: Silver’s $50 Crest and Gold’s Anchor with DeFi’s Wild Waves

Tempests in the Token Sea: Silver’s $50 Crest and Gold’s Anchor with DeFi’s Wild Waves

"And we can look at these cycles, go to the hub with our metals, and also take advantage of the ideas as they are being built. But only if we can navigate the storms, keep the anchor with us, and look out ahead at the new shores."