There is a strange idea that floats around the internet that anonymity is just a few settings away. The Illusion of Anonymity is a concept that inspires people to use a VPN, create a burner email, get a second phone number, maybe even a third. Download encrypted messaging apps, create accounts that are disconnected from […]
BlackRock, Tokenization, and Oil: Why I’m Still Not Buying It
Tokenization is having its moment. One recent headline in this space is BlackRock tokenization, which is capturing the attention of the financial industry. Everywhere you look, someone is promising that putting real-world assets on a blockchain will “modernize finance.” Stocks, bonds, real estate — and now oil — are all being pitched as candidates for […]
Undermined, Again, This Time by AI
Humanity is standing on the edge of something that looks like progress but feels like control. It’s no wonder many feel their agency could be undermined by AI. We are on the verge of an absolute nightmare — not because AI is evil or because machines are about to wake up, but because the incentives […]
Bank-Based Crypto Misses the Point – Self-Custody Was the Point
The Forbes article “SoFi Is Only the Beginning of Bank-Based Crypto Products” reads like a victory lap for crypto’s arrival in polite society. Banks are in. Regulators are warming up. The rough edges are being sanded down. At the same time, the conversation around Self Custody bank based crypto is gaining traction in the financial […]
How Traditional Banks Are Trying to Undermine Cryptocurrency
Cryptocurrency — from Bitcoin to stablecoins — was created in part as an alternative to traditional financial systems that many saw as resistant to innovation, slow, centralized, and costly. The complex relationship between traditional banks and cryptocurrency is coming under increasing scrutiny. But in 2025–2026, the tension between the old financial establishment and the crypto […]
Coinbase Pulled Support for a Crypto Bill. That’s a Security Story.
When I first read that Coinbase pulled its support for a major crypto related bill, my reaction was not anger or surprise. It was a quiet sense of familiarity. I have seen this pattern enough times to recognize it for what it is. In fact, this instance is a prime example of the complexities surrounding […]
Learning to Leave What No Longer Lives
There comes a moment when survival slowly turns into a choice, and moving on for better mental health becomes a necessity. Not a dramatic turning point or a single defining event, but a quiet realization that carrying everything forward is costing more than letting some of it go. You don’t arrive at this moment suddenly. […]
The Quiet Places Teach the Hardest Security Lessons
Gold mining, crypto mining—both chase the same thing: the hope that your next swing uncovers something worth the effort. But the desert teaches what the digital world forgets: valuable security lessons about vulnerability. In the silence, you learn security lessons that reveal how exposed you really are.No dashboards. No alerts. No illusions of safety.Just you, […]
Hackers: Then vs. Now — What Really Changed?
When considering hackers then vs now, there was a time when the word “hacker” didn’t automatically send a chill down your spine.Believe it or not, it used to mean something closer to “curious tech kid who can’t stop taking things apart just to see how they work.” Hackers then vs now present a vastly different […]
Invisible Bruises: Recovering From a Mental Crime
How do you recover from a crime you can’t fully explain? It’s as if you’re dealing with invisible bruises from a mental crime—no fingerprints, no shadow, no clear source—just impact. This scenario could be called Invisible Bruises Mental Crime. What do you do when you’re targeted by someone you’ve never met, for reasons you may […]