Quick reference notes
Each quick note answers one concept question in a handful of short paragraphs. These help when a word in an article is unfamiliar, or when the main idea is wanted before reading in depth. They are informational.
How a DAO makes decisions and controls its treasury
How a collectively owned organization runs on smart contracts, how proposals, votes and delegates work, and why the way a treasury is released matters when someone is invited to join.
When a bank failure hit a stablecoin: a run case study
How news that part of a stablecoin's reserves sat at a failing bank turned into a rush to redeem, and why reserve location, custody and disclosure matter more than a promise of a stable price.
FINTRAC: Registration for Virtual Currency Businesses
What FINTRAC does as Canada's financial intelligence unit, which virtual currency businesses must register as money services businesses, and why registration is not a licence or an endorsement.