Martin WornerTurbo charging the transition towards a sustainable economyThe term turbo charging is fraught with connotations of a combustion engine powered by hydrocarbons, however, the sentiment is well…Jan 6Jan 6
Martin WornerPrivacy without proceeds of crimeThe recent paper Blockchain Privacy and Regulatory Compliance: Towards a Practical Equilibrium written by Vitalik Buterin, Jacob Illum…Sep 15, 2023Sep 15, 2023
Martin WornerCan economic models solve all the intractable problems with climate change?I wrote about creating economic levers to address the short comings of the Voluntary Carbon Credits Markets and proposed a Carbon Default…Jun 30, 2023Jun 30, 2023
Martin WornerHappy Birthday Tgrade!Tgrade was launched on 27th June 2022 and was bought online by 65 validators around the world.Jun 27, 2023Jun 27, 2023
Martin WornerSomething isn’t well in the sustainable investment spaceSustainable Linked Loans hit the headlines in May 2023[1] as the FCA began an investigation into whether the environmental targets are too…Jun 26, 2023Jun 26, 2023
Martin WornerDeFi 2.0. Is it different this time? Did we solve the issues?The summer of DeFi was a blast and hard to keep up with the pace of innovation and experimentation. Taking a step back to the spring of…Mar 14, 2023Mar 14, 2023
Martin WornerTgrade February newsFebruary has been a lively month in the US with many announcements and commentary on the regulatory front.Mar 1, 2023Mar 1, 2023
Martin WornerQualified Custodians, a sledge hammer to crack a nut?The need to “do something” was clear after the FTX debacle, and the response has been swift from the SEC around the need for qualified…Feb 17, 2023Feb 17, 2023
Martin WornerProof of Stake and regulatory uncertaintyI wrote a post in September 2022 about the regulatory uncertainty in the US around Proof of Stake and whether Proof of Stake tokens could…Feb 15, 2023Feb 15, 2023
Martin WornerTgrade January news2023 has begun with the publication from the Oversight Community of the participant criteria. When the Oversight Community was formed…Feb 1, 2023Feb 1, 2023