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…6 min read·Jan 6, 2024----
Martin WornerinTgradeFinancePrivacy without proceeds of crimeThe recent paper Blockchain Privacy and Regulatory Compliance: Towards a Practical Equilibrium written by Vitalik Buterin, Jacob Illum…4 min read·Sep 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…11 min read·Jun 30, 2023----
Martin WornerinTgradeFinanceHappy Birthday Tgrade!Tgrade was launched on 27th June 2022 and was bought online by 65 validators around the world.6 min read·Jun 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…9 min read·Jun 26, 2023----
Martin WornerinTgradeFinanceDeFi 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…7 min read·Mar 14, 2023----
Martin WornerinTgradeFinanceTgrade February newsFebruary has been a lively month in the US with many announcements and commentary on the regulatory front.2 min read·Mar 1, 2023----
Martin WornerinTgradeFinanceQualified 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…4 min read·Feb 17, 2023----
Martin WornerinTgradeFinanceProof 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…5 min read·Feb 15, 2023----
Martin WornerinTgradeFinanceTgrade January news2023 has begun with the publication from the Oversight Community of the participant criteria. When the Oversight Community was formed…3 min read·Feb 1, 2023----