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Notes from the build
Case studies and field notes from shipping production web and Web3 products end to end. Architecture decisions, the tradeoffs behind them, and the details that only surface once something is live.
Hardening wallet login: what a signature proves, and what it doesn'tRecovering an address from a signature is one line of code. Making wallet login safe is everything around that line: server-issued nonces, domain binding, expiry, and contract wallets.Read post →
Building production Web3 apps: the parts that actually breakThe smart contract is the easy part. Here is what really decides whether an onchain product ships: wallet onboarding, the off-chain to on-chain seam, and security.Read post →
The idea is the asset: turning founder visions into shipped productsAfter eight years building with startup founders, I'm convinced the idea matters more than the stack. Here's how a raw idea becomes a product people use.Read post →
A wallet from a password: giving non-crypto users a real Ethereum accountMost users will never hold a seed phrase. Here's how I built a KDF bridge that derives a real, recoverable Ethereum wallet from a login, and the parts you have to get right.Read post →
Turning algorithmic signals into reliable onchain tradesHow I led an onchain trading platform across the seam between a fast off-chain signal engine and a slow, final onchain settlement layer, and why idempotency, ordering, and reconciliation were the whole job.Read post →
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