May 8, 2026
A 20-Hour Flight Into the Future of Money
What Kyrgyzstan's three stablecoins tell us about the emerging nature of money.
Policy Commentary
I write at Byteisha on Substack on the future of money, data, and the technologies reshaping both.
May 8, 2026
Same Coin. Whose Rules?
The European Union and the United States both examined stablecoins and took action. What similarities and differences did they observe?
April 30, 2026
Stable. Coin. Neither.
The name promises a digital dollar you can use anywhere, instantly, for anything. The reality is more complicated. Let's start from the beginning.
April 18, 2026
Pen. Paper. Timer. Exam Time Again.
Turns out, a tier two city in India and Harvard were always heading to the same room.
April 12, 2026
What My Sunday Calls Home Made Me Think About Cash Transfers
The neighbor with the hatchback is on the beneficiary list of a cash transfer program. The day laborer stopped showing up. The economics are more interesting than the gossip.
April 6, 2026
The New Kid on the Block Grows Up: What CBDCs Become
What central bank digital currencies promised, what they found, and where they're headed
April 1, 2026
The QR Code in the Cauliflower
On a winter morning in Guwahati, my mother was doing what she has done for decades — buying vegetables from the vendor who wheels his cart through the neighborhood shouting out to the households to come get his…