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Web3 & DeFi

Decentralised applications and the organisations running them. DeFi protocol design and risk, DAO governance in practice, and where NFTs found real utility after the speculative wave.

DAOs DeFi Projects NFTs

DeFi Projects

Oracle Design and Its Failure Modes

How DeFi oracles work and where they break: spot price manipulation, TWAP trade-offs, staleness, and why liquidity depth is the…

Sanne de Vries·August 6, 2026·4 min read

DAOs

The Governance Gap: Measuring DAO Participation

How to measure DAO governance honestly: decisive voter counts, delegate concentration, untested quorums and the proposals that…

Sanne de Vries·August 6, 2026·4 min read

DAOs

DAO Treasury Management, Honestly Assessed

How DAO treasuries actually work: native-token concentration, runway measured properly, the reflexivity problem, and the signals…

Sanne de Vries·August 6, 2026·4 min read

DeFi Projects

How DeFi Liquidations Actually Work

How DeFi liquidations work: health factors, liquidation bonuses, keeper incentives, and the conditions under which the mechanism…

Sanne de Vries·August 6, 2026·4 min read

DeFi Projects

Stablecoin Redemption Paths Under Stress

Why stablecoin risk lives in the redemption path rather than the peg: access tiers, minimum sizes, settlement timing and…

Sanne de Vries·August 6, 2026·3 min read

NFTs

Where NFTs Found Real Utility After the Wave

Where NFTs are doing real work after the speculative wave: ticketing, credentials, creator royalties and the cases where they…

Sanne de Vries·August 6, 2026·4 min read