Loop Crypto is Joining Lead
2025-12-10
About
Head of Stablecoin @ Lead Bank. Building at the intersection of money and technology. Former founder @ Loop Crypto (acquired). NYC-based. Aspirational runner.
Some of my favorite blogs:
- Bits About Money · fintech insights
- Fintech Takes · fintech insights
- CryptoHayes · crypto insights
- Matt Levine · fintech, crypto, and finance insights
Thoughts
From 2019-2021, I wrote a weekly newsletter called Relay Node. Posts from that period, along with my thoughts about stablecoins, are below.
Understanding the wallet wars
2025-11-11
Creating delightful products
2025-10-11
Businesses are going global faster
2025-09-22
Why stablecoins solve cross-border payments
2025-09-01
Reflections on the Coinbase and Shopify partnership
2025-07-08
A guide to stablecoin payments
2025-04-11
The allegory of a blockchain
2025-01-01
The Real Fight Behind Open Banking: It's Not About Data, It's About Payments
2025-01-01
Stablecoins aren't just about growing sales -- they're about cost optimization too
2025
In the News
Lead Bank adds Loop Crypto with eye on scaling stablecoins
The Block · Dec 2025
CB Insights Money2020 Finalist Spotlight
CB Insights · 2025
The Money Awards Unveil Inaugural Finalists Celebrating the Boldest in Fintech Innovation
BusinessWire · Sep 2025
Loop Crypto Raises Round Led by VanEck, Fabric Ventures
Blockworks · Aug 2025
Making Stablecoin Autopay as Easy as Credit Cards
Amberdata Podcast · Aug 2025