Hong Kong is already a finance powerhouse ππ°
Now itβs becoming Asiaβs institutional home for digital assets.
The room weβre building @CosmoverseHQ this November is going to reflect that.
βWe never got our shit together.β
Ethan Buchman on what he got wrong at Cosmos and why Bitcoin became βan asset for the rich.β
Full interview drops today at 7PM (GST) on YouTube.
"You Can Settle $60 Worth of Debt With Just $10 Worth of Money."
What matters is the flow of the money.
In this clip, @buchmanster explains the clearing problem @cyclesmoney is trying to solve.
Bitcoin. Cosmos. Cycles. Money.
Ethan Buchman on why the monetary system is broken, what Cycles is trying to fix, and whether Cosmos ever lived up to its original vision.
Full interview
- Highlight Reel
- Reformulating the Global Monetary Order
- The Cycles Clearing Protocol
- What's Broken in the Monetary System?
- Bitcoin's Role in the Future Economy
- Did Cosmos Live Up to the Vision?
- What Cosmos Got Wrong
- What Would Make It All Worth It?
@buchmanster@cyclesmoney@cosmos
We're back in the active validator set on Injective π₯·π½
Staying there is another challenge.
If you're holding injective-protocol:native, we'd be honored to earn your delegation (or re-delegation) to our node, currently ranked #50.
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Beyond infrastructure, we remain committed to supporting the ecosystem through governance, content, media and long-term community building.
A sincere thank you to everyone who stayed delegated and helped us make it back into the set.
injective-protocol:native @injective
Absolute MASTERCLASS on Economics, Monetary Policy and Clearing, by Ethan Buchman.
"We can make clearing accessible to everyone. Without a central counterparty. Without intermediaries. Without everyone having to trust everyone else." @buchmanster
That's the core idea behind @cyclesmoney.
Then we get into a much bigger question: What is actually broken in the current monetary system?
We are pleased to welcome Christie Chan, Director β Group Digital Assets and Currencies at HSBC, to our Hong Kong Digital Asset Summit.
Based in Hong Kong, Christie is central to the strategic build-out of digital assets and currencies capabilities for HSBC in the region. Since joining the firm in 2022, her work has included the landmark HKSAR Government Digital Green Bond issuances on HSBC Orion and HSBC's involvement in the HKMA's Project Ensemble.
Her participation brings an institutional perspective on how digital asset and currency capabilities are being built and deployed in practice within one of the world's largest banking organisations, at a moment when Hong Kong's digital asset market infrastructure is entering a new phase of execution.