William Mougayar's Blog

The journey from a token launch to a self-sustaining token-based economy is far more complex than it is often made to seem. A major issue in this space is the misinterpretation and misuse of the term Tokenomics, leading to short-term hype cycles that often overshadow the foundational economic principles necessary for long term viability.

I asked Grok-2 to simply write a post based on my tweets of the last 10 days. The following is an unabridged version. I was quite impressed, and decided to turn it into a post. The subject was dominated by feedback given to the Ethereum Foundation and the Ethereum ecosystem in general. Based on your recent tweets and replies over the last 10 days, it's evident that you, William, have a keen interest in the Ethereum ecosystem, particularly around the dynamics between Layer 1 (L1) and Layer 2 (...

There is a precedent for the upcoming White House-led heavy hand in technology direction and influence. In 1997, President Clinton recognized the importance of Internet commerce as an emerging arena and appointed Ira Magaziner as the e-commerce czar. Magaziner drafted the famous manifesto, The Framework for Global Electronic Commerce which set the wheels in motion for a swift adoption of e-commerce and the ensuing US global leadership in the era of Internet Commerce. The notable tenets of thi...

In 2003, when Information Technology (IT) was commonly perceived to provide a definitive competitive advantage to large enterprises, Nicholas G. Carr, editor-at-large of the Harvard Business Review penned a bombshell seminal essay, “IT Doesn't Matter.” He challenged IT’s value and argued: “as information technology’s power and ubiquity have grown, its strategic importance has diminished." Carr advised companies to approach IT investment and management differently. That was a watershed moment ...

This post is on the relationship between blockchain user adoption and the need for interoperability to get us there.User experience and m...

Most of the issues today in crypto are related to people exploiting its weaknesses, not those exploiting its strengths.When I became deep...

This quote by Keanu Reaves inspired me to write this post: "I dream of a day where I walk down the street and hear people talk about morality sustain...

Given the recent utopia around the fact that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission may be blinking (both on the Ethereum ETF approvals and the ...

I love the enthusiasm of crypto Degens. Their fearless dive into the world of tokens, DeFi, GameFi, and Web3 is a breath of fresh air. However, amids...

A more potent social signal than Like, Share, and Subscribe is starting to emerge: minting.