Writing

Long-form essays on protocol design, distributed systems, and AI infrastructure.

May 2024·12 min

ADR-47 Explained for Engineers

How a proof by contradiction saved a DeFi protocol from a flawed LP-seeding mechanism — and why the math held up against the 2022 algorithmic stablecoin failures.

DeFiFormal ProofRisk AnalysisAlgorand

July 2024·15 min

Distributed Systems Patterns

Lessons learned building resilient infrastructure at Oracle Cloud and CAM Grupo — failure modes, retries, idempotency, and the patterns that earn their keep.

Systems DesignCloudCI/CDOracle

September 2024·10 min

LLM Inference On-Premise

Running private MLX + Tailscale + Apple Silicon for secure, cost-effective LLM serving. A practical guide to the hardware, software, and trade-offs.

LLMMLXApple SiliconTailscale