Credible neutrality, Google, GCUL, and the Open Money future
Google is building a new “universal ledger” that looks like open infrastructure — but is it really? A quiet shift in financial power is underway.
Daniel McGlynn
Daniel McGlynn provides writing, content strategy, and brand positioning guidance for some of the internet's leading brands. Creating here to document what he learns along the way.
FRNT: A new frontier in public finance
On August 19, 2025, Wyoming launched FRNT, the first U.S. state-backed stablecoin — live, spendable, and legally backed across seven blockchains. As a programmable public currency, FRNT offers a glimpse into what open, sovereign digital money could look like.
Is the four-year cycle dead?
Breaking the halving beat: Do liquidity and institutional flows dominate now?
Retiring on crypto
A new 401(k) order puts crypto in your retirement plan — access for all, or the financialization of everything?
What does Project Crypto Mean for Open Money?
The SEC just unveiled Project Crypto — a sweeping initiative to modernize U.S. securities law and bring digital asset markets onchain. It promises clear token classification, support for DeFi and self-custody, and a path for crypto super-apps.
Treasury fever: The corporate crypto arms race
Corporate capital shifts from factories to bitcoin. Crypto treasury formation is replacing retail drivers, which has implications for Open Money