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Trends & Signals

By: Sam Abbassi

Explore the latest insights, thought leadership, and research from FCAT®

Blockchain

How ZK-Rollups Work

Sam Abbassi

July 8, 2021

Scalability has always been an issue for public ledgers, this is old news. It’s a problem that engineers have been trying to solve for a number of years now.

Blockchain

Mental Models of Money and Lightning

Sam Abbassi

February 18, 2021

Lightning is not a silver bullet, but it will significantly aid in the utility of Bitcoin and the expansion of its monetary regime. Money invention is something that necessitates first principles.

Blockchain

Vaulted Bitcoin Custody

Sam Abbassi

September 29, 2020

In this article, we describe Bitcoin transactions, restricted transactions called Covenants, and our own research into secure Bitcoin custody using a type of Covenant called Vaults.