Founder, Investor, Researcher

Markets move. CAPITAL COMPOUNDS.

Crypto markets, capital formation, confidential AI, and the systems taking shape between them.

Rezo Shmertz speaking

Building conviction
through cycles.

Research

Published work and research tools

AI Money research · July 2026

What moneyWould AIChoose?

28 scenarios × 5 models × 9 repeats

Published study · 1,260 classifications

No single winner.

Stablecoins edge the aggregate, while the job changes the preferred money.

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Medium of exchangeStablecoin72.06%
SettlementStablecoin56.83%
Store of valueBitcoin77.14%
Unit of accountFiat43.49%
Interactive research tool

Bitcoin Cycle Tracker

Historical cycle timing and drawdown context. An interactive scenario system, not a prediction.

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Bitcoin Cycle Tracker scenario interface

WRITINGS

All writings

FEATURED ESSAY · JAN 27, 2026

Non-Custodial Isn't Enough: Why Perp DEXs Need Transparency

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  1. 01

    The Quantum Threat to Bitcoin: We Can't Predict the Timeline

    I've held Bitcoin for around ten years, and I've learned the biggest risks aren't the ones we can quantify precisely, but the ones where the timeline is fundamentally uncertain. Quantum is exactly that kind of risk. I recently reviewed materials from both @CoinShares and @nic__carter on Bitcoin's quantum vulnerability…

  2. 02

    Warren Buffett, AI Agents, and Why Your Edge Was Never About Thinking

    What do Warren Buffett, an AI agent named "Warren," and insider bets on the Super Bowl have in common? More than you'd think. And it's not about AI, it's about the nature of alpha... where it lived, where it moved, and why most people are looking for it in the wrong place…

  3. 03

    Goldfinch Shows Where RWA Yield Cracks

    A chain is only as fast as its slowest link. In RWA credit, that link is not the token. It is the borrower, the documents, the collateral, the servicer and the court. Goldfinch is what happens when crypto capital buys private credit and expects it to behave like a crypto product…

MEDIA

Podcasts & appearances
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BR LABS · PODCAST

Bitcoin at $80K, Market Triggers & Wrappers vs Native Assets

Episode 07 · Aug 31, 2026

A BR Labs conversation on market triggers and wrappers versus native assets.

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EPIC WEB3 · PANEL

Stablecoins Under the Hood: Architecture for Global Liquidity

Published Nov 25, 2025

A panel discussion on stablecoin infrastructure and global liquidity.

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Speakers seated at a Tbilisi Finance Summit roundtable, from GFTN's event gallery

GFTN · ROUNDTABLE

What's Next for Stablecoins in the Region

Tbilisi · Oct 22, 2025

A photo record from the Tbilisi Finance Summit roundtable.

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