Now

What I'm focused on

A living page, in the spirit of /now pages everywhere, what has my attention at this moment.

Last updated · July 2026

Using AI deliberately

Integrating AI tools into my team's workflow with one rule. They must increase our understanding of the systems we run, never replace it.

Building

Leading teams working on card infrastructure and stablecoin settlement rails, deepening the reliability story. Better reconciliation, tighter observability, fewer states where money can hide.

Learning

Going deeper on stablecoin settlement mechanics and the regulatory landscape around them, plus studying how the best engineering organizations scale judgment, not just headcount.

Writing

Working through a series of essays on payment infrastructure fundamentals, the pieces I wish existed when I started. Next up. A deep dive on ledger design.

Tools I use

The working setup

The stack changes slowly and on purpose. Everything here earned its place across long sessions and real deadlines.

01

Editor & agents

Where the code actually gets written.

  • CursorAI-native editor
  • Claude CodeAgentic pair, in the terminal
02

Models

The lineup I reach for. To think, to plan, to advise, to move quickly.

  • GPT-5.6 SolDefault model · xhigh
  • Claude Fable 5Advisor & plan · high
  • GPT-5.6 LunaSmall & fast · high
03

Voice

Faster than typing, most days.

  • Wispr FlowDictation, everywhere
04

Terminal

A small, dependable shell setup built for long sessions.

  • cmuxTerminal workspace
  • zshInteractive shell
05

Hardware

The workshop.

  • MacBookEverything happens here
06

VPN

Private browsing on public networks, and a mesh between every machine.

  • NordVPNPublic network privacy
  • TailscalePrivate device mesh
07

Documentation

Decisions without documents become folklore.

  • NotionNotes, docs, second brain