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Ethereum’s Pectra Upgrade: The Road to 100K TPS
welcome to alpha un#, aarnâ's fortnightly newsletter on a decentralized and intelligent financial future. This edition breaks down Ethereum’s upcoming Pectra upgrade, exploring its key features, security implications, and what it means for users, developers, and the future of the network.


the age of stablecoins
welcome to alpha un#, aarnâ's fortnightly newsletter on a decentralized and intelligent financial future. This edition dives into the world of stablecoins—digital assets designed for stability in a volatile world. Once seen as a niche crypto workaround, stablecoins are now powering everything from remittances and DeFi to treasury management and tokenized economies. We explore how they work, why they matter, and what their rise means for the future of money.




the privacy paradox in DeFi
welcome to alpha un#, aarnâ's fortnightly newsletter on a decentralized and intelligent financial future. Privacy in finance, or the lack of it could be a roadblock to wider adoption. In this edition, we explore how privacy in DeFi is becoming a frontier for innovation, and not a compromise. From permissioned pools and ZKPs to fully homomorphic encryption, we unpack the tech bridging transparency and confidentiality, and how it’s shaping institutional adoption and evolving compliance.