Simão Cruz / Published March 13, 2025
Reimagining Real Estate: Why the Industry Needs a New Operating System
The real estate market remains stuck in the past—illiquid, slow, and burdened by intermediaries. Our post explores why traditional attempts at modernization have failed and how a new infrastructure layer is finally enabling real estate to function as a fully digital, programmable asset class.
Simão Cruz / Published March 11, 2025
Investing in Arda: The Operating System for Real Estate
Real estate is a $380T market still trapped in outdated, fragmented systems—slow, illiquid, and inefficient. Arda is the first real estate operating system, making properties programmable, instantly transferable, and unlocking a 30% market expansion.
Simão Cruz / Published November 21, 2024
Data Lakes On-Chain
How Akave gives 80% cheaper data storage, full control and fast retrieval
Karina Crooks / Published October 16, 2024
Unlocking Decentralized Science
The healthcare system needs a radical transformation to enable quicker, easier access to bio-samples and ensure patients are actively involved and informed. Learn how AminoChain is enabling the efficient management of data and ensuring a more transparent, efficient, and secure future.
Simão Cruz / Published September 25, 2024
Centralized to User-Centric Identity
Centralized identity systems expose users to significant risks, as they rely on a single authority to secure sensitive data, which, when breached, can lead to catastrophic consequences. Learn how Holonym is using Human Keys to empower individuals with control over their identity and eliminate the dangers of centralized data storage.
David Nogueira / Published August 8, 2024
Union: ZK-Powered Interoperability for Real-World Applications
Union is leading the way in real-world web3 applications with ZK-powered interoperability, overcoming the limitations of existing L1s and enabling true multi-blockchain ecosystems. Here’s a look at how they’re doing it.
Diogo Almeida / Published July 18, 2024
A New Paradigm in Privacy: Homomorphic Encryption - Part 2
FHE and other PETs are already transforming data security, but combining these with web3 tech has the power to unleash innovation while ensuring privacy + autonomy
Research
Simão Cruz and David Nogueira / Published May 30, 2024
Introducing Zero Trust Protocols
Web3 is broken, it's time to rebuild it with dWallet
Industry Overview
Simão Cruz / Published February 22, 2024
30 Ways in which Web3 markets are evolving
This article reflects on the future of the blockchain industry, focusing on long-term investment perspectives rather than short-term trends. It presents insights from Lightshift’s investment team, inviting feedback and diverse viewpoints to refine its perspective as the industry evolves.
Thesis
Simão Cruz / Published December 11, 2023
The future of composable data
All you need to know about Filecoin and why it is the new AWS.