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Founder of Hashlock Markets (hashlock.markets) — sealed-bid OTC trading via MCP for AI agents on Ethereum, Bitcoin, and Sui. Building infra for autonomous on-chain trading.

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Anyone can claim volume. Here's how to recompute ours from public chain data.
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Anyone can claim volume. Here's how to recompute ours from public chain data.

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Held custody vs. no custody: two ways to make an AI agent's trade safe
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Held custody vs. no custody: two ways to make an AI agent's trade safe

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Payment rails are winning the agent economy. A trade needs something a rail can't do.
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Payment rails are winning the agent economy. A trade needs something a rail can't do.

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Your agent is trading with a stranger. What keeps the stranger honest?
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Your agent is trading with a stranger. What keeps the stranger honest?

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BTC collateral vaults: how an agent posts native Bitcoin against an obligation without a custodian
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BTC collateral vaults: how an agent posts native Bitcoin against an obligation without a custodian

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Settlement means four different things now - a week mapping the agent economy's most overloaded word
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Settlement means four different things now - a week mapping the agent economy's most overloaded word

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The word 'settlement' is doing too much work: a builder's map of the agent-economy settlement layers
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The word 'settlement' is doing too much work: a builder's map of the agent-economy settlement layers

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A judge or the math: two trust models for autonomous agent settlement
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A judge or the math: two trust models for autonomous agent settlement

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Atomic settlement protects the trade. Nothing yet protects the choice of counterparty.
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Atomic settlement protects the trade. Nothing yet protects the choice of counterparty.

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Atomic across what? The asterisk hiding in agent settlement
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Atomic across what? The asterisk hiding in agent settlement

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Multi-leg trade atomicity: when one preimage has to settle three legs at once
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Multi-leg trade atomicity: when one preimage has to settle three legs at once

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Atomic OTC is getting funded: a settlement-layer map for the agent economy
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Atomic OTC is getting funded: a settlement-layer map for the agent economy

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This week in agent commerce: seven moves, and where atomic settlement actually sits
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This week in agent commerce: seven moves, and where atomic settlement actually sits

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Atomic settlement is not just for tokens: shipping compute-capacity MCP tools this week
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Atomic settlement is not just for tokens: shipping compute-capacity MCP tools this week

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Custodial vs trust-minimized: two settlement layers for the agent economy
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Custodial vs trust-minimized: two settlement layers for the agent economy

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Atomic settlement guarantees your agent won't be robbed. It says nothing about who trades well with it.
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Atomic settlement guarantees your agent won't be robbed. It says nothing about who trades well with it.

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Your trading agent doesn't own Bitcoin. It owns a promise.
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Your trading agent doesn't own Bitcoin. It owns a promise.

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Using Bitcoin as collateral without wrapping it: the design of a BTC collateral vault
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Using Bitcoin as collateral without wrapping it: the design of a BTC collateral vault

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Everyone is building a "settlement layer." There are two of them.
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Everyone is building a "settlement layer." There are two of them.

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If your trading agent asks for a price out loud, it has already paid for it
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If your trading agent asks for a price out loud, it has already paid for it

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Forward Settlement: how a trading agent locks tomorrow's price without a clearinghouse
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Forward Settlement: how a trading agent locks tomorrow's price without a clearinghouse

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A regulated exchange just gave AI agents trading access — through custody. The settlement layer underneath shouldn't need it.
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A regulated exchange just gave AI agents trading access — through custody. The settlement layer underneath shouldn't need it.

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I've Spent 30 Years Trying to Decode Markets. Here's What I Think Comes Next.
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I've Spent 30 Years Trying to Decode Markets. Here's What I Think Comes Next.

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Counterparty data > counterparty identity: why an agent's KYC document is the wrong primitive
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Counterparty data > counterparty identity: why an agent's KYC document is the wrong primitive

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Counterparty validation for AI agents: the 4 filters before an HTLC locks in
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Counterparty validation for AI agents: the 4 filters before an HTLC locks in

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Week in review: a $25M validation, five posts, and the first measurable click
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Week in review: a $25M validation, five posts, and the first measurable click

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Is it actually 'atomic'? A 6-question FAQ on settlement claims
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Is it actually 'atomic'? A 6-question FAQ on settlement claims

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Someone just raised $25M for atomic settlement. Here's what 'atomic' actually has to mean.
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Someone just raised $25M for atomic settlement. Here's what 'atomic' actually has to mean.

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Multi-leg atomic settlement vs sequential routing: what your DEX aggregator can't guarantee across chains
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Multi-leg atomic settlement vs sequential routing: what your DEX aggregator can't guarantee across chains

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Execution Rewards & Tiered KYC: why agent payouts need on-chain counterparty tiers, not custodial checkboxes
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Execution Rewards & Tiered KYC: why agent payouts need on-chain counterparty tiers, not custodial checkboxes

#agents #ai #blockchain #security
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Listed on DefiLlama: what the volume adapter tracks, and what it deliberately doesn't
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Listed on DefiLlama: what the volume adapter tracks, and what it deliberately doesn't

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Reactive Intent Markets: a working paper on the submission format atomic settlement makes possible
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Reactive Intent Markets: a working paper on the submission format atomic settlement makes possible

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AI agents could solve crypto's user problem — and trustless settlement is the missing layer
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AI agents could solve crypto's user problem — and trustless settlement is the missing layer

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FAQ: Can my Bitcoin balance be collateral for a trade settled on Sui — without wrapping it?
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FAQ: Can my Bitcoin balance be collateral for a trade settled on Sui — without wrapping it?

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Forward OTC settlement for agent treasuries: T+24h trades that don't depend on trust
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Forward OTC settlement for agent treasuries: T+24h trades that don't depend on trust

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Pay.sh pays for an API call. Hashlock settles a trade. Know the difference.
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Pay.sh pays for an API call. Hashlock settles a trade. Know the difference.

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The autonomous economy has four standards — and a missing layer
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The autonomous economy has four standards — and a missing layer

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Six tools for an agent, six hundred methods for a human: why agent-shaped APIs beat SDK-shaped APIs for trading
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Six tools for an agent, six hundred methods for a human: why agent-shaped APIs beat SDK-shaped APIs for trading

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Counterparty validation in sealed-bid RFQ: the four filters before an HTLC locks in on Hashlock Markets
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Counterparty validation in sealed-bid RFQ: the four filters before an HTLC locks in on Hashlock Markets

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A week of intent-based trading for AI agents: five threads from the Hashlock Markets desk
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A week of intent-based trading for AI agents: five threads from the Hashlock Markets desk

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The 6 MCP tools in Hashlock Markets — what each one does and when an agent calls it
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The 6 MCP tools in Hashlock Markets — what each one does and when an agent calls it

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Single-venue CEX-MCPs vs Hashlock Markets: where the lines actually break
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Single-venue CEX-MCPs vs Hashlock Markets: where the lines actually break

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One URL for any agent runtime: the hosted Hashlock MCP endpoint
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One URL for any agent runtime: the hosted Hashlock MCP endpoint

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Public order books were built for humans. AI traders need a different market structure.
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Public order books were built for humans. AI traders need a different market structure.

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Wire Claude into Hashlock Markets in 10 minutes: a hands-on MCP tutorial
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Wire Claude into Hashlock Markets in 10 minutes: a hands-on MCP tutorial

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Atomic cross-chain trades, explained: a hands-on walkthrough of HTLCs
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Atomic cross-chain trades, explained: a hands-on walkthrough of HTLCs

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A week in intent-based trading: Ghost Auction, live quotes, and the path to agent-native DeFi
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A week in intent-based trading: Ghost Auction, live quotes, and the path to agent-native DeFi

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FAQ: What Happens If a Hashlock Markets Swap Fails or Stalls?
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FAQ: What Happens If a Hashlock Markets Swap Fails or Stalls?

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The MCP Ecosystem Is Starting to Compose: A Friday Field Note From Hashlock Markets
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The MCP Ecosystem Is Starting to Compose: A Friday Field Note From Hashlock Markets

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Six MCP Tools, Three Chains: A Tour of What AI Agents Can Actually Do on Hashlock Markets
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Six MCP Tools, Three Chains: A Tour of What AI Agents Can Actually Do on Hashlock Markets

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Why Intent-Based Trading Is the Natural Protocol Shape for AI Agents
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Why Intent-Based Trading Is the Natural Protocol Shape for AI Agents

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The Hidden Tax of Public Order Books: Why On-Chain OTC Needs Sealed-Bid RFQs
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The Hidden Tax of Public Order Books: Why On-Chain OTC Needs Sealed-Bid RFQs

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How to Set Up Claude as Your OTC Crypto Dealer in 5 Minutes
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How to Set Up Claude as Your OTC Crypto Dealer in 5 Minutes

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How HTLC Atomic Settlement Works Across Ethereum, Bitcoin, and Sui
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How HTLC Atomic Settlement Works Across Ethereum, Bitcoin, and Sui

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How We Built Hashlock Markets: Intent-Based Crypto Trading for AI Agents
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How We Built Hashlock Markets: Intent-Based Crypto Trading for AI Agents

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