I build in Asia-Pacific, then write down what it taught me.
For three years I ran Pudgy Penguins APAC and invested in companies like Halogen Capital across the region. Now I build the next thing in public, and publish my journey and lessons here.
It already shipped one, and the industry barely wants to admit it.
It isn’t a faster blockchain. It isn’t a token. It’s the least glamorous thing in the whole space: a dollar that moves like a text message.
In 2024, stablecoins settled more value than Visa, north of $27 trillion. Strip out the bots and the automated churn and the headline number gets smaller, but the real payment volume is still in the trillions. That’s not a demo. That’s an economy.
And notice who it’s for. Not the trader in New York. The shop owner in Lagos, the freelancer in Buenos Aires, the family holding a currency that loses a third of its value every year. For them a digital dollar isn’t speculation. It’s a life raft.
The revolution was never about replacing the dollar. It was about delivering it to the people the dollar left behind.
COMING SOONTimestamped predictions, starting now. Each call will link to the original post, so the date is public and provable. The record builds from here.
POSITIONS
COMING SOONWhat I believe right now, with a confidence level and the one thing that would change my mind. Publishing the first set soon.
GUIDES
COMING SOONLong, free, evidence-led guides. Written once, updated as I learn. The first ones publish soon.
BUILDING
Hover any one for the story. The live ones link out.
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Pengu.fun
Greater Malaysia
Notes
UPCOMING03
Smallworld
Flexs
Superbio
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THE STACK
COMING SOONThe tools I actually run on, worth doing properly. Publishing the full stack soon.
BUY IT FOR LIFE
COMING SOONThings bought once and kept for decades. The list is worth getting right. Coming soon.
LEARNING LIST
COMING SOONEssays and talks worth your hour. Curating the list properly. Coming soon.
MORE ABOUT ME
Smallworld.chatJuly 2026Ship closed beta
Pengu.funJuly 2026Shipped pengu token portal for holders
Greater MalaysiaJune 2026Shipped open data platform about Malaysia
THE DAILY THOUGHT
One idea, most days, by email. No roundup, no funnel.
REACH ME
What’s this about? Pick one and I’ll point you to the right door.
You’re bringing a brand into APAC and keep mistaking translation for distribution.
