A structured way to evaluate cryptographic research by separating its question, formal model, construction, evidence and limits from claims about a deployed product.

Ask where yield comes from: fees, emissions, or new depositors.

Practice restoring a wallet from seed on a spare device before you ever need it in a panic.

George Soros-style feedback where rising prices create narratives that create more rising prices, until they reverse.

An accountant's report on reserve balances at a point in time. Narrower than a full financial audit.

Position size, leverage limits, and invalidation levels decided before entry.

Vitalik's framework for rollup maturity from training wheels to full permissionlessness.