It’s been a while. About three years, I guess. Life, work, other writing projects—they all took over, and crypto—writing about it, anyway—went silent. I didn’t forget about crypto. It’s impossible to do that. Especially with all the progress happening in the world.
But recently someone asked me a question that reminded me why I started this in the first place.
They wanted to know about mempool funding. A platform had told them they needed to deposit funds into a mempool before selling tokens. That sounded off to me.
No legitimate platform asks a user to provide “mempool funds.” Transaction costs—swap, buy, sell—are calculated automatically. If a site asks for separate mempool funding, it’s bogus. This sort of thing can happen when you notice unfamiliar—free—tokens in your wallet. These are often airdropped or sent unasked. When you try to sell them, the platform you’re interacting with will demand funds. Don’t do it. Don’t transact.
Helping this person made me realize that I wanted to get back to writing about crypto and blockchain. And so, here I am. Back at it. With a new site—Truss Owl. The goal is simple: share information. None of what appears here—past, present, or future—is investment advice. These are my personal thoughts and feelings about crypto and blockchain.
What brought me back too is watching the steady progress of Datachain Foundation. They’ve been through pivots, like so many projects, but the latest one—toward tokenization of real-world assets (RWAs)—has weight. The work with the Dominican Republic’s gold reserves shows they aren’t chasing hype; they’re building something that can last. It reminds me of the early days of XinFin (XDC Network). I was there, researching, buying early, holding for years before taking profit. I still hold some XDC. And Datachain Foundation’s DC token? It runs on XDC. Funny how it all circles back.
A lot of projects come and go. Many collapse. But every once in a while, a project shows not just survival, but smart adaptation. That’s what Datachain Foundation has done—is doing—and that too inspired me to write again. I hope to write more about what they’ve been up to soon.
In the meantime, always remember to DYOR—Do Your Own Research—and do what’s right for you and your specific situation.
—K.J.