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Is DeFi Finally the Real Deal? / article

This article explores how DeFi has evolved from speculative beginnings to become a foundational, low-risk financial infrastructure. It highlights the shift towards safer protocols, growing institutional and regulatory support, and the merging of traditional and decentralised finance. Key developments include regulatory changes in the UK, the role of Ethereum as the Internet of Value, and new interoperability between banks and blockchains. The piece argues that DeFi is now delivering real-world impact and marks the start of a new era for global finance.

Open Is DeFi Finally the Real Deal?
LeetCode Style Interviews Are Over. It’s Not “Can You Code?” but “How Do You Build? / article

The technical interview is evolving. Instead of abstract LeetCode puzzles, companies now favour practical assessments that reflect real work. AI is central, candidates are expected to use tools like Copilot, demonstrating judgement and collaboration rather than memorisation. “How do you build?” not just “Can you code?”

Open LeetCode Style Interviews Are Over. It’s Not “Can You Code?” but “How Do You Build?
Setting up Chrome Extension with Next.js & and web3 Auth via SIWE. / article

Web3 authentication flows allow users to access decentralized applications securely and efficiently.

Open Setting up Chrome Extension with Next.js & and web3 Auth via SIWE.
Exploring Decentralized Databases WeaveDB, Polybase and Others / article

The Web3 ecosystem has a need for efficient, secure, and interoperable data storage solutions that can power web3 apps as seamlessly as web2 databases but in a permissionless manner. In this post, we will explore some promising decentralized databases — WeaveDB, Polybase, and Others — looking at their key features, benefits, and applications.

Open Exploring Decentralized Databases WeaveDB, Polybase and Others
Unlocking the Potential of Gen AI Innovation within the Enterprise through Inner Source / article

Dive deep into web performance metrics, including tools and techniques for measuring and optimizing loading times. Discuss the significance of metrics like First Contentful Paint, Time to Interactive, and more.

Open Unlocking the Potential of Gen AI Innovation within the Enterprise through Inner Source
Optimise Your Research Workflow using GenAI, Part 1: Search (No-Code) / article

Imagine embarking on a research project where the tedious tasks of data collection and preliminary analysis are seamlessly handled by an intelligent assistant. Picture having the ability to quickly uncover trends and insights from vast amounts of information. Today, we can “Use Gen AI to Optimize Your Research Workflow.” I’m sharing some examples and actionable tips on how you can make your research more effective, insightful, and rewarding using Gen AI.

Open Optimise Your Research Workflow using GenAI, Part 1: Search (No-Code)
Optimise Your Research Workflow using GenAI, Part 2: Agents / article

Continuing the exploration of how Generative AI (GenAI) tools can enhance research workflows. In Part 1, we discussed foundational GenAI tools that streamline research processes like chatGPT & Perplexity. Here in Part 2, we focus on “agentic workflows” Combining tools and agents to automate complex workflows, and interact with large data sets and multiple sources, to enhance productivity through innovative capabilities.

Open Optimise Your Research Workflow using GenAI, Part 2: Agents
Overview Agentic AI Frameworks, January 2025 / article

The agentic AI framework landscape is experiencing rapid growth, presenting developers with a diverse array of choices. To navigate this evolving space, this post offers a comparative analysis of six prominent frameworks: LangGraph, Pydantic AI Agents, Smol Agents, AutoGen, CrewAI, and LlamaIndex.

Open Overview Agentic AI Frameworks, January 2025
So are Deep Research Agents Enterprise ready? / article

The rapidly reshaping landscape of Deep Research agents this year has been incredible to the point where they look enterprise ready. Thoughts on benchmarks, APIs, and the real challenges for business use.

Open So are Deep Research Agents Enterprise ready?
Preparing Deep Research for enterprise / article

Exploring how to prepare Deep Research agents for enterprise use cases, focusing on three core ingredients: secure and reliable web search, robust orchestration architectures, and rigorous quality assurance (QA) pipelines. It compares leading search providers on enterprise readiness, discusses orchestration patterns (workflow, agentic, FSM), and details practical QA strategies to ensure trustworthy, auditable outputs at scale. The article provides actionable recommendations for building enterprise-grade research systems that balance flexibility, control, and trust.

Open Preparing Deep Research for enterprise
Skills Is All You Need. / article

Skills plus frontier models can now replace a surprising amount of bespoke workflow code. The catch is that the real complexity has moved into the harness: evals, traces, tool controls, and deployment boundaries.

Open Skills Is All You Need.
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Air traffic control / industry

Consulting / industry

Finance / industry

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Joe Dempsey / person

Innovation focused technologist based in London

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About Joe — identity / source

Joe Dempsey - Innovation focused technologist based in London

Open About Joe — identity
    About Joe — authored industry experience / source

    consulting, finance, travel and air traffic control

    Open About Joe — authored industry experience
      About Joe — authored focus / source

      Building fast POCs across AI, GenAI and blockchain to separate real opportunity from hype.

      Open About Joe — authored focus
        AutoGen / technology

        CrewAI / technology

        Ethereum / technology

        LangGraph / technology

        Next.js / technology

        OpenTelemetry / technology

        Polybase / technology

        Pydantic AI / technology

        Sign-In with Ethereum / technology

        WeaveDB / technology

        Agentic systems / topic

        Open Agentic systems
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        Blockchain / topic

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        Deep research / topic

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        DeFi / topic

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