Funding independent research: MASTR’s Giveth announcement
A small update from my side as a builder who often gets sidelined here, although maybe 2 or 3 people are actually interested.
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MASTR · 2024–2026
Building & independence
Independent research, useful products and the incentives that sustain their development.
Dated reflections on independent work. Current apps and downloads are maintained at MASTRapps.com.
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Why MASTR refuses paid promotional deals
But the thought of posting a product here, praising it, telling people how great it is and putting my name behind things I cannot fully control makes my skin crawl.
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Solana: paid promotion · 6 Sep 2026
What disappoints me most about this space rn is how different the reality is from the opportunities everyone keeps talking about...or how it changed. That applies to building useful things too, not talking about trading.
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An honest salary and building after work
An honest salary and building after work. Dated original source, with context and links.
Commentary & rants1 min
MASTRpass Pro: the original Solana dApp Store launch note
I wanted one private, local app where I could store everything important, including passwords, wallet seed phrases, recovery codes, notes, documents and images, with all data encrypted directly on my own device.
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Low engagement does not establish low research quality
Low engagement does not establish low research quality. Dated original source, with context and links.
Commentary & rants1 min
KOL credibility as an inventory to monetise
They do not write code, ship products, trace funds, publish verifiable research or accept responsibility when their followers get destroyed.
Research & analysis3 min
What crypto users reward: questions for the audience
You love when a convicted liar becomes a respected founder again because he sponsored the correct event, don’t you?
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Independent research: MASTR’s account of the hours and support
Independent research: MASTR’s account of the hours and support. Dated original source, with context and links.
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AI, cloud platforms and the concentration of information power
1/3; A small cluster of companies is quietly inserting itself into the most important layer of modern civilisation: the layer between citizens and knowledge, between institutions and decisions, between governments and operational reality.
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Being early versus still being here at the end
Being early versus still being here at the end. Dated original source, with context and links.
Commentary & rants1 min
The cost of remaining independent on Crypto Twitter
The cost of remaining independent on Crypto Twitter. Dated original source, with context and links.
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What would make a credible crypto discussion platform?
What would make a credible crypto discussion platform?. Dated original source, with context and links.
Commentary & rants1 min
Community or a temporary alignment of financial incentives?
Is it provocative, wrong, or accurate to say that the word “community” is abused in crypto and that real communities are rare?
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Decentralisation and control · 18 Jan 2026
For me, freedom means creating it myself by questioning, comparing, and drawing my own conclusions and then constantly questioning those conclusions and myself as well.
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Criticism as a form of care for an ecosystem
Criticism as a form of care for an ecosystem. Dated original source, with context and links.
Commentary & rants1 min
Crypto gave me a lot and took a lot.
Later I realized you have to take care of the baby, otherwise it becomes what it sadly became this year.
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Launchpad competition, trust and the need for useful tools
Launchpad competition, trust and the need for useful tools. Dated original source, with context and links.
Commentary & rants1 min
Building useful products · 24 Aug 2025
A survival guide in a market where most projects are scams, most charts are manipulated, and most people refuse to connect their brain even once before pressing buy. Click, like and retweet👇
Research & analysis3 min
Why warnings need collaborative research infrastructure
Why warnings need collaborative research infrastructure. Dated original source, with context and links.
Commentary & rants1 min