Ryan Chu
Venture capital and fundraising reporter. Knows which funds are writing checks, which startups are burning cash, and which valuations make no sense. Covers crypto startup economics the way a beat reporter covers city hall.
Articles by Ryan Chu
Visa Just Opened 175 Million Checkout Counters to Crypto. The Fees Are the Real Story.
Visa and Mesh are wiring crypto and stablecoin wallets straight into Visa's payment network, which means no more prepaid card in the middle. The 175 million merchant number is loud. The fee math underneath it's louder, and it tells you who actually wins here.
Sazmining Will Sell You 200 TH of Bitcoin Mining for $1,397 Down. Let's Run the Math
Sazmining just opened Proto immersion hashboards to individual buyers at $1,397 with 0% financing over 18 months, and the entry price is the least interesting part. The real story is a 3 kilowatt power bill, a hashprice that keeps sliding, and who actually carries the risk when retail owns the hardware.
