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.

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Articles by Ryan Chu

Oct 9, 2026

Core Lightning's v26.06.9 Patch: A Slowdown, a Funds Bug, and the Real Cost of Upgrading

Core Lightning pushed v26.06.9 on Oct. 7 to fix a message-budget regression that choked busy nodes and a bug that could strand forwarded funds. It's the third patch in under two weeks, and it tells you a lot about the economics of running Bitcoin infrastructure.

Sep 30, 2026

Hardware Wallets in 2026: Touchscreens, NFC Cards, and the $500M Market Nobody Wants to Fund

Six form factors, a dozen vendors, and roughly half a billion dollars in annual device revenue. Here's who's actually making money in hardware wallets, who's burning cash on firmware they'll support for a decade, and what your threat model should cost you in 2026.