Damian Ghigliotty
@dghigliotty.bsky.social
Dad. Husband. Writer, editor, and investor. Running a small business between Queens and Japan. Still active on X/Twitter and exploring a few new digital streets.
Crypto doesn’t need to “replace banks” to win.
It needs regulated on-ramps that institutions trust and founders can actually use.
The OCC’s latest approvals hint at that middle path.
www.axios.com/2025/12/12/b...
It needs regulated on-ramps that institutions trust and founders can actually use.
The OCC’s latest approvals hint at that middle path.
www.axios.com/2025/12/12/b...
OCC conditionally approves 5 crypto firms for national trust bank charters
It's a significant regulatory step for U.S. stablecoin issuers in the wake of the Genius Act.
www.axios.com
December 16, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Crypto doesn’t need to “replace banks” to win.
It needs regulated on-ramps that institutions trust and founders can actually use.
The OCC’s latest approvals hint at that middle path.
www.axios.com/2025/12/12/b...
It needs regulated on-ramps that institutions trust and founders can actually use.
The OCC’s latest approvals hint at that middle path.
www.axios.com/2025/12/12/b...
Busy is usually not a growth strategy.
Clarity with discipline always is.
Clarity with discipline always is.
December 16, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Busy is usually not a growth strategy.
Clarity with discipline always is.
Clarity with discipline always is.
Most founders don’t need more leads.
They need fewer, better ones.
The right clients compound. The wrong ones tax everything.
They need fewer, better ones.
The right clients compound. The wrong ones tax everything.
December 16, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Most founders don’t need more leads.
They need fewer, better ones.
The right clients compound. The wrong ones tax everything.
They need fewer, better ones.
The right clients compound. The wrong ones tax everything.
Five crypto firms just cleared a key regulatory step toward federal trust bank charters after receiving conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC).
This could reshape how digital asset firms interface with traditional finance.
#Crypto #FinanceNews
This could reshape how digital asset firms interface with traditional finance.
#Crypto #FinanceNews
OCC conditionally approves 5 crypto firms for national trust bank charters
It's a significant regulatory step for U.S. stablecoin issuers in the wake of the Genius Act.
www.axios.com
December 13, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Five crypto firms just cleared a key regulatory step toward federal trust bank charters after receiving conditional approval from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC).
This could reshape how digital asset firms interface with traditional finance.
#Crypto #FinanceNews
This could reshape how digital asset firms interface with traditional finance.
#Crypto #FinanceNews
Your best clients aren’t the ones who pay the fastest.
They’re the ones who communicate clearly, trust your process, and make the work better.
Build your business around them and let the rest drift
They’re the ones who communicate clearly, trust your process, and make the work better.
Build your business around them and let the rest drift
December 13, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Your best clients aren’t the ones who pay the fastest.
They’re the ones who communicate clearly, trust your process, and make the work better.
Build your business around them and let the rest drift
They’re the ones who communicate clearly, trust your process, and make the work better.
Build your business around them and let the rest drift
Writing about writing is often hollow because it’s too easy.
Real value comes from smart conversations with others, not recycling ideas you already have.
#writing
Real value comes from smart conversations with others, not recycling ideas you already have.
#writing
December 12, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Writing about writing is often hollow because it’s too easy.
Real value comes from smart conversations with others, not recycling ideas you already have.
#writing
Real value comes from smart conversations with others, not recycling ideas you already have.
#writing
A solopreneur's core advantage isn’t scale. It’s control—over your time, your energy, and the clients you choose to work with.
#solopreneurship #businessplanning #quarterlyresets | Damian Ghigliotty
A solopreneur's core advantage isn’t scale. It’s control—over your time, your energy, and the clients you choose to work with.
If you want your business to feel lighter and run smoother in 2026, star...
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December 12, 2025 at 5:34 PM
A solopreneur's core advantage isn’t scale. It’s control—over your time, your energy, and the clients you choose to work with.
The Fed cut rates again, and markets are reacting with mixed signals as earnings and AI spending concerns temper optimism.
Staying disciplined beats chasing moves nobody can predict.
#Finance #Stocks
www.investopedia.com/dow-jones-to...
Staying disciplined beats chasing moves nobody can predict.
#Finance #Stocks
www.investopedia.com/dow-jones-to...
Dow Jones Today: Stocks Open Mostly Lower After Indexes Closed Near Record Highs on Fed Rate Cut; Oracle Results Drag AI Shares
Stocks opened mostly lower Thursday, a day after major indexes neared closing records following the Federal Reserve's decision to cut interest rates, as Oracle shares sank following weaker-than-expect...
www.investopedia.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The Fed cut rates again, and markets are reacting with mixed signals as earnings and AI spending concerns temper optimism.
Staying disciplined beats chasing moves nobody can predict.
#Finance #Stocks
www.investopedia.com/dow-jones-to...
Staying disciplined beats chasing moves nobody can predict.
#Finance #Stocks
www.investopedia.com/dow-jones-to...
Most solopreneurs don’t need more leads long-term. They need stronger relationships and sharper filters.
When you choose clients as carefully as they choose you, the work gets better, the days get lighter, and the business runs smoother.
When you choose clients as carefully as they choose you, the work gets better, the days get lighter, and the business runs smoother.
December 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Most solopreneurs don’t need more leads long-term. They need stronger relationships and sharper filters.
When you choose clients as carefully as they choose you, the work gets better, the days get lighter, and the business runs smoother.
When you choose clients as carefully as they choose you, the work gets better, the days get lighter, and the business runs smoother.
2025 is reshaping investment as the year ends.
The SEC pushed new guidance on digital assets and capital formation, Bitcoin swung from $126K to $89K, and Coinbase says tokenization will reinvent finance.
Global VC hit $97B in Q3, up 38% YoY. Innovation is rising, but capital is more selective.
The SEC pushed new guidance on digital assets and capital formation, Bitcoin swung from $126K to $89K, and Coinbase says tokenization will reinvent finance.
Global VC hit $97B in Q3, up 38% YoY. Innovation is rising, but capital is more selective.
Global accounting body consults on new model for assessing bank risks | Damian Ghigliotty
The investment landscape is evolving as new financial infrastructure accelerates and global markets reset ⚡️. As 2026 approaches, the pace of change is only increasing.
The year 2025 has brought majo...
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December 9, 2025 at 7:45 PM
2025 is reshaping investment as the year ends.
The SEC pushed new guidance on digital assets and capital formation, Bitcoin swung from $126K to $89K, and Coinbase says tokenization will reinvent finance.
Global VC hit $97B in Q3, up 38% YoY. Innovation is rising, but capital is more selective.
The SEC pushed new guidance on digital assets and capital formation, Bitcoin swung from $126K to $89K, and Coinbase says tokenization will reinvent finance.
Global VC hit $97B in Q3, up 38% YoY. Innovation is rising, but capital is more selective.
How I hedge against AI as a ghostwriter:
I work with relationship-driven clients, stay in real conversation with them, and use AI responsibly—for research, clarity checks, and polishing drafts.
I don’t fear AI replacing me. If I refused to use it, I’d worry about someone who does.
I work with relationship-driven clients, stay in real conversation with them, and use AI responsibly—for research, clarity checks, and polishing drafts.
I don’t fear AI replacing me. If I refused to use it, I’d worry about someone who does.
December 7, 2025 at 8:05 PM
How I hedge against AI as a ghostwriter:
I work with relationship-driven clients, stay in real conversation with them, and use AI responsibly—for research, clarity checks, and polishing drafts.
I don’t fear AI replacing me. If I refused to use it, I’d worry about someone who does.
I work with relationship-driven clients, stay in real conversation with them, and use AI responsibly—for research, clarity checks, and polishing drafts.
I don’t fear AI replacing me. If I refused to use it, I’d worry about someone who does.
Notable news.
It’s important to stay aware of urgent events unfolding far from home.
What happens at a distance often finds its way into our lives sooner than we expect.
It’s important to stay aware of urgent events unfolding far from home.
What happens at a distance often finds its way into our lives sooner than we expect.
The fact that four hostile drones tried to hit Zelenskyy’s plane & it’s barely a blip in the news cycle should terrify everyone. We’ve been dragged so deep into the chaos era that an attempted strike on a world leader doesn’t even break through. When this becomes normal, the world is in real danger.
Christ on a cracker — these seemingly hostile drones only missed Zelensky’s plane because he was unexpectedly early www.thejournal.ie/drones-dubli...
December 5, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Notable news.
It’s important to stay aware of urgent events unfolding far from home.
What happens at a distance often finds its way into our lives sooner than we expect.
It’s important to stay aware of urgent events unfolding far from home.
What happens at a distance often finds its way into our lives sooner than we expect.
Global markets are signaling investor caution: U.S. futures hold steady as traders await key inflation and jobs data ahead of upcoming Fed meeting.
The lesson for founders: Focus less on the macro noise and more on the micro plays you can control—client value, cost discipline, service clarity.
The lesson for founders: Focus less on the macro noise and more on the micro plays you can control—client value, cost discipline, service clarity.
December 5, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Global markets are signaling investor caution: U.S. futures hold steady as traders await key inflation and jobs data ahead of upcoming Fed meeting.
The lesson for founders: Focus less on the macro noise and more on the micro plays you can control—client value, cost discipline, service clarity.
The lesson for founders: Focus less on the macro noise and more on the micro plays you can control—client value, cost discipline, service clarity.
Reposted by Damian Ghigliotty
Last week, ICE arrested and separated a father and son after a routine check-in. Six-year-old Yuanxin had just enrolled in the first grade at an elementary school in Astoria. Now he's in custody, alone. ICE won't say where. This cruelty serves no one. It must end.
December 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Last week, ICE arrested and separated a father and son after a routine check-in. Six-year-old Yuanxin had just enrolled in the first grade at an elementary school in Astoria. Now he's in custody, alone. ICE won't say where. This cruelty serves no one. It must end.
Remote, hybrid, office—it makes little difference unless your space is total chaos. Close the tabs, block the noise, and give one task two to four focused hours. That’s the real productivity hack.
December 2, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Remote, hybrid, office—it makes little difference unless your space is total chaos. Close the tabs, block the noise, and give one task two to four focused hours. That’s the real productivity hack.
All eyes on Apple…
Apple CEO Tim Cook said on the firm's most recent earnings call that he expects this quarter to be the best in company history.
The success of the iPhone 17 has Apple set to take over a title it hasn't held for over a decade
Apple CEO Tim Cook said on the firm's most recent earnings call that he expects this quarter to be the best in company history.
www.businessinsider.com
November 27, 2025 at 3:54 PM
All eyes on Apple…
I struggle to understand lazy people who don’t use AI.
November 26, 2025 at 1:52 AM
I struggle to understand lazy people who don’t use AI.
Glad I ignored the speculation and hype and sold most of my Bitcoin at $120K. Expecting it to fall further and will buy again when I believe it's near its bottom.
Remember: Crypto is cyclical just like the stock market and broader U.S. economy. It doesn't keep going up forever.
Remember: Crypto is cyclical just like the stock market and broader U.S. economy. It doesn't keep going up forever.
November 20, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Glad I ignored the speculation and hype and sold most of my Bitcoin at $120K. Expecting it to fall further and will buy again when I believe it's near its bottom.
Remember: Crypto is cyclical just like the stock market and broader U.S. economy. It doesn't keep going up forever.
Remember: Crypto is cyclical just like the stock market and broader U.S. economy. It doesn't keep going up forever.
A scarcity mindset never serves a solopreneur.
It’s important to be real: Many resources—even land and water—are finite. But fear shouldn’t hold you back.
Awareness and mindfulness are what drive success.
It’s important to be real: Many resources—even land and water—are finite. But fear shouldn’t hold you back.
Awareness and mindfulness are what drive success.
November 20, 2025 at 6:07 PM
A scarcity mindset never serves a solopreneur.
It’s important to be real: Many resources—even land and water—are finite. But fear shouldn’t hold you back.
Awareness and mindfulness are what drive success.
It’s important to be real: Many resources—even land and water—are finite. But fear shouldn’t hold you back.
Awareness and mindfulness are what drive success.
Neutral economic thoughts on @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social policies:
Free city buses and child care for 5 and under would benefit NYC and its residents with increased productivity and output.
City-run grocery stores and a rent freeze would not make economic sense. Numbers would show why.
Free city buses and child care for 5 and under would benefit NYC and its residents with increased productivity and output.
City-run grocery stores and a rent freeze would not make economic sense. Numbers would show why.
November 17, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Neutral economic thoughts on @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social policies:
Free city buses and child care for 5 and under would benefit NYC and its residents with increased productivity and output.
City-run grocery stores and a rent freeze would not make economic sense. Numbers would show why.
Free city buses and child care for 5 and under would benefit NYC and its residents with increased productivity and output.
City-run grocery stores and a rent freeze would not make economic sense. Numbers would show why.
Love it or hate it, this is a historic moment for New York City. Our new mayor is @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social, a Muslim democratic socialist.
So many questions: Will struggling New Yorkers get relief? Will Andrew Cuomo move to Florida? Will 1 million city residents actually flee NYC? TBD.
So many questions: Will struggling New Yorkers get relief? Will Andrew Cuomo move to Florida? Will 1 million city residents actually flee NYC? TBD.
November 5, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Love it or hate it, this is a historic moment for New York City. Our new mayor is @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social, a Muslim democratic socialist.
So many questions: Will struggling New Yorkers get relief? Will Andrew Cuomo move to Florida? Will 1 million city residents actually flee NYC? TBD.
So many questions: Will struggling New Yorkers get relief? Will Andrew Cuomo move to Florida? Will 1 million city residents actually flee NYC? TBD.
Reposted by Damian Ghigliotty
In his first campaign to lead Ontario, Ford started out as a Trump-style populist. But tariffs changed his view and he is now a consistent thorn in the U.S. president's side.
Who is Doug Ford, the Canadian politician pushing Trump's buttons?
In his first campaign to lead Ontario, Ford started out as a Trump-style populist. But tariffs changed his view and he is now a consistent thorn in the U.S. president's side.
n.pr
October 27, 2025 at 6:21 PM
In his first campaign to lead Ontario, Ford started out as a Trump-style populist. But tariffs changed his view and he is now a consistent thorn in the U.S. president's side.
ChatGPT free is fast, responsive, and largely reliable for certain tasks (though 5.0 use is capped.)
ChatGPT Pro offers this and more with no cap on 5.0.
ChatGPT Plus is slow, clunky, forgetful, and misses deadlines. Note to @samasama.bsky.social: You've got to fix or nix this Plus tier.
ChatGPT Pro offers this and more with no cap on 5.0.
ChatGPT Plus is slow, clunky, forgetful, and misses deadlines. Note to @samasama.bsky.social: You've got to fix or nix this Plus tier.
October 23, 2025 at 1:16 PM
ChatGPT free is fast, responsive, and largely reliable for certain tasks (though 5.0 use is capped.)
ChatGPT Pro offers this and more with no cap on 5.0.
ChatGPT Plus is slow, clunky, forgetful, and misses deadlines. Note to @samasama.bsky.social: You've got to fix or nix this Plus tier.
ChatGPT Pro offers this and more with no cap on 5.0.
ChatGPT Plus is slow, clunky, forgetful, and misses deadlines. Note to @samasama.bsky.social: You've got to fix or nix this Plus tier.
I gave ChatGPT Plus a pretty hefty project this weekend and provided everything needed. It pushed back the deadline 4 times and only after I checked in each time.
It finally delivered 24 hours later.
Don’t forget to train your AI and don’t forget that humans can’t be replaced.
It finally delivered 24 hours later.
Don’t forget to train your AI and don’t forget that humans can’t be replaced.
October 13, 2025 at 6:33 PM
I gave ChatGPT Plus a pretty hefty project this weekend and provided everything needed. It pushed back the deadline 4 times and only after I checked in each time.
It finally delivered 24 hours later.
Don’t forget to train your AI and don’t forget that humans can’t be replaced.
It finally delivered 24 hours later.
Don’t forget to train your AI and don’t forget that humans can’t be replaced.
ChatGPT Plus misses deadlines and reads to me like a new intern who got a late start on assignment and couldn’t finish on time. An advance notice would have been helpful. #genaiflaws
October 13, 2025 at 6:11 PM
ChatGPT Plus misses deadlines and reads to me like a new intern who got a late start on assignment and couldn’t finish on time. An advance notice would have been helpful. #genaiflaws