**Operational update**
A quick note about how the Peg is evolving.
Readers may have spotted the lack of a Weekly Peg this past week.
This is because The Peg is about to go full-time, which means we’re in the midst of rethinking how best to serve subscribers in a more extensive and timely manner.
Aggregation is pretty useful, but let’s face it, the size of the Weekly Peg was getting out of hand! It worked while we were in transition, but now that we have more time to dedicate to AI-defying original content, we are reconsidering how we do things here.
Which is why, dear readers, I would like to hear from you. What would you like to see?
What serves you best?
My current thinking is:
A curated daily linkfest highlighting the most important news from the industry, styled on FT Alphaville’s daily Further Reading post. Simple title and link. At most, a throwaway comment.
Original content as and when it deserves it.
Q&A interviews.
Analysis.
Access to my services as an expert on demand via the chat function here or via Discord.
Coverage that’s mainly focused on: stablecoins, stablecoin markets, CBDCs, and statecraft related to the reframing of the global financial system based around any of the former two.
Things I’m still thinking about:
How to best share the highlights of documents, analyst reports, and papers. Better as stand-alone posts, or via a weekly aggregation post? Or alternatively, maybe via Discord?
Should we include coverage of tokenized deposits?
How not to disappoint you when I’m at conferences, travelling, holidaying (after all, we all need a vacation!), or sick. Should I flag ahead of time that any daily material will be temporarilly suspended? Or just assume you will figure it out, and forgive me? This is one of the biggest moral dilemmas for anyone selling subscription content, as not delivering on readers' expectations routinely feels like cheating. And I have no intention of cheating anyone!
As ever, my concern is over-committing and under-delivering. So my inclination is to see how it goes over the next two months, while maintaining the right to underperform without anyone getting angry. All the more so, since it’s Christmas and there’s no doubt I will be taking a two-week break over the festive period.
Now for the awkward bit.
The greatest obstacle to high-quality and routine content is funding. Crypto funding. Stablecoin funding. Gold funding. Any sort of funding! A good source of independent revenue will help us hire additional expert staff, ensuring the service continues to grow from strength to strength. Which, of course, is my primary objective.
While we remain in bootstrapping mode, it feels wrong to mess around with prices. So the good news for now is that there’s a guaranteed price freeze until at least mid-February (or whenever half-term ends).
In the interim, however, I would like to get an idea of what subscribers might be prepared to pay for a product that shifts from operating as a sporadic 10 percent time hobby to a professionally run service that never misses a beat.
I encourage a debate about this in the comments to ensure optimum price discovery :-). Of course, if you prefer to reach out directly, email me at izabella@the-blindspot.com.
Finally, for those attending The Peg’s Festive Dinner Debate today, I look forward to seeing you there. I’m delighted to report the event is a sellout.
For those who couldn’t make it in the flesh, we’ll write up the highlights as soon as we can.
In the meantime, it’s your last chance to get orders in for our stablecoin-themed merchandise for deliveries before Christmas:
I would like to make one payment for everything. The Peg, X and The Blind Spot.
I care about the information and the understanding. It is not important for me if there are gaps.
I pay for expertise which you have and I'd rather you don't get any more stressed than absolutely necessary.
I propose that you will be massively successful.
I’d like you to do the reading, digesting and commenting- ergo the linkfest (nomen est omen) is of limited interest. I’m prepared to pay for a smart take on all the c**p and I don’t want to have to wade through it myself. Less is more! (Winston Churchill wouldn’t read it if it was on more than one side of paper. Montaigne apologised for writing a long letter as he didn’t have time to write a short one.)