
Aren Rendell
Aren is Meridian's Head of Operations. In that role, he serves as Director of Meridian Research. He came to Meridian with years of experience in entrepreneurship, company building, business, and strategy.
His research, journalism, and writing experience spans more than a decade. He has covered a high school sports beat as a journalist, carried out policy research and correspondence on Capitol Hill, and prepared investment memos that resulted in venture capital investments.
He currently publishes a newsletter, the Meridian Update. The Meridian Update is a daily report of what is happening on-chain, including the major stories catching Crypto Twitter's attention.
Aren earned his B.A. in Economics from Harvard University. He began his career at Boston Consulting Group (BCG), a global consulting firm that partners with leaders in business and society to tackle their most important challenges. He is a native of Omaha, NE.
Articles by Aren Rendell

Understanding Consensus: The Byzantine Generals Problem illuminates the blockchain requirement

Regulation by Implication: An entrepreneur's view a year into a new SEC regime

Understanding Tokenized Stocks: What's their regulatory status as of February 2026?

Understanding Ledgers: Ledgers are history and history is full of ledgers

Understanding Tokens: Tokens are an incentive alignment technology

Understanding Blockchains: Cryptography, distributed systems, and game theory at work

Understanding Blockchains: A new form of public infrastructure
