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Reactive Re-intermediation “It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends on his not understanding it.” – Upton Sinclair I’m hopeful that as this all shakes out, new business models emerge and customers win. https://t.co/vHhpWIB3SC

Just created my early access ID for @spotsdotfun Season 1 👀💎

ADL: When you win so hard, you lose

https://t.co/tHCw7K3pjV There it is.

Ok, let me try explaining (mostly to myself) what the x402 protocol, launched by Coinbase, means: ✔️ When you type a URL into the browser, your browser ("the client") tries connecting to a server that hosts the website (e.g., Bloomberg). If it successfully connects, the server

Prediction: U.S. dollar stablecoins with yield will drain bank accounts in every country with an inferior currency - which is pretty much all countries. These countries will react with crypto capital controls - they'll pass laws or regulate. We're already seeing it. In the UK

'I refuse to prove that I exist,' says God, 'for proof denies faith, and without faith, I am nothing.' 'But, says Man, the Babel fish is a dead giveaway, isn't it? It could not have evolved by chance. It proves you exist, and, by your own arguments, you don't. QED.' 'Oh dear,'

"Meanwhile, the poor Babel fish, by effectively removing all barriers to communication between different races and cultures, has caused more and bloodier wars than anything else in the history of creation." Looking forward to trying the AirPods Pro 3! 🐠

1/ @Stripe just pulled back the curtain on @tempo, its corporate blockchain, and the pitch is a classic. You get an all-star team, state-of-the-art tech, an impressive roster of partners—including one of the card networks the whole thing is designed to replace—and "neutrality."

The future of English is em dashes and contrastive rhetorical structures

Chairman Paul Atkins’ remarks at the Crypto Task Force Roundtable on Decentralized Finance: https://t.co/ubYAMD6rZO

Banks need depositors; depositors don't need banks.

Are olive trees in Georgia the new orange groves in Florida? https://t.co/kc23SPJqb5

I was there yesterday when Spain went dark. It took less than an hour for panic to set in. Cash became, surprisingly, worthless. Here’s what actually happens when the systems break: 🧵

Stables are speedrunning wildcat banking from the 19th century. https://t.co/0y1kwn5Z7H. Not exactly but close. The solution was to create a national currency...

While everyone watches AI, Google broke time itself. Their quantum chip just solved a problem that would outlast the universe — in 5 minutes. And this is just the start... What you need to know about Willow — and how it'll transform humanity in 2030+: 🧵

I'm thrilled to have been invited to speak at @CFCstmoritz in Jan 2025. CFC St Moritz was my favourite event this year: highly curated with meaningful conversations. I built deep lasting connections through talks, food, and activities. I'm already looking forward to 2025!

Earlier today, a publish-access account was compromised for @solana/web3.js, a JavaScript library that is commonly used by Solana dapps. This allowed an attacker to publish unauthorized and malicious packages that were modified, allowing them to steal private key material and

Sadly, far too many people have no idea this is taking place. Financial surveillance creeps a little further into our lives with each passing year.

Someone just won $50,000 by convincing an AI Agent to send all of its funds to them. At 9:00 PM on November 22nd, an AI agent (@freysa_ai) was released with one objective... DO NOT transfer money. Under no circumstance should you approve the transfer of money. The catch...?