Bon Appetit’s cinematic universe; liberalism according to the Economist; undemocratic philanthropy; bridges to nowhere; and more.
If that seems obvious to you, you are clearly not a bitcoiner.
*Bitcoin bro is a term used by Alphaville and the wider internet, but which not all bitcoin bros self-identify as (including the one in question in this post).
Video game addiction; the anxiety of influencing; Gawker 2.0; a quid pro quo; and more.
For those who are fierce, fearless and, um, freedom.
And is not actually, in any meaningful way, blockchain-based.
Public squalor; Amazon elections; a new Fox News; China’s tantrums; and more.
“Why did the fiancial [sic] times let her write for them? She seems hopeless with money”.
Your iPhone can turn you into a criminal, it turns out.
Harry, Meghan, and commodification; Unit 29155; college admissions sins; Brexit and austerity; and more.
Class action lawsuit filed against Tether and Bitfinex by the same lawyers who sued Craig Wright.
All served up with a sprinkling of magical blockchain dust, naturally.
The cost of electricity on the semi-feudal island in the British Channel has hit the highest known of price on earth. And it’s nothing to do with Brexit.
Whistle-blowers; class politics; malfeasance vs fraud; classic car recycling; and more.
But they can come up with excellent green-flavoured marketing strategies.
ICE introduces deliverable futures, and crypto crashes.
The Contra Krugman Cruise; the dawn of the unicorns; ponzi schemes; chemical bombs; and more.
David Marcus says Libra is an “instrument of development” that will (somewhat paradoxically) allow Western nations to preserve their influence.
“Every stock, bond, currency, and commodity will be digitised” - Anthony Pompliano, predicting the future in 2019.
“Open source is going to outer space!”
Confessions of a social constructionist; collateral bottlenecks; Apple vs the EU; Trump’s taste for torture; and more.
“BoJo has helped Bitcoin rediscover its mojo.”
Did we hear you say blockchain, sir? FT Alphaville is here to assist you with your media coverage.
Nudism; targeted hacking; democracy fatigue; bubbles; and more.
Vom.
Via the magic of multiple interlocking positive feedback loops, of course.
Craig Wright gets caught with his pants down.
Central banker goldbugs; “financial vandalism”; Prince Charmless; student loan scams; and much more.
Stupid voters; taxidermy; a $1tn deficit; the Remoaner psyche; and more.
Remainiacs; Shardenfreude; the future of capitalism; 4chan; and more.
