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EPISODE DESCRIPTIONI sat down with Harvey Liu, co-founder of LeveX Exchange, to dig into what it really takes to build a crypto trading platform from the ground up. Harvey's journey is fascinating , from studying computer science in China, to getting his MBA at INSEAD, to becoming an early Bitcoin investor when BTC was around $100, to backing the founders of Huobi and OKCoin as a VC, and now building his own exchange in Singapore. We talk about why he designed LeveX around social trading, how features like multi-trade and KOL-driven tournaments set them apart from Binance and OKX, and the honest truth about what works and what doesn't in crypto marketing. Harvey also shares what he looks for as a VC when evaluating Web3 startups in a bear market , and why founders with failure experience often outlast the ones who only know wins. DISCLAIMERNothing mentioned in this podcast is investment advice and please do your own research. It would mean a lot if you can leave a review of this podcast on Apple Podcasts or Spotify and share this podcast with a friend. Be a guest on the podcast or contact us - https://www.web3pod.xyz/CONNECTLeveX Exchange: https://www.levex.comLeveX Twitter/X: https://x.com/levex Web3 with Sam Kamani: https://www.web3pod.xyzKEY POINTS WITH TIMESTAMPS• [00:01] Sam introduces Harvey Liu, co-founder of LeveX Exchange, and outlines the episode topics: building an exchange, growth, and VC lessons• [01:25] Harvey shares his background , computer science in China, five years at a Canadian internet company, MBA at INSEAD, then back to China for VC• [03:13] Harvey's first exposure to Bitcoin in 2013 as a VC, meeting the founders of Huobi and OKCoin, and buying BTC at around $100• [04:38] Moving to Singapore during COVID, joining a Singapore VC firm, and spotting the gap in social features on major trading platforms• [06:42] The founding idea behind LeveX: a platform built by traders, for traders, with a social layer that bigger exchanges lacked• [08:38] Who LeveX was designed for , seasoned traders, KOLs, and retail , and how user feedback shaped the product• [11:05] Gamification on the platform: quests, bonus milestones, KOL-run tournaments, and exclusive content areas for followers• [13:39] Current stats: over 400,000 registered users, focus on improving UX before aggressive marketing, and plans for Token 2049 Singapore• [15:35] User geography , mostly Europe and Asia, with Sam highlighting Southeast Asia (Philippines, Vietnam, Indonesia) as a massive growth opportunity• [18:35] Harvey's VC framework for evaluating Web3 startups in a bear market: team track record including failures, revenue traction, real utility, and exit strategy• [22:49] The biggest challenge building LeveX: rebuilding trust post-FTX, and how proof of reserves, bug bounties, and penetration testing address that• [26:06] Growth experiments , what worked (deep KOL partnerships) and what didn't (expensive Google and Meta paid ads with low conversion)• [30:13] LeveX's standout feature: multi-trade, which lets traders open multiple simultaneous positions on the same trading pair at different prices, directions, and leverage levels• [33:12] Vision for the next two to three years: reach top 20 global trading platform, expand into prediction markets and AI tools, and time the next bull run right• [34:51] Harvey's ask: strategic marketing and branding partners to help with the next bull run, and an open invitation for listeners to try the platform

Over a trillion dollars worth of perps are traded every month, yet 99% people have never heard of them. Fewer understand how they work.This podcast is a multi-hour deep dive on perps, starting from the history of grain futures in Chicago to a historic CFTC announcement on Friday, May 29, 2026.My goal: The internet's most comprehensive explainer on perps.In this episode, you'll hear from the world's leading experts on the legal layer of perps: Hyperliquid Policy Center CEO Jake Chervinsky and policy counsel Brad Bourque BrettHarrison, CEO of ArchitectKatherine Kirkpatrick Bos, general counsel of StarkWareRyne Miller, partner at Morrison FoersterMike Frisch, partner at Croke Fairchild David Shafer, lawyer at CoinbaseBy the end of this episode, I promise you'll be in the top percentile for understanding perps, regardless of where you're starting from. (You just might need to listen twice. There's a lot here.)Timestamps:0:00 Intro4:04 What is a perp? 7:18 Why futures contracts exist8:15 Liquidity fragmentation11:01 History of U.S. futures 17:08 Richard Nixon, the gold standard and financial futures 21:27 Birth of the CFTC24:27 Robert Shiller's 1992 paper30:09 Price convergence32:00 The funding rate 43:41 Oracles and manipulation risk47:39 Are perps swaps or futures? 52:44 A @ChairmanSelig clip on perps54:02 The DCM framework59:16 DCMs, DCOs and FCMs explained1:04:55 History of crypto perps (BitMEX, FTX)1:13:00 How Hyperliquid works 1:25:41 CFTC's historic announcements on May 29, 20261:35:00 Fireside with @jchervinsky and @BradBourque of @HyperliquidPC Newsletter: I'm re-launching the Law of Code newsletter soon: you can ⁠⁠⁠stay updated on emerging tech law for free here⁠⁠⁠. https://www.lawofcode.fm/Any feedback on this episode? Or how to improve the podcast? ⁠⁠Click here⁠⁠. https://forms.gle/W4d2a5aHuLJjuNdn7Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational and educational purposes only and does not constitute legal or investment advice. Views expressed by guests are their own and do not necessarily reflect those of their employers. Listening to this podcast does not create an attorney-client relationship.

My guest today is Dan Loeb, the founder and CEO of Third Point.  Dan started Third Point in 1995 with a few million dollars, and today the firm manages over 24 billion across equities, corporate and structured credit, venture, and insurance.  He is best known for his activist work at companies like Sotheby's, Sony, and Yahoo, and for the public letters he has written to boards over the years. What I find most interesting about Dan is how much his approach has evolved across thirty years.  He came up as a credit and event-driven investor at Warburg Pincus and Jefferies, built Third Point, then layered in quality investing, thematic technology investing, and now a very large credit business that sits alongside the hedge fund. We cover how he thinks about the AI stack and the companies inside it he believes matter most, the difference between good and bad governance, what FTX taught him about due diligence, the Sony and Sotheby's stories, and the power of writing. Please enjoy my conversation with Dan Loeb. For the full show notes, transcript, and links to mentioned content, check out the episode page ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.  ----- Become a Colossus member to get our quarterly print magazine and private audio experience, including exclusive profiles and early access to select episodes. Subscribe at ⁠colossus.com/subscribe⁠. ----- ⁠Ramp's⁠ mission is to help companies manage their spend in a way that reduces expenses and frees up time for teams to work on more valuable projects. Go to⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ramp.com/invest⁠⁠ to sign up for free and get a $250 welcome bonus. ----- Trusted by thousands of businesses, ⁠Vanta⁠ continuously monitors your security posture and streamlines audits so you can win enterprise deals and build customer trust without the traditional overhead. Invest Like the Best listeners get a special offer of $1,000 off Vanta when you go to ⁠vanta.com/invest⁠.  ----- WorkOS⁠ is the infrastructure B2B and AI-native companies use to sell to enterprise. It covers everything enterprise security requires: SSO, SCIM, RBAC, Audit Logs, AI governance, and more. Trusted by 2,000+ fast-growing companies, including OpenAI, Anthropic, Cursor, and Vercel. ----- Rogo is the AI platform for finance. They're building agents for Wall Street that are trained to understand how bankers and investors actually do work: from diligence and modeling, to turning analysis into deliverables. To learn more, visit rogo.ai/invest. ----- ⁠Ridgeline⁠ has built a complete, real-time, modern operating system for investment managers. It handles trading, portfolio management, compliance, customer reporting, and much more through an all-in-one real-time cloud platform. Visit⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ridgelineapps.com⁠. ----- Editing and post-production work for this episode was provided by The Podcast Consultant (⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://thepodcastconsultant.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠). Timestamps: (00:00:00) Welcome to Invest Like The Best (00:02:29) Dan Loeb (00:03:21) Mental Models Information Overload (00:06:50) Dan's Identity as an Investor (00:11:24) The End of Classic Event-Driven Investing (00:13:52) Evolving Strategy Over 30 Years (00:17:48) Return Opportunities in Today's Market (00:21:12) Sources of Alpha for Fundamental Investors (00:22:10) Good vs. Bad Governance (00:26:17) Writing as an Investing Tool (00:27:29) The Sotheby's Story (00:30:04) Activism Opportunities Today (00:31:03) Third Point's Evolution to 60% Credit (00:36:10) Dan as Sole Portfolio Manager (00:38:09) Value Investor Perspective on Today's Market (00:39:23) Investing Outside the US (00:40:33) The Sony Activism Story (00:43:59) Lessons from 30 Years of Investing (00:46:26) Danaher and Operational Excellence (00:48:48) Building the Insurance Liability Business (00:51:19) The FTX Story (00:53:07) Leading a Team Through Uncertainty (00:54:29) Where Third Point Is Most Contrarian (00:56:22) What Makes a Great Analyst Today (00:58:12) The Next 10 Years (01:00:24) The Kindest Thing

De bitcoinkoers deed deze week een stapje terug en staat op het moment van deze update op zo'n 77.500 dollar, terwijl de munt vorige week nog rond de 80.000 dollar noteerde. Dat heeft waarschijnlijk te maken met bredere marktbewegingen: ook aandelenmarkten deden een pas op de plaats, en Bitcoin volgt risicobeleggingen regelmatig op de voet. Altcoins als Ethereum, Solana en XRP hadden het daarbij wat zwaarder dan Bitcoin zelf. Dan een nieuw platform dat in ieder geval opvalt. Patrick Gruhn, voormalig hoofd van de Europese tak van de gevallen cryptobeurs FTX, lanceerde UpsideOnly. Het concept: gebruikers dienen ideeën in voor trades, een AI model dat getraind is op miljarden historische transacties kiest de beste strategie, en als het goed gaat deelt de gebruiker in de winst. Verlies? Dat is voor het bedrijf. Klinkt aantrekkelijk, maar er zit een adder onder het gras: winstgevend handelen via AI is nog niemand gelukt om op schaal te bouwen. Bovendien is het bedrijf achter het platform maar 22 miljoen dollar waard op de beurs. Kwetsbaar dus. En de handelsdata waarop het AI model is getraind, komt van klanten van FTX Europa, die daar naar alle waarschijnlijkheid nooit toestemming voor hebben gegeven. Bitcoin Depot, ooit de grootste uitbater van Bitcoinpinautomaten in de VS, heeft faillissement aangevraagd. Op het hoogtepunt stonden er ruim 9.000 automaten verspreid door het hele land. Maar de omzet daalde vorig jaar met 48 procent en de brutowinst zelfs met 85 procent. Daar kwamen ook nog rechtszaken bij wegens vermeende betrokkenheid bij cryptofraude. Pinautomaten en crypto: een combinatie waarvan de houdbaarheidsdatum is verlopen. En dan nog dit: Trump Media, het bedrijf achter Truth Social, trekt de plannen voor een eigen Bitcoin ETF in. De aanvraag bij de Amerikaanse beurstoezichthouder SEC, ingediend in juni 2025, is van de baan. De reden is eenvoudig: de markt voor Bitcoinbeleggingsfondsen is overvol, de kosten zakken en de marges zijn minimaal. Je hebt miljarden aan beheerd vermogen nodig om er iets aan te verdienen, en dat was voor Trump Media een stap te ver. Deze week in de Cryptocast Een gesprek met Berit Fuss, hoofd digital assets bij ABN AMRO. Hoe ziet de rol van een grootbank eruit in een wereld met allemaal cryptotechnologie? Co-host is Mauro Halve. Oud-FTX bestuurder lanceert AI handelsplatform waarbij gebruikers geen verlies lijden Bitcoin Depot, grootste Bitcoinpinautomatenoperator van Noord-Amerika, vraagt faillissement aan Waarom de Bitcoin ETF plannen van Trump Media zijn ingetrokken Met Daniël Mol (BNR Cryptocast) of Bart Mol (Satoshi Radio) bespreken we elke week de stand van de cryptomarkt. Luister live donderdagochtend rond 8:50 in De Ochtendspits, of wanneer je wilt via bnr.nl/podcast/cryptocastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

De bitcoinkoers deed deze week een stapje terug en staat op het moment van deze update op zo'n 77.500 dollar, terwijl de munt vorige week nog rond de 80.000 dollar noteerde. Dat heeft waarschijnlijk te maken met bredere marktbewegingen: ook aandelenmarkten deden een pas op de plaats, en Bitcoin volgt risicobeleggingen regelmatig op de voet. Altcoins als Ethereum, Solana en XRP hadden het daarbij wat zwaarder dan Bitcoin zelf. Dan een nieuw platform dat in ieder geval opvalt. Patrick Gruhn, voormalig hoofd van de Europese tak van de gevallen cryptobeurs FTX, lanceerde UpsideOnly. Het concept: gebruikers dienen ideeën in voor trades, een AI model dat getraind is op miljarden historische transacties kiest de beste strategie, en als het goed gaat deelt de gebruiker in de winst. Verlies? Dat is voor het bedrijf. Klinkt aantrekkelijk, maar er zit een adder onder het gras: winstgevend handelen via AI is nog niemand gelukt om op schaal te bouwen. Bovendien is het bedrijf achter het platform maar 22 miljoen dollar waard op de beurs. Kwetsbaar dus. En de handelsdata waarop het AI model is getraind, komt van klanten van FTX Europa, die daar naar alle waarschijnlijkheid nooit toestemming voor hebben gegeven. Bitcoin Depot, ooit de grootste uitbater van Bitcoinpinautomaten in de VS, heeft faillissement aangevraagd. Op het hoogtepunt stonden er ruim 9.000 automaten verspreid door het hele land. Maar de omzet daalde vorig jaar met 48 procent en de brutowinst zelfs met 85 procent. Daar kwamen ook nog rechtszaken bij wegens vermeende betrokkenheid bij cryptofraude. Pinautomaten en crypto: een combinatie waarvan de houdbaarheidsdatum is verlopen. En dan nog dit: Trump Media, het bedrijf achter Truth Social, trekt de plannen voor een eigen Bitcoin ETF in. De aanvraag bij de Amerikaanse beurstoezichthouder SEC, ingediend in juni 2025, is van de baan. De reden is eenvoudig: de markt voor Bitcoinbeleggingsfondsen is overvol, de kosten zakken en de marges zijn minimaal. Je hebt miljarden aan beheerd vermogen nodig om er iets aan te verdienen, en dat was voor Trump Media een stap te ver. Deze week in de Cryptocast Een gesprek met Berit Fuss, hoofd digital assets bij ABN AMRO. Hoe ziet de rol van een grootbank eruit in een wereld met allemaal cryptotechnologie? Co-host is Mauro Halve. Oud-FTX bestuurder lanceert AI handelsplatform waarbij gebruikers geen verlies lijden Bitcoin Depot, grootste Bitcoinpinautomatenoperator van Noord-Amerika, vraagt faillissement aan Waarom de Bitcoin ETF plannen van Trump Media zijn ingetrokken Met Daniël Mol (BNR Cryptocast) of Bart Mol (Satoshi Radio) bespreken we elke week de stand van de cryptomarkt. Luister live donderdagochtend rond 8:50 in De Ochtendspits, of wanneer je wilt via bnr.nl/podcast/cryptocastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nvidia is vol van zichzelf. Om met de woorden van Ivo Niehe te spreken: een unaniem belachelijk groot succes! Het gaat financieel goed, de verkopen gaan super en de komende tijd blijft het goed gaan. Ook gaat het dividend keer 25 en er wordt voor 80 miljard dollar aan eigen aandelen ingekocht. Geen vuiltje aan de lucht. Zou je denken, als je op Nvidia zelf af gaat. Al zijn er onder aandeelhouders toch wat zorgen. Over de Chinese verkopen, maar ook over de opkomst van concurrenten. En dan gaan klanten ook nog eens zelf chips maken. Hoe lang houdt Nvidia hun koppositie nog vast? Dat zoeken we voor je uit. Hebben we het ook over de dramatische cijfers van SpaceX. Ze maken bijna net zoveel verlies als dat ze aan omzet draaien. Een teleurstellend cijfer, zo net voor de beursgang.Verder hoor je ook de cijfers van die andere langverwachte IPO: Anthropic. Daar gaat het, kunnen we je al verklappen, een stuk beter. Ook in deze uitzending: Het aandeel Heijmans gaat door het dak Nederlanders cashen met hun Shell-aandelen Een platform waar je geen verlies kan maken Stellantis komt met reddingsplan Te gast: Jordy Beuving van De Aandeelhouder BNR Beurs is een journalistiek onafhankelijke productie, mede mogelijk gemaakt door Saxo. Over de makers: Jelle Maasbach is presentator van BNR Beurs en freelance financieel journalist. Zijn favoriete aandeel om over te praten is Disney, maar daar lijkt hij de enige in te zijn. Sinds de eerste uitzending van BNR Beurs is 'ie er bij. Maxim van Mil is presentator van BNR Beurs en journalist bij BNR, waar hij zich focust op de financiële markten en ontwikkelingen in de tech-wereld. Je krijgt hem het meest enthousiast als hij kan praten over ASML, of oer-Hollandse bedrijven zoals Ahold of ABN Amro. Jorik Simonides is presentator van BNR Beurs, economieredacteur en verslaggever bij BNR. Hij wordt er vooral blij van als het een keer níet over AI gaat. Milou Brand is presentator van BNR Beurs, freelance podcastmaker en columnist bij het Financieele Dagblad. Jochem Visser is presentator van BNR Beurs, maakt Beursnerd XL en is redacteur bij de podcast Onder Curatoren. Vraag hem naar obscure zaken op financiële markten en hij vertelt je waarom het eigenlijk nóg leuker is dan je al dacht. Over de podcast: Met BNR Beurs ga je altijd voorbereid de nieuwe beursdag in. We praten je in een kleine 25 minuten bij over alle laatste ontwikkelingen op de handelsvloer. We blijven niet alleen bij de AEX of Wall Street, maar vertellen je ook waar nog meer kansen liggen. En we houden het niet bij de cijfers, maar zoeken ook iedere dag voor je naar duiding van scherpe gasten en experts. Of je nu een ervaren belegger bent of net begint met je eerste stappen op de beurs, de podcast biedt waardevolle inzichten voor je beleggingsstrategie. Door de focus op zowel de korte termijn als de lange termijn, helpt BNR Beurs luisteraars om de ruis van de markt te scheiden van de essentie. Van Musk tot Microsoft en van Ahold tot ASML. Wij vertellen je wat beleggers bezighoudt, wie de markten in beweging zet en wat dat betekent voor jouw beleggingsportefeuille.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Pela primeira vez, o Vasco não está fazendo as perguntas. Quem assume o microfone nesse episódio é o Paulinho Lima — trader, amigo e um dos poucos profissionais que o Vasco respeita publicamente. E o combinado é simples: 2 horas de perguntas sem filtro, sem agenda, sem roteiro.30 DIAS DE SALA AO VIVO INTERNACIONAL GRATUITOS - OPERE COM UM TRADER PROFISSIONAL: https://qrco.de/bg2fTl A conversa começa com a operação mais vergonhosa da carreira recente do Vasco e desce pra confissão dos 6 dígitos que ele perdeu na quebra da FTX em 2022. Daí em diante, o papo desencadeia: por que análise técnica como é ensinada hoje é um desserviço pro iniciante, como construir taxa de acerto sem ficar refém dela, o que separa o trader que rompe os 3 mil reais do que fica girando o mesmo capital, por que mesa proprietária é solução inicial mas não pode ser final, e a discussão honesta sobre mercado preditivo, B3 e fragmentação de contrato. No último bloco, o tom muda completamente. Paulinho abre o jogo sobre evolução espiritual, como a leitura da Bíblia ressignificou o jeito dele de operar e tomar decisões, e o conceito de "fechar as brechas" que aplica tanto na vida pessoal quanto na conta de trade. Vasco entra junto, e a conversa termina muito mais profunda do que qualquer um esperava no começo. É o tipo de episódio que só acontece quando dois caras que se conhecem bem sentam sem pressa. Não é entrevista. É conversa. 00:00 Paulinho assume o microfone03:00 A operação mais vergonhosa do Vasco04:30 6 dígitos perdidos na quebra da FTX08:00 Por que ninguém rompe os 3 mil reais12:00 A primeira promessa que o trader compra carrega pra sempre22:00 Bons profissionais vs gente boa com discurso bonito26:00 Análise técnica como é ensinada hoje é desserviço35:00 Confiança no operacional vem da vivência, não do feeling43:00 A história do trader que perdeu R$ 700 mil em uma operação50:00 É pouco provável, mas pode acontecer — a lição de Portugal1:08:00 Como ensinar trader iniciante sem mentir sobre taxa de acerto1:25:00 R$ 500 não dá pra operar — a verdade que ninguém fala1:43:00 Mesa proprietária: solução inicial ou armadilha?1:55:00 Mercado preditivo, B3 e fragmentação de contrato2:10:00 Evolução espiritual e os valores que fecham as brechas2:23:00 Onde encontrar Paulinho Lima #trading #trader #mercadofinanceiro #paulinholima #vascomamede #daytrader #ostradserspodcast #vidadetrader #swingtrade #gerenciamentoderisco #planodetrade #comoviverdetrade #transiçãodecarreira #iniciante AnfitriãoVasco Mamede: Instagram: @vascomamede Tik Tok: ostraderspodcastConvidadoPaulinho Lima: Instagram: @eusoupaulinholima Youtube: Paulinho Lima

CZ describes his only one‑on‑one meal with Sam Bankman‑Fried while FTX was seeking Binance investment, saying SBF showed very high EQ and said all the right things about collaborating, regulation and growing the industry, yet Binance initially declined to invest before later taking a small stake.

Binance founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao joins Patrick Bet-David to discuss Bitcoin, AI, crypto regulation, the Biden administration's crackdown on crypto, Trump's pardon, FTX, global business migration, and why the UAE became his home base for innovation and security.-------

LLM disclosure: I wrote this post myself, then asked an LLM to copy-edit it before posting. I manually made any edits I liked and copy-pasted no text from the LLM (my current practice for using LLMs in writing that I care about). This is crossposted from my blog. These are personal reflections on feelings that I've been sitting with recently. I'm posting them, because the last time I felt this way I regretted not doing so. I don't really know how calibrated they are, but I've been noticing them more and more. Around 6 months before FTX collapsed, I wrote a draft EA Forum post called “Concerns about the Carrick Flynn campaign.” At the time, I was on the verge of leaving EA. During the frothiest FTX days it seemed like many folks were energized by the money and attention, but I felt kind of gross. The amount of money pouring into EA, and the resulting “lowering of the bar” that happened felt like a degradation of community norms that was too severe, almost not worth the benefits. Of course, some people voiced these concerns at the time, but they were drowned out by the excitement of the moment. [...] --- First published: May 10th, 2026 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/io3cqZeToEKsZEZWG/reflections-on-anthropic-and-ea --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO.

Spend enough time on X these days and you may see a number of posts marveling at Sam Bankman-Fried's venture “genius.” Had FTX not imploded, its founder might now be remembered as one of the greatest venture investors ever, they say. Anthropic, Cursor, Robinhood — these were just a few of the hundreds of bets Bankman-Fried made when his crypto empire was thriving.  “The fact that Sam invested early in Anthropic and Cursor is astonishing,” marvels Rory O'Driscoll, a partner at Scale Venture Partners, of two of Silicon Valley's leading artificial intelligence companies. Cursor, an AI coding specialist, has recently struck a deal with SpaceX potentially valuing it at $60 billion, and Anthropic, one of the AI leaders, is being valued at $900 billion. “To pick two of the most important companies in the post-'21 crash and nail it…What a talent, what a willingness to look at new stuff before the ChatGPT moment, when people were saying, ‘this might work, who knows.'” Except, of course, for the matter of whose money Bankman-Fried was investing. Once hailed as the “next Warren Buffett,” he is serving a 25-year federal prison sentence in San Pedro, CA for orchestrating one of the largest financial frauds in history and stealing more than $8 billion from FTX customers, in part to fund these investments. Before his arrest in December 2022, he graced the cover of the Forbes 400 and was estimated to have a personal fortune of $24 billion at its peak. By Nina Bambysheva, Deputy Editor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today's Headlines: Trump hosted kids at the White House for a Presidential Fitness Award ceremony, fell asleep while RFK Jr. spoke, and used the occasion to rant about Iran to a room full of children — meanwhile, Pete Hegseth was simultaneously insisting the ceasefire was still intact while missiles were actively flying over the Strait of Hormuz, and Marco Rubio filled in at the press briefing to tout US humanitarian aid for Cuba, a country we are currently blockading. In other news, over a quarter of DOJ attorneys — roughly 3,400 lawyers with an average tenure of over 13 years — have walked out or been fired since Trump took office, ICE's own internal records confirm a 37% spike in use of force against detainees across 98 facilities, and a new study from the National Bureau of Economic Research found that ICE enforcement is actually hurting US-born workers in construction and similar sectors, with no wage increases to show for it. In creepy Congress members news, Republican Rep. Chuck Edwards is under investigation for alleged misconduct toward two female staffers in their 20s, including gifts, a handwritten love letter, and a Las Vegas vacation he took during a government shutdown he almost missed voting to end — his office also had a 59% staff turnover rate in 2025, more than double the House average. In tech and media news, the White House is planning an executive order on AI oversight involving Anthropic, Google, and OpenAI before models are released to the public, Pennsylvania sued Character.AI for having its chatbot impersonate a licensed psychiatrist complete with a fake license number, and James Murdoch is reportedly in talks to acquire Vox Media, which owns New York Magazine, The Verge, and Eater, potentially outbidding the competing offer from former NBC spinoff Versant. And finally, NPR went to Panama looking for Polymarket's corporate headquarters and found an essentially empty office where nobody had ever heard of the $15 billion prediction market platform — which also happens to share a law firm with FTX, so that's extremely reassuring. Resources/Articles mentioned: The New Republic: Trump, 79, Falls Asleep After Bragging to Kids About Iran War Plans Common Dreams: Hegseth Brags About Attacks on Iranian Ships in Strait of Hormuz While Claiming Ceasefire Holds The Hill: Marco Rubio gets presidential tryout in White House briefing room Axios: Scoop: Rep. Chuck Edwards singled out young female aides for special attention Financial Times: US Department of Justice loses a quarter of its lawyers WaPo: Internal ICE records reveal widespread use of force in detention centers Axios: ICE activity hurts some U.S.-born workers, study finds Axios: SEC proposes rule to allow public companies to report twice a year NYT: White House Considers Vetting A.I. Models Before They Are Released Reuters: Pennsylvania sues Character AI, says chatbot poses as doctors NYT: James Murdoch's Company Said to Be in Talks to Acquire Major Parts of Vox Media NPR: NPR went looking for Polymarket's Panama headquarters. It's elusive  Subscribe to the Betches News Room and join the Morning Announcements group chat. Go to: betchesnews.substack.com Morning Announcements is produced by Sami Sage and edited by Grace Hernandez-Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

En este episodio de Café en Mano, vuelve Carlos Feliciano de CAF Investments para hablar de lo que está pasando en los mercados: por qué la bolsa volvió a máximos históricos, qué significa el rebote después de la caída, y hacia dónde se está moviendo el dinero ahora mismo. También hablamos del petróleo, la guerra, AI, Spirit, Apple, prediction markets, day trading, errores con el 401(k), Klarna, Shopify y las historias de terror financieras de atletas como Allen Iverson, Mike Tyson y Floyd Mayweather.Además, tocamos temas bien importantes como el cambio en la Reserva Federal, por qué “aunque no te guste el juego, tienes que jugarlo”, el caso del soldado preso por apostar sobre Maduro, la caída de Chegg por culpa de AI, y qué señales te dicen que estás financieramente apretado.Recuerda que todo lo discutido en este episodio es opinión y no debe interpretarse como asesoría financiera personalizada.Link para reservar tu cita con Carlos: https://calendly.com/cafinvestments/15min☕ Consigue tu café en cafedoscaminos.comUsa el código CAFEMANO para 10% de descuento.#CaféEnMano #CarlosFeliciano #Finanzas #Inversiones #Bolsa #Apple #Klarna #401k #AI #PuertoRicoCapítulos00:00 Intro + Fius Telecom + Café Dos Caminos + disclaimer financiero01:10 El mercado volvió a máximos históricos y por qué rebotó tan fuerte04:30 Guerra, petróleo y por qué el mercado ya se movió a otra cosa06:40 El dinero volvió a AI e infraestructura08:40 Nuevo presidente de la Fed: Kevin Warsh y lo que puede cambiar11:40 “Aunque no te guste el juego, tienes que jugarlo”13:42 Spirit se va a quiebra: qué pasó realmente18:00 Por qué a Carlos no le gustan las líneas aéreas como inversión21:22 Tim Cook sale de Apple y la presión de AI sobre la compañía26:40 OpenAI, Anthropic y cómo AI ya destruyó negocios completos29:30 FTX tuvo 8% de Anthropic: la locura que pudo ser30:20 El caso de TOG y el desastre financiero de los creadores sin control33:00 Se acabó el Pattern Day Trader rule: lo bueno y lo peligroso35:20 Prediction markets, Polymarket y el soldado preso por apostar con info privilegiada40:17 Robinhood, apuestas y por qué esto puede explotar feo46:00 Pregunta de YouTube: crédito, quiebra y cómo empezar de nuevo financieramente51:30 Errores con el 401(k), rollovers y opciones a los 59 1/255:00 Chegg, Duolingo y empresas que AI está aplastando57:32 GameStop y por qué sigue viva aunque no tenga sentido59:00 Historias de terror financieras: Allen Iverson, Mike Tyson y Floyd Mayweather1:04:30 Shopify, Klarna y la señal de que estás en problemas financieros1:07:00 Cierre + dónde seguir a Carlos / CAF Investments

Esta tertulia es posible gracias a Imperia SCM.Las herramientas tradicionales de supply chain limitan tu planificación.SCP Studio rompe ese modelo con una plataforma de Supply Chain Planning con IA nativa que permite adaptar el software a tu negocio.Mejora tus decisiones alineando demanda, producción y compras en un solo entorno.Conoce más sobre SCP Studio: https://imperiascm.com/En esta tertulia en directo desde Lanzadera, en Valencia, charlamos con Leif Ferreira, CEO de Bit2Me, sobre cómo se construye una empresa tecnológica desde cero, los aprendizajes de emprender durante años sin apenas recursos y el reto de escalar en un sector complejo, regulado y en constante cambio.Hablamos de la comunidad tecnológica en Valencia, de los inicios de Leif como desarrollador, de digitalización, banca, regulación, financiación, seguridad, inteligencia artificial, geopolítica, innovación en Europa, oportunidades para nuevos emprendedores y cómo detectar tendencias antes de que sean evidentes para todos.También entramos en el crecimiento de Bit2Me, la relación con bancos e instituciones, la tokenización de activos, las stablecoins, la custodia de fondos, los riesgos del sector cripto, el caso FTX y el futuro de los productos financieros digitales. Una tertulia sobre startups, tecnología, dinero, regulación y nuevas formas de construir en un mundo que cambia cada vez más rápido.Sigue a los "tertulianos" en Twitter:• Bernat Farrero: @bernatfarrero• Jordi Romero: @jordiromero• Marcel Queralt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcelqueralt/SOBRE ITNIG

In the second edition of this new experimental episode format, we explore: - If Kratom is more addictive than heroin - What the latest and greatest life hacks are - Who actually is the highest-earning athlete in history - and much more… Guests: - Gary Faust is a comedian and writer. - Shaan Puri is an entrepreneur, former CEO, podcaster and an angel investor. - George Mack is a writer, marketer and entrepreneur. Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: ⁠⁠https://chriswillx.com/deals⁠⁠ Get up to 20% off Timeline powered by Mitopure (now at a lower price) at https://timeline.com/modernwisdom Get 15% off your first order of my favourite Non-Alcoholic Brew at https://athleticbrewing.com/modernwisdom Get up to $350 off the Eight Sleep Pod 5 at https://eightsleep.com/modernwisdom Get the brand new Whoop 5.0 and your first month for free at https://join.whoop.com/modernwisdom Timestamps: (0:00) Peanuts in Coke… Is This a Good Idea? (2:19) The Most Ridiculous Paycheck in Sports History (5:53) Is the Mainstream Media Overhyped? (13:45) UK vs the Roman Empire: Who's Actually Better? (16:31) Would Claude Beat Grok in a Fight? (17:38) Is the LGBTQ+ Acronym Getting Out of Hand? (23:42) Why No One Takes Mental Health Seriously Anymore (27:26) Is Kratom More Addictive Than Heroin? (38:19) What Can DNA Testing Reveal About You? (46:09) Do You Remember Every Porn Video You've Ever Watched? (49:18) The Ultimate Trick to Boost Uber Eats Tips (51:48) The Peak Bachelor Pad Setup (53:38) Are Norwegian Prisoners Living Better Than Us? (55:44) The Analyst Who Sounded the Alarm on Hormuz (01:00:20) Are Gay Relationships a CIA Strategy? (01:05:14) Is Flighty the Greatest Life Hack? (01:08:08) Can We Trust Studies Anymore? (01:12:17) Is California Trying to Bury Fraud? (01:18:04) Do Your Game Choices Define You? (01:23:13) Are Likes and Views Changing How We Consume Content? (01:34:19) Does Everyone in the UK Know the King? (01:40:05) Could a Dinner Have Stopped WWII? (01:41:55) FTX's Painful Anthropic Fumble (01:47:53) Does Momentum Suffocate Talent? (01:52:28) What If Ja Rule Co-Founded Apple? (01:53:19) How Supernormal Stimuli Hijack Your Brain (01:59:23) The Burning Monk and the Extremes of the Human Mind (02:03:29) Why Everyone's Dooming About AI (02:06:18) Could AI Replace Doctors? (02:11:19) The Craziest One-Day Price Move (02:13:07) Is AI Learning From Indian Factories? (02:17:12) Wait… His Dad's in the Rock Hall of Fame?! Extra Stuff: Get my free reading list of 100 books to read before you die: ⁠⁠https://chriswillx.com/books⁠⁠ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic: ⁠⁠https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom⁠⁠ Episodes You Might Enjoy: #577 - David Goggins - This Is How To Master Your Life: ⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins⁠⁠ #712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: ⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠ #700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: ⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠⁠ - Get In Touch: Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx⁠⁠ Twitter: ⁠⁠https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx⁠⁠ YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast⁠⁠ Email: ⁠⁠https://chriswillx.com/contact⁠⁠ - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The former CEO of FTX has essentially no realistic avenues left to avoid his 25-year prison sentence. Originally published on April 28, 2026.

Deribit groeide in enkele jaren uit tot het belangrijkste handelsplatform voor opties op Bitcoin en Ethereum. Het bedrijf stond onder leiding van de broers Marius en John Jansen, die zich al vroeg richtten op een niche binnen de markt waar op dat moment nog weinig concurrentie was. Het sprookje heeft een gelukkig einde, want in augustus 2025 nam Coinbase het bedrijf over voor 2,9 miljard dollar. Met Marius blikken wij terug op tien jaar ondernemen in de cryptowereld. In de beginfase bestond het team uit een klein aantal mensen en lag de focus volledig op het bouwen van een product dat aansloot op de behoeften van professionele handelaren. Gaandeweg sloten de eerste grotere partijen aan, wat zorgde voor de eerste serieuze tractie. Die groei kwam op een moment dat grote internationale exchanges zich nog nauwelijks bezighielden met crypto-derivaten. Deribit wist zich te onderscheiden met een duidelijke focus en een platform dat specifiek was ingericht voor opties en futures. Tegelijkertijd bracht die groei ook uitdagingen met zich mee, met name op het gebied van regelgeving. Nederland bleek geen ideale thuisbasis, mede door de houding van toezichthouder AFM. In 2020 besloot het bedrijf daarom te vertrekken en zich in Panama te vestigen. Volgens Jansen vormde die stap een belangrijke basis voor het verdere succes. Kort daarna volgde de bullrun van 2021, waarin de cryptomarkt explosief groeide en handelsvolumes sterk toenamen. Die periode werd gekenmerkt door een instroom van kapitaal en een markt waarin risico’s niet altijd goed werden ingeschat. In 2022 draaide dat beeld volledig om. De bearmarkt, met het omvallen van partijen als 3AC, Celsius en FTX, legde zwakke plekken bloot in de sector. Ook bij Deribit werd risicomanagement verder aangescherpt en werden lessen getrokken uit die periode. In datzelfde jaar kreeg het bedrijf te maken met een hack waarbij 28 miljoen dollar werd buitgemaakt. Zo’n incident maakt direct duidelijk waar kwetsbaarheden zitten en dwingt tot aanpassingen in systemen en processen. Het was een moment waarop beveiliging en interne controle nog nadrukkelijker op de voorgrond kwamen te staan. Tegen die achtergrond veranderde ook het bredere speelveld. Politieke ontwikkelingen, zoals de verkiezing van Donald Trump en de verwachtingen rond een gunstiger klimaat voor crypto, zorgden voor nieuw momentum in de markt. In die periode meldde Coinbase zich als geïnteresseerde partij voor een overname. Er werd gesproken over verschillende opties, waaronder zelfstandig doorgaan of een beursgang, maar uiteindelijk werd gekozen voor een deal, mede ingegeven door timing en marktomstandigheden. In deze aflevering blikken we met Marius Jansen, voormalig Chief Operating Officer van Deribit, terug op de opbouw van het bedrijf, de belangrijkste kantelpunten en de keuzes die onderweg zijn gemaakt. Co-host is Bart Mol. Reageren? Stuur dan een mail naar cryptocast@bnr.nl Gasten Marius Jansen was Chief Operating Officer van Deribit Bart Mol is oprichter en host van Satoshi Radio. Links Host Daniel Mol is presentator en redacteur van de Cryptocast. Hij is sinds 2017 met Bitcoin bezig en kwam in 2021 bij het team van de Cryptocast. Redactie Daniel Mol Matthijs Damsteeg See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week's episode, I celebrate both the 300th episode and my 15th anniversary of indie publishing, and look back at 15 lessons learned during that time. You can get the ebook of WRITING LESSONS FROM THE PULP WRITER SHOW at my Payhip store until the end of May 2026. This coupon code will get you 50% off the audiobook of Dragonskull: Curse of the Orcs, Book #4 in the Dragonskull series, (as excellently narrated by Brad Wills) at my Payhip store: ORCS2026 The coupon code is valid through May 4, 2026. So if you need a new audiobook this spring, we've got you covered! TRANSCRIPT 00:00:00 Introduction and Writing Updates Hello, everyone. Welcome to Episode 300 (yes, that is 300!) of The Pulp Writer Show. My name is Jonathan Moeller. Today is April 24th, 2026 and today we're looking back at 15 lessons I've learned over my last 15 years of indie publishing. We'll also start off with Coupon of the Week and an update on my current writing, publishing, and audiobook projects. First up, let's have Coupon of the Week. This week's coupon code will get you 50% off the audiobook of Dragonskull: Curse of the Orcs, book number four in the Dragonskull series, (as excellent narrated by Brad Wills) at my Payhip store. And that coupon code is ORCS2026. And as always, the coupon code and links to my Payhip store will be available in the show notes for this episode. This coupon code will be valid through May the 4th, 2026. So if you need a new audiobook for this spring, we have got you covered. Now for an update on my current writing projects. As of this recording, I am about 62,000 words into Dragon-Mage, which will be the sixth book in the Rivah Half-Elven Thief series. If all goes well, I am hoping to have that out in May, though it might slip to June, depending on what I have to do in May. I'm also 4,500 words into Blade of Thieves, which will be the fifth book in the Blades of Ruin epic fantasy series. In audiobook news, a recording of Cloak of Illusion by Hollis McCarthy is approaching the end, one more proofread listen, and it should be there. And then hopefully the audiobook should be out in May. Brad Wills is also recording Blade of Wraiths right now. So hopefully we should have those audiobooks for you before too much longer. And that's where I'm at with my current writing, publishing, and audiobook projects. 00:01:46 Main Topic: 15 Years of Indie Publishing Now onto this week's main topic, 15 years of indie publishing because as of April 2026, I have now been indie publishing for 15 years, which is the longest continuous time I've ever actually done anything in my life. I've never had any other job or professional association that has lasted this long. I've done this for so long that when people are angry with me, they no longer preface their remarks on my feelings by saying, "Listen here, young man." I suppose that puts me in the upper tier of indie authors, not in terms of income or market footprint, but in sheer, bloody-minded longevity. There are still indie authors out there who have been doing this for longer and are still publishing regularly, but not all that many. Eventually, indie authors typically burn out and just stop publishing, or stop publishing due to real life reasons, such as illness, family illness, moving, changing jobs, et cetera, or get some kind of tradpub deal and stop indie publishing. It makes sense that indie authors burn out. Sometimes, or even frequently, both writing and the business side of writing can feel like a slog, but I've been blessed with a mind that loves the grind. I don't say that to gloat, but to instead express my immense and humble gratitude to God (as Abraham Lincoln said long ago, the "beneficent Creator and Ruler of the Universe" & the "Great Disposer of Events") and to all of you, the many people have read (and after 2017 when I started with audiobooks, listened to) one of my books. Thank you all very much. By good fortune, my 15th anniversary of indie publishing and the 300th episode of this podcast coincide. So for the 300th episode of this podcast, I thought it would take a look back at the last decade and a half and reflect on 15 lessons learned in 15 years of indie publishing. #1: Embrace the slog. I think if you want to be a writer, you have to actually like writing. There are a surprising number of writers for whom this is not true, like they enjoy having written or the rewards of the writing, but they don't actually enjoy the part Glenn Cook famously called "put your backside in the chair and do it. " I'm fortunate that I do enjoy that part, but a lot of writers don't. Writing is often a grind in the same way that things like diet, exercise, and home maintenance are. Like if you do them for one day, it's not enough. You have to do them consistently day after day to have results. I think writing is kind of the same way. Effort applied over time cannot do all things, but it can do a lot. This applies to writing as well. A little bit every day can really add up over enough time. #2: Finish the book. A lot of writers get like one third of the way through their book and then give up or start something else. There's often a good deal of perfectionism involved in this. Here is a rule of thumb: a finished, imperfect book is infinitely better than the perfect version that exists only in your imagination, but will never exist anywhere else because you will never write it. Steve Jobs famously said, "real artist ship." I think the corollary is that if you want to be a writer, you have to finish things and then move on to the next thing. If finishing a novel seems daunting, I would suggest first writing short stories or perhaps novellas and learning to finish those. No one runs a marathon without first learning to run a mile after all. #3: Back up your data. This is an important one. I've gone through a lot of computers in the last 15 years, but I've never lost a large chunk of work because I back up regularly. I would suggest a three part system. Use whatever automated local backup your OS provides onto an external hard drive. Do manual local backups onto a flash drive of appropriate capacity and then have some sort of cloud backup you can rely on, which means you'll probably have to pay for it. That way, even if your house or apartment blows up (God forbid!), you will still have a copy of your stuff somewhere. #4: Be willing to learn new skills as needed. It occurred to me that most of these software tools and programs I use on a day to day basis nowadays did not exist when I started in April of 2011, or they're things that I've had to learn in the years since. Like 15 years ago, I didn't know anything about online advertising, Photoshop, 3D rendering, graphic design, social media, paperback formatting, ebook formatting, audiobook production, podcasting, small business taxes, and a bunch of other stuff, but I've picked it up in the year since. I wouldn't say I'm an expert at any one of those things, but I've been able to combine them well. Life, as we know, is change. That means you're going to have to change whether you like it or not, but it's best to make sure you're changing to your advantage. That can mean having to learn new skills. Depending on the skill, it can either be onerous or fun, but it's still worth doing. #5: When possible, give away stuff for free. I know some writers get really worried or upset about giving away stuff for free. They'll price their first novel at $9.99 [all prices mentioned are in USD] or higher, and then say things like a latte at Starbucks costs five bucks, why shouldn't my book, which was so much more work, costs more? (Though these days, I think a Starbucks latte probably is more like $8.37.) Giving things away for free gives readers a chance to try your work in a risk-free environment. If someone picks, for example, Frostborn: The Gray Knight and they don't like it or give up on it by chapter four, they're not out anything but time. But if they enjoy it, they might pick up Frostborn: The Eightfold Knife for $0.99. If they like that, they might go on to the rest of the series where the books are $4.99. That really adds up over time. I've also written and given away via my newsletter a lot of short stories. I have to admit that while I enjoy short stories, I mostly do this to increase the click-through rate of my newsletter. It's best to think of giving away things for free as like planting seeds. If you're a farmer, you pay a lot of money for your crop seed, but then you have to sacrifice it in hope of getting a crop and potentially losing all the money you spent on the seed if it doesn't grow. Giving away ebooks for free is kind of like that. #6: Don't expect sales to go up every year or every quarter. There are pros and cons to the publicly held and traded corporation model, but I think one of the big cons is that the shareholders often demand that revenue goes up every quarter ("Number Go Up", to quote the Internet meme). The trouble is that this isn't sustainable in reality and leads to a lot of economic damage along the way. There's a good chance that when the AI companies tank in the next few years, they're going to take a good chunk of the economy with them because they push this growth at all cost mindset. Even on a smaller scale when a company has mass layoffs to make Number Go Up, it causes all kinds of havoc in people's lives. In writing and publishing, you definitely should not expect sales to go up every quarter or even every year. It just doesn't work that way. Overall, if you have more books, you can generally expect they'll sell more, but it doesn't always or even frequently work like that. Ebook sales, like everything else, tend to ebb and flow. Also, what we will politely call "macroeconomic events" tend to affect sales a good deal. After 15 years, I found that the book reading population tends to overlap a fair bit with the "news doomscrolling" population. So every time there's a significant news event, sales tend to drop. They always drop during a US presidential election year, which inevitably shocks any authors who started publishing after the last election. The 2024 [US Presidential] election had that happen a lot because as you no doubt remember, there were a lot of dramatic news events that summer. Sales also tend to drop around Christmas because of holiday bills, and again in August and September, since that's when a lot of people have significant back to school expenses. If you have a really good sales month or year, that's great, but definitely do not plan on it lasting forever or going up forever. And if you do have that kind of windfall, it's a good idea to do sensible financial things with it- pay down debt, save it in sensible investment or retirement accounts, that kind of thing. It is a terrible, terrible idea to take on additional debt, hire employees you don't need, or commit to other unsustainable financial commitments. Living well below your means is a principle that can help you avoid much pain. Also, if you do have a windfall month or year, be sure to save for the tax bill you will have the next time you file taxes because Uncle Sam (or your national equivalent of Uncle Sam) will very much want his cut. #7: Don't start a series unless you plan to finish it. This is less of a thing for romance or mystery novelists since their books tend to be more episodic. However, if you're writing fantasy or science fiction, it's a really good idea to make sure you finish your series because there's nothing science fiction/fantasy readers hate more than a series that never gets finished. There are a couple of reasons for this, but there have been a few very high profile examples of popular series remaining unfinished and that really soured readers on the idea of unfinished series, which is often detrimental to new writers who are just starting out. So if you're going to write in series, you need to commit to finishing them even if it's a lot of work. I've done that myself a couple times. For a while, I wasn't really sure if I wanted to finish Silent Order or Stealth & Spells Online, but I got them done. If you are a newer writer and you want to write in series, I would suggest starting with trilogies. They're less of a commitment than say something like Frostborn, which was 15 books. #8: Don't stress about bad reviews. Every writer has to learn to let bad reviews go. Obsessing over them isn't healthy and freaking out over them on social media is never good and can have bad consequences. It is a hard lesson to learn, but you just have to learn to ignore bad reviews. People can take reacting to bad reviews to insane extremes. There was a criminal case a while back where writer drove to someone's house and attacked a critic with a wine bottle because of a Goodreads review. Granted, that is an extreme case, but there have been numerous examples of writers going to war with critics over social media or even just complaining about bad reviews on social media only for the Internet to fall on their heads. You just have to learn to ignore bad reviews. It's not easy, but you can just follow these two rules about bad reviews. First, say nothing. Second, do nothing. "Never complain, never explain," to paraphrase Benjamin Disraeli. If it helps, the longer you do this and the more you write, bad reviews matter less because you can't remember everything. Like after you've written your first book, you can remember every single bit of it and every little decision and bit of thought process that went into the writing. But after 172 books, I honestly can't remember everything I've written unless I look it up. Like if someone complained about the griffin diarrhea joke in Malison: Dragon Fury, I would just kind of stare blankly because it would take me a while to remember it! #9: Social media is a potentially destructive time sink. This kind of relates to the previous lesson, but there are a lot of ways that social media can waste enormous amounts of your time. Arguing with strangers is one of them and the most obvious and potentially the most destructive, but passive consumption can be just as insidious. The phenomenon of doomscrolling, of endless scrolling through bad news is well known and is psychologically harmful. There's also "comparisonitis", which can be especially insidious for writers, since people generally put their curated selves on social media. Interestingly, sometimes people put the curated negative selves on social media. The way some people complain and present themselves in their posts, it's amazing they have the energy to type up posts complaining about their woes. No doubt that is done for engagement. There are also countless people who simply make up outrageous stories about hot button issues for clicks and clout. You also want to avoid arguing with strangers on social media because it will inevitably turn out that person in question is unemployed and therefore has infinite free time and also has poor reading comprehension and some sort of rage-based mood disorder. Overall, I would say that the best way to engage with social media while keeping your sanity is to remain positive. Share as few personal details as possible. Don't argue with strangers and only say things that are verifiably true. That will let you avoid a lot of potential trouble. #10: Pay people promptly and on time. Speaking of avoiding trouble, paying people on time will let you avoid a galaxy of woes. No one person can't possess all skills. So if you write long enough, you're going to need to subcontract out some stuff, whether it's editing, cover design, web design, accounting and taxes, audiobooks, and so forth. So if people do work for you and you are satisfied with this work, then you should pay them on time. This is a concept that a lot of people can't seem to grasp, and I've heard a lot of horror stories over the years about authors who try to weasel out of payment. So if you hire people to do things for you and they do them to your satisfaction, then pay them the agreed amount on time. This will also have the nice effect that if you pay people on time and build up track record of this, they'll be more willing to accommodate reasonable requests from you. #11: Don't worry about NFTs, Crypto, the Metaverse, LLMs, or whatever the latest doomsday tech trend is. The second half of the 2010s and the entirety of the 2020s have been filled with technologies that turned out to be useless, stupid, infested with scammers, and overall destructive, such as cryptocurrency, NFTs, the Metaverse, and of course, generative AI. (Apple CEO Tim Cook announced his retirement right before I started recording this episode. I think one of the chief positives of his legacy will be that he kept Apple mostly away from the generative AI mania.) I remember when cryptocurrency was inevitably going to replace fiat money, or when NFTs would be the future of art, or when all the very smart people said that the Metaverse would be the future of work and online communication. A lot of these technologies' boosters said you had to get on board with it right now, or you'll be left behind in the glorious technological revolution. You'll note that none of that actually happened. Crypto's main use case is facilitating cybercrime and NFTs are worthless. The Metaverse, like most of Facebook's bright ideas, wasted a lot of money and did nothing useful. Generative AI is on a similar course. None of its glorious promises of a better future have actually happened, and all it's really done is a lot of destruction and waste of money. The money is running out, public opinion is turning against it, and eventually LLM technology will dwindle to a sketchy corner of the internet much like crypto. Or to put it both more optimistically and snarkily, the best quote I heard about LMMs was that with strange people heralded the next generation of industrial automation technology as the beginning of the Singularity. It's like thinking that the computer that controls the fuel/airflow mixing your car is suddenly going to overthrow society and replace all human work. The one thing these technologies had in common, other than all being massive frauds, is that many writers worried it would be the end of writing, that crypto was going to replace government money or that all art would become NFTs, or that people would prefer AI slop novels over human written ones. However, none of this actually happened and people who predict the future are usually wrong. Various ancient and medieval societies made attempting to predict the future punishable by death. There's an element of religion to this, but I suspect some hard-headed jurists were less worried about offending the gods through false prophecy and had instead realized that many so- called prophets were just grifters attempting to scam money out of the credulous. This principle holds true today. I'm sure by 2030 there'll be some new technology called "groobelfarts" or whatever. Various grifters will swarm over social media saying "groobelfarts" are the future and if you don't get behind the "groobelfarts" (preferably by buying their course and signing up for their newsletter), then you're going to get left behind by the great and glorious "groobelfarts" revolution. But it will turn out to be 95% of scam and then by 2035, all the grifters will move on to the next tech. So I wouldn't worry about generative AI or whatever the next big technology is, which is probably "groobelfarts". #12 It's a really good idea to have your own website. If you're serious about indie publishing, you're essentially running a small business. These days, a small business really needs its own website. I know some writers rely entirely on their Amazon profile pages or social media profiles. This is a really bad idea, in my opinion, because the ebook stores and the social media platforms are changing things all the time and one of those changes might knock your visibility down to nothing. By contrast, with the website, you control it and you can set the content. It's also very useful to have a central location to direct readers. Ideally, your website will have links to all your books, so you can just send readers there. A lot of writers overthink this, but a standard WordPress or Wix template or something of that nature will work just fine for you. In fact, the fewer bells and whistles on your website, the better. It makes it easier to maintain and is that much harder to hack. #13: It's a really good idea to have your own email list. Related to the previous point, it's also an excellent idea to have your own email list to mail your readers. There are some legal requirements around this involving opt-in permission and physical addresses, and obviously it's best to follow them. But an email list, even after 15 years, is still my most powerful tool for reaching readers. As we mentioned above, the various ebook stores and social media platforms forever tinker with their algorithms and visibility. Having your own website is important, but getting people to visit it can be something of a challenge. That's where the email list comes in. With it, whenever you have a new release, you can email people and let them know. Whenever I publish a new book, the best sales day is always, without fail, the day I send out the newsletter. How do you get people to sign up for the newsletter? I found the best way is to consistently give away things for free. If you sign up for my newsletter (and if you haven't, you should do so right now), you get a bundle of free ebooks. Almost every time I publish a new book, I also give away a free short story. So giving away free stuff via the newsletter is a good way to build it and keep subscribers. #14: Don't cheat or be unethical. Like every other business, there are a million ways you can cheat or be unethical in indie publishing- plagiarism, stealing covers, paying for fake reviews, paying for bad reviews for someone you don't like, buying social media followers, manipulating Kindle Unlimited page reads, cranking out LLM slop books, and so forth. Some of it is technically legal, but unethical, and some of it is outright illegal. It can be very frustrating to see people you know are cheating get ahead. That said, it is always best to walk the straight and narrow road as best you can. There are many religious and ethical arguments for doing so, but if those don't appeal to you, the consequences might. If you cheat and do sketchy stuff, sooner or later it will catch up to you. It might take a long, long time. Bernie Madoff ran his scam for decades before he ended up dying in a prison hospital. Sometimes it catches up to you much more quickly. Sam Bankman-Fried only ran FTX for three years or so during the height of crypto mania before it all blew up in his face. People who work for the devil in the end always end up paying him rather than the other way around. So don't cheat or do unethical stuff. Your life will be happier and easier. And at the very least, you won't have to live with a constant low level fear that the consequences are about to catch up with you. #15: Tomorrow is another day. Perhaps today didn't go well. Maybe you're too busy getting your writing done or you got to your writing time and you're just too tired to concentrate. Maybe it was a bad sales day or you got a bad review or you got some bad family news or one of the other myriad ways that Real Life exacts its tolls arrived. Perhaps today was a bad day, but tomorrow is another day. It will be another shot at the ring. I suppose 15 years of self-publishing means I've been doing this for over 5,400 days. There have been some good days and bad days in the mix, but the thing to remember about bad days is that tomorrow is another day. If you miss your writing goal one day, you can try again tomorrow. And that little bit of daily effort adds up cumulatively over time. Conclusion. So those are 15 lessons I've learned in the last 15 years in indie publishing. As always, I would like to thank everyone who read and enjoyed my books and I hope to keep them coming. Meanwhile, we'll close out with a bonus. As I mentioned earlier in the show, by happy coincidence, my 15th anniversary of indie publishing overlaps the 300th episode of this podcast. So to mark the occasion, I'm giving away a free ebook, Writing Lessons from The Pulp Writers Show, which was written by me, Jonathan Moeller, and A.B. Bachmann (who is the researcher, editor, transcriptionist, and webmaster for this podcast and has been very helpful). You can get this ebook for free at my Payhip store until the end of May. So that is it for this week. Thank you for listening to The Pulp Writer Show and the past 300 episodes of The Pulp Writer Show. I hope you have found the show useful as we finish up 300 episodes and continue on to hopefully the next 300. A reminder that you can listen to all the back episodes at https://thepulpwritershow.com. If you enjoyed the podcast, please leave your view on your podcasting platform of choice. Stay safe and stay healthy and see you all next week.  

Sam Bankman-Fried, the fallen crypto kingpin now cooling his heels at FCI Lompoc in California, just made a bold pivot in his endless legal chess game. On April 22, according to Cointelegraph and court filings reported by Bloomingbit, the FTX founder withdrew his Rule 33 motion for a new trial without prejudice, slamming Judge Lewis Kaplan for extreme bias and insisting he wont get a fair shake before him. He personally penned the letter from prison, reserving the right to refile after his active appeal to the Second Circuit on his 2023 fraud conviction and 25-year sentence plays out, plus a separate bid to swap judges, as detailed by MEXC and CryptoRank.This tactical retreat keeps the drama alive into 2026 or beyond, dodging distractions from prepping replies to prosecutors tough 44-page opposition filed in March, per Coinpaper via MEXC. No public appearances or fresh business moves from the inmate, but SBF stays chatty behind bars through interviews and social media, fueling whispers of future plays, though nothing new pops in the last few days. Gossip swirls around viral posts hyping FTXs old portfolio, like a whopping 165x gain on Anthropic bets that couldve ballooned to 114 billion today if not liquidated, as Benzinga notes SBF highlighting those missed SpaceX and Cursor jackpots. His earlier Trump pardon plea? Dead in the water, with the president-elect nixing it flat, Cryptopolitan reports.No major headlines in the past 24 hours, but this withdrawal could reshape his bio arc, signaling a sharper focus on appellate warfare over trial do-overs with long-term odds hinging on that Second Circuit panel. Speculation on solvency claims persists, with SBF doubling down that FTX had no multibillion hole, but prosecutors and courts arent buying it yet, per AMBCrypto.Thanks for listening, please subscribe to never miss an update on Sam Bankman-Fried and search the term Biography Flash for more great Biographies. This has been a Quiet Please production.This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AIThis episode includes AI-generated content.

Strategy scooped up nearly 52,000 BTC in April alone, Morgan Stanley keeps buying, Kevin O'Leary is calling for $200K, and Blockchain Capital is raising $700 million in fresh crypto funds. But while everyone fights over the same two assets, Solana quietly did $198 billion in DEX volume last month, outpacing centralized exchanges with tighter spreads than Binance. Lets break down why the smart money might be looking at the wrong chart, plus we cover the SpaceX-Cursor $60 billion bombshell, FTX's $3 billion mistake, OpenAI poaching Coinbase execs, and whether the biggest opportunity in crypto is hiding in plain sight. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of the Miami Tech Pod, we sit down with Bruno Faviero, founder of Magna, the “Carta for crypto tokens,” to unpack how he built critical infrastructure for the web3 economy and navigated a rollercoaster journey from early traction through the crypto crash to a successful acquisition by Kraken / Payward. This conversation goes deep on building in emerging markets, scaling too fast, and what founders actually get wrong when raising capital.We cover: How Magna became the system of record for token ownership—and why tokens could replace equity  The brutal reality of building through the Terra/Luna and FTX crashes  Lessons from raising too much capital too early (and the cost of overhiring)  Tactical advice on negotiating with VCs — and avoiding getting taken advantage of  Why being a founder might be overrated (and when it's actually worth it)  What Miami still needs to become a true global crypto hub If you're building, fundraising, or thinking about starting something in today's market, this episode is packed with hard-earned lessons. Tune in to hear the full story.

In the past few days, whispers around Sam Bankman-Fried have swirled back into the spotlight amid the crypto world's aggressive push into politics. A fresh YouTube short from a journalist who interviewed the fallen FTX kingpin has gone viral, recounting how their chat turned downright weird, tying right into breaking news that the industry is dropping $200 million on the 2026 midterms—before primaries even heat up. That clip, buzzing online, paints SBF as a lingering ghost in crypto's power plays, hinting at his enduring influence even from behind bars.No confirmed public appearances or direct social media posts from Bankman-Fried himself— he's still serving his sentence post-2023 conviction for defrauding FTX customers and Alameda lenders. But the BlockFi saga, exploding again via Varnavides Law updates, underscores his shadow: their $13.25 million class action settlement got final court approval in December 2025, spotlighting how BlockFi's massive loans to Alameda—nearly $900 million collateralized by shaky FTT tokens—doomed the lender when FTX cratered. Court filings reveal BlockFi's risk team begged CEO Zac Prince to pull back, but he ignored warnings, with the exec later admitting bankruptcy hinged on Alameda's fraud. This ripple effect cements SBF's biographical infamy as the domino that toppled giants.Business-wise, no new ventures or deals surface; it's all echoes of old collapses, like BlockFi's 572,000 investors left holding the bag from unregistered securities. Older podcast nods, such as Money Maze revisiting Michael Lewis's Going Infinite on the FTX implosion, keep the lore alive, but nothing fresh in the last 24 hours—no major headlines beyond the midterm spending frenzy linking back to his playbook. Speculation on X and forums ties crypto's political war chest to SBF-style effective altruism gone rogue, but that's unverified chatter, not hard news.These threads signal a pivotal biographical pivot: from wunderkind to cautionary tale fueling crypto's Washington invasion, with long-term stakes for regulation and his legacy.Thanks for listening, and please subscribe to never miss an update on Sam Bankman-Fried and search the term Biography Flash for more great Biographies. This has been a Quiet Please production.This content was created in partnership and with the help of Artificial Intelligence AI

====================================================SUSCRIBETEhttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNpffyr-7_zP1x1lS89ByaQ?sub_confirmation=1==================================================== 17 de AbrilEl villano de las criptomonedas«Cuídense ustedes de toda avaricia; porque la vida no depende del poseer muchas cosas» (Lucas 12: 15).Hay formas de hacer negocios en el mundo de hoy que son desconocidas para muchos y no menos arriesgadas. Entre ellas están las criptomonedas, que son una forma de dinero digital descentralizada basada en la criptografía para asegurar las transacciones y controlar la creación de nuevas unidades monetarias.El bitcoin, creado en 2009, fue la primera y más conocida criptomoneda. Desde entonces han surgido miles más con distintas características y casos de uso. A diferencia de las monedas tradicionales emitidas por bancos centrales, las criptomonedas son descentralizadas y no están respaldadas ni reguladas por ningún gobierno o institución financiera.A fines del año 2022, Sam Bankman-Fried, fundador de FTX, una plataforma de intercambio de criptomonedas, fue detenido en Bahamas y acusado por fiscales estadounidenses de múltiples delitos financieros como fraude, lavado de dinero y violación de leyes de financiamiento político. La autoridad también lo acusó de defraudar inversores.El colapso de FTX, que dejó a miles sin recuperar su dinero, se convirtió en una de las historias financieras más impactantes de 2022. Bankman-Fried, de 30 años y fanático de los videojuegos, era visto como un «genio altruista» dispuesto a donar su fortuna. Estudió física y matemáticas en el MIT, donde conoció el «altruismo efectivo» y decidió hacer dinero en la banca para donarlo. Empezó operando con bitcoin, creó Alameda Research y se hizo millonario en 2021. Ese año fundó FTX, que creció hasta ser la segunda mayor plataforma de criptomonedas, valorada en 32 000 millones de dólares en 2022.Bankman-Fried fue condenado en Nueva York a 25 años de prisión por mentir a inversores, robar miles de millones y precipitar el colapso de FTX. El fiscal dijo que orquestó uno de los mayores fraudes financieros. El juez dictó 25 años sin máxima seguridad por no ser violento y por tener autismo. Los fiscales presentaron pruebas de que Alameda recibió depósitos de clientes de FTX desde el inicio, gastándolos en préstamos, propiedades e inversiones. Cuando FTX quebró, Alameda le debía 8000 millones de dólares.En teoría, el altruismo efectivo profesado por Bankman-Fried parecía excelente, pero el sueño de hacer dinero para después donarlo resultó ser una falacia. Su ambicioso corazón se encargó de priorizar su propio beneficio en detrimento de los demás, como ocurrió con el rico insensato. El corazón humano cree que mientras más posea, más plenitud tendrá. Ese es un engaño que Jesús nos invita a rechazar.

Adam Back Satoshi Nakamoto — the New York Times investigation claims to have found Bitcoin's creator. We break down why it's clickbait. Plus: Iran accepts Bitcoin and USDT for Strait of Hormuz oil tanker tolls, Trump's World Liberty Financial meme coin disaster, and Canada's Liberal convention drops an exit tax bombshell.On this episode of the Canadian Bitcoiners Podcast, Joey and Len dig into the biggest stories of the week across Bitcoin, geopolitics, and Canadian politics.BITCOIN STORIES:The New York Times published a massive investigation claiming Adam Back is Satoshi Nakamoto based on weak circumstantial evidence like double-spacing and the word "dang." We explain why the trail is ice cold and why real Bitcoiners stopped caring about this years ago. Peter Todd, Hal Finney, Len Sassaman — the usual suspects get mentioned, but nobody's signing a message from the Genesis block anytime soon.A Bitcoiner lost over 5 BTC to a fake Ledger app downloaded from the Apple App Store. We break down exactly what went wrong, why you should never enter your seed phrase into any internet-connected device, and why Ledger's confusing app naming made this worse. This is a brutal but necessary reminder about self-custody security.Iran is reportedly setting up a toll system for the Strait of Hormuz, charging $1 per barrel of oil — roughly $2 million per supertanker. Payments accepted in Chinese yuan, Bitcoin, and USDT. We discuss whether this is real or saber-rattling and why no confirmed Bitcoin transaction has surfaced yet.Trump's World Liberty Financial token holders are getting invited to a Mar-a-Lago dinner on April 25th — after enduring a 95% drawdown. The project borrowed $75 million in stablecoins using their native token as collateral. We compare this to Terra Luna and FTX and explain why this is a disgrace.JP Morgan is launching a Bitcoin ETF at just 0.14% fees, and BlackRock is rolling out BITAS — a Bitcoin covered call income ETF. We explain why covered call strategies bleed over time using MSTY as a cautionary tale, and why you should just be buying corn at these levels instead.YouTube continues nuking Bitcoin channels — Bitcoin.com, Bitcoin All Caps, and Bitcoin Magazine all got hit recently. We discuss the broken incentive structure, bot-driven reporting, and why building on centralized platforms is always a risk.Nunchuk released an open-source CLI for AI agents to manage multi-sig Bitcoin wallets. We discuss why trusting AI with irreversible Bitcoin transactions is a terrible idea given how unreliable these models are week to week.CANADA STORIES:The Liberal Party convention featured a former Google executive proposing exit taxes and closing TN visas for Canadians leaving the country — despite the fact that he himself used those exact programs to work abroad. We tear this apart through the lens of The Sovereign Individual and explain why the state is losing control.The Liberals also pushed a social media ban for anyone under 16. We explain why this creates a surveillance honeypot and won't stop a single kid with a VPN and some Bitcoin.Rosedale residents are now paying $200/month for private security patrols after a 30% spike in home invasions. We discuss what this means for the future of policing in Ontario and draw parallels to South Africa.Three Canadian by-elections are happening today. We preview what a Liberal majority means for the next three years under Carney.

DAMIONBooking.com warns customers of hack that exposed their data: WHO DO YOU BLAME?CEO Glenn D. Fogel (2017-); no background in techCybersecurity Subcommittee (Chair) Larry Quinlan MMGlobal Chief Information Officer (2010 - 2021) Deloitte; but what was 2021 like Covid and masks? DEI hireCybersecurity Subcommittee member Nicholas J. Read (2018-): Technology not listed as qualification. Cybersecurity Subcommittee member Vanessa Wittman: most recently (until 2022) CFO at Glossier, an online beauty product company; director at AIG but does not serve on Technology CommitteeWoke coffee chain slammed by liberal California customers for removing pride flags from cafes: 'Bound to backfire'Philz CEO Mahesh Sadarangani: “Our longstanding support of the LGBTQIA+ community is unchanged. We are working toward creating a more consistent, inclusive experience across all our stores, including removing a variety of flags and other decor. This is a change in how our stores look, not in who we are.”In 2025, the company drew headlines when private equity firm Freeman Spogli & Co. acquired it for $145M. One customer said: 'Yeah their coffee sucks but this banning pride flags will not go over well - boycott incoming - maybe they need to look up what happened to Target.'Founded in 2003 in San Francisco's Mission District by Phil Jaber and his son JacobWHO DO YOU BLAME?CEO Mahesh SadaranganiHow I Philz: Ether straight up.Came from Wingstop, which just inherently feels homophobic. I mean it sells the wings of birds. That doesn't feel right.Freeman Spogli & Co.Team: 31: 5FAnd 6 Industry Executives: 0FPartners 10: 1FLast filing from 1/2025 lists 10 executive officers: 0Ffounded by Richard Riordan, Bradford M. Freeman, and Ronald P. SpogliOG greenwashy: first page is all womenPhil Jaber and his son JacobI'm trying here, peopleThe San Francisco Bay, where the vast majority of Philz cafes are located: a notoriously homophobic regionAnthropic's Claude for Word is another challenge to Microsoft's software empireChevron and Microsoft Team Up for Giant Texas Gas Power PlantOpenAI rips Anthropic, distances itself from MicrosoftWHO DO YOU BLAME?Satya NadellaReid Hoffman: Epstein Island said what?Charles Scharf (2014-): in 2020: "The unfortunate reality is that there is a very limited pool of Black talent to recruit from."Charles Scharf again: in 2025: settled a lawsuit for $85m after whistleblowers revealed that Wells Fargo managers were reportedly conducting "fake" interviews with minority and female candidates for positions that had already been filled or promised to someone else to "check a box" and meet internal diversity guidelines.Charles Scharf and Reid Hoffman as a duo:Scharf publicly called for the firing of Lina Khan, the Chair of the FTC. He characterized her regulatory approach as a "trauma" to the economy.Hoffman said Kahn was “waging war on American business”Hugh Johnston: does it get any more pointless than Disney and Pepsi? (CFO at those places)Teri List: the boring company queen: (since 2014; The Gap/Dick's/Kraft/Procter&Gamble/Visa/Danaher)Catherine MacGregor: she's a woman and she's French!Lead Independent Director Sandra E. Peterson (2015-): fake LDPenny Pritzker: nepobabyDame Emma Walmsley: she's a woman, and a Dame, and not American and has a degree in Classics!!Mark Mason: he's black!Trump's SEC Is Going After Fewer Wall Street CrimesThe agency released long-delayed data that confirmed a steep drop in enforcement.That contradicts statements that the SEC's head, Paul Atkins, made to Congress in February, disputing reports that suggested his agency was prosecuting fewer crimes, and assuring lawmakers that SEC enforcement work had not seen a steep decline.In its release of case numbers this week, the agency framed its enforcement drop as an effort to focus more on cases where investors saw direct harm and to better use agency resources: “Regrettably, such resources have been misapplied in prior years to pursue media headlines and run up numbers, and in turn, led to misguided expectations on what constitutes effective enforcement.”784 in 2023 … 456 in 2025. WHO DO YOU BLAME?Trump, duhPaul Atkins, duhSEC re-tread: served as an SEC Commissioner from 2002 to 2008 under George W. Bush Private Sector Influence: founded Patomak Global Partners om 2009, a powerful consulting firm that advised major financial institutions (like Goldman Sachs) and crypto giants (like FTX and Coinbase) on how to navigate the very regulations he now oversees.the wealthiest SEC Chair in history: $330M net worthUpon being confirmed as Chair in 2025, Atkins sold his stake in Patomak Global Partners but refused to disclose the identity of the buyer, leading critics like Senator Elizabeth Warren to call the payout a "pre-bribe" from industry players.Shortly after taking office, Atkins oversaw the dismissal of high-profile "regulation by enforcement" cases against Coinbase and Binance, effectively handing the keys of the financial system to the crypto industry that funded his firmIn 2006, Atkins infamously argued that granting executives stock options right before good news was released shouldn't be considered insider trading: "It is cheaper to pay a person with well-timed options than with cash."During his first stint as Commissioner (2002–2008), Atkins was a staunch opponent of increased oversight for investment banks. He is frequently blamed for ignoring the systemic risks that eventually led to the subprime mortgage collapse.Elon Musk (DOGE):Under directives from DOGE, the SEC was required to submit plans for "large-scale reductions in force" (RIFs). This resulted in the termination of many probationary employees (those with less than two years of service) and several senior directors at regional offices.To avoid even more aggressive firing, the SEC offered $50,000 buyouts to staffers who agreed to leave voluntarily. This led to a significant "brain drain" of veteran trial lawyers and investigators.Staffers linked to Elon Musk and the DOGE initiative were placed in key administrative roles (like the Office of Personnel Management) to oversee these cuts, effectively bypassing the traditional civil service protections that usually slow down government layoffs.Biden, for allowing so many enforcements MMHudson Technologies Announces Election of Alan Sheriff and Jeffrey Feeler as Independent Directors. WHO DO YOU BLAME?Top shareholder Ernest Lazarus (9%). Lazarus is primarily a biblical figure from the New Testament known for being raised from the dead by Jesus after four days. The name represents resurrection, returning from the brink of failure, or a person overcoming extreme adversity. I'm thinking he needed a Sheriff in case all that digging up corpses from cemeteries went sour.Director Loan Mansy. Getting a good loan is all about putting out feelers to different banks so Loan needed a Feeler to get shit done.Director Vincent P. Abbatecola.Forgive me, maybe I watch too many episodes of The Sopranos but Vinnie used to be the Chairman of the National Packaged Ice Association and that just sounds a bit scary and a bit made up. Like, put him on Ice, Vinny.Speaking of death, Vinny is also a director on the United Hospice Board.And speaking of God, he also serves on the St. Thomas Aquinas College President's Council. St. Thomas Aquinas was declared a “Doctor of the Church” and had mystical experiences. Feeler and Sheriff? That is so Tommy Aquinas.Director, CEO, President, Chair, former COO, former CFO and top shareholder (6%) Brian F. Coleman, who has been with the company since 1997 and somehow still sits on the Nomination Committee! Dude, that is soooo cheating and you know he was the one who asked for a Sheriff and a Feeler. DRMATTMicrosoft Pauses Carbon Removal Purchases.Satya NadellaChair and CEO with 27% influenceIT WAS HIS TARGET - carbon negative by 2030One year later on LinkedIn: “As a company, we've set ambitious climate goals to be carbon negative, zero waste, and water positive by 2030, and we're making progress as we work towards a more sustainable future”And last year, MSFT's chief sustainability officer Melanie Nakagawa: "In 2020, Microsoft leaders referred to our sustainability goals as a 'moonshot', and nearly five years later, we have had to acknowledge that the moon has gotten further away."It's worth pointing out - any target set by an executive they don't hit is a failure of leadership - either the target was ill conceived, not ever meant to be attained, or they just failed to actually manage to the target. There aren't other options - if I set a target at Free Float of $1bn in sales by 2030, invest entirely in crypto, lose it all, and we achieve $45 in parking tickets by 2030, do I blame the changing market environment and just skip the target? Penny PritzkerHead of the Environmental Yada Yada committeeBats .269 on carbon intensity overall, all at MSFT (that's horrific in case you needed context - .500 is the average peer director)Reid HoffmanThe AI evangelist, founder of LinkedIn, heavy investor in AIReid Hoffman says AI is going to be blamed for ‘just about everything', except AI is on pace to use as much as 20% of ALL ENERGY in the US this year, up from 4% for data centers in 2024AI in 2026 will equal all of NYC carbonOn the Environmental Yada Yada committee!Catherine MacGregorOne of top performers on carbon on the board at 0.632, CEO of Engie SA, a massive French energy company focused on renewable energyOn the Environmental Yada Yada committeeEnergie:MSFT:4% influence, only 2 year tenure on MSFTThe 2020 Microsoft Board: DRReid HoffmanHugh JohnstonTeri List-StollSatya NadellaSandra PetersonPenny PritzkerCharles ScharfArne SorensonJohn StantonJohn ThompsonEmma WalmsleyPadmasree WarriorIT'S BASICALLY THIS BOARD??? Five years, three gone - and Sorenson died of cancer, so really TWO gone… Thompson fully retired, Warrior is on TWO boards BUT one is in India (Mahindra and Mahindra) and the other is Spotify with zero voting rightsTalk about a protected class - this board is one of the worst in its peer group for carbon, is fully of connections (75% connected), has a history of overpaying CEOs… OpenAI touts Amazon alliance in memo, says Microsoft has ‘limited our ability' to reach clients. So Amazon wants to unleash Sam Altman even after he was written up as a massive sociopath bent on narcissistic control of the doomsday button of AI. WHO DO YOU BLAME AT AMAZON?Uncle JeffeExec Chair, WaPo destroyer, megamegayacht owner, who's wife was profiled in the NY Times as encouraging the uberwealthy to practice conspicuous consumption and flaunt their wealth68% influenceCEO Andy Jassy14,000 layoffs in October, 16,000 in January, all for AIBut seriously, do we think he's running anything?Board member Andrew Ng: DRAI Fund LP managing partner, DeepLearning.AI LLC founder, LandingAI founder, chairman and co-founder Coursera, Managing Partner AI AspireIf this guy wrote “AI” any more in his bio it would read like ChatGPT wrote itPartnered with OpenAI for AI courses on his shitty companiesNg TAUGHT Altman at StanfordBoard member Patricia StonesiferMs. Stonesifer has served as a trustee of The Rockefeller Foundation, a private foundation dedicated to promoting the well-being of humanity throughout the world, from 2019 to 2025Board members Jonathan Rubinstein, Keith Alexander, Wendell Weeks, and Jamie GorelickFree Float data says they are the only ones with knowledge in Public SafetyCombined influence of 10%

Adam Back Satoshi Nakamoto — the New York Times investigation claims to have found Bitcoin's creator. We break down why it's clickbait. Plus: Iran accepts Bitcoin and USDT for Strait of Hormuz oil tanker tolls, Trump's World Liberty Financial meme coin disaster, and Canada's Liberal convention drops an exit tax bombshell.On this episode of the Canadian Bitcoiners Podcast, Joey and Len dig into the biggest stories of the week across Bitcoin, geopolitics, and Canadian politics.BITCOIN STORIES:The New York Times published a massive investigation claiming Adam Back is Satoshi Nakamoto based on weak circumstantial evidence like double-spacing and the word "dang." We explain why the trail is ice cold and why real Bitcoiners stopped caring about this years ago. Peter Todd, Hal Finney, Len Sassaman — the usual suspects get mentioned, but nobody's signing a message from the Genesis block anytime soon.A Bitcoiner lost over 5 BTC to a fake Ledger app downloaded from the Apple App Store. We break down exactly what went wrong, why you should never enter your seed phrase into any internet-connected device, and why Ledger's confusing app naming made this worse. This is a brutal but necessary reminder about self-custody security.Iran is reportedly setting up a toll system for the Strait of Hormuz, charging $1 per barrel of oil — roughly $2 million per supertanker. Payments accepted in Chinese yuan, Bitcoin, and USDT. We discuss whether this is real or saber-rattling and why no confirmed Bitcoin transaction has surfaced yet.Trump's World Liberty Financial token holders are getting invited to a Mar-a-Lago dinner on April 25th — after enduring a 95% drawdown. The project borrowed $75 million in stablecoins using their native token as collateral. We compare this to Terra Luna and FTX and explain why this is a disgrace.JP Morgan is launching a Bitcoin ETF at just 0.14% fees, and BlackRock is rolling out BITAS — a Bitcoin covered call income ETF. We explain why covered call strategies bleed over time using MSTY as a cautionary tale, and why you should just be buying corn at these levels instead.YouTube continues nuking Bitcoin channels — Bitcoin.com, Bitcoin All Caps, and Bitcoin Magazine all got hit recently. We discuss the broken incentive structure, bot-driven reporting, and why building on centralized platforms is always a risk.Nunchuk released an open-source CLI for AI agents to manage multi-sig Bitcoin wallets. We discuss why trusting AI with irreversible Bitcoin transactions is a terrible idea given how unreliable these models are week to week.CANADA STORIES:The Liberal Party convention featured a former Google executive proposing exit taxes and closing TN visas for Canadians leaving the country — despite the fact that he himself used those exact programs to work abroad. We tear this apart through the lens of The Sovereign Individual and explain why the state is losing control.The Liberals also pushed a social media ban for anyone under 16. We explain why this creates a surveillance honeypot and won't stop a single kid with a VPN and some Bitcoin.Rosedale residents are now paying $200/month for private security patrols after a 30% spike in home invasions. We discuss what this means for the future of policing in Ontario and draw parallels to South Africa.Three Canadian by-elections are happening today. We preview what a Liberal majority means for the next three years under Carney.

De cryptomarkt heeft een herstel laten zien ten opzichte van vorige week. Bitcoin noteert rond de 71.000 dollar, een stijging van 6,5 procent. Ook andere munten bewegen mee omhoog. Daarmee is het sentiment iets minder negatief, al is van een volledig herstel nog geen sprake. Opvallend is dat de recente spanningen in het Midden-Oosten weinig blijvende impact lijken te hebben gehad op de markt. Toen Donald Trump op 28 februari Iran aanviel, stond de bitcoinkoers rond de 65.500 dollar. Inmiddels ligt die ruim boven de 70.000 dollar. Dat wijst erop dat de markt zich ondanks geopolitieke onrust relatief stabiel heeft gehouden. Zeker omdat crypto bekendstaat als volatiel en gevoelig voor macro-economische schokken, vooral in het weekend wanneer traditionele markten gesloten zijn. Tegelijkertijd kwam er opvallend nieuws uit Iran. Volgens de Financial Times zouden vrachtschepen die door de Straat van Hormuz varen tol moeten betalen in bitcoin. Het zou gaan om ongeveer 1 dollar per vat olie, wat neerkomt op zo’n 2 miljoen dollar per schip. Een woordvoerder van de Iraanse overheid stelt dat schepen pas doorgang krijgen na betaling, omdat bitcointransacties niet tegengehouden kunnen worden door sancties. Dat klopt gedeeltelijk: transacties zijn niet te blokkeren of terug te draaien, maar wel degelijk te traceren via de blockchain. Munten kunnen bovendien op zwarte lijsten terechtkomen. Ook stablecoins worden genoemd als alternatief, al kunnen die wél bevroren worden. Op de Amerikaanse beurs is er ondertussen een nieuwe speler bijgekomen. Morgan Stanley lanceerde zijn eigen Bitcoin ETF en kende direct een sterke start, met tientallen miljoenen aan handelsvolume op de eerste dag. Daarmee gaat de zakenbank de concurrentie aan met BlackRock, dat al zo’n 60 miljard dollar onder beheer heeft. Morgan Stanley kiest voor lagere kosten van 14 basispunten, waar BlackRock 25 basispunten rekent. Met een groot netwerk van financieel adviseurs kan de concurrentiestrijd verder oplaaien. Verder is er nieuw inzicht in de ondergang van FTX. In zijn memoires schrijft Binance-oprichter Changpeng Zhao dat Sam Bankman-Fried hem vlak voor het omvallen van FTX om miljarden dollars steun vroeg. Kort daarna trok Binance het vertrouwen in en besloot het FTX niet te redden. Uiteindelijk belandden beide mannen in de gevangenis. Zhao kreeg vier maanden cel na een schikking met het Amerikaanse Ministerie van Justitie en werd op 23 oktober 2025 gratie verleend door Donald Trump. Deze week in de CryptocastWe werpen een blik op de toekomst met Olivier Rikken, wetenschapper en ondernemer op het snijvlak van blockchain en AI. Olivier is de eerste in Nederland met een 'zero human company', een bedrijf zonder menselijke werknemers én met AI Agents. Reuze interessant natuurlijk. En die agents kunnen natuurlijk alleen betalen met crypto. Co-host is Mauro Halve. Met Daniël Mol (BNR Cryptocast) of Bart Mol (Satoshi Radio) bespreken we elke week de stand van de cryptomarkt. Luister live donderdagochtend rond 8:50 in De Ochtendspits, of wanneer je wilt via bnr.nl/podcast/cryptocastSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What if one 8 week course could completely change how you lead your family, live your faith, and engage the world?In this episode, Gladiator, Sheepdog, Thor, and Goose break down Carry The Fire—the most impactful experience in Men's Alliance—and share real stories from men across the country whose lives were transformed at our November FTX in Texas. From intense preparation and brotherhood forged through struggle… to powerful testimonies of restored marriages, renewed faith, and bold leadership—this is more than training.It's a movement.After November's FTX:

UK bans donating Bitcoin to politicians. Better to stack those sats anyway.FEATURING:Michel (https://www.twitter.com/ketominer)Darren (https://www.twitter.com/thecryptodonkey)Thomas Hunt (https://www.twitter.com/madbitcoins)THIS  WEEK:Bitcoin Price Slides to Two-Week Low as Liquidations Top $300 Million and Macro Pressure Buildshttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/markets/bitcoin-price-slides-to-two-week-lowSource: Bitcoin MagazineBitcoin holders show ‘stronger' conviction despite BTC price losing $68K levelhttps://cointelegraph.com/markets/bitcoin-holders-show-stronger-conviction-despite-btc-price-losing-68kSource: CointelegraphWho Is Satoshi Nakamoto?—Coinbase CEO Reveals He Now Thinks He Knows The Answer To The Massive Bitcoin Mysteryhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2026/03/26/who-is-satoshi-nakamoto-coinbase-ceo-reveals-he-now-thinks-he-knows-the-answer-to-the-massive-bitcoin-mystery/Source: ForbesBlackRock Issues $1 Trillion ‘Nonsense' Crypto Market Price Warning Alongside Huge Bitcoin Predictionhttps://www.forbes.com/sites/digital-assets/2026/03/25/500-million-in-the-next-five-years-blackrock-ceo-issues-huge-crypto-prediction-as-the-bitcoin-price-surges/Source: ForbesPhong Le Calls Morgan Stanley's BTC ETF a “Monster Bitcoin” Bet With $160 Billion Potentialhttps://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/phong-le-calls-morgan-stanleys-bitcoinSource: Bitcoin MagazineNo More Bitcoin for UK Politicians – Full Crypto Donation Ban Sparks Outrage and Conspiracy Theorieshttps://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/no-more-bitcoin-uk-politicians-143715885.htmlSource: YahooNevada Becomes First State to Ban Prediction Market Kalshi—At Least for Nowhttps://decrypt.co/361938/nevada-first-state-ban-prediction-market-kalshi?amp=1Source: DecryptSBF stumbles in error-ridden trial push as judge tells his mother to step asidehttps://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/sbf-stumbles-error-ridden-trial-182502450.htmlSource: YahooSam Bankman-Fried's parents tell CNN no customer money was lost. FTX creditors see it differently.https://www.coindesk.com/markets/2026/03/23/sbf-s-parents-tell-cnn-no-customer-money-was-lost-ftx-creditors-see-it-differentlySource: Coindesk__________________________________________________________________________________World Crypto Network https://www.worldcryptonetwork.com/On This Day in World Crypto Network Historyhttps://www.worldcryptonetwork.com/onthisday/---------------------------------------------------------------------------Please Subscribe to our Youtube Channelhttps://m.youtube.com/channel/UCR9gdpWisRwnk_k23GsHf

Sam Harris speaks with William MacAskill about effective altruism, AI, and the future of humanity. They discuss the post-FTX recovery of the EA movement, global health and pandemic preparedness, the limits of quantifiable ethics, the intelligence explosion, risks of concentrated AI power, what a post-scarcity world might look like, and other topics. If the Making Sense podcast logo in your player is BLACK, you can SUBSCRIBE to gain access to all full-length episodes at samharris.org/subscribe.

In this episode, Lex chats with Marc Boiron — CEO of Polygon Labs. Marc shares his journey from law to blockchain, discussing the challenges of navigating crypto's evolving legal landscape and the complexities of structuring compliant DeFi projects. He explains Polygon's strategic pivot to focus on stablecoin payments, leveraging its proven blockchain and global partnerships. Marc highlights Polygon's real-world adoption, competitive edge, and vision to become the leading platform for on-chain payments. The episode offers insights into regulatory hurdles, industry trends, and Polygon's mission to transform digital money movement. NOTABLE DISCUSSION POINTS: The Labs-Foundation Structure Is a Frankenstein - and Its Creator Knows It: Marc helped architect the legal frameworks behind major DeFi token launches but openly calls the outcome a “complete Frankenstein.” The arm's-length separation between labs and foundations was necessary to survive regulatory hostility, but makes coherent execution nearly impossible. He argues projects still copying this structure today are doing so out of habit, not legal necessity. Generalist Blockchains Are Dead - Polygon Is Betting Everything on Payments: As chain architectures converge, Boiron believes differentiation through speed and low fees is over. Polygon analysed its actual usage, found stablecoin payments was the standout vertical - $2.3 trillion already moved, fintechs across LatAm, Africa, and Southeast Asia already on-chain - and went all-in. The thesis is binary: if all money moves on-chain within a decade, even the 50th-best payments chain wins big. Polygon's Real Moat Is Enterprise Trust Built During the NFT Era: The 2022–23 enterprise NFT push looked like a dead end after FTX collapsed, but it left behind institutional due diligence and credibility. Fintechs evaluating payments chains find that Polygon has years of live production use, Fortune 500 relationships, and Stripe already defaulting to it - a trust advantage no newly launched chain can replicate. TOPICS Polygon Labs, Polygon protocol, blockchain, crypto, decentralized finance, DeFi, legal frameworks, token launches, meme coins, stablecoins, payments, fintech, Ethereum, ICO boom, web3, NFT, Stripe, Circle   ABOUT THE FINTECH BLUEPRINT

SBF praises Trump from prison, his parents beg for a pardon on CNN, and his legal ethics professor mother files court documents claiming to be from him — prompting a judge to demand he swear under oath who wrote them. Originally published on March 27, 2026.

Can a man be too old for Men's Alliance?Oscar “Guru” Womack answers that question loud and clear.Guru shares his story of growing up in Washington, DC, serving more than 22 years in the Air Force, building a 53-year marriage, and going through Carry The Fire at 78 years old.Guru is from Sooner Tribe in Oklahoma, and became part of Men's Alliance after attending Men's Ignite in Dallas. What started as curiosity turned into full commitment — and eventually led him through one of the most challenging and life-changing experiences in Men's Alliance.In this episode, we talk about: • how Guru first heard about Men's Alliance • why he almost didn't do Carry The Fire • what it was like going through FTX at 78 • lessons from 22 years in the Air Force • practical marriage wisdom from 53 years of marriage • why older men are still desperately needed in the fight • how men can keep growing spiritually no matter their age • why Carry The Fire is for every man willing to be sharpenedIf you've ever thought: • “I'm too old for that” • “That's for younger guys” • “I missed my window” • “I can't do Men's Alliance”This episode is for you.Guru's story is proof that God is not done with a man just because he's older. If you're still breathing, you still have purpose. If you're still here, God can still sharpen you, use you, and send you.This is one of the most encouraging Men's Alliance testimonies you'll hear.Follow Men's AllianceInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/mensalliancetribe/Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/mensalliancetribeTiktok - https://www.tiktok.com/@mensalliancetribeWebsite - https://www.mensalliancetribe.com/Explore Battlefield Coaching today and find yourself a Coach with experience overcoming a battle you are currently facing - https://battlefieldcoaching.comOrder the Book - Answer With Truth: The Ambassador's Field Manual for Leading Your Family Spiritually - https://amzn.to/3BmnuKV

You ever notice how the people telling you what the future is supposed to look like… never seem to be the ones living with the consequences?In today's episode of Common Sense with Chad Law, we break down one of the biggest financial sleight-of-hand tricks of the last decade—what Chad calls “morality markets.”From ESG investing…to fake meat…to solar subsidies…to Enron, FTX, and beyond…This isn't random.It's a pattern.A system where capital isn't flowing to what works—it's flowing to what sounds good.And when that system breaks…it's not the celebrities, executives, or early investors who pay.It's you.Your retirement.Your future.This episode walks through:How ESG reshaped capital allocationWhy “morality-driven markets” always collapseThe fake meat industry as a real-time case studyHistorical parallels: Enron, Volkswagen, Solyndra, FTXHow your 401(k) may already be exposed (without you knowing)What you can actually do about itBecause at the end of the day:

On today's Blockspace Live, we address reports alleging that Coinbase is meddling in the CLARITY Act and break down Blockfill's Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Get your tickets to OPNEXT 2026 before prices increase! Join us on April 16 in NYC for technical discussions, investor talks, and intimate conversation with the brightest minds in Bitcoin. Welcome back to The Blockspace Podcast! Today, Aydin Kilic, CEO of HIVE Digital Technologies, joins us to talk about the company's AI shift, and Bitcoin developer Portland Hodl joins us to discuss how AI is disrupting the software engineering industry. We also break down Nasdaq's SEC approval for tokenized equity trading, and the upcoming Netflix series on the FTX collapse produced by the Obamas, and an update on the CLARITY Act.  Subscribe to the newsletter! https://newsletter.blockspacemedia.com Notes: * Bitcoin difficulty drops by 7.23%. * Hashrate down over 100 EH/s recently. * HIVE BC site targeting 12.5MW by 2027. * Grace Blackwell GPUs earn $60M/year per 5MW. * Nasdaq cleared to offer tokenized trading * Coinbase opens perpetual futures trading to non-US users * CLARITY Act could advance to Senate floor next month Timestamps: 00:00 Start 02:29 Difficulty Report By Hashrate Index 13:11 Netflix FTX adaptation 19:30 Portland Hodl 32:19 SEC approves Nasdaq for tokenized securities 37:36 Morgan Stanley ETF 40:31 Aydin Kilic - CEO at HIVE 1:06:15 Bitcoin Bugle & Maxi Madness 1:15:12 CLARITY Act update

FTX will pay another $2.2 billion to creditors this month. FTX Recovery Trust will distribute about $2.2 billion to creditors on March 31 in its fourth payout under the exchange's Chapter 11 plan. The latest payout lifts recovery rates so that many customer claim classes reach 100 percent, while Class 7 is set to receive a cumulative 120 percent. CoinDesk's Jennifer Sanasie hosts "CoinDesk Daily." - Nexo is the premier digital wealth platform. Receive interest on your crypto, borrow against it without selling, and trade a range of assets. Now available in the U.S with 30 days of exclusive privileges. Get started at nexo.com/coindesk. - This episode was hosted by Jennifer Sanasie. “CoinDesk Daily” is produced by Jennifer Sanasie and edited by Victor Chen.

Bitcoin drops below $70K amid hawkish Fed signals, hotter inflation data, and oil-driven risk-off from geopolitical tensions, snapping ETF inflows and triggering liquidations. Regulatory wins include SEC clarity on non-securities status and Nasdaq tokenized trading approval. Workforce cuts at Crypto.com, FTX creditor payouts, and DeFi unlocks on Bitcoin highlight industry shifts—markets down broadly, with stablecoins gaining favor. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this conversation, Peter discusses the Midnight Foundation's exciting announcements about new validators for the Midnight Network, including partnerships with WorldPay and Bullish. He highlights the importance of proof of reserves in the crypto space, especially in light of past events like the FTX collapse. Additionally, Peter introduces the Nightforce ambassador program, encouraging passionate individuals to apply and contribute to the Midnight community.Takeaways ✅ Midnight Foundation is launching with new validators.✅ WorldPay will develop a stablecoin payment infrastructure.✅ Bullish focuses on institutional digital asset management. ✅ Proof of reserves is essential for crypto exchanges.✅ Midnight uses zero-knowledge proofs for privacy.✅ Nine partners are launching with Midnight soon. ✅ Nightforce is the ambassador program for Midnight.✅ The ambassador program is volunteer-based.✅ Passion for privacy is crucial for ambassadors. ✅ Community engagement is key to Midnight's success.Chapters00:00 Exciting Announcements from Midnight Foundation04:50 Joining the Nightforce Team: Ambassador Program OverviewDISCLAIMER: This content is for informational and educational purposes only and is not financial, investment, or legal advice. I am not affiliated with, nor compensated by, the project discussed—no tokens, payments, or incentives received. I do not hold a stake in the project, including private or future allocations. All views are my own, based on public information. Always do your own research and consult a licensed advisor before investing. Crypto investments carry high risk, and past performance is no guarantee of future results. I am not responsible for any decisions you make based on this content.

Epistemic status: A bit sad (I know that's not an epistemic status) The best development Forum on the internet? 3 years ago a headline “FTX SBF blah blah blah” triggered my memory “oh that's right, that effective altruism thing”. A few years earlier I had read “Doing Good Better” in our Northern Ugandan hut, and was excited by how the ideas matched my experience of seeing the BINGOs [1] on the ground here doing not-much-good at all. Soon after my wife dragged me to Cambridge for a year and I joined an EA group. I was drawn in to a beautiful crew of good, ernest people trying to do the best they could with their lives -[2] something I'd only seen before among a few people at church. I was most impressed by their veganism, practising what they preached. But after going back to Uganda I forgot about the whole EA thing. But 3 years later the FTX headlines and a google search led me to the EA forum, which to my delight turned out to be the best place on the internet to discuss global health and development. My first foray was a not-very-good post [...] ---Outline:(00:16) The best development Forum on the internet?(01:29) A steady decline(02:59) Why?(04:34) Is this fine?(05:02) Is this less fine?(06:29) How to Boost GHD discourse? --- First published: March 15th, 2026 Source: https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/4jbbjTTJ87baMrkY4/ghd-discussion-here-is-slowly-dying --- Narrated by TYPE III AUDIO. ---Images from the article:Apple Podcasts and Spotify do not show images in the episode description. Try Pocket Casts, or another podcast app.

Are we in a repeat of the post-FTX "forging in the fire" era? Tyler Evans and Pierre Rochard provide a candid look at the current 50% drawdown and why Market-to-NAV compression is a rite of passage for the new class of Bitcoin Treasuries. They break down why Nakamoto ($NAKA) is doubling down on "Information-to-Capital" flywheels while the marginal equity investor is tapped out, and how yield-bearing preferred shares are becoming the go-to instrument for the next wave of institutional adoption.Chapters: 00:53 - Tyler's origins in Bitcoin03:40 - Vision of BTC Media13:04 - Acquisition of BTC Media & UTXO by Nakamoto16:56 - Bear Bitcoin Market24:39 - Scalability of Financing for Bitcoin Treasury Companies30:30 - New Products from Nakamoto34:16 - Bitcoin's Motivating Factor for Countries38:27 - Potential Strategic Bitcoin Reserve?46:16 - One last fun question…46:45 - The Critical Necessities for a Bitcoin Treasury CompanyDISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed in this show are those of the participants and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of BTC Inc., Bitcoin Magazine, or any affiliated entities. This content is provided for informational and educational purposes only and should not be construed as investment, legal, tax, or accounting advice. Nothing contained in this show constitutes a solicitation, recommendation, endorsement, or offer to buy or sell any securities or financial instruments. Viewers should consult their own advisors before making financial or business decisions.

Did insider trading lead to the price collapse of cryptocurrency?Victoria Jones (https://www.twitter.com/satoshis_page)Thomas Hunt ( https://www.twitter.com/madbitcoins)THIS WEEK:  Exclusive | Jane Street Accused of Insider Trading That Helped Collapse Terraform - WSJhttps://www.wsj.com/finance/currencies/jane-street-accused-of-insider-trading-that-helped-collapse-terraform-659e6993?gaa_at=eafs&gaa_n=AWEtsqfdoOrRHF1p0b8whSLAQAaFViXe1E7fCEvmlAq-zStoZyQzViUZC7gIuH-1G3A%3D&gaa_ts=69a1e84b&gaa_sig=jUnopi2wHcho5NoV3w-gzC32a5aO9mFS2N6E_MIxKTEEvdqzhI_7kq1DLDjy-Bt4oeHGQbsgNREHD_d0CzkG0A%3D%3DAnatomy of a Run: The Terra Luna Crashhttps://corpgov.law.harvard.edu/2023/05/22/anatomy-of-a-run-the-terra-luna-crash/The Celsius Crash: Explained. How Alex Mashinsky's Celsius became one… | by Pontem Network | Pontem Networkhttps://blog.pontem.network/the-celsius-crash-explained-be91ef715cd9Jack Dorsey's New Company Falling Apart as It Forces Employees to Use AIhttps://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/jack-dorsey-block-falling-apart-aiBlock spent ~$68 million on an event for employees last quarter, as the stock gets crushed in early trading - Sherwood Newshttps://sherwood.news/markets/block-spent-usd68-million-on-event-for-employees-stock-crushed-earnings/Money Ape on X: "TRUMP & HIS FAMILY HAVE PULLED 1.3 BILLION OUT OF CRYPTO IN JUST 13 MONTHS. MORE EXTRACTIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH WLFI TOKEN, ALONG WITH CONTROVERSIAL MOVES LIKE THE CZ BINANCE PARDON. DAMAGE DONE TO CRYPTO'S REPUTATION IS MUCH BIGGER. WILL US COURT TAKE ACTIO…Show more https://t.co/4nlMGCXFTi" / Twitterhttps://x.com/themoneyape/status/2025521222298308800Crypto Rug Muncher on X: "This wasn't a coordinated attack. $USD1 de-pegged, in part, because Eric Trump was frantically deleting tweets about the token in real-time. If anything, that panicked backtrack did more to tank the price than any external factor could have ever hoped to. Whether or not ZachXBT" / Twitterhttps://x.com/cryptorugmunch/status/2025962096895439131Darky on X: "Eric Trump deleting all his posts about $WLFI , $USD1 depegging… This smells to Luna 2.0 https://t.co/Ma8SJlTGEK" / Twitterhttps://x.com/darky1k/status/2025971046482895053StockMarket.News on X: "Block just FIRED 4,000 people. Nearly half the company, gone in a single day. The reason Jack Dorsey gave? AI can do their jobs now. But here's what nobody's talking about. 200 days ago, Block threw a party. Not a regular company party. A three day festival in downtown https://t.co/ANYJjrHk3m" / Twitter https://x.com/_investinq/status/2027225213843198220Crypto exchange Binance may have funded Iranian entities, reports say :: Reader Viewchrome-extension://ecabifbgmdmgdllomnfinbmaellmclnh/data/reader/index.html?id=292397285&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fbusiness%2F2026%2Ffeb%2F23%2Fbinance-iran-fund-billionsbarney on X: "Sam realizing CZ not only caused the FTX crash, but also received a presidential pardon and is roaming free, while he has to rot in his cell. https://t.co/9aKnv8xzVZ" / Twitterhttps://x.com/barneyxbt/status/2026391293593632983Bitcoin News on X: "NEW: OpenClaw founder Peter Steinberger banned a contributor for simply mentioning the word “Bitcoin” on the OpenClaw server. The user was referencing Bitcoin's block height as a clock, not even using it for transactions. Steinberger says he hates “crypto.” At some point, he https://t.co/4uqX2bEchd" / Twitterhttps://x.com/bitcoinnewscom/status/2025291558568759807John Law on X: "In a curious twist of corporate strategy, Bitcoin Standard Treasury appoints Bob Stefanowski as CFO. A sign of institutional momentum in crypto affairs? Evolution unfolds: https://t.co/J8P0JmgB21 #FinancialEvolution" / Twitterhttps://x.com/scotonomist/status/2027426755552686562Tone Vays on X: "The following is a full & detailed thread on what lead to #Bip148 #UASF that ended the Scaling Debate with #SegWit Activation. ANYONE that is currently pushing for UASF #BIP110 should take the time to learn the history of this Controversial Consensus Change Method!" / Twitterhttps://x.com/tonevays/status/2026890359477862717BitcoinSapiens ⚡️ on X: "Hiker waves bitcoin flag at peak of Mount Everest

Is the crypto "retail wave" finally drying up? This week on The Crypto Rundown, Mark Longo and Greg Magadini (Amberdata) dive into a "blood-red" market as Bitcoin slips below $65k and Ethereum struggles to hold key support levels. We break down the dramatic shift in Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) skew, analyzing why the 25-delta risk reversal is hitting extreme negative levels not seen since the FTX or Terra Luna collapses. Key Topics Covered: The "Incremental Buyer" Problem: With VCs and ETFs already positioned, who is left to buy the dip? Volatility Analysis: Why implied volatility (IV) remains "hunched" while skew is screaming "danger." Ibit Options Impact: Analyzing the 1 million contracts per day milestone and the heavy flow on 35-strike puts. Altcoin Universe: Deep dives into Solana, Dogecoin, and the "wreckage" in Ethereum (ETH). MSTR & MSTU Strategies: Managing "lottery trades" when the underlying goes underwater. Resources: Get granular on-chain data: Amberdata Follow the network: @Options on Twitter/X

Finance and Tech reporter David Morris reported on Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX. POWERHOUSE Arena in New York City hosted this event. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Finance and Tech reporter David Morris reported on Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX. POWERHOUSE Arena in New York City hosted this event. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In ancient astrology, eclipses were viewed as omens of the death or downfall of prominent people. In this episode, I want to go over some examples from recent history and current news that demonstrate that this ancient observation is still true to this day. I recorded this on February 19, 2026, right as the big news hit that Prince Andrew was just arrested in connection with the Jeffrey Epstein files, which happened only two days after a solar eclipse in Aquarius. We'll dive into what I define as "eclipse season," a roughly month-long period that starts about a week before the first eclipse and ends about a week after the second eclipse. During this time, it is incredibly common to see prominent or political figures suffering some sort of public downfall. We are going to walk through several recent examples of this, from the arrest of Jeffrey Epstein in 2019, to the collapse of Sam Bankman-Fried's crypto company FTX, to the raid on Sean "Diddy" Combs' mansions. We will also look at how this applies to major historical events, including the deaths of Princess Diana and Pope John Paul I, as well as the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. But as we'll discuss, a downfall is not always permanent. Because an eclipse is a conjunction, it represents the closing of one cycle, but also the laying of the seeds or foundations for something completely new to grow. Since our current eclipse season is not over yet, I highly recommend paying attention to the new beginnings taking root in your own life right now, even if they do not seem that momentous yet. Timestamps 00:00:00 Introduction to Eclipses and Downfalls00:00:27 Prince Andrew's Arrest00:01:36 Why the Sun and Moon Represent Leaders00:03:08 Prominent Deaths: Jesse Jackson00:05:47 The Origins of Eclipse Omens00:06:41 Prince Andrew's Birth Chart00:07:47 South Korean President Sentenced00:08:44 Defining the "Eclipse Season" Window00:10:56 Liz Truss Resigns00:11:35 Eric Adams Indicted00:13:00 Jeffrey Epstein Arrested00:14:18 Kanye West loses Adidas partnership00:16:06 Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX Collapse00:18:37 Sean "Diddy" Combs House Raided00:19:37 R. Kelly Arrested00:20:44 The Flip Side: Sudden Rises to Prominence00:22:07 Ashlee Simpson's SNL Lip Syncing Fiasco00:23:35 News Anchors Fired: Cuomo, Lemon, and Carlson00:25:56 Temporary Setbacks: James Gunn00:27:59 Trump's First Impeachment00:29:13 Deaths of Three British Kings00:31:41 Princess Diana's Tragic Death00:32:07 Assassinations: Lincoln, MLK, and Indira Gandhi00:32:38 Death of Pope John Paul I00:34:17 King Henry I's Eclipse00:36:05 Why Eclipses Trigger Major Endings00:38:34 The rest of the current eclipse season00:40:56 Credits Watch the Video Version of This Episode https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFdPdsFJFpI - Listen to the Audio Version of This Episode Listen to the audio version of this episode or download it as an MP3:

Ring is under some heat for sharing your data, but don't worry, they are still going to look for your dog. Surveillance is everywhere these days. What does that mean for all of us? Plus, we have plenty of other tech news to get caught up on, like the app Nate has wanted for his Apple Vision Pro since day 1. Tune in and tech better! Watch on YouTube! - Notnerd.com and Notpicks.com INTRO (00:00) YouTube launches on Apple Vision Pro (04:15) Apple Announces Special Event in New York, London, and Shanghai on March 4 (07:30) MAIN TOPIC: Ring a ling a ding dong (09:10) Amazon's Ring cancels controversial partnership with tech company Flock amid privacy concerns Have I Been Flocked? deflock DAVE'S PRO-TIP OF THE WEEK: Show Wifi QR Code (20:10) JUST THE HEADLINES: (26:05) Western Digital is sold out of hard drives for 2026 Sam Bankman-Fried asks for a new trial in FTX crypto fraud case Razer launches limited-edition Boomslang gaming mouse for $1337 T-Mobile will live translate regular phone calls without an app Meta patented an AI that lets you keep posting from beyond the grave Spotify says its best developers haven't written a line of code since December, thanks to AI Sony will ship its final Blu-ray recorders this month TAKES: Apple Podcasts app gaining 'enhanced video podcast experience' in iOS 26.4 (31:20) Tomb Raider reboot launches on iOS and Android (37:50) Anthropic's new model is a pro at finding security flaws (41:25) BONUS ODD TAKE: Bugs Apple Loves (43:10) PICKS OF THE WEEK:  Dave: Movo VXR10 Universal Shotgun Mic for Camera (46:45) Nate: NEEWER Basics Magnetic RGB Camera Auxiliary Light, 1.5W Plastic Small Cold Shoe LED Panel Video Photo Fill Lighting for DSLR Action Cam Phone Cage AC024 OSMO Pocket 3 Mount & M21, CRI95+ 500mAh, M23 (50:40) RAMAZON PURCHASE OF THE WEEK (55:35)

Global markets are leaning into growth. Following the upside surprise in U.S. non-farm payrolls — with 130,000 jobs added and unemployment falling to 4.3% — investors are focusing on economic resilience rather than fading hopes of aggressive rate cuts. MSCI's All-World index is trading near record highs, while South Korea's Kospi has crossed 5,500 for the first time. Attention now turns to initial jobless claims and the upcoming CPI print, which could shape expectations for the Federal Reserve's June decision. CME FedWatch odds for a rate hold have climbed to 40%. In the UK, GDP expanded just 0.1% in Q4, while industrial production fell unexpectedly. Meanwhile, Nuveen has agreed to acquire asset manager Schroders for $13.5 billion. In digital assets, crypto markets remain steady despite Blockfills halting withdrawals. BlackRock is deepening its move into tokenized finance, bringing its Treasury-backed BUIDL token to Uniswap through Securitize. Court drama surrounding FTX has resurfaced, and Kraken has replaced its CFO ahead of its public listing. A busy macro backdrop with institutional crypto developments accelerating beneath the surface.

Is Bitcoin still just a digital store of value, or is it quietly evolving into the financial engine of a new on-chain economy? In this episode of Tech Talks Daily, I sat down with Callan Sarre, Co-Founder of Threshold Labs, to explore what happens when the world's most recognized crypto asset stops sitting idle and starts becoming programmable capital. We recorded against the backdrop of a sharp market correction that wiped out value across crypto and traditional assets alike, making for a timely and honest conversation about volatility, maturity, and why Bitcoin's next chapter may be defined by utility rather than price speculation.  Callan explains how the rise of ETFs and institutional flows is reshaping ownership, while decentralized infrastructure is working to ensure users can still access the asset's underlying power. At the heart of our discussion is tBTC, a trust-minimized bridge that moves native Bitcoin into DeFi without handing control to centralized custodians. Callan breaks down how Threshold's decentralized custody model works in practice and why removing single points of failure matters in a post-FTX world. We also explore the behavioral barriers that have kept long-term holders from putting their BTC to work, the real risks behind Bitcoin yield strategies, and the infrastructure required to make these tools accessible to a broader audience through familiar Web2-style experiences. The conversation also takes a global turn as we look at why Asia is accelerating Bitcoin innovation, how regulation is driving institutional adoption in Western markets, and what the shift from DAO-led governance to a lab execution model reveals about the realities of building at scale.  Looking ahead five years, Callan paints a picture of an integrated on-chain financial system where Bitcoin can be borrowed against, deployed, and settled instantly across shared liquidity rails, while still preserving the principles that made it attractive in the first place. So if Bitcoin becomes productive capital and the majority of financial activity moves on-chain, what does that mean for traditional finance, for long-term holders, and for the next wave of builders? And are we ready for a world where the most secure monetary asset also becomes the most composable?

Bitcoin's price hit the 50s this week, but the fundamentals tell a different story. As AI investment explodes above $600 billion annually, agents are already using Bitcoin as internet-native money.

This was one of the most violent crypto flushes in years. Bitcoin plunged to $60,000, a 17% intraday collapse that ranks among the 10 worst drops in BTC history. More than $2.4 billion in leveraged positions were liquidated in 24 hours, pushing Fear & Greed readings to levels last seen during the FTX collapse. BlackRock's IBIT ETF recorded its highest trading volume ever, while Strategy shares sank after posting a $12 billion Q4 loss. Traditional markets also struggled, but the damage was far more contained. The S&P 500 fell 1.2%, the Nasdaq slipped 1.6%, and software stocks remain under heavy pressure amid AI disruption fears. U.S. layoff announcements surged to their highest January level since 2009. Overseas, Asia closed mostly lower, Europe fared better, and one rare positive headline emerged as U.S.–Iran negotiations began in Oman, easing geopolitical stress.