Post-abundance communism
The 1900s were a time of violence, chaos, and a search for meaning. The Industrial Revolution created many new conveniences, and extended lifespans, but brought with it a focus on individual economic productivity that was isolating. Many people felt lack. Communism was one proposed solution to this that gained popularity — with Lenin, Mao, Chavez and others promising their countrymen a return to pre-industrial, early agrarian times. Where men were equal and social relationships were paramount...
Post-abundance communism
The 1900s were a time of violence, chaos, and a search for meaning. The Industrial Revolution created many new conveniences, and extended lifespans, but brought with it a focus on individual economic productivity that was isolating. Many people felt lack. Communism was one proposed solution to this that gained popularity — with Lenin, Mao, Chavez and others promising their countrymen a return to pre-industrial, early agrarian times. Where men were equal and social relationships were paramount...
How AI Sovereign States Will Weaken the US Dollar
I was talking to a VC friend today who is bullish on AIs using crypto and sees the future economy running on stablecoins. “Denominated in dollars?” I asked. “Of course” she said, “the most interesting AI stuff is happening in America.” She’s not wrong. Of the frontier research labs: OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, XAI, Mistal, only 1 is outside the US. The best AI agent companies are predominantly being built in the US in the Bay Area. The same is true for Nvidia, new AI hardware startups (Cerebras,...
How AI Sovereign States Will Weaken the US Dollar
I was talking to a VC friend today who is bullish on AIs using crypto and sees the future economy running on stablecoins. “Denominated in dollars?” I asked. “Of course” she said, “the most interesting AI stuff is happening in America.” She’s not wrong. Of the frontier research labs: OpenAI, Anthropic, Meta, XAI, Mistal, only 1 is outside the US. The best AI agent companies are predominantly being built in the US in the Bay Area. The same is true for Nvidia, new AI hardware startups (Cerebras,...
ETH as Money (A New Medium of Exchange for the Digital Age)
Ethereum has faced an avalanche of FUD on crypto Twitter over the past weeks. As BTC hovers near ATHs, ETH is about half what it was at the peak of last cycle. This is despite approval for an ETF and other regulatory tailwinds that should be fueling growth. Common bear arguments include value capture being cannibalized by L2s and slow execution of Ethereum improvement proposals. People are wondering: where does ETH derive its value? And a primary question is whether ETH is money. Money is def...
ETH as Money (A New Medium of Exchange for the Digital Age)
Ethereum has faced an avalanche of FUD on crypto Twitter over the past weeks. As BTC hovers near ATHs, ETH is about half what it was at the peak of last cycle. This is despite approval for an ETF and other regulatory tailwinds that should be fueling growth. Common bear arguments include value capture being cannibalized by L2s and slow execution of Ethereum improvement proposals. People are wondering: where does ETH derive its value? And a primary question is whether ETH is money. Money is def...
Agent Protocol: Payments for AI Agents
Why agents are the killer use case for crypto & what’s needed to build the future of the internetAI isn’t just another “bubble”; this is the most important human invention since the printing press. And while chatbots are cool, it’s clear that the future rests on AIs that can make decisions & perform actions for us (aka “agents”). Agents will revolutionize productivity – they are infinitely scalable intelligence. Within a few years we will have billions of agents performing trillions of action...
Agent Protocol: Payments for AI Agents
Why agents are the killer use case for crypto & what’s needed to build the future of the internetAI isn’t just another “bubble”; this is the most important human invention since the printing press. And while chatbots are cool, it’s clear that the future rests on AIs that can make decisions & perform actions for us (aka “agents”). Agents will revolutionize productivity – they are infinitely scalable intelligence. Within a few years we will have billions of agents performing trillions of action...
What Does It Mean To Know?
In philosophy, "knowledge" is famously defined as "justified, true belief" (the JTB theory). It includes three properties:Belief: A subjective attitude that a proposition is trueJustification: The belief must be held for some reason (e.g. evidence)Correctness: The belief must be trueComparatively, one of the greatest advancements in the cryptocurrency space has been in "zero-knowledge" proofs. Zero-knowledge proofs enable actors to prove that they know the solution to a problem, without revea...
What Does It Mean To Know?
In philosophy, "knowledge" is famously defined as "justified, true belief" (the JTB theory). It includes three properties:Belief: A subjective attitude that a proposition is trueJustification: The belief must be held for some reason (e.g. evidence)Correctness: The belief must be trueComparatively, one of the greatest advancements in the cryptocurrency space has been in "zero-knowledge" proofs. Zero-knowledge proofs enable actors to prove that they know the solution to a problem, without revea...
