I blog and podcast about blockchain and the left https://theblockchainsocialist.com/
Weaponized Design and the Digital Identity Event Horizon with Cade Diehm
I spoke to Cade Diehm, Head of Research at the World Ethical Data Foundation and founder of New Design Congress, an independent research group confronting the gap between what is said to be happening and what is actually happening in digital societies. His career also involves working at Deloitte Australia, as leading design for CoinJar, the largest crypto exchange in Australia and Tactical Tech. I had him on to talk about his work on Weaponised Design (when an interface or system harms its u...
Weaponized Design and the Digital Identity Event Horizon with Cade Diehm
I spoke to Cade Diehm, Head of Research at the World Ethical Data Foundation and founder of New Design Congress, an independent research group confronting the gap between what is said to be happening and what is actually happening in digital societies. His career also involves working at Deloitte Australia, as leading design for CoinJar, the largest crypto exchange in Australia and Tactical Tech. I had him on to talk about his work on Weaponised Design (when an interface or system harms its u...
Learnings from my call with a North Korean hacker
How to not lose $2 billion
Learnings from my call with a North Korean hacker
How to not lose $2 billion
Nepal, DAOs and Secret Voting with Aragon CEO Leuts.eth
I spoke to Leuts.eth, CEO of Aragon, a DAO tooling protocol that gives organizations the tools to build, govern, and accrue value effectively onchain. Aragon was probably the first organization I became interested when I got into crypto since they were the first to take seriously the potential for DAOs and onchain governance. We spoke about the history of Aragon, their latest feature enabling private voting and whether Nepal is actually a DAO now. This episode is sponsored by NYM, the world’s...
Nepal, DAOs and Secret Voting with Aragon CEO Leuts.eth
I spoke to Leuts.eth, CEO of Aragon, a DAO tooling protocol that gives organizations the tools to build, govern, and accrue value effectively onchain. Aragon was probably the first organization I became interested when I got into crypto since they were the first to take seriously the potential for DAOs and onchain governance. We spoke about the history of Aragon, their latest feature enabling private voting and whether Nepal is actually a DAO now. This episode is sponsored by NYM, the world’s...
NETWORKED REALISM: Whoever Controls the Infrastructure, Controls Reality
It’s feeling like we’re living in a very strange moment in time where liberal norms of openness have been shattered by the same class of tech industry titans who expressed these values just a decade ago. In this episode I spoke to Nick Houde and Severin Matusek from co-matter, a research and strategy studio based in Berlin, who recently published an incredible memo that is chock full of incredible analysis and insight into our current moment. “New World Order: The Return of Hard Power and Sof...
NETWORKED REALISM: Whoever Controls the Infrastructure, Controls Reality
It’s feeling like we’re living in a very strange moment in time where liberal norms of openness have been shattered by the same class of tech industry titans who expressed these values just a decade ago. In this episode I spoke to Nick Houde and Severin Matusek from co-matter, a research and strategy studio based in Berlin, who recently published an incredible memo that is chock full of incredible analysis and insight into our current moment. “New World Order: The Return of Hard Power and Sof...
Slavoj Zizek on Network States
The one and only Slavoj Zizek published a piece on Network States and of course I had to read it and share it with you all. It’s normally behind a paywall on his Substack but was put on Fileverse by recent guest Naomi for all to read. Check out the article on Fileverse here. I really want to know who is in Zizek’s ear talking about crypto stuff so much that he knows what DAOs are… If you liked the podcast be sure to give it a review on your preferred podcast platform. If you find content like...
Slavoj Zizek on Network States
The one and only Slavoj Zizek published a piece on Network States and of course I had to read it and share it with you all. It’s normally behind a paywall on his Substack but was put on Fileverse by recent guest Naomi for all to read. Check out the article on Fileverse here. I really want to know who is in Zizek’s ear talking about crypto stuff so much that he knows what DAOs are… If you liked the podcast be sure to give it a review on your preferred podcast platform. If you find content like...
I almost fell for a Discord bookmark scam
I’ve been pretty lucky in my time in crypto, I’m proud to say that I’ve never had any crypto stolen from any of my wallets *knocks on wood*. I think part of the reason is that I came to this world in a time where one of the dominating narratives was “not your keys, not your wallet” and it was imperative that you stay extra vigilant. I’ve always been pretty conservative with the messages and transactions I sign and the amount of degen activity I engage in. But this time I was very close to get...
I almost fell for a Discord bookmark scam
I’ve been pretty lucky in my time in crypto, I’m proud to say that I’ve never had any crypto stolen from any of my wallets *knocks on wood*. I think part of the reason is that I came to this world in a time where one of the dominating narratives was “not your keys, not your wallet” and it was imperative that you stay extra vigilant. I’ve always been pretty conservative with the messages and transactions I sign and the amount of degen activity I engage in. But this time I was very close to get...
How Daft Punk Sold Techno to the World: A Map for Crypto
You can listen to an audio version of the article by becoming a patron on Patreon. Preface: I was sitting in the coworking space at Zuconnect in Istanbul thinking I should maybe write about connecting Daft Punk to crypto when at that moment the song “One More Time” started playing through my headphones. I took this as a sign from the divine that this needed to be written. So here it is.“We create our own rules, so everyone can create their rules, which means there are no rules anymore.” - Tho...
How Daft Punk Sold Techno to the World: A Map for Crypto
You can listen to an audio version of the article by becoming a patron on Patreon. Preface: I was sitting in the coworking space at Zuconnect in Istanbul thinking I should maybe write about connecting Daft Punk to crypto when at that moment the song “One More Time” started playing through my headphones. I took this as a sign from the divine that this needed to be written. So here it is.“We create our own rules, so everyone can create their rules, which means there are no rules anymore.” - Tho...
A Review of Blockchain Socialism in 2022
Happy New Year comrades! With 2022 coming to a close, I wanted to take this time to go over some of the highlights for me the past year. It’s been an incredibly eventful year, not just for the crypto world, (for better or for worse) but for my weird internet persona as well. So, in case you haven’t achieved the parasocial relationship that I’ve been subliminally cultivating with you over social media that I need to survive in the “Creator Economy”, here’s a recap. Some pretty big interviews, ...
A Review of Blockchain Socialism in 2022
Happy New Year comrades! With 2022 coming to a close, I wanted to take this time to go over some of the highlights for me the past year. It’s been an incredibly eventful year, not just for the crypto world, (for better or for worse) but for my weird internet persona as well. So, in case you haven’t achieved the parasocial relationship that I’ve been subliminally cultivating with you over social media that I need to survive in the “Creator Economy”, here’s a recap. Some pretty big interviews, ...
A Poem for the Victims of SBF
Image produced through MidjourneyI left my crypto on a centralized exchange And then the prices took a tumble I lost a lot of money And it really made me grumble I should have kept my coins in my own wallet Where I would have had complete control But instead I entrusted them To an exchange that took my toll I believed the good Mr. Bankman And all of his effective altruism I don’t know why I thought that a billionaire Would understand the ills of capitalism When you leverage your clients funds...
A Poem for the Victims of SBF
Image produced through MidjourneyI left my crypto on a centralized exchange And then the prices took a tumble I lost a lot of money And it really made me grumble I should have kept my coins in my own wallet Where I would have had complete control But instead I entrusted them To an exchange that took my toll I believed the good Mr. Bankman And all of his effective altruism I don’t know why I thought that a billionaire Would understand the ills of capitalism When you leverage your clients funds...
DAOs: Anarcho-Syndicalism In a Digital World
On November 20th, 1936, José Buenaventura Durruti died from bullet wounds received while leading a counterattack in the midst of the Spanish Civil War. He was considered a working class and military hero, having been a prominent leader of the FAI (Federación Anarquista Ibérica), the more radical wing of the CNT (Confederación Nacional de Trabajadores), which was a confederation of anarcho-syndicalist labor unions in tacit alliance against the Nationalists, who were supported by Nazi Germany a...
DAOs: Anarcho-Syndicalism In a Digital World
On November 20th, 1936, José Buenaventura Durruti died from bullet wounds received while leading a counterattack in the midst of the Spanish Civil War. He was considered a working class and military hero, having been a prominent leader of the FAI (Federación Anarquista Ibérica), the more radical wing of the CNT (Confederación Nacional de Trabajadores), which was a confederation of anarcho-syndicalist labor unions in tacit alliance against the Nationalists, who were supported by Nazi Germany a...
